Sociology of the Prog Rock Fan

NetsNJFan wrote: ha ha my Dad listened to a lot of prog in the 70's, and he doesnt/didnt even drink, let along smoke pot. but he did wear a YES belt buckle (all the way through the mid '80s!)

OH RIGHT ON - how would u manage to pick up something like that!!! - i bought a fragile shirt online about 7 months ago - it already has a small hole in the back though damn online merchandise

I have my avatar as a belt buckle, i picked it up in wasaga a few weeks ago - i thought it was the greatest thing - to replace my doors belt buckle

(PS thanks for seeing the humour in my topic)

I'm 18 years old, don't do drugs, work 50 hours a week, will be attending Brown University this fall....and in between times I listen to prog.

I don't smoke pot. Was that the stereotype?

Well again, its just curiosity as to if the author was/is correct or not

While in uni, doing a history essay, I decided to search for a book on prog rock in the library, to my amazement I found one called Rocking the Classics: Progressive Rock and the Counterculture, by Edward Macan.

Anyway, it was a very interesting book, about prog rocks history, bands, styles, fans etc.

My question on the prog rock fan (esp. 70s fans), is that he labels them as people who if they arent at the concerts, they are in their friends apartment listening to the albums, smoking pot.  Do you think this is true, (I do when it comes to me lol, but i only recently got into prog a year ago), or is this a  stereotype?

I would be interested in some responses, and hey, even what you listen to if this is true for you- i opt for close to the edge usually, oh and cream- disraeli gears (yes i know its not prog), and i think id go for traffic - Mr Fantasy