THE NICE

RARE BEAT - GARAGE ROCK AND PSYCHEDELIC
THE NICE
Records are not for sale - For your viewing pleasure only

The Nice were an English progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their blend of rock, jazz and classical music. Their debut album, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack was released in 1967 to immediate acclaim. It is often considered the first progressive rock album. The Nice are also a forerunner of the much more widely known Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The band took their name from Steve Marriott's (Small Faces) slang term for being high, a term he used in the song "Here Come the Nice". Marriott originally wanted to give the name to a band he was producing, called The Little People. Andrew Loog Oldham took it upon himself to rename The Little People Apostolic Intervention, and dubbed the Emerson, Jackson, Davison, O'List group "The Nice". The band was formed in October 1967 by Andrew Loog Oldham with soul singer P. P. Arnold,[1] a performer who reached a higher level of popularity in the UK than her native US. After performing with Arnold through the summer, The Nice soon gained a reputation of their own. The Nice created an arrangement of Leonard Bernstein's "America" which Emerson described as the first ever instrumental protest song. The single concludes with a child speaking the lines "America is pregnant with promise and anticipation, but is murdered by the hand of the inevitable." In July 1968, the British music magazine, NME, reported that the band had asked their record label, Immediate Records, to withdraw a controversial poster advertising the single. It pictured the group members with small boys on their knees, with superimposed images of the faces of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King on the children's heads. Perhaps as a foil for the highbrow aspects of their music, the stage performances were bold and violent, with Emerson incorporating feedback and distortion. He manhandled his Hammond L-100 organ, wrestling it and attacking it with daggers. Lemmy Kilmeister, who would go on to join Hawkwind and then to found Motörhead, was a roadie for The Nice in their early days, and gave Emerson the knife that he used to sustain organ keys. During the long and wildly popular tour that followed the release of their second album, the group spawned controversy when Emerson burned an American flag onstage during a performance of "America". Emerson burnt the American stars and stripes during the band’s appearance at charity event “Come Back Africa” at London’s Royal Albert Hall, on 26 June 1968, provoking a big controversy and a "lifetime ban". The Nice were banned from ever playing the Royal Albert Hall again. By 1970, Emerson and the other band members were frustrated with their lack of mainstream success and they soon broke up. They played their last concert on 30 March 1970 in Berlin, Germany. Emerson formed a band with Greg Lake and Carl Palmer — Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The Nice reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts. Davison died on 15 April 2008 in Horns Cross, Devon from a brain tumour. He was 65 years old.

MEMBERS:

Keith Emerson Organ, Piano and Vocals
Keith "Lee" Jackson Bass, Guitar and Vocals
David "Davy" O'List (1967–68) Guitar and Vocals
Brian "Blinky" Davison Drums

BEST LINK:

Keith Emerson Facebook page

America Rondo Belgium Immediate 79775 Value: 5 € REISSUE	America The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon France Immediate IMF 513 Value: 20 €	America The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon Germany Immediate IM 23 921 Value: 10 €	America The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon Holland Immediate IM 068 Value: 15 €
America The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon Japan Immediate IR-2348 Value: 40 €	America The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon Sweden Immediate IM 068 Value: 30 €	America The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon UK Immediate IM 068 Value: 15 €	Brandenburger Happy Freuds Denmark Immediate IM 072 Value: 25 €
Brandenburger Happy Freuds France Immediate IMF 515 Value: 25 €	Brandenburger Happy Freuds Germany Immediate IM 23 988 Value: 20 €	Brandenburger Happy Freuds Holland Immediate IM 072 Value: 20 €	Brandenburger Happy Freuds Sweden Immediate IM 072 Value: 25 €
Country Pie Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Holland Philips 6000 007 Value: 10 €	Country Pie Pathetique Japan Philips SFL-1289 Value: 35 €	Hang On To A Dream Diary Of An Empty Day France Immediate 2C006-90903 Value: 40 €	Hang On To A Dream Diary Of An Empty Day Germany Immediate 1C006-90903 Value: 20 €
Hang On To A Dream Diary Of An Empty Day Holland Immediate 5C006-90903 Value: 25 €	Hang On To A Dream Diary Of An Empty Day Japan Immediare IR-2441 Value: 55 €	The Amen Corner America Israel Stateside IM 073 Value: 35 €	The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack Azrial Denmark Immediate IM 059 Value: 30 €
The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack Azrial France Immediate IMF 501 Value: 25 €	The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack Azrial Germany Columbia C 23 662 Value: 25 €	The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack Azrial Holland Stateside Immediate HSS 1232 Value: 20 €

This is page 1 of 1 pages.

<< FIRST PAGE < PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGE > LAST PAGE >>

This page is part of www.7inchrecords.com