Worst prog remarks from friends

On Gentle Giant..."I like it...I think."

On Mike Oldfield..."Why are we listening to classical?"

On Kayo Dot..."Ok, the music is starting to creep me out."

On Tool..."You listen to some weird music dude." (wtf, they're a very popular alt rock band!?)

On the Residents..."The keyboards are driving me crazy!"

On Fantomas..."These aren't really songs you can sing along to, are they?"

Ed_The_Dead wrote: con safo wrote: "Oh this is that music you have to be high to enjoy" - My brother listening to ELP - Toccata "Sounds too much like the smurfs" - A friend while listneing to Jan Dukes De Grey - Sun Symphonica "Whys theres so much instruments" - Listening to The Grand Wazoo    Giving un-prog people a listen 2 Zappa is suicide!!! Its like giving a pop fan a listen 2 any frigin LTE song... Death on the spot

Strangely Zappa is one prog artist that my non progs freinds do have some time for. I think they appreciate with his humour, and afew have remarked on what good musicans his band sound. This from guys who mostly like Hip Hop and techno..

Yes - 'They're making it up as they go a long' 'Hideous racket!' 'The singer sounds like a f***ing fairy'

Genesis - 'Gabriel was a real d!ck wasn't he! Dressing up as a flower, what a pretentious tw&t!' ' I wont listen to anything that involves Phil Collins. F**k that!' 'When does it end?'

VDGG - 'Do we really have to listen to heavy metal?'

Jim Garten wrote: Friend's wife's voice calling from the kitchen, when many of us were sitting in a post-pub haze listening to "The Rotters Club": "WHAT'S THIS SH++?"

My ex-girlfreind one night in post pub haze, me and her brother about to have smoke and prog session..

'Are you going to drive me 'close to the edge' again, Andy? Wake me up when it's all over'

..and she even liked some prog!   ....but not Yes..obviously..

James Lee wrote: "That's a guy?" My mom when she first heard Geddy and, 15 years later, my wife when she first heard Jonsi.

Can understand them.

Two comments that I can see where the people were coming from (and I had to laugh).

1. Driving in a van w/some friends and "Watcher of the Skies" comes on the radio. My buddy listens with befuddlement for a while to the choppy organ and says [in an announcer-like voice], "Gretsky skates through the hole, he shoots, he SCORES!!!"

2. Listening to "Lemmings" from Pawn Hearts in the car and another friend (not exposed to prog) says, "It sounds like a twisted Mighty Mouse cartoon."

Watcher is a really good tune, and Lemmings is a truly great tune... but I can totally understand the thought processes behind these two comments!

I'm so lucky...I get away with playing Yes, Genesis, Floyd, etc in the car with my mum. I once managed the first 3 tracks from ITCOTCK without any remarks. Luckily the only things she hates are Gentle Giant and 72-74 KC. But generally I'm fairly polite and listen to 'halfway' stuff like 10cc and Steely Dan when in the car.

Her and my sister always sing along to The Musical Box too