Can teenagers Enjoy early Genesis?

Wiktor Hatif wrote: AtomicCrimsonRush wrote: I ask this as my 13 yr old daughter asked me for some music to listen to as she settles down to sleep, as she knows i am way into music. I gave her Genesis' "Selling England By The Pound". WTF? How the hell "Selling England By The Pound" is good for the sleep time? It's rather noisy. I would give her "Islands" by King Crimson or Gentle Giant's "Acquiring The Taste" - these are very sleepy. From Genesis I would take "Trespass", but "Selling England By The Pound"? Bad choice...

 

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: My nephew (6 years) has already his favourites:   1.- Selling England by the Pound 2.- Dark Side of the Moon 3.- A night at the Opera 4.- The War of the Worlds   I don't know if he fully understands them, but he lis listens this CD's and watchs the DVD's all day long.   Iván

Actually, I don't know if it is such a good idea to teach prog at this age. When he/she'll grow to his teenage mutiny he/she most certainly will turn back to this music, as it's gonna link with a childhood :/

From Nate Dogg to Bo Hansson. My kids have been growing up on prog for the past 22 years. Last week I came home and the 21 year old and 16 Year old were playing Rush - Roll The Bones. What a pleasure, Pink Floyd or Mike Oldfield arguably their favourites, but they love current music  such as their generation and non prog like Van Morrison, Simple Minds, Waterboys etc. My wife and I taught them well On the flip side they have introduced me to some decent stuff occasionally Early Genesis? They sing along to it.......................

Edited by Chris S - June 07 2010 at 13:30

I was a teenager once....some time ago......hmmm.....it's all getting hazy

Yes is the answer. My 8 year old son is already very keen on Gabriel. He is slowly but surely being introduced to some Marillion, Yes, and harder stuff to wean him off Cowell and his bloody awful pap

I WILL succeed

I think it's just a matter of taste.

If they have good taste, then yes, they can enjoy early Genesis and the like.

No.  It is impossible for the modern teenager to stay awake for long enough let alone concentrate for more than 10mins at a time.    

Once I was a teenager too [in the '70is.] and i was listening prog.rock,I remember Genesis "Live" was my

rod65 wrote: Lizzy wrote: Prog indoctrination should start at a very early age. Even if the kids cannot stand it now, in 15-20 years they'll be the biggest progheads you'll know. Long road trips with music also help a lot.   Yes to your comment on road trips. On a recent week out of town, I had the CD player stocked with prog. Very often, when we got into the car, my daughter (2 1/2 yrs) would ask for "driving music."

Awww. That is very sweet.
Well, we've always liked to travel, and since my dad was in charge of the driving part, he'd also pick the music; so we'd get a lot Kansas, Tull, DIO or Zappa in the car. Now we do get a lot of Genesis and Blackmore's Night (this one's for my mom ). But the thing is, that now when I'm listening to certain albums, I tend associate them with different places, which really brings a lot of good memories.

Keep on playing that 'driving music'.:D

I'm 19, and Genesis is my favorite band. So, yes =P

My nephew (6 years) has already his favourites:

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - June 07 2010 at 10:59