Progressive Rock


Have any of you specifically built your system to listen to progressive rock, i.e. Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, etc.? I'm curious because I have, and was wondering what components you have found that lend themselves well to this particular type of music. The reason I asks is that I attended the Home Entertainment show last month in NYC. And not one of the rooms I visited were playing rock of any kind - and they did not seem receptive to taking request - especially at the volume I would need to hear before plunking down oh say $12,000 for a pair of speakers. Any incite you care to share is appreciated. Thanks, Matt...
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Yes9 says "The reason I asks is that I attended the Home Entertainment show last month in NYC. And not one of the rooms I visited were playing rock of any kind - and they did not seem receptive to taking request - especially at the volume I would need to hear before plunking down oh say $12,000 for a pair of speakers. "

You should have visited my room (Sonic Spirits - rm 1018)! We were more than happy playing CDs brought by visitors or playing requests if we had something someone wanted to hear. Off the top of my head, we played the following pretty frequently during the show:

Prodigy - "Firestarter"
Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"
Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"
The Clash - "London Calling"
Van Halen - "You Really Got Me"
The Who - "Pinball Wizard"
Jeff Beck - "Goodbye Porkpie Hat"
Stevie Ray Vaughn - "Tin Pan Alley" and "Pride and Joy"
Eric Johnson - "Cliffs of Dover"

Rock CDs brought by visitors included stuff by U2, Traffic, the Doors, Rush, Yes, CCR, Hendrix...

And we didn't have any issues with turning up the volume at a vistor's request... :-)