Originally Posted by Trollheart

Okay, I admit I got it wrong, but who exactly is Steve Morse, and why bring him into this discussion if he's not a prog head?

I didn't bring Morse into the discussion. You don't read the threads.

Big prog bands: Spock's Beard, IQ, Marillion, Arena, Kamelot, Pendragon, Dream Theater, Gapacho, etc etc etc. All doing well, all playing music either without computers or with the assistance of but still playing real instruments.

Never said I didn't respect these bands. But aren't they all from 30 years ago? I'm talking about modern bands.

Big prog festivals thriving. The point about festivals is that they are once a year, so saying the fact that they only run once a year doesn't prove they're popular is like saying Donington or Download are not popular. They always sell out.

You mean like Nearfest that went belly up because they couldn't keep it a float financially?

Prog Archives. Check it out and tell me those bands aren't good. Look at their top lists for this or last year.

All our bands are on Prog Archives as well. Nothing new.

I'm not even going to get into the vinyl vs CD argument, because I don't see what relevance that has to the discussion at all.

Of course it is relevant. All the greatest prog bands recorded on tape machines not pro tools. It's very relevant because it is the protocol that was used as a way of doing things. And that methodology made the great albums that everyone knows are standing the test of time. I don't see any product from the pro tools generation that will stand up to the analog classics over time.