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| 1. Flower King of Flies |
| 2. Thoughts of Emerlsit Davjack |
| 3. Bonnie K |
| 4. Rondo |
| 5. War and Peace |
| 6. Tantalising Maggie |
| 7. Dawn |
| 8. Cry of Eugene |
| 9. Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack [Extended Version] |
| 10. Flower King of Flies [Alternate Version] |
| 11. Azrael (Angel of Death) [Single B Side] |
| 12. America [Single Version] |
| 13. America [Extended Version]/Second Amendment |
| 14. Diamond Hard Blue Apples of the Moon [Single B Side] |
| 15. Daddy, Where Did I Come From? [Early Version][Version] |
Editorial Reviews
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A compelling, largely undigested stew of psychedelia, r&b, and their own idiosyncratic musical fetishes, The Nice's debut album displayed a band whose shaggy artisanship had more in common with contemporary alt.rock than the bloated prog Keith Emerson's later ELP would come to epitomize. The band (who reformed for a warmly received European tour and live album in 2001-2) may have had its humble origins as the back-up band for former Ikette PP Arnold, but its aggressive obliqueness outside those r&b circles quickly made it into one of the UK's premiere art rock powerhouses. While the album lacks some of the inventive, rough-hewn grace displayed on later covers of Dylan and Tim Hardin, their aggressive takes of "Rondo" (from Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ala Turk") and Leonard Bernstein's "America" (an American flag-torching, Vietnam-protesting performance of which at the Albert Hall was said to drive the composer to attempted censorship) became band hallmarks. Powered by Emerson's nimble keyboards, cult-fave David O'List's unhinged psych-guitar, Lee Jackson's gruff vocals, and drummer Brian Davison's driving beat, their originals here range from the bouncy pop of "Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" to the stream-of-consciousness soundscape "Dawn." This new release features a generous slate of bonus cuts, including single and extended versions of "America," chunky early versions of "Flower King of Flies" and "Daddy, Where Did I Come From" as well B-sides of "Azrael" (in a beefy early version) and "Diamond Hard Apples of the Moon," making it the definitive edition of a proto-prog classic. --Jerry McCulley
A compelling, largely undigested stew of psychedelia, r&b, and their own idiosyncratic musical fetishes, The Nice's debut album displayed a band whose shaggy artisanship had more in common with contemporary alt.rock than the bloated prog Keith Emerson's later ELP would come to epitomize. The band (who reformed for a warmly received European tour and live album in 2001-2) may have had its humble origins as the back-up band for former Ikette PP Arnold, but its aggressive obliqueness outside those r&b circles quickly made it into one of the UK's premiere art rock powerhouses. While the album lacks some of the inventive, rough-hewn grace displayed on later covers of Dylan and Tim Hardin, their aggressive takes of "Rondo" (from Brubeck's "Blue Rondo ala Turk") and Leonard Bernstein's "America" (an American flag-torching, Vietnam-protesting performance of which at the Albert Hall was said to drive the composer to attempted censorship) became band hallmarks. Powered by Emerson's nimble keyboards, cult-fave David O'List's unhinged psych-guitar, Lee Jackson's gruff vocals, and drummer Brian Davison's driving beat, their originals here range from the bouncy pop of "Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" to the stream-of-consciousness soundscape "Dawn." This new release features a generous slate of bonus cuts, including single and extended versions of "America," chunky early versions of "Flower King of Flies" and "Daddy, Where Did I Come From" as well B-sides of "Azrael" (in a beefy early version) and "Diamond Hard Apples of the Moon," making it the definitive edition of a proto-prog classic. --Jerry McCulley
The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack,The Nice,Varese Sarabande,British Psychedelia,Pop,Popular Music,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop
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