Most Hated Sub-Genre of prog

So this article made me think about Prog and all the sub-genres.

Thoughts?

Heretic!

I would agree, though currently there seem to be many more Neo/Retro Prog lovers on PA than Avant/RIO fans.

Also, I don't think there's too much praise for the Post Rock subgenre that seems to keep slogging on, somehow. RPI may have worn out its welcome, as well. The mystery of what constitutes an "eclectic" subgenre may also deflect some dilettantes or looky-loos. 

This for me as well.

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Well they got Glam Rock horribly wrong, they're referencing 80's Hair Metal rather than the 70's bands.

Yep, embarrassing. I think he actually means Hair Metal and not Glam Rock. Meaningless to include pop and rock because it could mean anything = nothing. But on point with Post Grunge, Rock Rap (but what about Nu Metal?), EMO, K-pop, Smooth jazz, Country, Dancehall.... Personally I've always been somewhat entertained by the Dubstep I've heard. It's kind of wild, aggressive and out of control in a fun way. I actually love a lot of Disco and a lot of "classic Rap" as well (+ some of the more underground newer stuff). Pop-punk sucks big time too (but I don't even like "real punk" very much). Techno and Gospel can be truly horrible, but nither are all bad. Nigthcore and Crunkcore sound awful, but Chillwave comes across as interesting in his description. He should really have gone for Extreme Metal over the more spesific Death Metal (love a lot of 1st generation DM myself). Metalcore and Black Metal is probably just as unpopular - or more.

I'm amazed he failed to mention Reggaeton. Its music that makes me both angry and depressed. Angry at the way it sounds and depressed knowing that it's probably the biggest genre on the planet right now. At least top three. A Trap beat gets tiresome really fast, but there's nothing quite as annoying as that one Reggaeton "groove" (that doesn't really groove) which is basically in all the songs I've been unwillingly exposed to.

Anyway. From my point of view Neo Prog and the type of clean, theatrical and pretentious Prog Metal that Pain of Salvation, Ayreon, Symphony X and Dream Theater represent - are the most hated prog-subs. Although not something I spend a lot of time listening to, I do find the more experimental/extreme metal bands more interesting.

Personally, I hate the overwhelming presence of those prog-metal subgenres like tech-, extreme-, post- and experimental-metal of which the progressiveness to my ears is generally accessory instead of a constitutive element of the music. If tempo changes suffice to consider something prog, that seems to me a bit week... Keep them at the neighbours where their presence is much more pertinent.