Biography
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 developing a strong live following. The group's stage performances featured Emerson's Hammond organ showmanship and abuse of the instrument. Their compositions included radical rearrangements of classical music themes and Bob Dylan songs.
The band achieved commercial success with an instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein's “America”, following which O'List left the group. The remaining members carried on as a trio, releasing several albums, before Emerson left the band in early 1970 in order to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly re-formed in 2002 for a series of concerts.
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5Discography
| Artist | Title | Year | Format | Classification | Gem, favourite, must-listen | |
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 | The Nice | Nice Favourites | © & ℗1969 | Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo | Progressive Rock / Krautrock / Psychedelic | Favourites |
 | The Nice | Hang On To A Dream | ©1970 | Vinyl LP, Compilation, Stereo | Progressive Rock / Krautrock / Psychedelic | |
 | The Nice | Elegy | ©1971 ℗1982 | Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue | Progressive Rock / Krautrock / Psychedelic | |
 | The Nice | Amoeni Redivivi | © & ℗1976 | Vinyl LP, Compilation, Stereo | Progressive Rock / Krautrock / Psychedelic | |
 | The Nice | Greatest Hits | © & ℗1977 | Vinyl LP, Compilation | Progressive Rock / Krautrock / Psychedelic |
23Songs
| Song | Year | Records |
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| 2nd Amendment | 1977 |
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| 3rd Movement Pathetique | 1982 |
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| America (Adapted From West Side Story) | 1977 |
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| America 2nd Amendment | 1976 |
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| Ars Longa Vita Brevis (3rd Movement) Acceptance Brandenburger | 1976 |
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| Ars Longa Vita Brevis 4th Movement: Denial | 1976 |
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| Azrael Revisited | 1969 |
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| Coda Extension To The Big Note | - | |
| Dawn | - | |
| Diary Of An Empty Day | 1969 |
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| For Example | 1969 |
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| Hang On To A Dream | 1969 |
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| Happy Freuds | - | |
| Intermezzo From The Karelia Suite | 1976 |
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| My Back Pages | 1982 |
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| Rondo | 1976 |
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| Rondo '69' | 1969 |
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| She Belongs To Me | 1969 |
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| Tantalising Maggie | - | |
| The Cry Of Eugene | 1976 |
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| The Diamond Hard Apples Of The Moon | 1977 |
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| The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon | 1976 |
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| The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack | 1976 |
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