What are your Progressive Rock Roots?

[Josephus]

My first foray into music was at around 11-12 I loved the Bee Gees and the Grease soundtrack.

But then, Xmas 1979, I heard Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2. and like most schoolkids I thought the song was just great. I got my Dad to get me thr album for Christmas. And I liked it, I really liked it. Not just ABITW, but the whole thing. Thought it was awesome.

I had an older brother whose formative years were spent in the mid to late 70s; and he told me, "If you think you like Pink Floyd, listen to this..." and he lent me his beaten up copy of Meddle.

Echoes floored me. I was converted.

In high school , I met a group of similar-minded fellows who introduced me to Genesis, King Crimson and Yes. I became a prog rocker. Disillusioned with music in the late 80s, early 90s--I switched to Goth for a short time; before the discovery of the Internet; which in addition to free porn, introduced me to a whole new world of progressive rock and roll. I still live for the old stuff, but I'm into FlowerKings, Echolyn, Porcupine Tree etc.

And that's my story