Basic Question

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Originally Posted by kazuhiro

I also had a lot of HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL in my surroundings, and had those information at one's teens me.

Yeah sure, that's certainly the pattern here in the US and I also experienced it living in Italy for 3 years in the 70s. Hard rock and heavy metal are easy choices because to me they are an extension of pop or popular music. Anyone "cool" will likely listen to it. For me, The Beatles were the pinnacle of recent popular music and they will always reside on any device I carry around with me.

In the 70s I saw bands like Boston, Outlaws, Marshall Tucker, Chicago and even Genesis. They were popular at the time and were touring, so those concerts were easily accessible. More recently I've seen Kiss, and Rush, and am going to see ACDC in December. Seeing concerts really had no bearing on my listening tastes.

Progressive rock is not a mainstream genre. You have to have a connection to it because music is a highly personal and subjective choice.

Cheers and thanks for the great thread,
Carl