At some point, Prog pop/rock was relatively popular and influential. Some pretty complex pieces became hits. Nowadays the big labels are selling extremely simpl

At some point, Prog pop/rock was relatively popular and influential. Some pretty complex pieces became hits. Nowadays the big labels are selling extremely simplistic music - it's much cheaper to produce and perform than something averagely complex (not to mention something like prog rock), and it makes them mindboggling amounts of money.