In my opinion the reason for the "dissapointment syndrom" from prog, which by the way does not apply to many other types of music (for me beatles is still as fun to listen to as it was when I was 15), lies in the characteristics of the music. As the article ointed out much of the excitement in this music is due to the surprise delivered by the un-excpected twists in each musical piece. For me I think this was the main attraction when listening to Genesis, Yes and ELP whenI was younger. Ofcourse the patterns become familiar to our ear and don't surprise us anymore. What remains is the melodies and their emotional capacity. Therefore I still enjoy some pieces (like the lamb lies down) and other less (like some yes pieces).

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