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The Nice

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The Nice is a Classical and Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Rare Bird, Tim Hardin, Rod Stewart, Chris Squire and Greg Lake. Those roots explain a lot about how The Nice arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Family, Soft Machine, Focus and Rare Bird, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yes, Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator, Pink Floyd and Time and a Word, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around The Nice, reaching back through Rare Bird and forward to Yes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The NiceRare BirdTim HardinRod StewartChris SquireGreg LakeCarl PalmerPatrick MorazRick WakemanYesGenesisVan der Graaf Genera…Pink FloydTime and a WordEkseptionUrielRoy HarperEmerson, Lake & PalmerFamilySoft MachineFocusRare BirdSteve HackettGongJethro Tull

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The Nice connections

The Nice grew out of Rare Bird, Tim Hardin, Rod Stewart and Chris Squire, shares an orbit with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Family, Soft Machine and Focus, went on to shape Yes, Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator and Pink Floyd. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Nice

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