''Vivacitas'' (subtitled "Live at Glasgow 2002") is a live album recorded by

the Nice The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band. The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jack ...

, who reformed for a set of concerts, augmented by the

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for the second half of the concert.

David O'List David O'List (born 13 December 1948) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist and trumpeter. He has played with The Attack, The Nice, Roxy Music (before being replaced by Phil Manzanera), and Jet (replaced by Ian Macleod). He also briefly deputi ...

, The Nice's original guitarist, did not take part, and was replaced by

Dave Kilminster David Kilminster (born 25 January 1962) is a British guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and music teacher, who has toured as a sideman to several prestigious musicians, including progressive rock artists Steven Wilson and Roger Waters. ...

. The album consists of versions of pieces which had been live favourites during the Nice's heyday between 1967 and 1970, three piano solo pieces by Emerson, some pieces from the

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...

repertoire performed by the Keith Emerson Band, and a 2001 interview with Emerson, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison by

Chris Welch Chris Welch (born 12 November 1941) is an English music journalist, critic, and author who is best known for his work from the late 1960s as a reporter for ''Melody Maker'', ''Musicians Only'', and ''Kerrang!''. He is the author of over 40 mu ...

Track listing

Disc one

#"America"/"Rondo" (

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, Brubeck, Emerson) – 11:13 #"Little Arabella" (Emerson, Jackson) – 4:57 #"She Belongs to Me" ( Dylan, Emerson) – 6:21 #"The Cry of Eugene" (Emerson, Jackson, O'List) – 5:02 #"Hang on to a Dream" (Emerson, Hardin) – 10:30 #"Country Pie" (

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, Dylan, Emerson) – 5:57 #"Karelia Suite" (

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, Emerson) – 7:58

Disc two

#"A Blade of Grass" (Emerson) – 2:11 #"A Cajun Alley" (Emerson) – 4:11 #"

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" (Emerson,

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) – 21:00 #"Hoedown" ( Copland) – 5:06 #"Fanfare for the Common Man" (Copland, Emerson, Lake,

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) – 7:55 #"

Honky Tonk Train Blues "Honky Tonk Train Blues" is a song written by Meade Lux Lewis, and first recorded in 1927. A proto boogie-woogie song, it has many of the traits that would come to be identified with rock and roll. It is also the first recorded use of the term "ho ...

" (

Meade Lux Lewis Anderson Meade Lewis (September 4, 1905 – June 7, 1964), known as Meade Lux Lewis, was an American pianist and composer, remembered for his playing in the boogie-woogie style. His best-known work, "Honky Tonk Train Blues", has been recorded by ...

) – 6:05

Disc three

# Interview with Chris Welch – 22:27

Personnel

;The Nice *Keith Emerson –

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*Lee Jackson –

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, vocals (1-7, 12-13) *Brian Davison –

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(1-7, 12-13) ;Additional personnel *

–

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, vocals (1-7, 10-13) *Phil Williams – bass guitar (10-13) *Pete Riley – drums (10-13)

References

{{Authority control The Nice albums Interview albums 2002 live albums Sanctuary Records live albums