prog when friends are around

I was introduce to Prog rock by my older brother... for me was the fact that change my life... but what a surprise... my brother do not like prog rock... he only plays the soft songs of Dream Theater... he even have a couple of albums and he don't listen to them... he just put "Silent Man" and "Through her Eyes"... something that I really don't understand... and he's a musician but well... he's more into John Mayer, Clapton, Toto and stuff very very easy... my other brother is not a musician -the black sheep I guess- and he's not an addicted but he always come around when I'm playing a DVD of prog and admire them... not that he likes it... but at list has respect for prog... but always is claiming that my music is too crazy... I'm glad that he recognized a lot of songs of DT and he was very pleased with the symphonic arrangement of Metropolis Pt_1 in the Score DVD... so... at least can bear it... my parents on the other hand are always asking me to turn down the volume... but I cannot hear to prog metal with low volume... It have to be loud..!!!! jejeje... but always is the alternative of headphones...!!! jejeje...

Edited by jampa17 - October 13 2009 at 09:42

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I tend to play more "normal" stuff when friends are around - they do know about my weird tastes, but seeing as how most of them don't really care for the ultra-weird stuff, I don't like to torture them. I'll just put on some Tom Waits, Nick Drake, Neil Young, John Martyn, Porcupine Tree, or something like that and everyone's happy.

Luckily most of my friends are fairly into Prog. One of my friends is a big Yes and Rush fan and likes to listen to pretty much all the stuff I put on. Then I have a friend that is an obsessive Pink Floyd fan which has gotten really annoying. If we're ever in a musical discussion I can't say anything against the Floyd without him having an emotional breakdown. He also likes King Crimson but he's usually into the more mainstream type Prog bands and gets latched on to bands way to easily which becomes tiresome. The rest of my friends usually won't say anything against Prog, but they aren't huge fans. I guess I've got it alright.

I usually don't listen to prog around my friends. Usually when we're hanging out, one of them will put on some music, but it's usually whatever they have on their Ipods. The only friend of mine who listens to anything remotely progressive is more into prog metal and technical death metal, which is fine because I enjoy it as well. 

Not so much when friends are around, but family, definitely. It's just a question of what type or era its going to be. The old man will go for classic crimson, tull or floyd. My brothers will be reaching for some Zappa, beefheart,  or hawkwind or something, while I try and open their eyes to some great new prog. Either way, Its always enjoyable having the family round.

And I'm glad I found it

My best friend loves progressive rock even though he doesn't really know what it is. He really likes Yes and Dream Theater, but hates most King Crimson. I played Birds and Buildings for him once and he liked that too. He mostly listens to pop and rap though.
I introduced another one of my friends to Magma a few days ago, it started off as a joke but he actually likes them now. He wants to make techno-zeuhl.