The dawn of the Eighties was supposed to make prog bands like Genesis, Yes, and Rush die out like the dinosaurs now that we were in the age of MTV and New Wave. That’s not quite how it played it out, however. The men of these bands chopped off their long hair, cut their standard 20-minute songs down to size, and somehow became more popular than ever. They even joined forced in various short-lived supergroups and charted with slick hits that competed for Top 40 airplay alongside the latest offerings by Madonna and Michael Jackson. Here are 10 of the best songs from this surprising era of reinvention. (Find this playlist on Spotify here.)