Losing interest in prog

 

I lost interest in Jethro Tull. during the 80's when they started sounding like Dire Straits. I continued to collect Art Zoyd and Univers Zero who I can always return to for adventurous music. I had spent thousands on prog cd's and became jaded. Some people feel that with the question..."Which are their best albums?" , it depends on a preference and it is not so when you consider personal changes within the band and the musical decline instead of different musical direction. If it's a situation like Barrymore Barlow replacing Clive Bunker then it is exceptable. But other incidents such as Rick Wakeman leaving Yes, Mathew Fisher leaving Procol Harum were not good ideas. It can leave you sour. It's not even the same band and nor is it justified because you knew they could have continued writing more great material. It's been the biggest let down in prog for me over the years. It's like throwing something precious away because you want that drive in a certain prog band and it is gone because a key member bailed out. The band sounds horrible now. All the music that moved you has changed into something tasteless.

 

I gave up expectations on artists/albums and along with my being content with my sound systems and sources that I'm actually relaxed before listening which in turns makes the whole listening experience more enjoyable.

Happy new year to you.

You know what?call me unreasonable, but I don't like the way the music goes these days (majority), that's it.
Don't know what's wrong with me, It's just how it feels. and certainly I'm not  the only one who think so.

Anywho, I really don't care, the only thing I can do would be not buying anymore Symphonic prog, Eclectic prog and of course Crossover prog from 79-*.I mean it would be a better deal for me to choose from 70s. 

Also I don't care if I seem to be stupid as f*ck, the money you spend on things is matter for me, not whole bunch of free conversations 

Oops! I'm now listening to Gosta Berlings Saga, their 2009 Album Detta Har Hänt is quite enjoyable (It's more like King Crimson kinda thing sometimes).I guess I've been a little too radical about recent bands .But not that there's lots of gems from them out there.

Good point of view, the expectations are pretty high.we really can't compare every new albums to those masterpieces. 

Nor can you compare any album from the 70s with those you consider to be a masterpiece - not every album released in the 70s was a masterpiece, not every album was even that good even when you compare them to what you would consider to be mediocre from today's releases - as frippism said - there was plenty of crap back then. Only time will tell how many modern albums will be regarded as masterpieces, because I can assure you that neither Larks' nor Octopus were hailed as masterpeices when they were released and the reverence that "we" now hold Crimson and Giant is newfound.

 

Prog isn't a competitive sport.

 

No album should be compared to any other, it's an excercise in futility that's doomed to dissapoint at every possible chance it gets.