14-Year-Old and Prog ?!?!
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Topic: 14-Year-Old and Prog ?!?!
Posted By: PhuncleSam
Subject: 14-Year-Old and Prog ?!?!
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 18:46
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Yes, I am indeed 14 years old, and I have, over the last few months of lurking on this website, become deeply obsessed with Prog, in all shapes and sizes. After a year of putting up with current popular music, which I can't stand in the slightest, I decided to look for music separate from the norm. At first I tried some classic rock, exposing me to Led Zeppelin. I managed to scrounge a few of their more popular songs from my parents library, however those wouldn't quite quench my thirst. So, like any other 14 year old with a computer would do, I looked to iTunes. To my shock, the online music giant possessed nothing but COVERS! Very discouraged, I reluctantly flipped through a few and found a cover of my favorite Zeppelin tune, Achilles Last Stand. I had never heard of the band, Dream Theater, but I really liked how they combined all of my favorite songs all in one, so I bought it. This track off of A Change of Seasons became the first piece of progressive rock I ever owned. I became quite hooked on the track and purchased a few original Dream Theater songs. After I wore out These Walls and Pull Me Under, I started collecting complete albums. First Octavarium, Then Train of Thought, and so on, until I owned almost their whole discography. I found myself not listening to anything other than Dream Theater, and decided it was time for something new. I quickly found this website and now, about a year later, own a feeble collection of around 60 prog albums. My library could be considered a bare-minimum prog starer kit, containing the PA Top 10, along with various other albums of popular prog bands, (King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, etc.) I will continue to expose myself to as much of this wonderful music as my wallet will allow me, and hopefully build myself a respectable collection. ------------- Interviewer: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?" FZ: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?" |
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:22
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Awesome!
I'm 15 I've been listening to prog since I was about five, thanks to my dad, but became Addicted in 2003, when my Dad and I went to see YES: Live at the montreux jazz festival in sydney. I was brought up on GENESIS, YES, ASIA and E.L.P Predominantly, but since, I've stemmed out quite a bit, finding Marillion, Dream Theater, Maudlin Of The Well, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, RADIOHEAD and many more. Its good to hear some other young people listening to prog! I'm finding more people around my age here on PA every day aswell 
Thanks for the post -Joel! ------------- 
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Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:33
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I was 14 when I first got into prog as well. It's an underrated age I believe... It's good to see other younger people into prog.
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Posted By: PhuncleSam
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:35
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Man I'm sure glad you posted, I was afraid I was gonna have to be the only forum member here that doesn't remember the 80's! My dad has had a big influence on my musical tastes as well, but he is more involved in the Jam-Band category. You're pretty lucky to have someone else introduce you to new music, I'm pretty much on my own when it comes to musical exploration Its kind of a bummer, mostly because I never really know for sure if what I'm buying is really worth it, other than the 30 second samples. ------------- Interviewer: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?" FZ: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?" |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:36
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I am 16 BTW...
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:44
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Welcome to the site Phuncle. Love your Avatar. Lots of great stuff here, dig in. I also became acquainted with prog around your age, though that was a while ago!
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:45
 
Thats awesome! See, I told you I was finding more teenaged members of PA everyday
Good to hear 
-Joel -------------
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Jake Kobrin wrote:Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:46
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Very few things in life are worth four punctuation marks, and this is not one of them. ;-)
And you'll find that a lot of people around here starting listening to prog at around your age. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Synchestra
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:55
 its good that your so deep into it at a young age though, i only got into the real proggy stuff just under a year ago and wish i'd known it my whole life  ------------- 'Yeah, thats.. Whatever you're talking about for ya' - Zapp brannigan |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 20:57
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I'm 15, and being listening since I was born, though been appreciating since I was 12. Welcome to the site, btw! |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 21:19
Another 15 year old?!?! Awesome! This keeps on getting better
-Joel -------------
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 23:03
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Hey, listen, when I was 14, I was just getting into 'real' music, but by the time I was 16, I was completely infatuated with prog, so you're not the only youngin' who appreciates the genre. :) Glad to have you here!  |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 05 2009 at 23:30
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I've been hearing prog since I was 8 or 9 (mostly Dark Side of the Moon back then, as it's the only thing my parents have which is usually considered progressive) and then around 12 or 13 I found Primus, and found King Crimson through them, and found Yes by accident around the same time, along with a little jazz thanks to playing in the high school bands...since then, let's just say a bit of a chasm has been opening up between the music I listen to and the music my friends listen to. Now I'm 21 and have been happily obsessed with prog for a nice little while. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: PhuncleSam
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 09:03
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Thanks for the feedback everyone! Guess I'm not so special afterall ------------- Interviewer: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?" FZ: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?" |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 12:20
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I'm 16, have been listening prog since 2 or 3 years ago. For me it all started with Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, and it never got any better!
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 12:33
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I started at 4, period. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 12:37
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I'm 17. Started listening to prog at about the age of 12 since my old man played me Roundabout - Yes. Never looked back since. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 12:40
| I am 15. I already listened to "Thick as a brick" and "A passion play" when I was 5 or 6. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 13:46
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A very warm welcome to the site. I love the fact that there are so many younger members on this site. I started listening to prog when I was thirteen - 32 years ago now. This genre just keeps on going and being relevant. Enjoy....   ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 14:00
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I got started about your age. I'm 44 now and you can see the collection I've built up in my sig. Probably 90-95% prog.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 14:04
Now that the "old" guys  are posting in this thread, it is only right that another "young" guy posts in here. Heck, I'm not even 40 yet.  ------------- 
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 14:45
I would like to go back in time where i was 14 to start over again listening to prog. Now i am beginning to be desperate just thinking that there's only 20 years or so to go...
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 15:05
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Started at 4 with Supertramp and Pink Floyd (got into Henry Cow and Captain Beefheart when I was 12)
Welcome aboard! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 15:17
..........*runs away* |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:17
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I got into hard rock like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin & Deep Purple at the age of 10-11. By the age of 12 i got into Pink Floyd, Yes, Eloy, Camel & Triumvirat. By the age of 14 i was into alot of prog like Captain Beefheart, Gong & Dream Theater. And now i'm 16 |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:19
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And... WELCOME PROGHEAD! |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:22
16 too...and had my first taste of prog at 14 as well  . |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 16:24
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I started to listen to top-40 music at the age of 11 and about the age of 13 or 14, I completely turned to prog and I have always been since, though I became a less active listener in the 90's. Since I discovered PA, I try to update my knowledge of prog. I'm in my final forties now. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 17:19
You never turned 15? ......this place is getting freakier than ever.....*runs again* |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 17:47
NOthing special happened at that age, musically |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 21:08
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here is another "young" prog fan .im15 years old [in my heart ] and 31 in my id ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: PhuncleSam
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 21:36
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Interesting, my ID says 21.... go figure ------------- Interviewer: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?" FZ: "You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?" |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 22:03
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I was around 14 when I first found Pink Floyd, but now I am about to turn 19, pretty much like a lot of people, except I never liked Dream Theater. Metal isn't my thing, but I have always been drawn to experimental/psychedelic/space rock type stuff, and a little jazz influence never hurts. The best advice I would be able to give to someone who is "just starting out" in prog is to go full steam ahead, and Rush usually wins every poll.
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Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 22:52
| Yeah, I was 13 or 14 when I started listening to a lot of prog. I'm 17 now I think.... |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 23:15
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I love how much bragging is going on in this thread. Only prog heads... Welcome, btw |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 23:23
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I'm old but welcome anyway |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: July 06 2009 at 23:41
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wow I'm 21 & I thought I was on the forefont of prog.Anyway welcome!
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 03:38
| Nice to see so many young people here! I started in prog when i was 15, now I'm 41 years. All my prog friends are around my age and some have already reached their 50's, but i do not know any young people who like prog. |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 14:23
Neither do I... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 15:57
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Ah great, another 14-year-old. I am as well though I'll be becoming 15 in a few weeks. Welcome !  ------------- All in all each man in all men |
Posted By: mattmcl
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 17:00
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As the father of a five-year old boy, it's good to hear that some of you picked it up from your parents. I don't know what I'd do if my kid grew up to like crappy music, or worse didn't care about music at all. I got into prog at about 12 and I'm 40 now. The best thing about prog, it gets better with age. I have never bored of any album I've bought. |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 18:39
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My parents certainly introduced me to music and rock but I introduced my dad to prog, not the other way around... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: July 07 2009 at 19:42
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I'm feeling old here, suprisingly. I'm 16, turning 17 next month. I have always been into music from age 5 or so, but it was at age 11 I started really listening to music intently. Age 10-11: Classic Rock (Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Queen, some Pink Floyd) Age 12: A very important year in music for me... Started listening to metal (I was a badass Grade 7, to be quite sure.) I can remember buying two VERY important albums in Grade 7 that really shaped me musically. 'Rising Force' by Yngwie Malmsteen (a f**king CLASSIC) and 'Transcendence' by Crimson Glory, which was also my first foray into prog metal Age 13: Getting into Prog now. My first day of grade 8 wasn't so important as being the beginning of high school, as it was the day my copy of Metropolis Part II: Scenes From A Memory (Dream Theater) came in the mail. I always remember that day as my first dream theater day, nothing related to school at all =P Age 14-15: Getting into extreme metal (black metal, death metal, extreme prog metal), alot of different styles of metal, and at age 14 i started really getting into PORCUPINE TREE. Age 16: finally, avant-garde metal, post-rock, experimental, ambient and drone. Who knows what will come next?
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: July 08 2009 at 01:28
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The 5 albums that most shaped my interest in prog were easily:
YES - Tormato YES - Relayer Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail YES - Drama (For DRAMA, I can specifically remember one day sitting in the car with my family and my dad put on "Into The Lens"... Don't know why that stuck with me, seems significant though.) -Joel -------------
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Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: July 08 2009 at 06:10
I got into Zappa when I was about 7. |
Posted By: Michelle1PA
Date Posted: July 08 2009 at 09:49
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Pink Floyd and Dream Theater were my first prog influences, as well as Queensryche. In all three cases, I was introduced to those bands by my sister. Queensryche came first. She started to listen to Pink Floyd when she was dating her first boyfriend, I was 14 at the time. Ultimately, her interest in Floyd faded and mine never did. Dream Theater came a couple of years later. I remember listening to "Space Dye Vest" from their album Awake, as I was driving one day, and I must have replayed that song about four times. I really enjoyed the keyboard solos in that particular track. I love piano and keyboards, and I think that in particular is one reason why I like progressive metal so much. Obviously there is more than that I like, but that's what really got me interested. I didn't really branch out too much for a few years, as I got into a classic rock phase in my college years. I really branched out my prog horizons when I had Rhapsody and Emusic subscriptions for awhile. From there I found so many great bands; Pain of Salvation, Evergrey, Wolverine, Echolyn, etc etc. Favorite Prog CDs: The Perfect Element part one Remedy Lane The Inner Circle Operation Mindcrime Metropolis part II: Scenes from a Memory A little off-track. Oops. Point being, the roots of my prog interests started in my early teenage years with a few key bands, but didn't really branch out until I was about 22. |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 09 2009 at 01:02
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Hmm for me significant moments were: This is my musical adventure thus far: Pre - My parents constantly played The Beatles and other classic rock... Age 2 - I went to my first concert... Raffi. :P I've since seen hundreds of bands. Age 4 - I became obsessed with Smashmouth (who I also saw at that age). It sounds stupid but they were the first band I was ever truly obsessed with. Age 10 - I saw School of Rock... it entirely changed my life, seriously. My mom bought me AC/DC's Back in Black, this got me into rock. I listened to mostly classic rock back then. I also started to play guitar then. Age 11 - I bought Master of Puppets by Metallica which introduced me to metal. Age 12 - I got heavily involved in Grunge and other metal. Introduced me to the darker side of things. Late 12 - I was into Nu Metal briefly... bad period of musical taste. :P Age 13 - I got into Tool which introduced me to prog (even though I wasn't really aware of it), and to other metal. Age 14 - I started to get into extreme metal... the most significant band being Opeth! Opeth broadened my musical taste so much it's not even funny! I found prog because of them! And they're still my favorite band... I also started to collect CDs and vowed to never buy any music digitally again. Age 15 - I started listening to all different genres of music from minimalist folk to funeral doom metal. I tried to be as eclectic as humanly possible. Age 16 - Pretty much the same as 15 hahaha... I bought my first turntable and began to collect vinyl and now have over 300 LPs... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: Neurotarkus
Date Posted: July 10 2009 at 11:02
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I'm 14 and got into prog at 13, but apparently I've been listening to DSOTM since I was like 1. I don't really have much prog, maybe 40ish albums. Well, you will probably find all the prog you'll ever want here....
------------- "I cannot grasp the concept of love, for I am a pickle!" -Neurotarkus I create musics. Good Ones. Contact me if you desire it. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 10 2009 at 12:01
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It's one thing to grow up with prog, but it's an entirely different thing to grow up with ProgArchives.
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: July 10 2009 at 16:42
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Its really inspiring to see so many other young people into Prog
We, my friends are at the brink of a second huge wave of prog music.
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Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 11 2009 at 13:08
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Eh, I don't know if I'll be a musical contributor to that... I'll do some of the album covers and listen intently at least. Hey, at least you already have Devy's approval in a sense.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 11 2009 at 13:11
I've been listening to Zappa the day I was born  |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 11 2009 at 13:29
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To all younger members of PA, I made this group on Facebook for young
people who are interested in Prog! It's very exciting to meet other
young people who are interested in this generally obscure music genre
and now we have a place to do so exclusively. If you're 18 or under and
interested in Prog then please join! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=107393355875 - NEXTGEN PROG - Jake ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 11 2009 at 13:39
Seeing that collection in your sig has made me jealous on more than one occasion.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: July 11 2009 at 15:15
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I started listening to prog when I was thirteen thanks to my older brothers (they are musicians). Thanks to them I own a great vinyl collection of the genre and a huge addiction to prog. The more I'm getting older (I'm 28 now)the most I'm looking back to find forgotten LPs, lost gems, live performances , everything relevant, and I'm buing as much new records as possible. Welcome! Same to any young proghead ------------- 
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 13 2009 at 17:55
I'm 14 too 
My favourite bands are Pink Floyd, KC, VDGG, FZ, Gabriel-era Genesis, Gentle Giant, Harmonium, Maneige, Rush, Jethro Tull, Yes, ELP, Porcupine Tree, Camel, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, PFM, Balletto di Bronzo, Museo Rosenbach, Le Orme, etc. In fact I listen to a lot of things and I'm always trying to enlarge my horizons. ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 14:27
| Good to see another young progger like myself. I am 17 and I wish more of my friends understood prog (and I'm not talking about the modern prog bands) |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 15:55
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So you like the Dead eh? ------------- 
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Posted By: Colourful
Date Posted: July 14 2009 at 17:38
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Hello, I'm not listening to prog so much like classic rock, but I like it. It's much better than other music. I found the way to prog couple of years ago and for this years prog never bored me.(In fact, I'm 15 and I loved this music since I was 7) I listened to Pink Floyd, Yes, Jethro Tull and so on (Are Queen prog ? I don't think so, but I had to write them here, they was my first rock band). But for last year I listen to prog more and more ... and it's still better. From newest I like bands like Beardfish or The Decemberists. People in my life don't understand music so much, but my boyfriend love music a lot, so I can speak about music (and especially prog) with him. Progarchives rulez ! ------------- Your Ma(d)jesty,awful,mean girl. 
I wanna hold Red Special at last once in my life ... I love my prog boy. |
Posted By: joelossia
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 06:20
| I'm 15 and i can't even remember how i got into prog but i do remember getting heavily into it when the band i joined (Circadian), well their dad, gave me a lifetime of records on 2 discs from the 70s Genesis right up to bands like Porcupine Tree, etc. Good to know im not the only 'weird' kid who doesn't listen to the singles chart! |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 06:55
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I got into prog music, along with metal, when I was about 11 years old - only I didn't know it was prog back then. ------------- This user has left the PA fora, but will occasionally post reviews so as to support artists. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 17 2009 at 20:24
I'm a teen as well. Good to see the growing popularity!
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Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 02:04
You're only 15? That's a wild avatar for a 15 year old. Prying open the third eye, correct? |
Posted By: Paranoid_Eyes
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 18:59
I got into Pink Floyd when I was 15 [Didn't know they were Prog at the time  ] 2 years later, my scope has expanded ever-so-much to Queen, David Bowie [Not really Prog, but yeah], The Alan Parsons Project [more Art Rock, i think] Genesis [Peter Gabriel era] & currently in the process of discovering King Crimson ------------- Happy as fish, gorgeous as geese |