Also check out "America: The BBC Sessions". For those who wish an introduction to the Nice I would recommend this as a good introduction. The singing though sometimes weak, is very sincere and grows on you. This lp reflects the Nice's unique array of talents - Brian Davison played like a jazz drummer (think experimental and improvising, not "sloppy" and you have it right-he was quite capable of a Palmer type style as 1974's Refugee LP demonstrated) and Lee Jackson had developed a ridiculously fast and unique bass style using a rather unusual Vox Constellation bass. Also Keith Emerson used two organs onstage. A couple of minor points noted in other reviews-early in the Nice's career, Lee Jackson did double on guitar, but they had pretty much eliminated the guitar from their sound by the time David O'List left. The Nice were one of the pioneers of well played thoughtful virtuosic music.
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