Prog in unexpected public places.

Was watching the Manulife LPGA Classic from Cambridge, Ontario today on TV and going into a commercial, Rush's Freewill was heard.

SquonkHunter wrote: Went to the same grocery store today and heard Kashmir playing on the PA system. How cool is that?

Magnum Vaeltaja wrote: The other day our university president played Nights In White Satin on cello for all of the incoming first years.

not sure whether I'd be impressed by that.... or creeped out...

On Wednesday there was Yes music on BBC Newsnight. This was mainly a short report about Roger Dean having an exhibition somewhere, but they put as much focus on the music as on Roger himself and his work; they even had Bill Brufurd talking about the old days and Pink Floyd.

Does a pop-rock song by proto-prog Deep Purple Mk I count? Because I heard Hush at a barbecue joint last week.

mechanicalflattery wrote: Replayer wrote: Does a pop-rock song by proto-prog Deep Purple Mk I count? Because I heard Hush at a barbecue joint last week. Nah, Deep Purple is just classic rock.

Agree about the band in general, but I think the Mk I lineup can be considered proto-prog. I'm talking about their tendency to do longer Vanilla Fudge-style workouts such as Prelude: Happiness/I'm So Glad, Hey Joe, Exposition/We Can Work It Out, April.

My suggestion was also kind of tongue-in-cheek, as I know Hush is essentially a pop song. It was DP's first hit, but I still found it unusual to hear a pre-Mk II song in public.

mechanicalflattery wrote: Personally, I'm interested in whether people encounter prog that didn't also cross over, so no Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, or Roundabout/I've Seen All Good People.

I agree that less mainstream examples are more interesting to read about, but there will be much fewer occurrences, or the listener might not even recognize the songs (as would happen in my case with your Osanna or Henry Cow examples).

And even for a well-known band, I would still like to hear some of their less well-known material in public, such as early PF or JT.

Rednight wrote: At my son's middle school graduation several years back, a classmate of his performed a section of Yes' The Revealing Science of God for the crowd on acoustic guitar which pretty much left it dumbfounded, apparently not knowing what the hell they were hearing. It just about brought a tear to my eye.

Well im on the other side of this

Mascodagama wrote: Phailman wrote: Well im on the other side of this  i work in a restaurant and unleash my musical tyranny while im working  sometimes its just calm easy to listen to music but most of the time i try "opening" peoples ears - the waitresses also suffer   with yes, genesis, camel, caravan, focus... lots of times people ask to lower the music right in the middle of the solo! (blasphemy) but not very often i also get a small compliment on the playlist "Waiter, why did it take 23 minutes for my drink to arrive?" "Well sir, this is a prog restaurant."

No, this would happen in a doom/drone restaurant: in a prog restaurant, the drinks would arrive in 2 minutes, but it would be only cocktails shaken on a 17/9 rhythm or very rare Bulgarian vintage '74 wines.

The 80s radio station at work plays some surprosing stuff (extremely rarely) including Gonna Get Close to You by Dalbello (which is maybe closer to art rock)