Which prog band was your initial entry into prog?

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   Pink Floyd and Dream Theater

Listening DT for the 1st time was INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLE 'cause I used to listen sh*tty music
then I realized that DT are not that big, but were 

And Pink Floyd, I started with "the Wall" since I was kid, and then Wish you were here and DSOTM etc.

Poll Question: Which of the following bands was your entryway into progressive rock?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
King Crimson	9	[5.81%]
Pink Floyd	36	[23.23%]
Yes	27	[17.42%]
Genesis	15	[9.68%]
ELP	9	[5.81%]
Jethro Tull	7	[4.52%]
Moody Blues	6	[3.87%]
Magma	2	[1.29%]
a neoprog band from the 80s	3	[1.94%]
a "prog revival" band from the 90s	5	[3.23%]
other---name the band	36	[23.23%]
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alanerc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2007 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 278	Posted: August 25 2008 at 12:28
	Pink Floyd and Dream Theater Listening DT for the 1st time was INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLE 'cause I used to listen sh*tty music then I realized that DT are not that big, but were And Pink Floyd, I started with "the Wall" since I was kid, and then Wish you were here and DSOTM etc.

faceofdoomness Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 23 2008 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 153	Posted: August 26 2008 at 00:43
	My actual first encounter with Progressive Rock was with Rush. And I've been listening to them pretty intensely ever since. Especially their "Permanent Waves", "A Farewell to Kings", "Hemispheres" albums. I think if I remember correctly the first song I heard by them was "Closer to the Heart" which is still etched on to my memory. And thus I was opened up to the prog world. o_o
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darkshade Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 19 2005 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 10964	Posted: August 26 2008 at 00:51
	technically Dream Theater, because I used to listen to metal all the time, but they did not really influence my interest in prog rock, and partially because i did not know prog rock existed. early Phish is really what got me into exploring this "strange new world" of music, and is what brought me to this very site. and the rest was history.
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J-Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826	Posted: August 26 2008 at 09:05
	Selling England By The Pound was really when I got into prog, and Drama continued the trend.
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Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: August 26 2008 at 17:08
	A 3 record compilation of DP of the best of MKI MKII and MKIII, then Yes Close To The Edge, TOTO, ELP first album and Tarkus, Yes, Relayer, etc.


splyu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 06 2008 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 316	Posted: September 09 2008 at 15:39
	Genesis, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Mike Oldfield Edit: oh yeah... like someone said above, "technically Dream Theater" - even though they were never one of my favourite bands (still aren't), they still managed to make me curious enough to check out some prog rock. Edited by splyu - September 09 2008 at 15:40