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Sacred 22 
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 Posted: April 21 2006 at 02:07 |
 Atkingani wrote:
Sacred 22 wrote:
Ok, I am one of those guys that remembers much of the 70's prog scene being 49. It's nice to see younger people with an appreciation for progressive rock. We need more of you though. Spread the word! 
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Thankfully we have the internet. I fear that without the internet, progressive rock would have died years ago. Even the heavy weights such as YES had to straddle the pop fence to reel a few more fans in. All we can hope is that those fans went back in time with their curiosities and discovered the music of the 70's. We need more young people not only listening to progressive rock, but the classics and jazz as well. It's so important for a healthy society to celebrate it's artists and allow free reign so as to have the most creative and thoughtful music at all times.
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Serguilloche
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Posted: April 21 2006 at 04:49 |
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34 years old, got my first Rush album at 13.
So, age related? I would say no.
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Norbert
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Posted: April 21 2006 at 07:57 |
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I'll be 27 in this October.
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valravennz
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Posted: April 21 2006 at 09:53 |
saarepiiga wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
OK - I'm a woman and over 40. We're quite few here (I've counted five so far), but that doesn't bother me at all. |
I'm a woman too. So it makes 6 of us!
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I don't know whether Ghost Rider counted me in the 5 but I am a woman too and between 45-50. So you could say for those who are new to the forum, that I was definitely "there" late 60's early 70's at the prog rock revolution. A wonderful time, musically, to be alive 
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
- Robert Fripp
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ProgFan
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Joined: April 03 2006
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Posted: April 21 2006 at 11:07 |
i'm 15 years old 
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Empathy
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Posted: April 21 2006 at 11:14 |
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Pure Brilliance:
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Sacred 22
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Posted: April 21 2006 at 21:19 |
valravennz wrote:
saarepiiga wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
OK - I'm a woman and over 40. We're quite few here (I've counted five so far), but that doesn't bother me at all. |
I'm a woman too. So it makes 6 of us!
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I don't know whether Ghost Rider counted me in the 5 but I am a woman too and between 45-50. So you could say for those who are new to the forum, that I was definitely "there" late 60's early 70's at the prog rock revolution. A wonderful time, musically, to be alive |
YEA!!!! 
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Zoso
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 01:46 |
lightbulb_son wrote:
Meddler wrote:
I started with The Moodies around 13 and then Dark Side around 14. I'm 15 right now.
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would say that my tastesin music are GREATLY effected by my dad and
mom's music, if it weren't for them, I would be listening to this
MTV/Radio crap that everyone else my age listens to.
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same here. I'm fifteen and mom and dad's music defnitely turned me
own to prog. mom's a big tull and tangerine dream fan, and dad loves
all the old stuff (genesis, yes, king crimson, supertramp, rush,
floyd). Out of those i only really listen to floyd and a little
tangerine dream. Still a metalhead at heart though (Ive been listening
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I've noticed a lot of prog fans my age have been introduced to prog by
their parents, though it's not at all so with me. My dad introduced me
to The Beatles when I was 7, which started me out on the right track,
but I've made all the musical choices up until now. I started getting
realy into Yes when I was about 14, and havent looked back, getting
into stuff like Genesis, King Crimson, ELP...you guys know how it is.
I'm 16 now, by the way.
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Stars Die
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Location: Sweden
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Posted: April 22 2006 at 17:00 |
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I don't think this poll really shows the truth, I think the Younger fans are more active online, and more active fans as well, I think most proggers are in their fourties...
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Du Skojar om att jag Skojar men jag skojar inte alls
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Paul K.
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 08:33 |
I'm 18 male, student, and i'm proud to be under prog-flag and carry prog-knowledge to people 
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Weasels ripped my flesh
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Jaydubz
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 10:33 |
50
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"Music is the best." ~ FZ
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Zargus
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 17:29 |
21 been lisening to prog for like 5 years it started with Pink Floyd, so im preety new but still i think i have heard preety much of the "Big" prog bands, time to start dig in the prog mud, for more treasures. 
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Viajero Astral
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 18:56 |
19, male, student, and still in prog since almost 3 years
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MattNYR
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Posted: April 23 2006 at 21:26 |
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Wow, this poll is a pleasant surprise. I'm 16 and thought I was possibly the only ELP fan still in high school. I'm going to see Keith Emerson in New York City this June and I'm really looking forward to it.
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goose
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Posted: April 24 2006 at 11:51 |
I'm 18. Started listening to Dream Theater and Rush four years ago,
neither of which are exactly top of my listening list now 
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ozzy_tom
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 14:11 |
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I'm 20 (21 soon) man. I've started to listen prog some 2 years ago. Before I liked '70 hard rock (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Nazarteh, Judas Priest...and Deep Purple which introduced me to progressive rock when I listened their early four albums).
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rupert
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Posted: April 26 2006 at 12:50 |
Loving whatever music isn't that age-related, it's more a media-thing with the kids, the sooner they emancipate themselves from formatted radio and charts-stuff the sooner they can get in touch with other kinds of music.
I have learned that young people are starving for good music and thankful if you introduce them to stuff they don't know...
apart from that: EVERY generation have their IGNORANTS !
41-aged
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...I'm a musician/singer/songwriter, visit me on www.reverbnation.com/rupertlenz and there you can choose from 125 recordings you can listen to ( for free ) if you're not limited to prog-rock !
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hegelec
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Location: Canada
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Posted: April 29 2006 at 23:52 |
My theory is that the majority of progressive fans are -- in fact -- middle-aged, since they actually were around when most of the classic prog bands were making their music. However, I would hazzard to guess that many are (perhaps consequently) internet illiterate, and do not, then, frequent the archives.
Edited by hegelec - April 29 2006 at 23:55
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Cheers!
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Philrod
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Location: Canada
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Posted: April 30 2006 at 01:28 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
I'm (gasp!) 45.
I do think, though, that it's largely the metal that initially brings the now pre-dominant younger set here (but once here, many younger members seem to branch out into classic prog).
At first (2+ years ago) we were mostly 40-something year old males here (prog's heyday was around 1970-75), but the site's demographics have changed radically since then. I don't believe the classic prog bands on their own (ie, no prog metal) would have brought in many younger members.
So, my GENERALIZATION (there are always exceptions), drawn from my experience here, is that most classic prog fans are in their 40s & 50s, while most prog metal fans are in their teens & 20s. (There is, of course, increasing movement both ways now, though again, I think a teen is likely more open to old prog, than an oldster like myself is toward prog metal. Tastes in art, etc, tend to be fairly firmly set by middle age.) |
I would Like to add that a LOT of young progheads (such as me) got into prog by Pink Floyd. A whole lot of teenagers absolutely adore Pink Floyd and therefor attracts new audiences to prog rock.
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Philrod
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Posted: April 30 2006 at 01:29 |
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And I'm 18 by the way.
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