The problem is that one could argue that 'Progressive" means we have to leave the instruments in their cases and do all the music on a computer. I have heard younger artists make this argument that "garageband" and "protools" are the instruments of this generation, and that the kids these days are just using the tools available to them, just like Pink Floyd did etc.
I think that is a shallow argument because if there was one defining thing about prog rock in the golden age was that you often had highly skilled musicians coming into the rock genre, classical and jazz musicians who where composing and executing the pieces in basically a rock format. For instance, a jazz drummer playing on a large rock kit. A classical guitarist playing on a Fender start or a classically trained pianist on a Hammond Organ, Moog or Rhodes electric.
The idea that "rock" now had validity to the older folks was really something new. It wasn't just folksy guitarists playing through loud amplification.
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