Fad? It was mainstream for about 10 years.

And you can`t honestly say that punk wasn`t meant to the the antithisis of what prog was about.In fact I can recall most of the original punk bands saying they hated it and how out of touch they thought it was & that they wanted something off the street they could relate to.

True, thats what a lot of the first punk stood for. I have no idea why I mean I wasn't around at the time but apparently Punk thought Prog took away from the main theme/culture of rock. Rock was about rebellion and freedom and I guess Punk looked at prog and said theres nothing rebellious about an 8 minute song. Something along those lines anyway, punk wanted to bring back the punch. Make the music short and to the point.

I guess thats the contrasting nature between the two styles.

And then it died completely, thats why there are no hair metal bands today...Prog has lost popularity, but it never died, in fact its been getting a lot more popular in the past couple of years...And critics arent being as harsh as they used to be.

I never said it wasnt, but im saying it isnt impossible to like both, i like both, i have The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Buzzc0cks, The Damned, Patti Smith, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, The Minutemen, Husker Du, The Stooges, MC5, New York Dolls and Television all on iTunes...But that dosent mean i dont have room for Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, ELP, Van Der Graff Generator, Camel, Rush, Frank Zappa, The Moody Blues, Hawkwind and Can.

And besides for a lot of punks it was just a put on so they could maintain their "rebelious" image, prog just happened to be the most popular thing at the time and they needed something to rebel against.

In fact, Johnny Rotten even admitted that his "I hate Pink Floyd" antics was just a put on, and he has confessed to being a HUGE Van Der Graff Generator fan...You can even hear some elements of prog in the Public Image Ltd, and of course this alienated a lot of hardcore Pistols fans.

I agree that prog was overexposed at the time, and that people needed something new to hear, im not denying punks importance by any means, im just doing my duty here by defending teh prog. :)

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*runs away*

Yeah, but one novelty band, thats about it.

Excuse me Mr. Self -Centered, what part of Don's Reviews don't you understand?

Even critics are going to have their critics pal.

You put it up in a public forum , so you obviously want feedback

So, you posted these so we could read them, but not comment or crit them?

EDIT: Jebus, I was late to reply..

Exactly.