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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.
- London, England
- 1967–1970, 2002
U.K. band who started as an R&B outfit but went on to pioneer progressive rock and art rock while adding classical influences. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2000s. Formed. May, 1967 in London, England. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Art Rock, Prog-Rock, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic/Garage. Group Members.
Profile: 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.
THE NICE was a British band that influenced progressive rock with their classical, jazz, blues and rock fusion. Find their discography, reviews, videos, biography and more on Progarchives.com.
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. After replacing Hague with Brian Davison, the group set out on their own, quickly ...