The third album by The Nice had a studio side featuring a variety of different styles in four songs. The sleeve notes from Keith describe them perfectly Azrael was the first thing I wrote with Lee - now revisited it relates to the Angel of Death. The 5/4 riff revolves round in a circular motion rather like the birth, life & death cycle, and proves to be an interesting medium to improvise in. The verses are taken in common time (4/4). The quote from Rachmaninoff's Prelude (in) C# Minor is intentional as when it was written. Rachmaninoff had Edgar Allan Poe's vision of … read more
The third album by The Nice had a studio side featuring a variety of different styles in four songs. The sleeve notes from Keith describe them perfec… read more
The third album by The Nice had a studio side featuring a variety of different styles in four songs. The sleeve notes from Keith describe them perfectly Azrael was the first thing I wro… read more
The Nice were a late 60s rock group, known for being one of the first few to play in a progressive and symphonic style of rock, with strong influence from Western Classical music. While they did not last more than three years, they were a major influence in bridging the gap between the psychedelic rock of the 60s and the progressive rock of the 70s. Led by keyboard maestro Keith Emerson (later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) they were one of the first bands to fuse rock with an orchestra. The band were infamous for being banned from playing the Royal Albert Hall in 1968 when Emerson … read more
The Nice were a late 60s rock group, known for being one of the first few to play in a progressive and symphonic style of rock, with strong influence from Western Classical music. While the… read more
The Nice were a late 60s rock group, known for being one of the first few to play in a progressive and symphonic style of rock, with strong influence from Western Classical music. While they did not last more than three years, they wer… read more