Sundown Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hey all, I'm very familiar with ELP's catalog, but I know nothing about The Nice. Any recommended listening? Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Five Bridges Ars Longa Vita Brevis are my favorite ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod76 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Fillmore West 1969 [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Fillmore West 1969 [video:youtube] Great post. That organ tone is PERFECT!!! And the dynamics! Wow. Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyS Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I've always loved the Nice. Awesome stuff all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanczarek Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Check out the 1967 debut album Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack when they had a guitarist. The Nice was P.P. Arnold's backup band in their early days. C3/122, M102A, Vox V301H, Farfisa Compact, Gibson G101, GEM P, RMI 300A, Piano Bass, Pianet , Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, Matrix 12, OB8, Korg MS20, Jupiter 6, Juno 60, PX-5S, Nord Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartRun Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 ...my order of preference. Five Bridges: Emerson smokes it throughout. Some of his best Hammond playing EVER shows up on this pre-Moog album. Elegy: Lots of fine live work on piano and Hammond. Jazzy improvisation on live piano section. My definitive "America" version, as well. Nice: Live performances of "Rondo" and "She Belongs to Me" showcase Emerson on Hammond live. Studio section features "Diary of an Empty Day". If you're looking for a good "balanced" (good vocals/tight rhythm section) band, these probably aren't for you. If you're looking for smoking keyboards, then-these are your cup of tea, as it was and remains mine. The Nice was Keith Emersons' band, make no mistake about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 +1 I wore out these albums as a kid... '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Ars Longa Vita Brevis This I have on vinyl, purchased probably in the early 1970's. Need to dig it out again! America (2nd amendment) [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45pIvr4gJD4 Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron42 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I've just spent an hour trying to get something like his sound on my clonewheel... any pointers chaps? BTW, thanks for posting the link to the recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Play it thru a bunch of HiWatt amp heads. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41JHPKTARRL.jpg ..if you can still find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 one of my favorites was the brandenberg concerto 3rd movement from that album , he used an L-100 on most of the early stuff, it's all they could afford at the time I think . another neat one was a live version of "country pie" on their five bridges album , oh and one more , "for example" which was from the same album with "diary to an empty day" I believe .they used to get a lot of air time in new York on wnew , used to be a great station back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yeah... Keith is much more than a Moog guy... You can tell why he hired Greg Lake as soon as he heard him with Crimson... '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Ed A: yup, I've had that on vinyl forever. It's basically Five Bridges and Elegy combined. You can read more about it here Those two along with the Live At The Fillmore are the best. Ars Longa Vita Brevis and the earlier ones don't hold up quite as well (a bit dated sounding) but if you're an Emerson fan ( and I certainly am) they have their moments. In the Nice you really get to hear Keith improvise more than in ELP, and on piano you can hear the Brubeck influence on his playing. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Here's the earliest Emerson I've ever seen: With Gary Farr Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Great stuff. Just want to point out that Five Bridges is about my home town Newcastle Upon Tyne........it has a few more than that now! Next logical progression is to listen to Refugee which spun off when ELP was formed.......Patrick Moraz is a great sub.... Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Here's the earliest Emerson I've ever seen: With Gary Farr Jerry Now that was great! Thanks for the link. '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Refugee....... [video:youtube] Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks guys... I listened to some clips on iTunes, and quickly realized that Keith has been weaving Nice riffs into ELP performances for some time. You can hear clips from "America" in their Royal Albert Hall appearance from the 90's. Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41JHPKTARRL.jpg ..if you can still find it. Mmmmm.... that's the one I have. I got the 2002 (?) reunion CD as well. "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Refugee....... [video:youtube] I first read about this album in the 2nd issue of Contemporary Keyboard. Stunning. If it were released today it'd probably sell 3 copies. Unless they could license parts of it for movies or commercials. "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleomenesII Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Here are Refugee in 1974 - the only video I have ever found. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vs8UIAzE38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Next logical progression is to listen to Refugee which spun off when ELP was formed.......Patrick Moraz is a great sub.... I had that record. Haven't thought about it in years.... dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losendoskeys Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I still have this on TAPE as well as vinyl Yamaha CP70B;Roland XP30/AXSynth/Fantom/FA76/XR;Hammond XK3C SK2; Korg Kronos 73;ProSoloist Rack+; ARP ProSoloist; Mellotron M4000D; GEM Promega2; Hohner Pianet N, Roland V-Grand,Voyager XL, RMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Coincidentally I just went through my collection a few weeks back, and found the rare Swedish concert to be their most energetic playing altogether -- though it's early so doesn't include some of their later material. The Immediate label has an affordable multi-CD compilation of the main albums, BBC sessions, B-sides, etc. You'd still have to buy the final album (and post-humous releases) separately, of course, as they switched labels. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod76 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The concert in Sweden still had David O'List on guitar and we hear him very clearly, iirc. They even play a cover of 'Keep Me Hanging On' Vanilla Fudge style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 there's a neat clip of emerson on youtube doing "America" on dave letterman , with paul Shaffer's band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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