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Snow Dog

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Posted: November 23 2011 at 12:25

Popovych wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

^ i wouldn't mind betting that isn't true.

well, I won't generalize: many spanish girls like reggaeton and electro Smile

That's better. Wink

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Posted: November 23 2011 at 12:24

Snow Dog wrote:

^ i wouldn't mind betting that isn't true.

well, I won't generalize: many spanish girls like reggaeton and electro Smile

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Posted: November 23 2011 at 11:48

^ i wouldn't mind betting that isn't true.

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Posted: November 23 2011 at 11:46

In Spain, Girls only like 'Reggeaton' and 'Electro'

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Posted: November 23 2011 at 09:43

There should be more all-line female prog bands...

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 17:55

My daughter loves progressive rock music has done since she was 9 years old.She's not been on here in a long time but if you are reading ' Shrinking Violet ' put in your tuppence worth.Helloo to balde Jean, Hammill is still a God.Whatever happened to ' The Three Fates ' she used to tell cracking tales of her days as a groupie with some of the top bands.

But Yes it is a male environment but my schoolday girlfriend first intoduced me to my favourite album ever ' Close to the Edge' Angela Bowman where are you?

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 16:27

As time goes by...My Girlfriend shuns pop. The last 2 years she has embraced prog-metal and all things Rush and Dream Theater. She has always loved Yes.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 15:53

Check the shred. We are discussing this ;)

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 15:47

Deathrabbit wrote:

Because we have a lot of free time because women don't date us Wink

The likely problem is that you never really tried. Have you? Wink

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 15:32

My mum was actually the person to get me into prog Tongue

She used to listen to Genesis and Pink Floyd in school in the 70s and her friends (who were listening to pop singers) looked at her bizarrely ; times haven't changed LOL

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 15:19

The Miracle wrote:

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Well if it makes you feel less alone, 80% of us are beta males and should have probably been born as women anyway.

That's kind of a gay thing to say, so lemme just make it clear that I'm in the proud 20%. Wink

I'll readily admit I would have made a better gay female than I do a straight male.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 15:19

Because we have a lot of free time because women don't date us Wink

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 14:56

Why DO beta males like prog?

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 14:48

Deathrabbit wrote:

Well if it makes you feel less alone, 80% of us are beta males and should have probably been born as women anyway.

That's kind of a gay thing to say, so lemme just make it clear that I'm in the proud 20%. Wink

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 14:38

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As a girl myself, here's my theory:

Women tend to feel more the need to be able to share their musical tastes with others(basically liking the music and at the same time connecting with other people through it).

That might explain why, in general, you see more "fangirls" of a particular artist than "fanboys"(there are often almost as many, but men are less prone to admit being fanboys of something, at least from what I've seen).

Basically, since the genres that gain more exposure are miles away from prog, it's tougher for girls to find that social aspect in progressive music.

Also(again from what I've seen), and as stated by others, men tend to focus more on one particular aspect of whatever they listen to, while women focus more on different aspects. Therefore, the latter might pay more attention not just to the music, but also to other aspects of the band/artist, like their image, their history, their fanbase, what the media says about them... Since most prog bands put the emphasis more on the music and not on the other aspects, it is maybe less appealing to some women who would have otherwise liked it.

Of course I'm making generalizations here, but that is all my opinion, and I could be completely wrong.

Also, it's kind of cool being in the minority (I know it's a bit stupid, but that's how I roll).

Then tell me why, whenever I go to a jam band concert, or a jazz concert; which are both very far away from the mainstream, are there usually tons of girls there?

Maybe it's because jazz has been around far longer than prog and has more of a tradition of listeners (it has had the time to become more widespread without necessarily turning mainstream)... I don't really know, to be honest. Ermm

Anyhow, it bothers me to no end that there are not that many women who are avid prog listeners, especially since prog is so diverse and can appeal to a lot of people. Sometimes I feel so aloooone... Unhappy

Well if it makes you feel less alone, 80% of us are beta males and should have probably been born as women anyway.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 14:31

Most of the women I know that like prog are metalheads that are converts. Same goes for men too, but it's almost exclusively that way for the women. Dunno why. But I find most women who rebel agaisnt pop music end up in the punk genre. I think that's because it's intertwined with 3rd wave feminism. But that could be a chicken v. egg thing.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 14:09

I've known a lot of women to be into experimental music, like
the avant-garde stuff that has little traditional musical resemblances.
Seems like there are perhaps a greater percentage of women
into that than prog.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 09:54

CPicard wrote:

Redug wrote:

I am not asserting that male's have a "superior" brain, as I believe that much to be false.

However if you believe(edit) the idea that there is not a scientific basis in how the human brain works you are genuinely foolish, unless you also believe that neurology is an art form.

No, neurology is a science, but I just hope you are aware about some experiences in the 2000's, using IRM.
The difference isn't between the brain of men and the brain of women. The difference is between each individuals.
Two women would have completely different ways to use their brains to resolve a mathematics problems, for example. In fact, it had even been shown that people can also use differents zones of the brain to solve the same problems.

By the way, the book "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus" was already obsolete 15 years ago.

Exactly.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 09:11

I was able to get my ex- to like Harmonium and Yes, but that's it. She was first-chair violin in college orchestra, so I suppose she was more interested in good music than other women.

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Posted: November 22 2011 at 07:19

Sorry. I should have read the thread. It just seemed such a strange question.

Within the prog-liking people that I know, there isn't any difference in male/female ratios.