Proto-prog

<p>Proto-prog (short for proto-progressive) is the earliest work associated with the first wave of <a href="/facts/Progressive_rock/79MRoIU7">progressive rock</a> music, known then as "<a href="/facts/Progressive_pop/z7JLsask">progressive pop</a>". Such musicians were influenced by <a href="/facts/Modern_classical/21xPlM4S">modern classical</a> and other genres usually outside of traditional rock influences. They often employed longer and more complicated compositions, interconnected songs as medley, and <a href="/facts/Recording_studio_as_musical_instrument/9MlGALom">studio composition</a>. Some of the artists that were essential to the development of progressive rock, rather than just anticipating the movement, include <a href="/facts/The_Beatles/2syHWLcM">the Beatles</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Beach_Boys/6CdaMJwW">the Beach Boys</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Doors/gAfgHY5f">the Doors</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Mothers_of_Invention/BwxGVPU0">The Mothers of Invention</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Pretty_Things/wPKrxkVX">the Pretty Things</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Zombies/9jMKeJlI">the Zombies</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Byrds/SIswGYPk">the Byrds</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Grateful_Dead/PjyyRGQt">the Grateful Dead</a> and <a href="/facts/Pink_Floyd/a3U8PyeV">Pink Floyd</a>.
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Proto-prog