[Yesspaz]

Good question...

Rush is Canadian. Kansas came from, uh, I forgot. Everyone just kinda congregated here (US). But as for there being a prog rock "scene" here, nope. There are a scattered few of us, but not enough to really light a flame. Heck, even Jim and Avian have never met! Radio stations only play old Yes, Pink Floyd, Rush, and occasionally ELP. That's pretty much it. No Genesis, Oldfield, or KC. Anything proggish gets slated in the press, unless it's KC, whom critics love.

We do have Dream Theater, King's X, Porcupine Tree, Tool, Stavesacre, and DOZENS of indie bands producing quality, but that's about it.

Rather than why it's percieved to be thriving here, what's your take on why it's not in the UK?