Do your children like/love progressive rock?

[mozo-pg]

I'm just wondering if your children listen to your music? I have two sons, 15 and 25. My older son listened to my music when I played it - often. Never clicked. I decided to expose my youngest son to learning about music. He has been taking electric guitar lessons for six years. He showed no original interest in my music and had is guitar teacher teaching him about modern electric rock. I decided to take my son to Quebec's progressive rock festival, Terra Incognita two years ago. It clicked! Roine Stolt even quickly spoke to him during his show (showing appreciation for a younger audience member). It clicked for my 15 year old - he enjoyed all the bands.

Now my son borrows my CDs all the time. He knows which artists he is interested once he established a base. He's learned how to play good chunks of Crimson and Porcupine Tree songs.

What about your kids, go they like progressive rock? For younger members, did your parents turn you onto progressive rock?

[MudShark22]

My son is 9 and aside from current pop, he enjoys heavier rock. And in that bucket includes Yessongs, Dream Theater and 72-74 Krimson. IMO, its the drumming that draws him in.

[battema]

I think I would be shocked if my kids liked progressive rock. Mostly because I didn't realize I had any kids

[Enid]

When my daughter was between the ages of 5 and 12 she liked Omega, Kayak, and Gong. She memorized the words to "Russian Winter" . My two sons, age 10 and 13 like Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic and Univers Zero. They like the covers for their cd's and are fascinated by their compositions. They want to see Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic in Philadelphia in November. They two of them often remark about how tight Univers Zero are.

[Tangram]

My daughters are young teenagers and if I put something on, their earbuds usually go in. The younger one likes groups like Paramour and Panic at the Disco. I get a huge smile when I find a track that I like from one of her groups. Then I get that annoyed face when I tell then show her where they nicked a song from my generation.

My oldest loves manga and cosplay so it is no surprise when she plays music from some anime. I usually don't mind the music, but the vocals are in Japanese and usually sound like they sucked in some helium before singing. But I gave her Rubber Soul and Revolver for Christmas and she loves them. Some Elton and Chicago, a little bit of Floyd and Genesis. Yes, well no. Definitely no ELP or Crimson.

One is in the school band and the other is in the orchestra and they would never put on something they play for enjoyment.

They are young so there is time, and with time comes hope

[Zeuhlmate]

Due to repeated listening during the years my son (now 15) likes most Gentle Giant, Most Gong (Moerlen period), some Brand X, Some Dixie Dregs, most Steve Morse, some Magma, some Entheogenic, most Beatles, and a lot of other prog tracks he picked up while I tortured him and the rest of the family.

Dont give up !

[klothos]

My oldest daughter mainly likes modern pop but she does like select "Prog" or Proggish songs from select artists: She likes some Rush, she likes "I've Seen All Good People" (in particular) and a few other songs by Yes, she doesnt care much for 70s or 80s Genesis, but if I happen to be playing stuff I like (such as songs by Saga), she may say "Oooh, I like this song. Who does it?" and then the history lesson begins


of the "not prog" stuff, she DOES like 70s Kiss...enough to where Id call her a fan

[JKL2000]

My 17 year old son (who was at ProgDay with me recently) likes most prog I expose him too, and he's explored some sort of proggy bands farther than I have (Procul Harum for one). And most of the newer music he likes and I wasn't familiar with, is proggy to some extent (Tame Impala, Sphongle).

My wife and I often like to listen to the Sirius XM 40s music station in the car, but my 17 year old hates it and finds it depressing (we find it relaxing) and insists on rock, and now that my 7 year old son has been exposed to a fair amount of rock he too doesn't like the 40s station. He listens very carefully to rock, including the lyrics, and will often ask a question about the words to song I was completely zoning out on. He seems to respond a lot to interesting, funny sounds, like the other day Steve Miller's "Wild Mountain Honey" was playing and suddenly there were some funny synth sounds or something that definitely caught his attention. It just occurred to me that he'd probably LOVE "The In Sound from Way Out" by Perrey and Kingsley - I loved that when I was a kid. So I think he's on his way to liking prog. He'd probably love Lucky Man because of the Moog solo, for instance.

[NogbadTheBad]

My youngest daughter is 22 and has been regularly exposed to my music from when she was 6, she likes pretty much most of what I like and has been to 1 NF and 2 ProgDay's, she's trying to find a way to get to RIO. The older one (26) only likes some of it but has been to King Crimson, Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores, God Is An Astronaut, Bent Knee, & Magma with me.

[gryphs also]

I exposed both my children to a wide variety of music during their life. The results:

a) My oldest is 25 and she has tens of thousands of songs on her computer and she keeps it on shuffle through her stereo. It includes prog (big fan of Yes, Dream Theater, Opeth, Tool, and The Flower Kings) but varies from acid jazz to black metal to emo to world music.

b) My youngest is 23 and she went the other way. Her friends were into pop, her husband is into new country, my wife is into 80s synth pop, and she listens to folk because of the festivals we took her to when she was young. Other than that if she is over and I put on a prog CD, she and my wife go up to the "Craft Room" and do some creative stuff.

[mozo-pg]

My youngest daughter is 22 and has been regularly exposed to my music from when she was 6, she likes pretty much most of what I like and has been to 1 NF and 2 ProgDay's, she's trying to find a way to get to RIO. The older one (26) only likes some of it but has been to King Crimson, Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores, God Is An Astronaut, Bent Knee, & Magma with me.

I was concerned my youngest, 13 years out at the time of last Terra Incognita we attended, would not enjoy sitting and listening to multiple bands of different styles. It was the opposite, he found something to like about all the acts and asked if we could return.

The other posts are cool because most parent's kids like some form of prog. If not, that's life.

[progeezer]

I have 5 children.

20% of them love prog, and the other 80% could care less.

[walt]

I have 5 children.

20% of them love prog, and the other 80% could care less.

What about the rest of 'em?

[progeezer]

What about the rest of 'em?

I have no idea what kind of music they're listening to in Vietnam, Taiwan, The Philippines, Japan & Hong Kong these days.

EDIT: For those incapable of taking posts anything but literally, it's a joke.

[gryphs also]

I think after your math joke, most people would realize your comment was tongue-in-cheek (unless they don't understand math...then they might have needed your EDIT).

[JKL2000]

My youngest daughter is 22 and has been regularly exposed to my music from when she was 6, she likes pretty much most of what I like and has been to 1 NF and 2 ProgDay's, she's trying to find a way to get to RIO.

You won't let her go with you?

That'd be cool, I'm sure!

[Scott Bails]

I have a 14 year old daughter who plays trumpet in the marching band, and hopefully in the high school jazz band. She loves the pop music that most 14 year old girls love, but she also really loves jazz. I took her to see the Hiromi Project (with Simon Phillips and Anthony Jackson) and she was blown away. I was, too, truth be told. Fantastic show.

But she often sleeps to her Pandora jazz station or to Hiromi.

So, I've been trying to relate some of the forms and attitudes of jazz to progressive rock. She tolerates it, and sometimes will ask a question, but I don't know if any of it sticks. But I'm proud that she has an open mind about it.

[mozo-pg]

So, I've been trying to relate some of the forms and attitudes of jazz to progressive rock. She tolerates it, and sometimes will ask a question, but I don't know if any of it sticks. But I'm proud that she has an open mind about it.

An open mind is a prerequisite for a true music/progressive rock fan. A good starting point.

[markinottawa]

My son's first show was Porcupine Tree / Opeth when he was 10 and has seen PT / SW about 12 times. He went to every FMPM. Has seen PFM, Caravan, Steve Hackett in QC, recently saw KC in Montreal and Magma in QC, Hackett and TMB locally. Has seen recent versions of Tull, Yes and the list goes on. These were all his options. He always had the option not to go. He is now listening to early stuff like the Stooges and noise bands and stuff like Melt Banana.

So ya I 'll go with likes it.

[Taped Rugs]

An open mind is a prerequisite for a true music/progressive rock fan. A good starting point.

An open mind does indeed open many paths to sonic enjoyment. And there are a number of posts here at Progressive Ears that exhibit that point of view, but I notice a lot of close-minded sonic snobbery as well. As for kids who like progressive rock, I can't really claim any, but I do have a step son who performed quite dramatically at a Dada festival I once organized. He has a very open mind about music -- one of my favorite experiences with him was attending an Einsturzende Neubauten show -- he was singing along with Blixa quite a bit there...

[rapidfirerob]

I'm not sure what my 18 year old daughter likes, but it's pretty much nothing I listen to, which covers a lot. She is constantly changing stations in her car, which
gives me hope that someday she'll listen to something really good. She did like a Yardbirds release from some years ago, and when she was really little, she used
to chase me around the bed to a Joe Satriani song.

[iguana]

no (i have 2, 12 & 15) and that's fine. they will have to discover what they like on their own terms and incentive. i encourage them to do so all the time but i would never do a dad rock thing and point them towards my records cabinet. quite the contrary, i discover new stuff through them!

[NogbadTheBad]

You won't let her go with you?

That'd be cool, I'm sure!

She's very welcome to come, I'm just not footing the bill

[nosebone]

My son (17) listens to crappy rap, but his ears are starting to grow lately.

He likes Gosta Berling Saga!

[davis]

My son, age 27, likes prog-metal. He lives elsewhere, but when he comes here he might hear Fates Warning or Dream Theater, BUT he likes more Prog metal than I do. actually. he's a big fan of Devin Townsend.