Progger Stereotypes?

The progger stereotype in the eyes of non proggers is a spotty sex starved teenager who spends all night on the internet discussing time signatures and symbolism..

The reality is very different of course: Very few teenagers listen to prog, apart from some of our distinguished members of course.

Blacksword wrote: The progger stereotype in the eyes of non proggers is a spotty sex starved teenager who spends all night on the internet discussing time signatures and symbolism.. The reality is very different of course: Very few teenagers listen to prog, apart from some of our distinguished members of course.

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Male,tend to take their music a bit too seriously!

chopper wrote: Surely everyone knows we're all a bunch of saddos who can't get a life, have no girlfriend (and no friends for that matter).

...I hope your joking...

Blacksword wrote: The progger stereotype in the eyes of non proggers is a spotty sex starved teenager who spends all night on the internet discussing time signatures and symbolism.. The reality is very different of course: Very few teenagers listen to prog, apart from some of our distinguished members of course. [/ P]

definitely not me

i have a life

I don't know what the stereotype would be, or if there is one at all, but I am a very musically inclined teenager. I have strong opinions and beliefs when it comes to music. I have only met two other peole relatively my age who were seriously into progressive music. I have gotten some of my friends into a few prog groups, and they respect most of it even if they don't listen to it very often. Most however, don't understand the concepts behind much of what makes up progressive music. Arguing with them is pointless, because they simply ignorant in that realm.

Well anyways, as I said, I don't really think there is a stereotype.

chopper wrote: Surely everyone knows we're all a bunch of saddos who can't get a life, have no girlfriend (and no friends for that matter).

I've got a girlfriend BUT VERY FEW FRIENDS ON THAT MATTER

prog is difficult for people, they can't get used to it...

that makes us happy I think

I'm not sure if there is one.  If there is a stereotype, it's probably that we're all a bunch of nerdy, music elitists or something like that.

Many people listening complex music (prog, for example) are interesting and intellegent.

But some are slightly arrogant, feeling themselves a part of elite, I guess because of the lack of sense of humour and self-irony.

It is a tragedy that for the most part, the common stereotypes for most serious proggers (and by that I mean people whose record collection is comprised of about 90-100% progressive rock, as if no other genre of music is worth listening to) are true.  One look at that pathetic excuse for a Styx thread and you'll see that all the negative stereotypes spread out for you.