so. i've been listening to prog for years, but i've had a really hard time getting into the original stuff. the best i can do is 'the lamb lies down on broadway' because peter gabriel brings out my inner 12 year old girl and i adore anything he does.
i've been listening through my "classic prog" collection today and still not getting it. yes, king crimson, pink floyd... give me a hand, guys, because i feel like a turd for not appreciating the music that so many of my favorites stem from. it feels so noodly and undynamic. there's not enough depth of sound happening for me which is one of the things i love most about more modern progressive music - there's so much happening, so many layers to get caught up in. it's vast and atmospheric, but i simply do not get that from any of the first wave stuff.
point me toward something exceptionally cool, preferably in the form of full albums, not youtube videos. explain it to me. anything. you people have pretty good taste.
i've been listening through my "classic prog" collection today and still not getting it. yes, king crimson, pink floyd... give me a hand, guys, because i feel like a turd for not appreciating the music that so many of my favorites stem from. it feels so noodly and undynamic. there's not enough depth of sound happening for me which is one of the things i love most about more modern progressive music - there's so much happening, so many layers to get caught up in. it's vast and atmospheric, but i simply do not get that from any of the first wave stuff.
point me toward something exceptionally cool, preferably in the form of full albums, not youtube videos. explain it to me. anything. you people have pretty good taste.