Why DO women like prog?

Slartibartfast wrote: Snow Dog wrote: So we not only offend women but now we offend homosexuals too. We got it all covered. Do black people like prog? Look, I'm trying really hard to cover all the bases.

Snow Dog wrote: So we not only offend women but now we offend homosexuals too. We got it all covered. Do black people like prog?

Sherman Hemsley likes prog.  Who else do you need?

If ti were physically possible to burn this thread, I would.

^You haven't read enough of what I say to determine whether or not I'm being sarcastic. I have nothing against spirituality or religious individuals. 

Surpisingly this thread is less popular than this one: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=82415 

Alitare wrote: ^You haven't read enough of what I say to determine whether or not I'm being sarcastic. I have nothing against spirituality or religious individuals.

OK, that's fair....(listening to to the Hallelujah section of Magma's Ka, lol).

sm sm wrote: There are probably similar sexist stereotypes about men who can't get into dance music (because their too neandrathal, etc), except its also promoted through taxpayer assisted women's (read - Feminist) programs or venues that would not allow simialr sexism against women.

 

Edited by dennismoore - February 08 2012 at 12:21

rogerthat wrote: ...the usual stupid things about women going because David Gilmour is cute and all that.

A female friend of mine who is in the business of pyschology (she has a degree) mentioned that women are more "relationship" oriented and men are more "task" oriented.     ON the whole from studies, men tend to base their self esteem on their jobs/work and women tend to base their self esteem on their relationships rather than on their jobs.

With prog music, there's not much to be found in the lyrics that talk about "woman loves man, man falls for woman.  Man and woman kiss and get married and have a family"...

With your AOR American pop music on the radio, the lyrics tend to be of a relationship nature (even if it's twisted in terms of sexual immorality or with sexual conquest overtones, etc...) and women tend to prefer more that type of stuff based on the studies.

I hope I did not offend anyone.  No offense meant.   Thinking about relationships and being married and having a family are at the top and forefront of most women.   Those same women would much rather hear a Whitney Houston song (singing about dancing and dating men) rather than "The Battle of Epping Forest"...

Also, women tend to multitask much better than men (they've done studies on that) so as such, the attention of span of many women is divided and they switch task their minds much more than men (I don't like to multitask)...   As a result, I feel many women (who multitask a lot) don't have the patience or desire to sit down and concentrate and feel a 20-minute "Close to the Edge" flowing thru your brains.  They'd much rather have a 3-minute 2 chord progression  Bon Jovi song on in the background or some song that produces a constant repititous drum/dance beat (ie, maybe it gets them thinking about dancing which somehow involves a relationship again???)

But it is known that well known and studied that women switch-task much better than men and that they are more relationship-oriented than men.     I know there are exceptions but the brain chemistry/makeup between men and women are different.   Much in the way that  you hear the stereotype that most men love sports and women don't and most women love to shop and most men don't.

Not meaning to say this in a demeaning way but if a 20-minute song is delving into complex instrumental solos and sung in a foreign language or if the lyrics are not about relationship-sort of things, many of the women will not be interested.

I feel much of prog relates to a "task oriented" nature..  I mean when I hear a really cool keyboard solo or guitar solo or melody, my mind turns to "task mode" and I'm like, "how'd they do that?" or "what's going on there with that chord progression, etc...".


I do think the element of "lack of relationship-oriented nature in the topics of many prog songs" to be turn offs for many of the female persuation who look for those elements in their music (and they will find it on American idol)..

Plus with their extensive multitasking nature, I feel many don't want to go thru the effort of listening to a song that lasts more than 3-4 minutes long as they have a bunch of other things on their mind that they need to attend to and do.   The american-idol music fits that bill for them.  Maybe???


I really hope this did not offend anyone...   I meant no offense to any man or woman reading the thread.





Edited by progbaby - April 04 2012 at 16:51

progbaby wrote: With prog music, there's not much to be found in the lyrics that talk about "woman loves man, man falls for woman.  Man and woman kiss and get married and have a family"...

It is not only about relationships.  A lot of prog IS technical, left brained stuff.  And therefore it appeals only to a very specific demographic, not even all men.