Prog at your school/work - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

tanis573

Forum Newbie

Joined: August 23 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 27

Topic: Prog at your school/work
Posted: February 28 2006 at 18:22

Do you know anyone at your school/work that listens to prog? I only know a couple of people at my school that listen to prog, such as Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and Yes. Of course my school also has the posers who wear Pink Floyd shirts, but can't name more than 3 of their albums.

Sometimes it's lonely being the only IQ fan in my school.

Edited by tanis573

Bern

Forum Senior Member

VIP Member

Joined: September 22 2005
Location: Québec
Status: Offline
Points: 11746

Posted: February 28 2006 at 18:31

I know a lot of people who listen to prog music in my school. Of course, there are a lot of people wearing those Pink Floyd t-shirts without knowing about them.

Pink Floyd is cool dude

These guys make me sick. Anyway, there are some real prog fan. We can even hear a lot of prog on the school radio!

I also forced one or two of my friends to like prog

They don't regret it at all though.

RIP in bossa nova heaven.

Em1ty

Forum Groupie

Joined: January 27 2006
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 55

Posted: February 28 2006 at 18:58

Bern wrote:

I know a lot of people who listen to prog music in my school. Of course, there are a lot of people wearing those Pink Floyd t-shirts without knowing about them.

Pink Floyd is cool dude

These guys make me sick. Anyway, there are some real prog fan. We can even hear a lot of prog on the school radio!

I also forced one or two of my friends to like prog

They don't regret it at all though.

Yeah, if you want that people like the same thing than you, you have to make them discover the beauty of prog

. I think I did the same bringing a good friend of mine to a Musical Box show, I think it's the starting point of a looooooooong passion for prog. Maybe I'm wrong... he was listening to Pink Floyd way before I meet him so he would have discover that kind of music anyway, probably

....

In an other way, I dont give a sh** about the people around me, at school, they like songs I don't and they have te right to hate my music. I wont change my mind about what I like if nobody likes what is listen to. I don't want to see everybody wearing prog band t-shirt just because it's cool... I think it is a good think that prog isn't too popular.

chamberry

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 24 2005
Location: Puerto Rico
Status: Offline
Points: 9008

Posted: February 28 2006 at 19:34

The only people who like prog are the ones that I have introduced them to prog. I still haven't seen a prog rocker in school that know a prog band that I've never introduced them to. Except a friend of mine who discovered Rush and Pink Floyd by the help of his uncle, but now is my turn to mess up with his mind

Edited by chamberry

aapatsos

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: November 11 2005
Location: Manchester, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 9226

Posted: February 28 2006 at 19:37

in this university I feel noone heres to prog, only to some Brit pop-rock crap

Asyte2c00

Forum Senior Member

Joined: January 15 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2099

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:05

Im a junior at my school, and there are some people (roughly four of them) who seriously listen to prog, in addiiton to other genres of music. In fact, they are the one's who introduced me to Porcupine tree and King Crimson, and good music for that matter. These are the people who truly "know" music at my school. For instance, i spent one of my journalism clases talking about King Crimson's Discipline for 40 minutes, the lyrics, the stories behind the songs, the memebers, and the lyrics. Also, we talk about the Doors, Eno, Faust, Can, Gentle Giant, caravan. Yes, ELP, Camel, Opeth, and Porcupine Tree. Its the depth of knowledge they have on these bands that make the discussions intriguing. Im fortunate to have peeple outside this forum to talk about prog music.

FragileDT

Forum Senior Member

VIP Member

Joined: June 20 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1485

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:20

Not many at my school.

One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity

Viajero Astral View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: January 16 2006
Location: Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 3118

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:25

In my classroom they are like 4 people that listen Pink Floyd, and one of these 4 Im geting him into some prog, he like's Dream Theater, Tool, The Mars Volta, Pink Floyd and some easy stuff, but this can be take a long time.

Wen I get into prog, its take me like an half mont.

stan the man View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: January 24 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 504

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:28

i know one or two kids who like jethro tull and countless pink floyd fans though tanis said they probibly couldnt name 3 albums other than dark side or the wall. some kids like rush but thats basically it. i think i am the only kid in my school who knows that there is a genre called progressive rock. i am kind of converting one of my friends to prog. he already likes tull, floyd and stuff like that.

true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants.

Arnold Layne View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: July 28 2005
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 324

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:32

i dont know anyone who listens to prog, i do have a buddy that listens to opeth and a couple that listen to pink floyd but thats about it. im going to give a friend some cds tomorrow though and hopefully get him to listen to prog

HELP!

Rust

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 14 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1148

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:33

I know a few people that sometimes listen to other stuff than contemporary, or is on the radio. Let me tell you, for those of you who don't know, some kids that listen to prog can be so annoying and wierd, but hey, isn't most of our music the same? I still except them and talk to them, even though it's obvious the few at my school who listen to prog alot are nerds.

We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
Its astart
What we need is awareness we cant get careless
Mental self defensive fitness
Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be

The Miracle View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: May 29 2005
Location: hell
Status: Offline
Points: 28427

Posted: February 28 2006 at 20:52

Nope, NO ONE. People here are for some reason very boring. Punks and rappers, a couple classic rock fans Saw a Tool stirt once, but that's it.

Everyone seems to be a fan of video games and stupid modern TV, I don't care for either.

Thus, I like my forum friends by far more than my classmates.

last.fm

walrus333

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 29 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 286

Posted: February 28 2006 at 21:48

I have 2 friends who being metalheads like prog-metal. One of them likes the bigger prog rock bands like Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, ELP and KC. I also know a girl who likes some of the modern prog stuff such as TMV, GSYBE so considering I go to a school with only about 300 people id say theres a good prog "scene" at my school.

If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks!

agaric

Forum Newbie

Joined: February 23 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 12

Posted: February 28 2006 at 22:05

I go to a tiny high school, an most everyone listens to the same things. We have the typical Pink Floyd T-Shirt wearers (One of them criticized ME for wearing a Pink Floyd shirt....), as well as classic rock fans(Kansas and Queen are very popular here, if that's any different), as well as skater punk, etc. There are also a lot of people that like Euro-Pop. My friends mostly listen to punk, but one of them turned me on to Led Zeppelin, which in turn led me to Prog. I'd say the stoners in my class have the best taste in music. One even loves Jethro Tull, but I haven't approached him about it.

Vompatti

Forum Senior Member

VIP Member

Joined: October 22 2005
Location: elsewhere
Status: Offline
Points: 67459

Posted: March 01 2006 at 04:44

I only know one. She listens to Jethro Tull and Yes.

Blacksword View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 16130

Posted: March 01 2006 at 05:28

I dont know anyone at my workplace that likes prog..

My boss once told me he was Jan Ackerman fan, but the other day he commented on my Yes wallpaper, saying 'Mmm, concept rock, hey? ...oh dear' before leaving the room chuckling...

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

erik neuteboom View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: July 27 2005
Location: Netherlands
Status: Offline
Points: 7659

Posted: March 01 2006 at 06:47

In the early Eighties we started with 2 Marillion fans, one year later we went with 10 collagues to Marillion their Micplaced Childhood tour, they were hot in those days and I don't mean because of the tearjerking Kayleigh ..!

At this moment I work with many people between 30 and 50 years old and most of them love the music from the Sixties and Seventies. But I cannot say that the recent progrock (like Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, etc.) is very known, it seems to be a small world of its own although it is better appreciated than 10 years ago I notice, thanks to specialized sites like Prog Archives where progheads gather, chat and share their enthousiasm for progrock.

Tony Fisher View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: April 30 2005
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 967

Posted: March 01 2006 at 06:54

Member Cygnus X1 is one of my students and heroically leads a diehard group of prog fans who listen to Rush, Floyd, Yes, Camel, Tull, Genesis and others on the common room stereo. each day. They fight off the townies who want rap, dance and trance sh*te on it, and regale us with epics like Supper's Ready, Close to the Edge and Lady Fantasy.

They're off to see Tull in Hull next week.

So yes, prog is alive and well in my school.

Edited by Tony Fisher

sleeper

Prog Reviewer