The Mars Volta are hardly "progressive" imo. I'd call them pretentious (all though to be fair, I love the title track on Frances the Mute).
And I don't think progressive music will become mainstream again in the near future. The only Coheed songs to get any sort of media attention are the ones with pop hooks (A Favor House Atlantic, Running Free, The Suffering, etc.).
As time goes on it seems that music is getting better but it's being appreciated by fewer and fewer people. My post including the Cynic video being a prime example.
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