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 sound was centred on Emerson's Hammond organ showmanship and abuse of the instrument, and their 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 decided to split the band in early 1970 to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts.
The album was promoted by a sampler (Featured on the Castle Communications 2000 box set "Here Come The Nice" (CMETD 055-1)) featuring a commentary by John Peel, which included the following comments:
1967 was a strange year for pop music with groups experimenting with new sounds and bouncing on and off bandwagons with dizzying speed and agility. They were calling themselves ridiculous names and regretting it shortly. The Nice came together in a void and will be here when the others are in pantomime in Wolverhampton.
The cover, photographed by Gered Mankowitz, shows members of the band apparently unclad except for being wrapped in cellophane.
Nice (/ˈniːs/, French pronunciation:[nis]; NiçardOccitan:Niça [classical norm] or Nissa [nonstandard], Italian:Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek:Νίκαια, Latin: Nicaea) is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, and it is the capital of the Alpes Maritimesdépartement. The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of about 1 million on an area of 721km2 (278sqmi). Located in the Côte d'Azur area on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille. Nice is about 8 miles (13 km) from the principality of Monaco, and its airport is a gateway to the principality as well.
The city is called Nice la Belle (Nissa La Bella in Niçard), which means Nice the Beautiful, which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912.
The municipality covers an area of 5.58 square kilometres (2.15sqmi), and has a population of 57 (as at 28August 2006).
Únice lies approximately 7 kilometres (4mi) north-west of Strakonice, 59km (37mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 95km (59mi) south-west of Prague.
"Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy" is the tenth episode of season 10 and the 149th overall episode of Comedy Central's South Park. It originally aired on October 18, 2006.
This episode parodies the TV series Dog the Bounty Hunter. The episode focuses on a situation involving Kyle Broflovski, his little brother, Ike, Eric Cartman, and the kindergarten teacher, Ms. Stevenson. The episode is rated TV-MA on Comedy Central and TV-14 for suggestive dialogue (D), offensive language (L), and sexual content (S) in syndication.
Plot
Eric Cartman is asked by a hall monitor to go see Principal Victoria. He believes he is in trouble for telling the other boys he made another student sick, but is instead given "authoritah" as the new school hallway monitor. Cartman takes full advantage of his new job, such as by dressing and acting as "Dawg the Hallway Monitor" and by bullying others and threatening them with bear spray. During his shift, Cartman finds a love drawing of Miss Stevenson (the kindergarten teacher) by Ike. After Miss Stevenson receives the drawing, she admits she too loves Ike, and the pair go on dates and even begin a sexual relationship.
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The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (Live) · The Nice
Live in Sweden
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Released on: 2019-08-16
Composer: Emerlist Davjack
Lyricist: Emerlist Davjack
Music Publisher: Immediate Music
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published: 15 Aug 2019
The Nice - The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack #bandasderock #progrock #rockprogresivo #keithemerson
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The Nice, Diary of an empty day, Single 1969
published: 01 Apr 2019
the nice ♦ america ♦ stereo remix
edit for headphones. The British band The Nice had a big hit with this instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein's song in 1968. Nr.11 in Holland, nr.16 in the UK.
Formed in 1967 as a backing group for P.P. Arnold, a performer who reached a higher level of popularity in the UK than her native US. Unhappy with her backing band, The Blue Jays, she wanted a replacement. Her driver suggested Keith Emerson would be able to put together such a group. Emerson agreed, but only on the condition the band could perform on their own as a warm-up act. Since it effectively meant getting two bands for the price of one, manager Andrew Loog Oldham readily a(greed)(;-). Emerson recruited Jackson, drummer Ian Hague (former Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds as well as a Mark Leeman Five member), and fin...
published: 30 Aug 2021
The Cry of Eugene
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The Cry of Eugene · The Nice
Innovations in British Psychedelia
℗ 2006 Charly Records
Released on: 2012-03-27
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published: 09 Feb 2017
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (full album) official
00:00 Care Of Cell 44
03:52 A Rose For Emily
06:10 Maybe After He's Gone
08:42 Beechwood Park
11:24 Brief Candles
14:53 Hung Up On A Dream
17:53 Changes
21:09 I Want Her She Wants Me
24:00 This Will Be Our Year
26:08 Buthcher's Tale
28:53 Friends Of Mine
31:08 Time Of The Season
Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band The Zombies. Mainly recorded between June and August 1967 at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, it was released on 19 April 1968 by CBS Records. "Time of the Season" was released as a single and became a surprise hit in early 1969. The album was received indifferently on release, but has since become critically acclaimed. It ranked #100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Masters controlled by Marquis Enterprises ...
published: 15 Mar 2014
The Nice - America
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, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. Their compositions included radical rearrangements of classical music themes and Bob Dylan songs.
The band achieved commercial success with an instrumental rearrange...
published: 06 Nov 2021
Dave Berry – My Baby Left Me
Featured here is his 2nd single released in 1964. Reached #37 in the UK charts.
Other videos:
(Do I Figure) In Your Life: https://youtu.be/TYXWwaJLzgo
Hoochie Coochie Man: https://youtu.be/0JEFFsUhbwA
published: 28 Feb 2023
You're My Life (Mono)
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You're My Life (Mono) · The Gods
Genesis
℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Producer: David Paramor
Engineer: Peter Vince
Performance: The Gods
Composer: Joe Konas
Composer: Lee Kerslake
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The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (Live) · The Nice
Live in Sweden
℗ 2019 Vogon
Released on: 2019-08-16
Composer: Eme...
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The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (Live) · The Nice
Live in Sweden
℗ 2019 Vogon
Released on: 2019-08-16
Composer: Emerlist Davjack
Lyricist: Emerlist Davjack
Music Publisher: Immediate Music
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The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (Live) · The Nice
Live in Sweden
℗ 2019 Vogon
Released on: 2019-08-16
Composer: Emerlist Davjack
Lyricist: Emerlist Davjack
Music Publisher: Immediate Music
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edit for headphones. The British band The Nice had a big hit with this instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein's song in 1968. Nr.11 in Holland, nr.16 i...
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The Cry of Eugene · The Nice
Innovations in British Psychedelia
℗ 2006 Charly Records
Released on: 2012-03-27...
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The Cry of Eugene · The Nice
Innovations in British Psychedelia
℗ 2006 Charly Records
Released on: 2012-03-27
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The Cry of Eugene · The Nice
Innovations in British Psychedelia
℗ 2006 Charly Records
Released on: 2012-03-27
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00:00 Care Of Cell 44
03:52 A Rose For Emily
06:10 Maybe After He's Gone
08:42 Beechwood Park
11:24 Brief Candles
14:53 Hung Up On A Dream
17:53 Changes
21:09 I...
00:00 Care Of Cell 44
03:52 A Rose For Emily
06:10 Maybe After He's Gone
08:42 Beechwood Park
11:24 Brief Candles
14:53 Hung Up On A Dream
17:53 Changes
21:09 I Want Her She Wants Me
24:00 This Will Be Our Year
26:08 Buthcher's Tale
28:53 Friends Of Mine
31:08 Time Of The Season
Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band The Zombies. Mainly recorded between June and August 1967 at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, it was released on 19 April 1968 by CBS Records. "Time of the Season" was released as a single and became a surprise hit in early 1969. The album was received indifferently on release, but has since become critically acclaimed. It ranked #100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Masters controlled by Marquis Enterprises Ltd. Publishing by Marquis Music Co Ltd and Verulam Music Co Ltd. Both are part of the Bocu Music Group www.bocugroup.com
00:00 Care Of Cell 44
03:52 A Rose For Emily
06:10 Maybe After He's Gone
08:42 Beechwood Park
11:24 Brief Candles
14:53 Hung Up On A Dream
17:53 Changes
21:09 I Want Her She Wants Me
24:00 This Will Be Our Year
26:08 Buthcher's Tale
28:53 Friends Of Mine
31:08 Time Of The Season
Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band The Zombies. Mainly recorded between June and August 1967 at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, it was released on 19 April 1968 by CBS Records. "Time of the Season" was released as a single and became a surprise hit in early 1969. The album was received indifferently on release, but has since become critically acclaimed. It ranked #100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Masters controlled by Marquis Enterprises Ltd. Publishing by Marquis Music Co Ltd and Verulam Music Co Ltd. Both are part of the Bocu Music Group www.bocugroup.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 ...
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, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. 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 decided to leave the band in early 1970 in order to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts.
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, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. Their compositions included radical rearrangements of classical music themes and Bob Dylan songs.
The Nice war eine englische Progressive-Rock-Band. Die Gruppe wurde im August 1967 von Begleitmusikern der Sängerin P. P. Arnold gegründet. Keith Emerson (Keyboards, Orgel), David O’List (Gitarre, Gesang), Brian Davison (Schlagzeug) und Lee Jackson (Bass, Gesang) vereinten in ihrem Musikstil Jazz und Rock mit der klassischen Musik. Zu ihren Interpretationen gehören beispielsweise Werke von Leonard Bernstein (America aus Westside Story), Johann Sebastian Bach (Brandenburgische Konzerte) und Jean Sibelius (Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite).
Nach einem Auftritt beim Windsor Blues Festival bekamen sie schon bald einen Plattenvertrag von Immediate angeboten. Im Herbst 1967 wurde daraufhin ihr Debütalbum The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack eingespielt, das Anfang 1968 erschien. Das Album ist sehr an die Orgelmusik von Johann Sebastian Bach angelehnt. Emersons Orgelspiel verdrängte aber den Gitarristen O’List von der Bildfläche, der kurz darauf ausschied.
Im Juli des Jahres kam die Coverversion von Bernsteins America in höhere Gefilde der Charts. Auch sonst erregte die Single große Aufmerksamkeit. Das Cover bestand aus einer Zusammenstellung verschiedener Bilder der Köpfe von Robert F. Kennedy und Martin Luther King. Bei einem Konzert in der Royal Albert Hall in London ging bei America auch noch eine US-Flagge in Flammen auf. Dies führte zu einem lebenslangen Auftrittsverbot für die Royal Albert Hall.
Auf Ars Longa Vita Brevis, das Ende 1968 auf den Markt kam, waren verschiedene Überarbeitungen klassischer Stücke, unter anderem von Bach, Sibelius und Tschaikowski zu hören. Vom Stil her vereinigten sie auf dem Album Einflüsse aus Rock, Blues und Jazz. Die für das Album namensgebende Suite nahm die zweite Seite der Schallplatte ein und war von einem Orchester begleitet.
1969 erschien das Album Nice, das in den britischen Charts unter die „Top 5“ vorrückte. Es enthielt sehr reichhaltige, symphonisch anmutende Instrumentierungen und wurde von Kritikern hochgelobt. Im Oktober des Jahres wurde Emersons Five Bridges Suite aufgeführt, für die das Londoner Symphonieorchester angeheuert worden war.
Im darauffolgenden Jahr tourten The Nice durch Europa und spielten auf dem Prager Beat Festival. Kurz vor einer geplanten US-Tournee gab Emerson aber überraschend die Trennung der Nice bekannt. Auf dem dreitägigen Pop & Bluesfestival am Osterwochenende 28./29. März 1970 in der Hamburger Ernst-Merck-Halle zelebrierte The Nice noch einmal ihre Musik in einer emphatischen Nacht. Am 30. März 1970 gab die Band ihr Abschiedskonzert im Berliner Sportpalast. Posthum erschienen 1971 die LP Elegy und der Sampler Autumn ’67 – Spring ’68.
Lee Jackson gründete die Gruppe Jackson Heights und Brian Davison die Gruppe Brian Davison’s Every Which Way.
Brian Davison und Lee Jackson gründeten 1974 zusammen mit Keyboarder Patrick Moraz die Gruppe Refugee, welche jedoch nur für eine LP zusammenblieb, da Moraz zu Yes wechselte. Im März 2007 ist bei der englischen Plattenfirma Voiceprint eine Konzertaufnahme aus der Newcastle City Hall (1974) veröffentlicht worden, die zwei stark umkomponierte The-Nice-Covers (The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon und She Belongs to Me) enthält.
Jackson und Davison beendeten nach der Auflösung von Refugee ihre Musikerkarriere, bis Keith Emerson The Nice 2002 für kurze Zeit wiederbelebte.
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, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. 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 decided to leave the band in early 1970 in order to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts.
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, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. Their compositions included radical rearrangements of classical music themes and Bob Dylan songs.
The Nice war eine englische Progressive-Rock-Band. Die Gruppe wurde im August 1967 von Begleitmusikern der Sängerin P. P. Arnold gegründet. Keith Emerson (Keyboards, Orgel), David O’List (Gitarre, Gesang), Brian Davison (Schlagzeug) und Lee Jackson (Bass, Gesang) vereinten in ihrem Musikstil Jazz und Rock mit der klassischen Musik. Zu ihren Interpretationen gehören beispielsweise Werke von Leonard Bernstein (America aus Westside Story), Johann Sebastian Bach (Brandenburgische Konzerte) und Jean Sibelius (Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite).
Nach einem Auftritt beim Windsor Blues Festival bekamen sie schon bald einen Plattenvertrag von Immediate angeboten. Im Herbst 1967 wurde daraufhin ihr Debütalbum The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack eingespielt, das Anfang 1968 erschien. Das Album ist sehr an die Orgelmusik von Johann Sebastian Bach angelehnt. Emersons Orgelspiel verdrängte aber den Gitarristen O’List von der Bildfläche, der kurz darauf ausschied.
Im Juli des Jahres kam die Coverversion von Bernsteins America in höhere Gefilde der Charts. Auch sonst erregte die Single große Aufmerksamkeit. Das Cover bestand aus einer Zusammenstellung verschiedener Bilder der Köpfe von Robert F. Kennedy und Martin Luther King. Bei einem Konzert in der Royal Albert Hall in London ging bei America auch noch eine US-Flagge in Flammen auf. Dies führte zu einem lebenslangen Auftrittsverbot für die Royal Albert Hall.
Auf Ars Longa Vita Brevis, das Ende 1968 auf den Markt kam, waren verschiedene Überarbeitungen klassischer Stücke, unter anderem von Bach, Sibelius und Tschaikowski zu hören. Vom Stil her vereinigten sie auf dem Album Einflüsse aus Rock, Blues und Jazz. Die für das Album namensgebende Suite nahm die zweite Seite der Schallplatte ein und war von einem Orchester begleitet.
1969 erschien das Album Nice, das in den britischen Charts unter die „Top 5“ vorrückte. Es enthielt sehr reichhaltige, symphonisch anmutende Instrumentierungen und wurde von Kritikern hochgelobt. Im Oktober des Jahres wurde Emersons Five Bridges Suite aufgeführt, für die das Londoner Symphonieorchester angeheuert worden war.
Im darauffolgenden Jahr tourten The Nice durch Europa und spielten auf dem Prager Beat Festival. Kurz vor einer geplanten US-Tournee gab Emerson aber überraschend die Trennung der Nice bekannt. Auf dem dreitägigen Pop & Bluesfestival am Osterwochenende 28./29. März 1970 in der Hamburger Ernst-Merck-Halle zelebrierte The Nice noch einmal ihre Musik in einer emphatischen Nacht. Am 30. März 1970 gab die Band ihr Abschiedskonzert im Berliner Sportpalast. Posthum erschienen 1971 die LP Elegy und der Sampler Autumn ’67 – Spring ’68.
Lee Jackson gründete die Gruppe Jackson Heights und Brian Davison die Gruppe Brian Davison’s Every Which Way.
Brian Davison und Lee Jackson gründeten 1974 zusammen mit Keyboarder Patrick Moraz die Gruppe Refugee, welche jedoch nur für eine LP zusammenblieb, da Moraz zu Yes wechselte. Im März 2007 ist bei der englischen Plattenfirma Voiceprint eine Konzertaufnahme aus der Newcastle City Hall (1974) veröffentlicht worden, die zwei stark umkomponierte The-Nice-Covers (The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon und She Belongs to Me) enthält.
Jackson und Davison beendeten nach der Auflösung von Refugee ihre Musikerkarriere, bis Keith Emerson The Nice 2002 für kurze Zeit wiederbelebte.
Featured here is his 2nd single released in 1964. Reached #37 in the UK charts.
Other videos:
(Do I Figure) In Your Life: https://youtu.be/TYXWwaJLzgo
Hoochie...
Featured here is his 2nd single released in 1964. Reached #37 in the UK charts.
Other videos:
(Do I Figure) In Your Life: https://youtu.be/TYXWwaJLzgo
Hoochie Coochie Man: https://youtu.be/0JEFFsUhbwA
Featured here is his 2nd single released in 1964. Reached #37 in the UK charts.
Other videos:
(Do I Figure) In Your Life: https://youtu.be/TYXWwaJLzgo
Hoochie Coochie Man: https://youtu.be/0JEFFsUhbwA
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You're My Life (Mono) · The Gods
Genesis
℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Producer: David Pa...
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You're My Life (Mono) · The Gods
Genesis
℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Producer: David Paramor
Engineer: Peter Vince
Performance: The Gods
Composer: Joe Konas
Composer: Lee Kerslake
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You're My Life (Mono) · The Gods
Genesis
℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Producer: David Paramor
Engineer: Peter Vince
Performance: The Gods
Composer: Joe Konas
Composer: Lee Kerslake
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The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (Live) · The Nice
Live in Sweden
℗ 2019 Vogon
Released on: 2019-08-16
Composer: Emerlist Davjack
Lyricist: Emerlist Davjack
Music Publisher: Immediate Music
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The Cry of Eugene · The Nice
Innovations in British Psychedelia
℗ 2006 Charly Records
Released on: 2012-03-27
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00:00 Care Of Cell 44
03:52 A Rose For Emily
06:10 Maybe After He's Gone
08:42 Beechwood Park
11:24 Brief Candles
14:53 Hung Up On A Dream
17:53 Changes
21:09 I Want Her She Wants Me
24:00 This Will Be Our Year
26:08 Buthcher's Tale
28:53 Friends Of Mine
31:08 Time Of The Season
Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band The Zombies. Mainly recorded between June and August 1967 at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, it was released on 19 April 1968 by CBS Records. "Time of the Season" was released as a single and became a surprise hit in early 1969. The album was received indifferently on release, but has since become critically acclaimed. It ranked #100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Masters controlled by Marquis Enterprises Ltd. Publishing by Marquis Music Co Ltd and Verulam Music Co Ltd. Both are part of the Bocu Music Group www.bocugroup.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 developing a strong live following. The group's stage performances featured Emerson's Hammond organ showmanship and abuse of the instrument, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. 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 decided to leave the band in early 1970 in order to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts.
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, such as playing rhythms while switching the reverb on and off while the spring unit was crashing about. Their compositions included radical rearrangements of classical music themes and Bob Dylan songs.
The Nice war eine englische Progressive-Rock-Band. Die Gruppe wurde im August 1967 von Begleitmusikern der Sängerin P. P. Arnold gegründet. Keith Emerson (Keyboards, Orgel), David O’List (Gitarre, Gesang), Brian Davison (Schlagzeug) und Lee Jackson (Bass, Gesang) vereinten in ihrem Musikstil Jazz und Rock mit der klassischen Musik. Zu ihren Interpretationen gehören beispielsweise Werke von Leonard Bernstein (America aus Westside Story), Johann Sebastian Bach (Brandenburgische Konzerte) und Jean Sibelius (Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite).
Nach einem Auftritt beim Windsor Blues Festival bekamen sie schon bald einen Plattenvertrag von Immediate angeboten. Im Herbst 1967 wurde daraufhin ihr Debütalbum The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack eingespielt, das Anfang 1968 erschien. Das Album ist sehr an die Orgelmusik von Johann Sebastian Bach angelehnt. Emersons Orgelspiel verdrängte aber den Gitarristen O’List von der Bildfläche, der kurz darauf ausschied.
Im Juli des Jahres kam die Coverversion von Bernsteins America in höhere Gefilde der Charts. Auch sonst erregte die Single große Aufmerksamkeit. Das Cover bestand aus einer Zusammenstellung verschiedener Bilder der Köpfe von Robert F. Kennedy und Martin Luther King. Bei einem Konzert in der Royal Albert Hall in London ging bei America auch noch eine US-Flagge in Flammen auf. Dies führte zu einem lebenslangen Auftrittsverbot für die Royal Albert Hall.
Auf Ars Longa Vita Brevis, das Ende 1968 auf den Markt kam, waren verschiedene Überarbeitungen klassischer Stücke, unter anderem von Bach, Sibelius und Tschaikowski zu hören. Vom Stil her vereinigten sie auf dem Album Einflüsse aus Rock, Blues und Jazz. Die für das Album namensgebende Suite nahm die zweite Seite der Schallplatte ein und war von einem Orchester begleitet.
1969 erschien das Album Nice, das in den britischen Charts unter die „Top 5“ vorrückte. Es enthielt sehr reichhaltige, symphonisch anmutende Instrumentierungen und wurde von Kritikern hochgelobt. Im Oktober des Jahres wurde Emersons Five Bridges Suite aufgeführt, für die das Londoner Symphonieorchester angeheuert worden war.
Im darauffolgenden Jahr tourten The Nice durch Europa und spielten auf dem Prager Beat Festival. Kurz vor einer geplanten US-Tournee gab Emerson aber überraschend die Trennung der Nice bekannt. Auf dem dreitägigen Pop & Bluesfestival am Osterwochenende 28./29. März 1970 in der Hamburger Ernst-Merck-Halle zelebrierte The Nice noch einmal ihre Musik in einer emphatischen Nacht. Am 30. März 1970 gab die Band ihr Abschiedskonzert im Berliner Sportpalast. Posthum erschienen 1971 die LP Elegy und der Sampler Autumn ’67 – Spring ’68.
Lee Jackson gründete die Gruppe Jackson Heights und Brian Davison die Gruppe Brian Davison’s Every Which Way.
Brian Davison und Lee Jackson gründeten 1974 zusammen mit Keyboarder Patrick Moraz die Gruppe Refugee, welche jedoch nur für eine LP zusammenblieb, da Moraz zu Yes wechselte. Im März 2007 ist bei der englischen Plattenfirma Voiceprint eine Konzertaufnahme aus der Newcastle City Hall (1974) veröffentlicht worden, die zwei stark umkomponierte The-Nice-Covers (The Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon und She Belongs to Me) enthält.
Jackson und Davison beendeten nach der Auflösung von Refugee ihre Musikerkarriere, bis Keith Emerson The Nice 2002 für kurze Zeit wiederbelebte.
Featured here is his 2nd single released in 1964. Reached #37 in the UK charts.
Other videos:
(Do I Figure) In Your Life: https://youtu.be/TYXWwaJLzgo
Hoochie Coochie Man: https://youtu.be/0JEFFsUhbwA
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You're My Life (Mono) · The Gods
Genesis
℗ 1968 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Producer: David Paramor
Engineer: Peter Vince
Performance: The Gods
Composer: Joe Konas
Composer: Lee Kerslake
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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 sound was centred on Emerson's Hammond organ showmanship and abuse of the instrument, and their 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 decided to split the band in early 1970 to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts.
She's got everything she needs, She's an artist, she don't look back. She's got everything she needs, She's an artist, she don't look back. She can take the dark out of the nighttime And paint the daytime black. You will start out standing Proud to steal her anything she sees. You will start out standing Proud to steal her anything she sees. But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole Down upon your knees. She never stumbles, She's got no place to fall. She never stumbles, She's got no place to fall. She's nobody's child, The Law can't touch her at all. She wears an Egyptian ring That sparkles before she speaks. She wears an Egyptian ring That sparkles before she speaks. She's a hypnotist collector, You are a walking antique. Bow down to her on Sunday, Salute her when her birthday comes. Bow down to her on Sunday, Salute her when her birthday comes. For Halloween buy her a trumpet And for Christmas, give her a drum.