No one likes prog!

aprusso wrote: It's one of the big tragedies our age! The fact is, not all people are music lovers, most appreciate music only as entertainment and not as a form of art. The thing is evn worse with classical music, people say they like it (it's bad to say otherwise) but then, how many people actually buy a classical music album, except from the occasional gift or some Beethoven?

Tsunami in SE Asia - genocide in Rwanda - earthquake in Pakistan - tragic blunders in the Middle East - 9/11 - 2/3 0f the world's population subsisting on less than $1 a day - some people don't like prog.

I was playing Camel's - 'Rhyader' and my sister said it sounded like a Television programme!! (Yeah Right!!, not)

and I was playing Genesis Foxtrot and she outbursted "This isn't Rock"( I hate that, oh I a know it all judgement!!)

god don't non prog fans understand good quality music, people like my sister likes music that goes:

thump, thump, thump, and sampled manufactered crap

It annoys me that music is so terrible nowadays, but oh well ...

Lets just be happy that we don't follow it.

It's not a tragedy.

I do believe it is about the "not thinking" and the MTV culture more than anything Whatever, never give up! I am working my way in (bottom up) with my two teenage daughters; one now really likes Stream of Passion, and the other one (tougher) likes Muse. So there is some hope!

They do have a hard time understanding my enthusiasm for epics though........

My take FWIW:

Our society (at least in the US) is geared toward instant gratification - just look at all the fast food places on every corner in this country. Additionally, we have developed a "Short-Attention-Span" mentality. After all just tune into CNN or Headline News, or Sports Center & get everything you need to know (sic) in 30 minutes or less.

On top of that people seem to have forgotten how to think for themselves, relying on CNN or Sports Center to tell them what to watch, what to listen to, who is HOT & who is Not, & unfortunately, what to think about everything that is important.

Prog requires the listener to actually Listen to the music, to get involved, to sing the lyrics or hum the melody. Prog is cerebral & most of the good stuff requires active participation. I don't listen to Prog when I'm cleaning the house. I listen to Prog when I want to hear the music.

mrdurganator wrote: The Ryan wrote: People are desensitized to the stupidity of programs such as MTV, their friends, and radio. At least in America this is the way it is and has been for a few decades, there's no real structure to the music industry, everybody popular is a one hit wonder. Every kid has a new favorite band every two weeks, and that is a sad story. When I'm in the car with a friend, he or she will consistently spend 1 minute, maybe 2, on a song then move on to another station/song. Usually songs are three minutes, or 3:30, people aren't even finishing listening their music!!! It's almost like the teenagers of today are subconsciously not enjoying what they are listening to, yet cannot realize this fact. i'm just turned 16 and i detest people like that, they don't even bother to buy albums even, they just download one song- and can't even listen to just that one damn song!!!  a lot of people just don't have the patience for prog, or anything with a little intelligence.

One reason kids only download one song is because thats apparetly the only good song on the album. It's partially the artist fault because they can't make consistent albums.