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had decided to form a band together. The group carried on touring into 1970, but sometime early in the year, Emerson told
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with only occasional classical influences. Following O'List's departure, Emerson's control over the band's direction became greater, resulting in more complex music. The absence of a guitar in the band and
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that "it was the first time I had seen a group actually in the act of winning its first following in quite dramatic circumstances". When Arnold returned to the US shortly afterwards, Oldham offered the group a contract of their own. Hague was not interested in the "progressive" direction the group
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September. According to Ward, O'List had an altercation with him mid-performance. Emerson subsequently called a band meeting with Jackson and Davison and stated flatly that O'List should be sacked. They agreed, and immediately after their performance at The Ritz, Bournemouth in October, he was
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on the children's heads. A spokesman for the band said: "Several record stores have refused to stock our current single .... the Nice feel if the posters are issued in United States they will do considerable harm". During the tour that followed the release of their second album in July, the group
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from the original 9/8 to 4/4 in the process. The group clashed with producer Oldham in the studio over the length of the track, but eventually won the argument; the full eight-minute piece was included on the album. After the album was released, the group realised that Oldham had a conflict of
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bands and their fusion of styles strongly influenced the movement into the 1970s. Their commercial success on
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auditioning. Howe got on well with the rest of the band, but a week later had second thoughts and decided not to join. Emerson tried to learn guitar so he could cover some of O'List's old parts, but gave up after one gig.
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on 13 August. Oldham had managed to secure a separate set for the group in a side tent away from also accompanying Arnold on the main stage, where they gained attention. The next week, Welch wrote in the
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which released five albums between 1970 and 1973. Emerson supported the band and became a fan. Davison formed "Every Which Way" which released an album in 1970. Both
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in the US, featured one side recorded live on their
American tour and one side of studio material. As with previous albums, it included arrangements of classical material, in this case Lalo's
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was directly inspired by the band. Though the Nice were not the first to combine a rock band and orchestra, they did inspire similar attempts by other groups, such as
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L-100 organ, wrestling it and attacking it with daggers (which he used to hold down keys and sustain notes during these escapades). Emerson's playing was inspired by
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Jackson never considered himself a great singer, partly because the group chose poor keys for his vocal range, but his bass playing, with heavy use of a
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publicised the single with a controversial poster picturing the group members with small boys on their knees, with superimposed images of the faces of
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was released, with the third CD being an interview with Emerson, Jackson and Davison. O'List did not attend the reunion and was replaced by guitarist
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No. 3. The group used an orchestra for the first time on some parts of the suite. The band were on the bill at the
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suite. The group premièred the piece on 10 October 1969 at
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2123:Hanson, Martyn (2002).
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409:Tony Stratton Smith
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2237:978-0-195-09887-7
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705:Lee Jackson
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618:Rod Stewart
395:Sinfonietta
376:Syd Barrett
372:Amen Corner
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