For a while now I've been thinking about this stupid ""theory"" I made up that I like to call "the prog band hippie to nerd spectrum", in which prog bands can be ranked on a spectrum based on how hippie-ish or nerdy they are.
Let me explain because I am well aware that this makes sense to literally nobody but me.
Basically, I've noticed that certain prog bands tend to lean more "hippie-ish", for lack of a better word, while others come of more "nerdy".
I've decided to visualize this with a graph!
This graph is not based on how popular or obscure each band is compared to one another. This is entirely going off vibes. One way to look at it is to imagine a fan of each band in your head. What kind of person comes to mind first? Are they a more hippie looking person or do they lean more towards a pop culture nerd type? Are they somewhere in the middle? Personally, when I imagine a Pink Floyd fan they lean much more towards hippie, while a Rush fan is much more of a nerd. Again, I REALLY hope this makes sense and I'm not just saying nonsense right now lmao.
I placed each band according to how much I perceived them to lean towards over the other. (Klaatu exists in perfect harmony lmao).