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If you don't dig deep, of course you won't get to the good stuff.
If all I knew of prog (current or vintage) was Dream Theater, Rush and Opeth, I'd run for the hills too. Just like any genre, most of it is bad; the only difference is that bad prog is usually REALLY REALLY bad, and bad in a painstakingly executed way. When done right, this music is incredible, but of course most of it is tasteless. I'd say the rate of return is similar to that of goth or black metal in that the good stuff is so very very good, but the overwhelming majority of it is giving the whole genre a bad name.
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