is youth losing its roots?

chopper wrote: I guess teenagers won't know anything that isn't played on Radio 1.

I resent that. I'm 16 and I actually don't know anyone who actively listens to the radio. I have quite a few prog loving friends, and the rest of the people I know all listen to other relatively unknown music. We're not all idiots, you know .

so the general opinion, is that the density of proglovers (oh i love that!) varies from general area to area. but mainly it seems their are still quite few young proggers.

Im 16 and the only friends I know that listen to prog are because I introduced them to Dream Theater or Mago de Oz. But still they don't know anything about the 70s prog scene nor have they listened to anything prg besides prog metal.

Wow, I knew there many young people here, but I had no idea there were so many 15/16 year olds interested in prog. I was thinking more of 18/19 year olds when I saw youth. Good job with the band performance, Ty1020.

I don't know anyone my age that's into prog (I'm in high school still) and never have even though 80-85% of what I listen to is prog-related. Only semi-prog bands like The Who and Pink Floyd for example, are mentioned among people my age on the topic of prog-rock. Maybe even Deep Purple, but none of the classics on the top 100. Not even Dream Theater, even though some kids know about DT, they are not enough.  These kids are behind me, I listened to Dream Theater for the first time probably at age 9 or earlier, and experienced the progressive scene at about 13-14.

I guess I am rare in the sense that in my family I am the first to buy (or even hear) a progressive album. Though my grandfather, oldest brother, father, and mother all enjoy(ed) Yes on the radio, they all managed to avoid the genre itself?! I am the pioneer for prog, nobody pressed the genre on me, especially not my parents. Some people just realize Eminem and Mariah Carey aren't worthwhile and look for something better. For me, it's Yes, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, and co.

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 I hardly find people around me who know what is progressive rock.

 They only know Another Brick in the Wall.

  Some people think that I listen to some kind of brutal music, when I mention progressive rock!

 Dream Theater is relatively well known, but usually among readers of metal  magazines.

Thinking about it, although I am now an old fart, I consider myself lucky to have grown up through the prog/glam and latterly the punk years.

My kids today listen to M&M (oops eminem), Dizzy Rascal, Green Day, & other easily accessible artists.

When I was their age you could hear a clip of ELP KE9 as opening music for BBC radio 4 science program, Allan Freeman was on Radio 1 Sat afternoon playing prog, John Peel was on each evening playing decent stuff (although he changed...), The Old grey whistle test had some superb sessions. An ELP film was played one xmas showing them on their BSS world tour on BBC1. None of this happens today.

I've said it on this forum before but I have a lot of respect for the younger members who have managed to navigate their way through all the dross that's out there and find prog.

Please don't shout Maja

Let's make a club, guys. The, "We're under 16 and listen to prog" group.

Hi, I'm new, i just made this account but i've been visiting this site often
for the past month or so, and its really the best place for any youth to
experience prog, old and new. I'm 19 and I previously considered myself
adept in music, i had been listening to all the "cool" and "underground"
bands of today and previous years and that included bands like The Mars
Volta, Coheed & Cambria, and Dredg (with Pink Floyd lightly scattered in
the mix), to name a few of the proggers. But when i stumbled upon this
site it made me realize i had much to learn, and i decided to start at the
beginning, In The Court of the Crimson King. and boy, that album blew
me away and since then i've really enjoyed older prog much more.
but anyways on topic. Yeah 99% of the teens i know are into the modern
fads of emo, and hardcore music, which i must say some of it does appeal
to me, and i do buy these albums, haha. but yeah none of them listen to
prog, the cloesest thing, but they always consider themselves music
adept as i had those many years ago.