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Mellotron Storm 
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 Posted: May 09 2008 at 16:15 |
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Rush for me, in 1978 i think.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Prog-jester
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 16:11 |
Excluding Tool (I thought it was Alternative) and The Doors/The Beatles/Pibk Floyd (I regarded them all as Classic Rock bands), my first prog group was UK 
Not Genesis, not Dream Theater and not Crimson - it was UK whom I listened with a knownledge of listening to an ART-ROCK band (I didn't know the "progressive rock" term in those dark ages  )
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tszirmay
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 16:08 |
 Logan wrote:
Hard for me to say, but I would say that Frank Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia" is what got me into seriously exploring progressive rock. |
First show : Frank Zappa in 1971 and it was all instrumental (or just plain mental)
The Beatles had really set the initial touch with their orchestrated material including harpsichord, strings, brass and choir. I mean Eleanor Rigby is such a classic
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I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Hercules
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 15:44 |
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Pink Floyd. I was a student in Cambridge in 1969 and knew people who knew members of the band (Syd Barrett and Roger Waters as well as Dave Gilmour), so I saw them quite a few times. Didn't like them much in the early days, but got to love their later stuff.
Genesis followed - true love!
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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dufman
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 15:44 |
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i was listening to Yes years before i knew what prog was. my dad had been a fan since the 70s and he didn't know either
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Next upon the bill in our house of vaudeville
Weve a stripper in a till
What a thrill! what a thrill!
And not content with that, with our hands behind our backs,
We pull jesus from a hat,
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The T
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 15:29 |
Dream Theater... After I saw their video for "Pull me Under" (and initially bashed LaBrie for "daring to wear a Napalm Death shirt, you hairy pop singer!  ) I decided to try again... bought IMAGES AND WORDS and it was it... then I had AWAke and all the rest... then I bough Liquid Tension Exp, then Explorer's Club and then other bands... Eventually I bought Yes and Genesis after visiting PA....
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Jared
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 15:20 |
Genesis - Rush - Yes....in that order.... 
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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febus
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 15:16 |
It all started with ATOM HEART MOTHER  from PINK FLOYD during spring 1971
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 14:56 |
I'm surprised you didn't include Rush as I've run into many people (including myself) who were introduced to prog through them. They definitely started my love of music. 
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Karbo
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 14:42 |
My vote goes to Pink Floyd.
It all started with the song «The Trial» on The Wall. I was at at friend's house , and his father had a huge CD collection of 2 albums, «The Wall» and Tears for Fears' greatest hits. We listened to «The Trial» and to «Shout» over an over again, to his parents' despair.
And I went home and asked my parents to buy me these albums. And I worn out two tapes of each. I know they are not prog, but TFF played an important part in me becoming a prog-rock enthusiast.
And not long after that, I found out about Rush, Yes, Genesis and the all the usual suspects.
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« Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen. » Ludwig Wittgenstein
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unclemeat69
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 14:19 |
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in the 80's I knew Kate Bush, 80s KC, VDGG, some Schulze and 80's Yes,
somewhere in the 90s I discovered classic Yes, at some point i got more
and more into prog, so for me the discovery trip started with classic
Yes (as that built up my appetite)
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Follow your bliss
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Logan
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 14:05 |
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Hard for me to say, but I would say that Frank Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia" is what got me into seriously exploring progressive rock.
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Avantgardehead
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:55 |
Genesis - Nursery Cryme It was love at first listen. 
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LinusW
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:35 |
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Kansas for me. Introduced by my father, but I never liked them until I borrowed a compilation and then tried out Masque. Which I incidentally bough today (LP). Will look good on my wall.
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Chris S
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:33 |
tuxon wrote:
Elton John, listening to songs like Funeral For A Friend, Song For Guy and Someone Saved My Life Tonight (a staggering 6:45 minute hitsingle) made me appreciate symphonic rock music, which led me into Queen, and Supertramp, and eventually into Marillion.
so for me Elton John was the gateway to prog. |
You know your comments re Elton John are very valid, and I do feel his very early work did have some progressive leanings ( nuances) like Madman Across the Water. His early work is most enjoyable!
I voted Floyd, but Caravan and In The Land Of Grey and Pink kick started my prog love affair too.
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tuxon
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:28 |
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zvinki
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:18 |
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Rush in 1976 with 2112.
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Luke. J
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:15 |
Dream Theater with Octavarium in 2005. If you speak of progressive rock in particular, it is Genesis.
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Philéas
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:14 |
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Rush.
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: May 09 2008 at 13:06 |
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The Canadian trio called Rush. Back in 1980.
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