Egg Vs. The Nice
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Topic: Egg Vs. The Nice
Posted By: AZF
Subject: Egg Vs. The Nice
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 09:38
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Only three studio albums from Egg* as opposed to 5 studio albums from The Nice. But which were the better organ/drums and bass triumvirate?** I'm going with Egg. I know The Nice have Keith Emerson, but Lee Jackson's voice...  *=OK, 4 albums if you count "Arzachel" with Steve Hillage before they changed their name to "Egg". **=OK, four piece if you count Davy O'List for the first two albums
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 09:57
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I quite agree on all. Jackson's voice is terrible and Arzachel is a very good album. The 5 Bridges suite is one of my favorite pices of music, but not all the Nice output is at that level. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 10:52
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I just like Egg better............but The Nice did some good tracks here and there. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 11:14
| Egg is nice |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 12:21
 ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
AZF wrote:Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 12:32
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The Nice. I can't get into most Canterbury. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 14:05
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Egg ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 15:37
The Nice...even with Lee Jackson's, uh, "voice"  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 15:51
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The first thing (After "America") I heard of The Nice was their "Five Bridges Suite". And no word of a lie, although I was happy to drift along with the musical blending of classical instrumentation, the second Lee Jackson started singing, I had a vivid image in my head of riot police breaking into my room and smashing up my stereo!
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 17:50
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^ Sometimes it was Jackson singing, sometimes it was Dave O'List. Neither could sing worth a tuppence. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 18:42
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I'd have to choose Egg, the instrumental passages are more varied and interesting than a lot of what The Nice did. I have most of the Nice albums, and although I like them just fine, I think I more appreciate and respect what they did as opposed to being overly thrilled by their music. An important stepping stone in the development of prog-rock, but the really interesting stuff was yet to come. In my opinion, the vocals on both bands are the low point of their output. But I have to say, I think I liked Jackson's singing a bit better on that cool Refugee album, even thoiugh they weren't great there either!
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: January 28 2016 at 18:52
This. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: January 29 2016 at 04:45
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Emerson influenced Stewart heavily but I found ELP to be far more interesting and exciting to listen to than The Nice. I love the sound of those Egg albums, particularly the post-humous Civil Surface, so Egg get my vote! |