Progressive Rock

Yes9 says "The reason I asks is that I attended the Home Entertainment show last month in NYC. And not one of the rooms I visited were playing rock of any kind - and they did not seem receptive to taking request - especially at the volume I would need to hear before plunking down oh say $12,000 for a pair of speakers. "

You should have visited my room (Sonic Spirits - rm 1018)! We were more than happy playing CDs brought by visitors or playing requests if we had something someone wanted to hear. Off the top of my head, we played the following pretty frequently during the show:

Prodigy - "Firestarter"
Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"
Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"
The Clash - "London Calling"
Van Halen - "You Really Got Me"
The Who - "Pinball Wizard"
Jeff Beck - "Goodbye Porkpie Hat"
Stevie Ray Vaughn - "Tin Pan Alley" and "Pride and Joy"
Eric Johnson - "Cliffs of Dover"

Rock CDs brought by visitors included stuff by U2, Traffic, the Doors, Rush, Yes, CCR, Hendrix...

And we didn't have any issues with turning up the volume at a vistor's request... :-)

Porcupine tree....that's all I have to say. this band, to describe them in words as my roommate said the other day: "they got everything I love about music into a single band"
for those not familiar with the band (especially those of you who just heard in absentia and deadwing) go check the rest of Wilson's catalog. STeve is very prolific, he's got tons of projects out there and all of them are amazing. some examples:
Blackfield
IEM
Bass communion "ghosts on magnetic tapes"
No-man "returning Jesus" and "together we're strangers".

So he was the guy behind Blackfield too? I have only heard Blackfield and Porcupine Tree by listening to some internet streaming prog rock stations

Bumping up this prog rock thread, especially in light of "The Musical Box" playing in Baltimore next week.

So he was the guy behind Blackfield too? I have only heard Blackfield and Porcupine Tree by listening to some internet streaming prog rock stations

The "Blackfield" cd is a must have - it has excellent sonics, and the music is all excellent.