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The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band. The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jackson, David O'List and Ian Hague to back soul singer P. P. Arnold.
May 4, 2020 · The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band ...
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One of the first art-rock bands to experiment with classical forms and fusion, the Nice was an early vehicle for the talents of keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson, who plundered Mozart, Bach, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky for his extended rock instrumental forays.
- America. One of the most fabulous and stunning pieces of Progressive Rock music ever recorded. Utilizing the theme from Leonard Bernstein‘s “America from the marvelous motion picture West Side Story.
- Hang On To A Dream. If you ever want to argue that Keith Emerson was one of the most dynamic piano players in classic rock history, one play of this mighty track should help you easily win the argument.
- She Belongs To Me. The great Bob Dylan songs was given the Keith Emerson Nice treatment. It became one of the band’s most popular live performance songs.
- Rondo. Continuing with our best of The Nice Songs we turn to the band’s first album The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack which was released in 1967. The track “Rondo,” was the closing track on the album’s opening side.
Feb 7, 2019 · The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's fir...
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Dec 10, 2016 · Against a backdrop of civil rights struggles, student unrest and the war in Vietnam, the likes of Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs were channelling the mood of the times in their lyrics. But, in a novel approach, The Nice decided to turn America into what Emerson calls “the first protest instrumental”.
The Nice biography. Founded in London, UK in 1967 - Disbanded in 1970. The NICE was the precursor to one of progs most influential bands - Emerson Lake & Palmer. This band began their career at the dawning of rock and its sub genres, the closing of the sixties and an era of growing desires to challenge the boundaries of popular music.
