I had similar taste to yours in my early teens... This looks like a fun reminder of such things.

I, too, spent many of my formative musical years listening to hand-me-downs from my older brothers, and in all honesty, many of them hold up pretty well. Nice looking mix.

I too would listen to this mix, bathed in an unflinching warm glow and the genesis (absolutely, positively no pun intended) of a nostalgic smile...

Yes, I know what you mean, and to be completely honest, I still like a lot of prog. That was one of those genres that was prone to excess and easy to do badly and, of course, with punk came a disdain for anything that took itself too seriously. But I do still enjoy listening to much of what you put on your track list, Jethro Tull and King Crimson especially, for whatever reason. Nostalgia may be a part of it, but a lot of it still holds up.

Perhaps because I had no older siblings-and, because any cousins, uncles, aunts, etc., who might've influenced were at a distance, I never had a "prog' music phase." I have a lot of friends who did though and some of the things I've discovered in the years since don't have a wince factor for me. Early Genesis still sounds great. This looks rather enjoyable, and, as you say: "These are some of the tracks from back then I can still listen to without wincing too hard." Good one plushpig.

Yeah, I don't get the wince factor either. Well, maybe for the Hocus Pocus BUT that is definitely a posterity selection and very fitting. One has to understand that this is the music that was being made when headphones took a big leap forward in technology, and this was perfect to listen to. And this stuff is really good for long car drives alone. It's good.

Don't let valis fool you, one of his first requests of me was for a few Yes albums. He claimed it was "for a friend". But, we all know better. I can picture him, now. Donning a Rick Wakeman cape, headphones On, doodling Tolkien/Roger Dean-esque images in his marble composition book...."Yes!!!!"For the record I was, am, and forever-shall-be a Prog-Rock Fan. Been in a Rush Cover Band, played innumerable Prog Tunes in the day and, quite recently, I too enjoyed a day kicking back to Van Der Graaf Generator. And, to further bury myself, I am compiling a series of Italian Progressive Rock Mixes, which will, without a doubt, garner so little feedback as to make listing them on the site practically laughable. But, oh well to that.Kudos for that Genesis Selection.

Um, this is what I listen to now, without a trace of wincemeat aftertaste. Must be a generational thing, or a gender thing, or a nationality thing, who knows. All I'm sure of is the following equation:BJH + ELP + VDGG + ORCHID = L O V E