Thank you for making this reunion of Nice available to us fans. Keith had an amazing array of keyboards , and there in back stood the mighty Moog . I am sure to play this video over and over . Longtime fan of Nice and ELP . Bravo !
Saw the original Nice in the same lineup as the Move, Pink Floyd and Hendrix. Superb night, long ago but never to be forgotten (and I even came away with Jimi's autograph)
@Tony Harrison : Wow! I'm so envious of you. Bought all the Nice LPs with my pocket money but never got to see them live, although I was often told about Keith's antics with his Hammond and the knives. Definitely the "Jimi Hendrix" of the keyboard!
This was the first band I went to see in the Greens Playhouse in Glasgow and it all new to me as I grew up with Otis Redding all the soul music and blues ,Bob Dylan etc and the Nice just blew all of us away and that night you could have heard a pin drop and that’s saying something for Glasgow after the break up I then went to see ELP a few times and I still listen to all there music and that must have been about 50 odd years ago,memories memories 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🥃🏴
For keyboardists Keith was once what Hendrix was for guitar players. He was a role model for keyboardists who wanted to emancipate from the role of supporting guitar players. That was their task before Keith and unfortunately it´s their task today again - and that means most of the time: making soundscapes and laying chords. It´s a miracle to me that most of them feel comfortable with that submissiveness. Unfortunately Keith got a right hand injury in the 90s and that handicapped him so seriously that during this Nice reunion tour he was a pale shadow of his former glory. I have the 3-CD-box-set of that tour and I can´t express how sorry I feel for him while listening to it. Some people may think that Jon Lord or Rick Wakeman played on a similar level. No - they did not. In fact Keith was on a level of it´s own - unfortunately until he got that hand injury.
Wow. Was at this concert, four of us traveled down from Staffordshire to see it, great concert, Julian Lloyd Webber was sitting behind us, he enjoyed it as well.
Saw them at Winter gardens in Weston-Super-Mare must have been late 60’s. Standing on the Hammond, rocking back and forth and plunging daggers into the keyboard, I guess to sustain notes. Awesome stuff back then. My dad was drummer in the resident support band so I used to get in free😊
Saw the 2003 performance at Watford Colosseum. Blimey! I'd actually got to see my favourite band ( who'd split up when I was 11). A few weeks later, England won the Rugby World Cup. What an Autumn!
i was there,in the 2nd row, in virtually the same one i was in one march 7th 1970.unfortunately even though we were very lucky to get this one,it didnt really compare to the earlier one.
many Moons ago Keith lost his Life. chosing a Suicide. for what ? bad Critics in the Net ? to all those Assholes ... you dont have any Rights to judged one of the greatest Artists in the World ! stay calm !! R.I.P. Keith. we will always love you
its good,but Keith Emerson and the Nice,is like saying Noddy Holder and Slade,or Ozzy Osborne and Black Sabbath,the Nice were a great band,but more than just Emerson.
Yeah! You're absolutely right. Brian Davison, Lee Jackson and Davy O'List were great musicians in their own right, but whilst this video is called 'KEITH EMERSON and THE NICE - Royal Festival Hall, 6th October 2002', it might as well have been called 'KEITH EMERSON and OTHER MUSICIANS from the video. The camera was pointed on Keith for 99% of the time. Would have liked to have seen the whole band playing together!
@@chenks54 Oh cmon - Lee was a nice guy but a mediocre bass player and a lousy singer. I always liked Brian though but you can´t compare him with Carl Palmer who was a much more skilled rock and classical drummer. O´List had severe drug problems back then and they had to fire him and after that the band sounded better than before and that was due to the fact that there was noone left who could disturb Emerson´s keyboard sounds and playing. I really like both bands but ELP opened a totally new chapter for keyboard driven music, you simply can´t compare both bands.
@@anonymusum Yeah .. I guess you're right, plus the factvthst you appear to know much more than I do about the members of the band - the Nice. I didn't know Lee was fired because he had a drug problem. Thanks for all the extra info. You definitely seem more knowledgeable about the band's than me! Cheers mate!
Penso alla frustrazione che doveva provare mentre suonava. Già qui l'artrosi gli stava divorando le mani. Gli erano rimaste tre dita buone... 😪 ♥️ I think of the frustration he must have felt while playing. Already here the arthrosis was devouring his hands. He had three good fingers left ...
The Nice have a special place in music history because the group introduced and showcased the extraordinary talent of Keith Emerson. When I first heard them, I often wondered how Emerson would sound were he matched with musicians of his calibre, or at least those who could keep pace with his formidable musical prowess. This question, of course, was answered some years later with the formation of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. In listending to old recordings of the Nice, Emerson"s artistry and mastery of eclectic musical styles is evident, but I find the continued presence of the bassist/vocalist and drummer to be an annoying distraction. Basically these guys sound like they'd be OK playing in a pub cover band, but not much more due to their lack of musical sophistication (and those vocals!). Emerson studied classical music, but also had formidable jazz chops, and was trying to do something different back in those days, so perhaps it was difficult to find like minded musicians at his level of accomplishments.
@@Dabberontour hi Nic. I feel I can comment here. Lee Jackon was a pretty good bassist that kept in time and maintained harmonic integrety in the improvisations. He was innovative, look at the violin bow stuff, years before Page did it. He kept a simple pattern so that it didn't clash with Emerson's skilful pyrotechnics. Which is why he kept the Vox Wyman. It cut through the mix with a distinctive tone. It ALWAYS sounded the same, a bit like a Rickenbacker does. He was basically doing whst he had to in that band.
Ist saw dec 73 msg nyc ..aug 74 nj.77 msg 2nites orch..july 77 upstate ny .no orch.77 oct msg nyc wnew fm 10yr anniv ..that b it b4 i saw elpowell 86 msg nyc..saw 90s etc.but the orig run endn in march 78." "The best".
@Henry Black i've uploaded a bit of VIvacitas too but, as a fan and collector, i look for unofficial relases also. I'm sorry if you're disappointed of this.
