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The Nice – America (The BBC Sessions)
The Nice – America (The BBC Sessions)
The Nice – America (The BBC Sessions)
The Nice – America (The BBC Sessions)
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The Nice – America (The BBC Sessions)

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The Nice emerged in the late sixties as one of Britain's most adventurous rock ensembles, channeling classical grandeur and jazz sophistication through electric instruments with a restlessness that presaged progressive rock itself. This collection of BBC sessions captures the band at a formative moment, when keyboardist Keith Emerson, bassist Lee Jackson, and drummer Brian Davison were still mapping the terrain between baroque-influenced arrangements and raw, improvisational energy. Tracks like the title piece and the sprawling "Five Bridges Suite" showcase their gift for building immense structures from disciplined musicianship and genuine invention—no wasted notes, but plenty of room for ideas to unfold. What emerges is a portrait of a group thinking seriously about what rock music could contain, mixing ambitious compositional ambition with the kind of instrumental prowess that would later echo through countless progressive outfits. These sessions document a band unafraid to test their audience's appetite for the unconventional.

Item Details+
Genre Rock
Style Prog Rock
Media Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Label Receiver Records Limited
Year 1996
Country UK
Format CD
Tracklist+

America 6:42

2. One Of Those People 3:11

3. Azrael Revisited 5:08

4. St. Thomas 2:32

5. For Example 9:14

Five Bridges Suite 7:53

7. Pathetique (Symphony No.6 Third Movement) 7:03

8. Little Arabella 4:19

9. Happy Friends 3:26

10. Better Than Better 8:01

11. Sombrero King 3:36

12. Aries 5:24

13. Diary Of An Empty Day 3:35

14. Ars Longa Vita Brevis (2nd Movement) 8:10

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