The Nice

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The Nice were an influential late-1960s English progressive rock band led by keyboardist Keith Emerson, known for pioneering the fusion of rock, jazz, and classical music.

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The Nice canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English musical group ⓘ
rock band ⓘ
activeYearsEndYear 1970 ⓘ
activeYearsStartYear 1967 ⓘ
album Ars Longa Vita Brevis ⓘ
Five Bridges ⓘ
Nice ⓘ
The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime early 1970s ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
classical crossover ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
hasInfluenced Emerson, Lake & Palmer ⓘ
progressive rock genre ⓘ
symphonic rock bands ⓘ
hasPart bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
influencedBy classical music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
leader Keith Emerson ⓘ
locationOfFormation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
notableEvent Keith Emerson left to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer ⓘ
notableFeature extended organ and keyboard improvisations ⓘ
pioneering fusion of rock, jazz, and classical music ⓘ
use of classical themes in rock arrangements ⓘ
notableMember Brian Davison ⓘ
David O’List ⓘ
Keith Emerson ⓘ
Lee Jackson ⓘ
notableSong America ⓘ
Azrael Revisited ⓘ
Country Pie / Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 ⓘ
Diary of an Empty Day ⓘ
Hang On to a Dream ⓘ
Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite ⓘ
Rondo ⓘ
notableWork Ars Longa Vita Brevis ⓘ
Everything As Nice As Mother Makes It ⓘ
Five Bridges ⓘ
Nice ⓘ
The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack ⓘ
recordLabel Charisma Records ⓘ
Immediate Records ⓘ
startTime 1967 ⓘ

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My Back Pages → coveredBy → The Nice ⓘ
Tony Stratton-Smith → signedAct → The Nice ⓘ
Keith Emerson → memberOf → The Nice ⓘ