I’m far to young for Prog the first time round… but was brought up on a diet of Genesis, Floyd, Yes, Crimson… and since then have introduced my dad to the early works of Hawkwind, Arthur Brown…and having gone to see Yes, Hawkwind, Genesis, Rick Wakeman solo among others with him over the last few years.
At least Punk did one thing… clear the decks for the likes of Iron Maiden, Saxon, Tygers of Pan Tang, Ethel the Frog.
Heck Maiden – Steve Harris in particular seems to be turning Maiden in to a kind of Genesis/Yes/Wishbone Ash/Maiden hybrid with the last few albums..
Modern prog is still around with the likes of A Perfect Circle (a side project of Maynard) and Tool… with their own concept albums and inconphesensable lyrics