I remember the Nice at a gig in Leytonstone ... in a very crowded hall ... hard to get a view! I stood through the whole thing with a girl doing a flying angel on my shoulders so she could see! Brilliant keyboard artist, so creative with showmanship to match. There is nothing to compare. RIP Keith miss you mate and thanks so much!
"Brandenburger" was one of the very first--and to my mind, still one of the best if not THE best--classical-rock fusions ever attempted. A lot of it has to do with Emerson of course but I also credit Brian Davison's drumming, which adds the perfect amount of swing to it to make the piece really *groove* . A lot of later prog attempts to combine rock and classical were a lot more formal and bombastic in tone; this sounds loose and jazzy, and never fails to get my head bopping.
Headboy We have something in common. Still can´t believe that Keith left us. He left a big gap and up to now I can´t see anyone who could fill it. And in the old days he was lightyears ahead of any other keyboardist.
Keith was a true talent. His kind was rarely seen in rock 'n roll circles. I love The Nice's output, particularly when they became a trio after dropping Davy O'List.
Thanks very much for upload! I grew up with elp band and "pictures at a exhibition ! Then searched for more about Keith Emerson, found and loved all THE NICE LPs in the beginning of the 70s! After all the ELP years I found and came back to THE NICE through CZcams . I can't stop the black and white videos. :)
Ars Longa Vita Brevis was the album, and this track reconciled my progressive musical tastes with those of the rest of my (classically trained) family when I was 15. Thank you Nice x
So cool to see Brian Davison & Lee Jackson as well as Keith. They were hosed twice.... once by Emerson bailing to form ELP, and again by Patrick Moraz when he bailed Refugee to join Yes. Great musicians all!
I never knew Lee Jackson was a lefty; perhaps that's why he played that Vox teardrop bass. I've read that Bill Wyman either sold or gave Lee that bass. Does anyone know the truth about all that? Brian Davison was always an inspiration to me as a drummer; yes, both added a lot to this band's sound.
@Rudy Overlord I think his bass playing is pretty good. It was his singing that was dodgy. Emerson realised he needed a great singer if he wanted the big time, and he found one.
I really miss virtuosity in music. To the small minds, a virtuoso musician, as was Keith Emerson, is dismissed as "excessive". But there will never be another Keith Emerson. He was phenomenal. Critics were always putting him down. But I ask you, when was the last time you bought a CD Boxset by a critic?
Don't forget folks... the tribute concert for Keith on 28th July 2017 at the UK's Birmingham Symphony Hall... tickets still available. Please help us sell out: www.thsh.co.uk/event/keith-emerson-a-musical-celebration-of-life
In the late 60's I was a big fan of both Keith Emerson and Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge. When the Soft Machine appeared at a Summer '69 Blackhill Enterprises free concert in Parliament Hill Fields, London, someone had painted in large letters 'MIKE' on the side of Ratledge's organ - only for someone else (maybe Ratledge himself?) to paint over the 'MI' - leaving just (with added full stops) 'K.E.' (i.e. Keith Emerson) visible - so MIke was a fan of Emerson too! (find the Redfern photo of the gig and you'll see what I mean..........
Within a month or so of this recording, KE would have first heard the LP "Switched on Bach." Wouldn't be surprised if this was the last appearance without a Moog.
Not quite--Emerson's first appearance on stage with the Moog was in March 1970, during his last shows with The Nice. This TV appearance is from November 1968, I believe, so he had about 16 more months to go before he was finally able to afford the Moog (remember it cost $20,000 in 1968 dollars which would be like $160k today!).
+niceand sleazy well, the music you mean: this is Bach. no way anybody can get anywhere near Bach. But Emerson's brilliant techique remained all through his E.L.P. years. He was always best at keyboards
Moi, ça fait longtemps que j'aime bien (depuis 1967-8 or so), but I wonder if John-Seb se retourne dans sa tombe de plaisir (de voir ses tubes durer si longtemps), d'indignation (de voir ce qu'on a fait de ses tubes) ou de rire (ce qui lui ferait du bien : il n'avait pas l'air porté sur la rigolade; sur la baise, si !). Allez, un petit "for example" pour la route...
Descanse en paz gran maestro Keith. Increíble como se han volcado en hacer montón de homenajes a Prince, y que hay de Keith Emerson? para mi gusto personal mucho, muchisimo mejor que Prince (sin comparación) ;-{D
The Nice were great. It's hard to say how things might have turned out, but Keith Emerson decided that this band wouldn't take him to the level of musical success he craved. I'm not sure if Emerson Lake and Palmer achieved that for him, they certainly didn't achieve that for me. It is most unfortunate this band dissolved at the hands of Keith Emerson's ambitions, and there's no subtracting from the great keyboard player he was.
Well, sometimes he was a bit sloppy, but anyway ... Most people don´t realize that he played the cheapest Hammond organ during his time with the Nice - the L100. But it always amazes me how good his L100 sounds. Other keyboardists played the much bigger and better B3 or C3 and didn´t sound better.
@Kevin Counihan It has the same tone generator but not the same wiring resulting in a lack of volume in the high range - ("foldback"). And it doesn´t have the chorus/vibrato-scanner, both modulations are generated electronically. But it has a spring reverb what even the B3/C3 don´t have. All in all there´s not much difference in weight to the other so called spinet organs of the M- and T-series. It´s still a very heavy organ and Keith had to find the right technique to move it around like he did.
@Kevin Counihan Yes, I had a M3, a C2, a chopped M3, a P100 and at least a C3. To be honest - I didn´t like his knife attacks at all. I see the Hammond as an instrument and I would never treat an instrument like that, whether it would be my grand piano or my C3. Ok, it was his show and he obviouly draw attention with it in the 60s, but as he did just the same in the 90s again I thought that it fell out of time. It wasn´t spectacular at all, it was kind of nostalgic and I felt sorry for him watching him on stage.
Not that keyboardplayers should play while standing up like this in the first place. But to me Rock and prog keyboards is better off a little raw and unpolished anyways, Give me Keith over Jordan Rudess any day. Cheers. 😎
@@snuppssynthchannel I once heard Rudess´ version of Tarkus and thought: OMG, this guy didn´t understand a lot of things. No, never liked him and the scores of Dream Theatre proved me right.
@@anonymusum His version of Tarkus is a bit atrocious and the synth sounds are really tasteless on that. I never liked his approach as a composer that much, Emerson had much more talent in this regard. Jordan never understood shape or dynamics, nor phrasing very well, same thing goes for the clavier, his classical piano playing is quite mechanical. But I like Jordan a lot as a person, and I love to watch synth demos by him. He has superb technique and a great understanding of music theory, technology and synthesis. Jordan is really talented and clearly is a very intelligent dude. I am certainly not in a position to criticize him for using ugly synth sounds either, as I released an album earlier this year, which is based around the harshest and ugliest synth sounds imaginable. :)
I remember the Nice at a gig in Leytonstone ... in a very crowded hall ... hard to get a view!
I stood through the whole thing with a girl doing a flying angel on my shoulders so she could see!
Brilliant keyboard artist, so creative with showmanship to match. There is nothing to compare.
RIP Keith miss you mate and thanks so much!
"Brandenburger" was one of the very first--and to my mind, still one of the best if not THE best--classical-rock fusions ever attempted. A lot of it has to do with Emerson of course but I also credit Brian Davison's drumming, which adds the perfect amount of swing to it to make the piece really *groove* . A lot of later prog attempts to combine rock and classical were a lot more formal and bombastic in tone; this sounds loose and jazzy, and never fails to get my head bopping.
Played this to death back in the day. I can't stress enough how much this man influenced me. Thankyou Keith. Bless you. RIP
Remember the other two were major contributers
Alan Kennedy
Agree, a fantastic blend of quality musicians that were so inspiring.
ELP just didn't do it for me.
Headboy
We have something in common. Still can´t believe that Keith left us. He left a big gap and up to now I can´t see anyone who could fill it. And in the old days he was lightyears ahead of any other keyboardist.
Keith was a true talent. His kind was rarely seen in rock 'n roll circles. I love The Nice's output, particularly when they became a trio after dropping Davy O'List.
I prefer the Nice to ELP. RIP Keith.
keith was truly brilliant - RIP great man
My HERO Forever , RIP KEITH ......
We Lost an Icon in the Music World.......R.I.P. Keith Emerson......
One of my earliest musical memories...from a reel to reel tape my dad had...
Brings tears to the eyes. Amazing.
Thanks very much for upload! I grew up with elp band and "pictures at a exhibition ! Then searched for more about Keith Emerson, found and loved all THE NICE LPs in the beginning of the 70s! After all the ELP years I found and came back to THE NICE through CZcams . I can't stop the black and white videos. :)
Ars Longa Vita Brevis was the album, and this track reconciled my progressive musical tastes with those of the rest of my (classically trained) family when I was 15. Thank you Nice x
das war meine Kindheit ! Wunder über wunder und jetz
Tears in my eyes
Nice is very Nice
thank you! i saw them play this at the marquee, on more than one occasion. i absolutely loved it then, and i still love it now.
thanks keith for all of your music
This band educated me in classical music and Jazz !
fantastico, sempre bello risentirlo
Wonderful!!!
he was a magician
Such a great material! Thanks for posting
Very Nice,..
The CHEEEESE crumbling down those Leslie speakers !!!!
Very Nice, SUPER Nice!
Formidable!
This is very nice.
So cool to see Brian Davison & Lee Jackson as well as Keith. They were hosed twice.... once by Emerson bailing to form ELP, and again by Patrick Moraz when he bailed Refugee to join Yes. Great musicians all!
I never knew Lee Jackson was a lefty; perhaps that's why he played that Vox teardrop bass. I've read that Bill Wyman either sold or gave Lee that bass. Does anyone know the truth about all that? Brian Davison was always an inspiration to me as a drummer; yes, both added a lot to this band's sound.
..always thought that as well. Hate to see rhythm sections treated like that, but I guess that's the way the crookie cumbles..
@Rudy Overlord I think his bass playing is pretty good. It was his singing that was dodgy. Emerson realised he needed a great singer if he wanted the big time, and he found one.
Very cool and with short hair, dramatic contrast of lighting, cool!
I really miss virtuosity in music. To the small minds, a virtuoso musician, as was Keith Emerson, is dismissed as "excessive". But there will never be another Keith Emerson. He was phenomenal. Critics were always putting him down. But I ask you, when was the last time you bought a CD Boxset by a critic?
La forza della gioventù! The strenght of youth!
RIP Keith
Don't forget folks... the tribute concert for Keith on 28th July 2017 at the UK's Birmingham Symphony Hall... tickets still available. Please help us sell out: www.thsh.co.uk/event/keith-emerson-a-musical-celebration-of-life
In the late 60's I was a big fan of both Keith Emerson and Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge. When the Soft Machine appeared at a Summer '69 Blackhill Enterprises free concert in Parliament Hill Fields, London, someone had painted in large letters 'MIKE' on the side of Ratledge's organ - only for someone else (maybe Ratledge himself?) to paint over the 'MI' - leaving just (with added full stops) 'K.E.' (i.e. Keith Emerson) visible - so MIke was a fan of Emerson too! (find the Redfern photo of the gig and you'll see what I mean..........
Emerson at his rawest.
Craig Ezell
👍 that's the beauty of it. Loved this era of Keith Emerson with the Nice. Would take it over ELP any day.
Keith was a genius on the keyboard. Absolutely great! Maybe, he met Beethoven after his death an they playing organ side by side.
Ars Longa Vita Brevis - 19:20
Prelude (Emerson)
1st Movement: Awakening (Davison)
2nd Movement: Realization (Davy O'List, Emerson, Jackson)
3rd Movement: Acceptance 'Brandenburger' (Johann Sebastian Bach, Davison, Emerson, Jackson)
4th Movement: Denial (Davison, Emerson, Jackson)
Coda - Extension to the Big Note (Emerson)
A musical genius!
THANKYOU !!
GOOD MOVEY !!
I'm SO HAPPY♪
Thanx for posting that great artwork!
Jürgen
Far out, man.
Eli Cohen
Not heard that one for a long time.
Nice one 👍
Meseriasii raman meseriasi . Bravo lor , altfel.....o parere doar ....servus
Nice. (sorry, I couldn't help it :-)
Within a month or so of this recording, KE would have first heard the LP "Switched on Bach." Wouldn't be surprised if this was the last appearance without a Moog.
Not quite--Emerson's first appearance on stage with the Moog was in March 1970, during his last shows with The Nice. This TV appearance is from November 1968, I believe, so he had about 16 more months to go before he was finally able to afford the Moog (remember it cost $20,000 in 1968 dollars which would be like $160k today!).
Better than his ELP stuff. RIP Keith
+niceand sleazy well, the music you mean: this is Bach. no way anybody can get anywhere near Bach. But Emerson's brilliant techique remained all through his E.L.P. years. He was always best at keyboards
I too prefer the Nice over ELP.
Ahhh Bach....
Never to be equaled.
Moi, ça fait longtemps que j'aime bien (depuis 1967-8 or so), but I wonder if John-Seb se retourne dans sa tombe de plaisir (de voir ses tubes durer si longtemps), d'indignation (de voir ce qu'on a fait de ses tubes) ou de rire (ce qui lui ferait du bien : il n'avait pas l'air porté sur la rigolade; sur la baise, si !). Allez, un petit "for example" pour la route...
Descanse en paz gran maestro Keith. Increíble como se han volcado en hacer montón de homenajes a Prince, y que hay de Keith Emerson? para mi gusto personal mucho, muchisimo mejor que Prince (sin comparación) ;-{D
I one of Bach sons plays a hammond
The Nice were great. It's hard to say how things might have turned out, but Keith Emerson decided that this band wouldn't take him to the level of musical success he craved. I'm not sure if Emerson Lake and Palmer achieved that for him, they certainly didn't achieve that for me. It is most unfortunate this band dissolved at the hands of Keith Emerson's ambitions, and there's no subtracting from the great keyboard player he was.
Bob Weston
Perhaps he liked the status he had with ELP. That's the reason I went off him.
Give me a The Nice any day.
:)
artista
Well, sometimes he was a bit sloppy, but anyway ...
Most people don´t realize that he played the cheapest Hammond organ during his time with the Nice - the L100. But it always amazes me how good his L100 sounds. Other keyboardists played the much bigger and better B3 or C3 and didn´t sound better.
@Kevin Counihan It has the same tone generator but not the same wiring resulting in a lack of volume in the high range - ("foldback"). And it doesn´t have the chorus/vibrato-scanner, both modulations are generated electronically. But it has a spring reverb what even the B3/C3 don´t have. All in all there´s not much difference in weight to the other so called spinet organs of the M- and T-series. It´s still a very heavy organ and Keith had to find the right technique to move it around like he did.
@Kevin Counihan
Yes, I had a M3, a C2, a chopped M3, a P100 and at least a C3. To be honest - I didn´t like his knife attacks at all. I see the Hammond as an instrument and I would never treat an instrument like that, whether it would be my grand piano or my C3. Ok, it was his show and he obviouly draw attention with it in the 60s, but as he did just the same in the 90s again I thought that it fell out of time. It wasn´t spectacular at all, it was kind of nostalgic and I felt sorry for him watching him on stage.
Not that keyboardplayers should play while standing up like this in the first place. But to me Rock and prog keyboards is better off a little raw and unpolished anyways, Give me Keith over Jordan Rudess any day. Cheers. 😎
@@snuppssynthchannel I once heard Rudess´ version of Tarkus and thought: OMG, this guy didn´t understand a lot of things. No, never liked him and the scores of Dream Theatre proved me right.
@@anonymusum His version of Tarkus is a bit atrocious and the synth sounds are really tasteless on that. I never liked his approach as a composer that much, Emerson had much more talent in this regard. Jordan never understood shape or dynamics, nor phrasing very well, same thing goes for the clavier, his classical piano playing is quite mechanical. But I like Jordan a lot as a person, and I love to watch synth demos by him. He has superb technique and a great understanding of music theory, technology and synthesis. Jordan is really talented and clearly is a very intelligent dude. I am certainly not in a position to criticize him for using ugly synth sounds either, as I released an album earlier this year, which is based around the harshest and ugliest synth sounds imaginable. :)
69??wtf?emerson- god