I don't think I could write a post long enough to describe how much I love some of the music within this genre and sub-genre. I pretty much enjoy the period between In the Court of the Crimson King (1969 -- although there are clear forerunners, like Zappa, Procol Harum; I've heard people argue that Miles Davis was prog) and The Wall (1979). The 80's prog scene doesn't really do it for me. I actually enjoy the pop music from the 80's (stuff like Peter Gabriel) than the Neo Progressive as it's called.