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JS19 
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 Posted: August 17 2011 at 05:47 |
 awaken77 wrote:
Mosis wrote:
prog is plenty popular
just from the "popular artists" on the home page: yes, dream theater, pink floyd, rush, opeth, genesis, porcupine tree, tool - all these bands are about as mainstream as you can get.
prog bands have radio singles, make "the charts," and sell out stadiums all the time.
what's really unpopular about prog is the fans.
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There is younger auditory, who are in 2 different subcultures: Metal and Indy/Alternative rock.
And both are exposed to prog, but don't know such word :-))
ex: Tool, Muse, Mars Volta - they are very popular in alternative rock category , but they are prog-related
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I'm sorry but there is no way The Mars Volta is 'Prog-Related' .....
Also can this thread just go now. It's not really giving us anything new is it?
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awaken77
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Posted: August 17 2011 at 05:53 |
JS19 wrote:
I'm sorry but there is no way The Mars Volta is 'Prog-Related' ..... |
doesn't matter we call that "prog", alt-rock magazines call it "alt-rock". it's just a label invented by musical journalists or record sellers to attract specific category of fans. Rick Wakeman, major contributor into genre, called himself "pop musician" . Rick have specific sense of humor :-)
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Warthur
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Posted: August 17 2011 at 06:12 |
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I do see your point, awaken, and I think it's a really good one. Ultimately, genre labels are just that, labels. And I would say that the prog label is far more unpopular than the prog sound.
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Essex man
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Posted: August 17 2011 at 08:59 |
I read an interview with Steve Hackett once where he said that some people don't like it because the songs contain too many notes!!
I suppose it is an acquired taste but it is wonderfully addictive once you have acquired it. 
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jav1919
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Posted: August 17 2011 at 22:50 |
Actually I think prog is becoming more popular... the other day I saw a girl wearing a Porcupine Tree t shirt (yep, love at first sight  )
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wjohnd
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 15:07 |
Essex man wrote:
I read an interview with Steve Hackett once where he said that some people don't like it because the songs contain too many notes!!
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Most popular music is for - singing along to or dancing to. Prog needs listened to and that takes time and perseverance.
We like it. Isn't that enough?
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Dancing Lemming
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Posted: August 28 2011 at 09:18 |
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Most people who know what it is stereotype prog as '70s music.
Prog also has a tendency to stereotype non-'70s rock music as bad, so it's an endless cycle.
At least that is what I have observed.
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frippism
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Posted: August 28 2011 at 09:52 |
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^ I don't think so, even though a few people here swear their hearts to the 70s, I think almost all people enjoy at least some post 70s stuff, and I personally enjoy a lot of post 70s stuff!
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There be dragons
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