Where is all of the Dream Theater???

[Cozy]

Originally posted by John Galt

Perhaps the reason prog has been dwindling the past 2 or 3 decades is that any new band, no matter how talented, with a different sound isn't accepted by the prog community.

Well, I'm not sure how this ties into Dream Theater. DT is certainly not "new". I've been listening to the band when you were still trying to figure out what 2+2 meant.

To a degree though, your point has merit. Many of the new bands are retro, devoted to capturing the style of the 70s bands. Other new bands are playing in a style that captures modern sound and technique, but still very much tied (and somewhat dependent) on those same 70s bands. When new bands defy the concept of emulating classic 70s bands, they will alienate some of the community. Shit happens.

There is nothing wrong with that. But there are several of us that do seek new music out. I am a DJ here (Interzone) and have a collection of several thousand albums, and I set my own personal "constraints" pretty broadly. That said, I feel no need to defend just where I set them.

And while I consider my particular tastes to be fairly broad, I don't criticize others if they prefer to set limits to what they wish/don't wish to hear. My show, however, is largely dedicated to those who wish to hear something beyond what they know. I play a lot of familiar and not familiar bands, and play a hell of a lot of jazz. I'm pleased to say that the reception has been great and very open-minded. Which leads me to one conclusion...

....even the close-minded prog fan is usually more open-minded, or at least "receptive" than most music fans. And the Aural Moon regulars are a testament to that. They don't deserve to be labeled as close-minded.

Originally posted by John Galt
pull yourself out of the seventies, and bring yourself into the 21st century

Ironically, you've said this as you've dove into your dad's collection.



- Cozy