What are your Progressive Rock Roots?

[solorossi]

My mom was a classically-trained musician (organist, singer) so I grew up around a lot of classical music (mainly Baroque composers).

When my own personal taste in music started developing (during the 70's) I listened to mainly AOR like Boston, Rush, Zep, etc.

My dad was a high school history teacher, so he picked up a copy of Rick Wakeman's Six Wives of Henry VIII (since it may have had to do with history). He quickly discovered that it was NOT about history. It was prog! He said, "Here, do you want this? I don't."

I listened to it and liked it. Very soon I started listening to early Yes, Genesis, Tull, Queen, etc. and was hooked on that prog sound. The mixture of classical elements and rock appealed to me.

I still like prog, both old and new stuff and I even sing in a classical choral group. They've both stuck with me.

Rossi