• Proto-prog (short for proto-progressive) is the earliest work associated with the first wave of progressive rock music, known then as "progressive pop"...
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  • Progressive rock (redirect from Prog rock)
    groups who exhibited progressive features are retroactively described as "proto-prog". The Canterbury scene, originating in the late 1960s, denotes a subset...
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    Progressive music (redirect from Prog-hop)
    themselves as performers and composers "above" normal pop practice. "Proto-prog" is a retrospective label for the first wave of progressive rock musicians...
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  • Avant-prog Rock in Opposition Canterbury scene Flamenco rock Krautrock Neo-prog New prog Post-progressive Progressive rock (radio format) Proto-prog Space...
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    The Doors (category Proto-prog groups)
    Martin Halliwell argued that the Doors were "not merely as precursors of prog but as essential developments of progressiveness in its early days". The...
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    Grateful Dead (category Proto-prog groups)
    Halliwell argued that the Grateful Dead were "not merely as precursors of prog but as essential developments of progressiveness in its early days". Often...
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  • Pink Floyd (category Proto-prog groups)
    attributed to the band are space rock, experimental rock, acid rock, proto-prog, experimental pop (while under Barrett), psychedelic pop, and psychedelic...
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    Frank Zappa (category Proto-prog musicians)
    experimental pop, comedy rock, doo-wop, jazz fusion, progressive rock, proto-prog, avant-jazz, and psychedelic rock. Zappa grew up influenced by avant-garde...
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    The Beach Boys (category Proto-prog groups)
    Stanley remarked that "Brian was aiming for Johnny Mercer but coming up proto-indie." In 2012, the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine's list...
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    Procol Harum (category Proto-prog groups)
    influence, Procol Harum's music is described as psychedelic rock and proto-prog with hints of the blues, R&B, and soul. In 2018, the band was honoured...
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    Soft Machine (category Proto-prog groups)
    progressive rock,[excessive citations] experimental rock, jazz rock, jazz, proto-prog, psychedelic rock and art rock. The band are part of the Canterbury scene...
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  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (category Proto-prog albums)
    Hughes, Rob (22 July 2014). "Was the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper a Signpost to Prog?". Prog. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020...
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  • Days of Future Passed (category Proto-prog albums)
    September 2010). Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock. Backbeat Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-61713-375-6. James E. Perone (2012)...
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    The Moody Blues (category Proto-prog groups)
    Genres Progressive rock art rock psychedelic rock pop rock symphonic rock proto-prog R&B (early) Years active 1964–1974 1977–2018 Labels Decca London Deram...
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    The Beatles (category Proto-prog groups)
    Me By", Harrison's rock ballad "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and the "proto-metal roar" of McCartney's "Helter Skelter". George Martin's close involvement...
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    Vanilla Fudge (category Proto-prog groups)
    links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal" and as a proto-prog band. Stein and Bogert had played in a local band called Rick Martin &...
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  • Progressive pop (redirect from Prog pop)
    melodies ultimately influenced the creation of progressive rock (or "prog"). When prog records began declining in sales, some artists returned to a more...
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  • The Byrds (category Proto-prog groups)
    list of bands that they included in the book "not merely as precursors of prog but as essential developments of progressiveness in its early days". In The...
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  • Pet Sounds (category Proto-prog albums)
    rock. Bill Martin, an author of books about prog-rock, felt that the album represented a turning point for prog as the Beach Boys and the Beatles transformed...
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    The Zombies (category Proto-prog groups)
    Hertfordshire, England Genres Rock beat baroque pop psychedelic pop R&B proto-prog Years active 1961–1967 1968 1989–1991 1997 2004–present Labels Parrot...
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  • pop New wave of new wave Nightcore Outsider music Post-progressive Proto-prog Proto-punk Sophisti-pop Wonky pop Yacht rock Zeuhl Lists of subgenres Hardcore...
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  • psychedelic rock, and free improvisation piece, as well as an example of proto-prog. "Interstellar Overdrive" originated when early Pink Floyd manager Peter...
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  • S. F. Sorrow (category Proto-prog albums)
    dissonances, odd electronic effects, early Pink Floyd-style psychedelia, proto heavy metal and songs that drastically change styles from one moment to...
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    Pretty Things (category Proto-prog groups)
    Halliwell argued that the Pretty Things were "not merely as precursors of prog but as essential developments of progressiveness in its early days". PopMatters...
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    The Nice (category Proto-prog groups)
     B7. Macan 1997, p. 65. Weigel, David (14 August 2012). "Prog Spring: Before it was a joke, prog was the future of rock 'n' roll". Slate. Retrieved 23 November...
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    band krautrock neo-psychedelia glam rock occult rock progressive rock proto-prog shoegaze Subgenres Acid rock · raga rock · space rock Fusion genres Psychedelic...
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  • Nights in White Satin (category Proto-prog songs)
    August 1972 (Re-release) Recorded 8 October 1967 Genre Symphonic rock proto-prog pop Length 5:38 (album version) 3:06 (single version #1) 4:26 (single...
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  • A Quick One, While He's Away (category Proto-prog songs)
    Jeremy D. (23 January 2015). "Karn Evil Cruise: Searching For the Heart of Prog Rock on The Ocean «". Radio.com. Archived from the original on 20 December...
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  • The Yes Album (category Proto-prog albums)
    September 2011. Easlea, Daryl (26 February 2016). "The Managers That Built Prog: Former Yes Manager Brian Lane Reminisce". Louder Sound. Retrieved 27 January...
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  • The United States of America (band) (category Proto-prog groups)
    California, U.S. Genres Experimental rock psychedelia avant-garde acid rock proto-prog Years active 1967–1968 Labels Columbia Past members Joseph Byrd Dorothy...
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