Basic Question

[deluge71]

Interestingly, I was introduced to prog via metal. As a young teen, I listened to the usual heavy bands (e.g. Maiden, Priest). However, I always found their longer, more conceptual pieces more exciting than the straightforward 3-4 minute headbangers. I was particularly intrigued by Priest's "Victim of Changes" and "The Sentinel", while Maiden rocked my world with stuff like "To Tame a Land" and "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". At some point in the mid 80's, a friend literally forced me to borrow some of his Rush and Yes albums. My life changed then and there! It wasn't long before I made the startling discovered that Genesis was actually good at one time, and that Tull had much better albums than Aqualung.

Thanks for the question, Kazu. Ity brought back some great memories.

[spewie]

Like many of the folks here, my first experience started in 1976 with the band Electric Light Orchestra, and the song Living Thing. Never before had I heard music like it, with its haunting violin and intelligent lyrics just blew me away. From there it was a quick jump to Genesis and Nektar. Up untill then all i ever heard was what was popular at the time, Nazarath, Led Zeppelin, Journey (with Steve Perry), Aerosmith and so on. Of course being only 10 years old and being a prog rock fan had its disadvantages, and for many years it was difficult to find any friends into the same type of music, but in the end it all worked out, and i have been a happy camper since.