Vivacitas Explained

Vivacitas
Type:	Live Album
Artist:	The Nice
Cover:	Vivacitas.jpg
Released:	16 September 2003
Recorded:	4 October 2002
Venue:	Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	98:26 (excluding interview)
Label:	Sanctuary
Prev Title:	Autumn '67 - Spring '68
Prev Year:	1972

Vivacitas (subtitled "Live at Glasgow 2002") is a live album recorded by the Nice, who reformed for a set of concerts, augmented by the Keith Emerson Band for the second half of the concert. David O'List, The Nice's original guitarist, did not take part, and was replaced by Dave Kilminster. 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 repertoire performed by the Keith Emerson Band, and a 2001 interview with Emerson, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison by Chris Welch.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "America"/"Rondo" (Bernstein, Brubeck, Emerson) – 11:13
2. "Little Arabella" (Emerson, Jackson) – 4:57
3. "She Belongs to Me" (Dylan, Emerson) – 6:21
4. "The Cry of Eugene" (Emerson, Jackson, O'List) – 5:02
5. "Hang on to a Dream" (Emerson, Hardin) – 10:30
6. "Country Pie" (Bach, Dylan, Emerson) – 5:57
7. "Karelia Suite" (Sibelius, Emerson) – 7:58

Disc two

1. "A Blade of Grass" (Emerson) – 2:11
2. "A Cajun Alley" (Emerson) – 4:11
3. "Tarkus" (Emerson, Lake) – 21:00
4. "Hoedown" (Copland) – 5:06
5. "Fanfare for the Common Man" (Copland, Emerson, Lake, Palmer) – 7:55
6. "Honky Tonk Train Blues" (Meade Lux Lewis) – 6:05

Disc three

1. Interview with Chris Welch – 22:27

Personnel

The Nice

• Keith Emerson – keyboards; vocals (2)
• Lee Jackson – bass guitar, vocals (1-7, 12-13)
• Brian Davison – drums (1-7, 12-13)

Additional personnel

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