Prog elitists

Please, elitism is typically found in those with inferior in critical skills. 

Edited by axeman - February 28 2017 at 16:00

I am!!

Soooo....I can say Justin Biever and Britney Spears are prog artists, because they are the evolution of pop music and they are better than "technical w@nkers" like Yes and ELP. If we lack parameters, progarchives makes no sense. Let's just add The Sex Pistols and Madonna in order to screw "elitists".

I do consider Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree to be below average bands. It's not because I'm an elitist, it's because I love prog rock and I don't consider them progressive, and, in turn, they are not my cup of tea. I don't like simplistic radio-friendly pop songs. PERIOD.
I repeat, it's not elitism, but internal logic.
If someone comes here and says he loves Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Tool and Radiohead above all...I consider them to be rock fans and I almost expect them to hate Yes and ELP. It's not that I see them as inferior (no elitism whatsoever), it's just that those guys might not like prog.
We have Maiden, Sabbath and Metallica in the database...so, am I an elitist if I tell you I consider them inferior as prog bands? Really?

If I go to a hard rock forum and they have Jethro Tull in there because of Crest of a Knave, for instance...I expect Thick as a Brick to lose polls against almost every AC/DC album. It's as simple as that. Should I call them elitists for saying Thick as a Brick is an inferior hard rock album? should I diss those who think Jethro Tull is not even a rock band? hell no!

BTW, prog is a static genre with set parameters. Those, like Steven wilson, who claim prog rock is "whatever new thing that moves music forward" are wrong. If those guys were right, then punk rock is prog, electronic music is prog, boy bands are prog, etc... sorry to burst your bubble, but this is yet another music genre, not the be-all and end-all, not an all-encompassing wonder.

My definition of Elitism is pretty much: Pretentious a****les that care too much about their opinions and can't accept disagreement

I regularly visit a cafe where the radio plays the current UK pop chart. That 10% you mentioned is taking an awfully long time to come round .

Dean wrote: That I have that fecking "Human" song currently going around in my head suggest that even though personally I cannot stand it, there is some hitherto unconsidered metric that my subconscious recognises which singles this tune out.

Aargh did you have to mention that one ? It does stand out though for actually copying and pasting snippets of a few different sounds rather than 1/4 of a Kraftwerk bassline.

What's this Human song ?? Never heard it.....

It's an ear-worm, I advise against listing to it

I also love Elton John also. Elton John, Madman Across the Water, Captain fantastic and yellow brick road are top tier albums in my collection. Seen Fleetweood Mac in concert back in 2009 unleashed tour they kicked ass but were missing Christine McVie

Prog was an age, not a genre;  an era wherein rock music unexpectedly peaked in a post-Beatles world more than it was something band-based.