Personality types and prog

cobb wrote: When I bought my first Yes album (yessongs) it was the 70s and I was 16 or 17. I certainly had no understanding or control of my destiny or feelings at that stage (I think I was buying the partridge family before this ). Most proggers may well just be loners with a highly developed creative side of their brain. Their imagination takes pleasure in the evocative emotions created with this type of compositional music. I bet we all like to read and watch fantasy/SciFi as well.

A bit scary cobb. I do like fantasy/sci fi as well (used to read heaps when I had more time) and my fav movies are sci fi flicks.

I am an eccentric by nature, and that definitely shows in my taste. Krautrock, Rio, Canterbury, Zheul and other weird stuff are just the thing for me. I like some symphonic prog too, and some fusion, but even when it comes to symphonic prog I tend to opt for the weirder bands (Van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson, some Peter Hammill records are EXTREMELY weird). Certainly I have the usual Yes and Genesis albums in my collection too and even like them, but my heart definitely is with the weirdos.

Politician wrote: There probably is some truth in this. Whilst I like all kinds of progressive music (and a lot of psychedelic, folk and extreme metal stuff), I particularly like knotty, complex music: Zeuhl, RIO, Krautrock, etc. That's partly because I like a challenge, but also I think because I enjoy understanding music that many people find inaccessible. It's partly the desire to be different: for instance, I've just bought a new home and am having the decorating done from scratch. Whilst many people would have chosen a natural wood floor and black leather furniture for the apartment, I've opted for a black wood floor and white leather furniture - mainly because I've never seen that done before. There's a connection there, I think...

Yes, they are some of the connections that I was hoping people would be
able to make about this. I think it can help us to understand others a bit better
as well.

Can you post some pics of what that room looks like?
 It sounds like an interesting idea.

There probably is some truth in this. Whilst I like all kinds of progressive
music (and a lot of psychedelic, folk and extreme metal stuff), I
particularly like knotty, complex music: Zeuhl, RIO, Krautrock, etc. That's
partly because I like a challenge, but also I think because I enjoy
understanding music that many people find inaccessible. It's partly the
desire to be different: for instance, I've just bought a new home and am
having the decorating done from scratch. Whilst many people would have
chosen a natural wood floor and black leather furniture for the apartment,
I've opted for a black wood floor and white leather furniture - mainly
because I've never seen that done before. There's a connection there, I
think...

What affect (if any) do you think that personality type has on your choice of music
and what you choose especially as your favourites. (might take a bit of contemplation)

What started me thinking about this was reading through the forums recently and
noticing how often people would disagree about certain bands or how they
thought they were overrated. A few forum members, for example, think that
PF aren't very good whereas others believe them to be the best, with many in the middle.
Some members who listen to GG sound almost repulsed by the music of other bands.
DT for example, tends to bring out some of the worst reactions.

Now while we can agree that this is personal choice, freedom of speech etc - it doesn't get away
from the fact that a great deal of people will at times, like a band we dislike and I am
suggesting that our dislike often has nothing to do with the quality or even the
aesthetic of the music, thus it is my 'personal' taste.

While the development of your musical taste most likely progresses through nurture, experimentation, degrees of musical intellect(understanding) and immersion, it still seems to me, because of musics emotive elements that, music often matches personality types. A task oriented person with a dominant choleric streak in them will like a certain type of music and because of their personality type may be adamant that their music is the best. Why. Because they chose it, they like it and they 'always' make the right decision.(sic) Probably not but thats the way they will argue. A melancholic dominated personality type (probably me), would possibly love PF, PT, Opeths Damnation, Marillion, probably Yes and Genesis etc, but may not be able to stand Krautrock etc. 

So do you think this is 'utter bollocks' (provide picture please) or do you believe there
is some credibility in this suggestion?... and can you give an example of this in your favourite music...or someone elses.