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update: thanks for the advice! She now likes DT, Savatage, and TSO, among others.

she's mostly into lighter stuff, indie/emo-ish stuff (Keane, Yellowcard, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service). Actually, she liked some of the harder music (Savatage, for example) that I didn't think she would.

Exposure through education is one way that tasted are differentiated, though this mostly applies to ideas. Also, I would argue that curiosity is a natural feature of intelligence, which may prompt more intelligent people to explore things like music that are outside of "normal" boundaries. Prog...

from Wikipedia, I'm sure you can find similar stuff elsewhere: I would think more intelligent individuals are also drawn to other music types, such as reggae. Prog is simply one of these "more differentiated" types. As for research, I don't really have any as such. I got the idea of...

I'm introducing a friend of mine to progressive rock. So far, I've burned her both Torquestra CDs as well as Images and Words, which she said she really liked. What do you guys think I should give her next to introduce her to prog rock? I'm thinking of A Change of Seasons, Scenes from a Memory...

beyondnerd: This might sound elitist, but: the more intelligent and/or educated people are, the more differentiated their tastes become. This applies to progressive rock, not all types are drawn to Greek-myth-songs and epics. 70's prog - Yes, etc - was considered music for smart people, in...

Wow! 33k listening hours is about 6 person-awake-years. Good way to spend them, too :)

I'll vote for Symphony for a Misanthrope.

*shakes head* great article! is it just me, or do you get the sense that progressive rock and metal has more than a normal amount of libertarians? I'm a Rothbardian libertarian myself, and looking both at bands (Rush stands out) and at the listeners, we seem to be more libertarian than would...