'Prog Rock' developed in the late 60's and early 70's. For what word is 'Prog' a short version?
Proto-prog 1960s proto-progressive rock exemplified by the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Pink Floyd, and the Beatles. According to Macan, the album may be the most influential to progressive rock for crystallizing the music of earlier "proto-progressive bands ... into a distinctive, immediately recognizable style". He distinguishes 1970s "classic" prog from late 1960s proto-prog by the conscious rejection of psychedelic rock elements, which proto-progressive bands continued to support. Bibliography Proto-prog Proto-prog (short for "proto-progressive") is the first wave of British progressive rock musicians who branched from psychedelia or the advanced music that slightly predates the full-fledged prog era. Progressive rock (originally "progressive
Prog (magazine) switched to ten times a year. According to "The Guardian" in 2010, the magazine was selling 22,000 copies an issue, half the circulation of the "NME". Journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler described it in 2014 as "one of the few music magazines I can think of whose circulation is healthy". On 19 December 2016, TeamRock called in the administrators with the loss of 70 jobs, after experiencing financial difficulties. TeamRock's stable of titles including "Classic Rock", "Metal Hammer", and "Prog", temporarily suspended publication. On 8 January 2017, "Prog", along with sister magazines "Classic Rock" and "Metal Hammer", were bought by