The Nice - The cry of Eugene

Note: please watch in high quality!

This song is "suspected" to be a tribute to Pink Floyd's "Careful with that axe, Eugene" and was released on their 1968 LP "The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack"

Featuring a vintage, psychedelic lightshow which was created by the artists of 'Universoulightforms'.

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• Eugene

[Edivd]

If, highly unlikely, again, known to both The Nice and Pink Floyd, this myth would still not stand as the source of either title: how come both bands would name Eugene, one in 1967 and the other one in 1968, a person whose real name was actually Clifford Garcia? The lyrics to "The Cry of Eugene" do not make any allusion to such an accident whatsoever, anyway.

My final comment here for now, My three comments should be read from the bottommost to the topmost. The 500 character limit forced me.

[netram2000]

Dude, you've really out-posted me here...the question that bothers me is: where did I get that info about the myth...it was actually stored in the sub-conscious areals and popped out as I wrote it. There's only one possibility to regain my credibility: maybe I got it mixed up and The Floyd did their Eugene-song in reference to The Nice's one. I apologize for any inconveniences!

[theartwarrior]

If you don't mind sharing some info, how did you do some of this? Is this done in a dark room without backlight, and are you using a flashlight to push the water/oil around? I am going to start doing some liquid light stuff, but I really want to have a black background like you have done here. Also, how is the camera set up? Thanks a lot! great stuff!

[netram2000]

Sorry but I didn't do any of these, I took it as a background for those songs.

The lightshows were actually done by two dudes acting as "Universoulightforms", you may visit there website to get further information about how it's all done.

[MargusKiistheCritic]

The guitar work of O`List is 20 years ahead of its time.

[netram2000]

Could you give us any arguements to undermine your point?

20 years? Not even the guitar work of "You really got me" by The Kinks was 20 years ahead...but almost. ;)

[MargusKiistheCritic]

Best original song Nice ever made, a bit into Beatles "Day in The Life".

[borgduck]

Fab video, great accompaniment!

[NeosimianSapiens]

@jtatlarge Thanks for the info about Pentwater.

[jtatlarge]

@NeosimianSapiens Yes, vivdlight`s is substantially better, but still several obvious errors. Its much clearer what the real lyrics are on the newer recordings by Pentwater.

The correct line plurality is `Splits all times mind asunder` .

`Mind` only becomes plural in the final line of the song.

Floyd, Nice, ELP, etc near always used correct english, even in obscurity.

I think its also on Elegy.

[NeosimianSapiens]

@Sterndi1 The lyrics can be found on some guy's site on DeviantArt. I forget the URL but I can warn you to STAY AWAY from most of the mainstream lyrics sites. "Rancid atmosphere with despair" they say. Good lord, how can somebody get it so wrong?

[NeosimianSapiens]

Okay, I must be insane, but I have been looking through various (legal) mixes of this song all 'round the internet. Why? Because the version on Spotify does NOT have the vocalist's voice breaking ever-so-slightly at 4:13. In all other respects it is nearly identical.

I must be insane. Really. But that slight catch in the voice really "sells" this song to me and made it one of my all-time favorites from The Nice. But this is 2011 and such things get "fixed", don't they? Geez.

[LaurentziuRo2010]

WONDERFUL !

[Generatorhead]

@bogeybast

The box I mentioned has the first 3 albums, plus singles, unreleased live and studio tracks, a radio promo by John Peel, plus the whole of the Autumn To Spring collection with the different mixes. Really affordable, excellent remastering (minimal use of compression and no-noise), and comes with a nice booklet as well.

[Generatorhead]

@bogeybast

If you have Autumn To Spring and Emerlist Davjack, keep them both; the songs common to both are radically remixed. On Autumn To Spring. O'List is mixed low and Emerson's keyboards are loud as Charisma tried to cash in on ELP's success by presenting the music as progressive instead of psych .If you haven't picked it up yet, get the 3-CD box set "Here Come The Nice", which collects all of The Nice's recordings for Immediate plus tons of unreleased rarities. Amazon has it for $10-$15.

[sulfacide]

The best thing Nice ever did.... no doubt. Beautiful, powerful and what a melody.

[bogeybast]

"Autumn To Spring" (Charisma) shares 6 songs in common, including this one, with "Emerlist Davjack" (Columbia). "Autumn To Spring" contains 3 additional songs, including 'America'; "Emerlist" only a couple: 'Rondo' & 'War & Peace.' I haven't thought about this or listened to this music in decades. It's so pleasant to be reaquainted with these gems, thanks to you.