Why Do People Hate Prog?

[Josephus]

There is a certain stigma that applies to progressive rock bands. it's a fact that most music journos hate it. Not only that, they're willing to make fun of it. Progressive rock fell out of favour sometime around 1978 and it's had a hard time trying to make a comeback. In fact, even many "old proggers" are unaware that there is such a thing as neo-prog rock (Porcupine Tree, etc.)

What is even more relevant to this discussion (besides Gilmour's breast size) is that many "neo-prog bands" really try to distant themselves from the term "progressive rock". Read any interview with Steve Hogarth of Marillion or Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree (maybe it's the name Steve) and they get totally irate when dismissed as a "progressive rock band." In fact nothing irritates Steve Wilson more than any reference to Pink Floyd in describing their music.