It’s So Nice

Description

It’s So Nice is an album by the American duo Brothers (Michael Schneider and James Kramer), released on Century Records in 1978, in co-operation with Everglow Music. The album was produced, arranged, and recorded by Brothers at Everglow Studios.

Some of the most inspired ‘70s singer/songwriter sounds I’ve heard featuring the duo of Michael Schneider and James Kramer. Both gents handle multiple instruments: Michael on piano, clavinet, mini-moog, mellotron, fender rhodes and flute; James on electric and acoustic guitars, pedal steel, fender bass, trumpets and percussion. The keyboards and melodic songwriting can sometimes bring a suggestion of Carole King on tracks like «Son Of God, Son Of Man» and «Forever Lord». Some of their best moments come though pop-edged numbers like the catchy lilting title track. Occasional similarities to other melodic male twosomes like Sonrise, Stewart & Kyle and Christian Stephens. «Synthetic Generation» has decent guitar coupled with a silky wah-wah groove. And for those of you that require edgier rock statements, «Glory Suite» and «Psalm 19» both have velvety ethereal moods with electric guitar that could easily earn a “psych” descriptor. Same for the closing six-minute «Micah 5:2/Fulfillment» which features some excellent progressive art-rock dynamics. I really like this record! On the famous Century custom label. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Son Of God Son Of Man”
A2. “Synthetic Generation”
A3. “Forever Lord”
A4. “It’s So Nice”
A5. “Glory Suite”

Side Two
B1. “Psalm 19”
B2. “Signs”
B3. “The Triumph”
B4. “Micah 5:2/Fulfillment” (1st movement: Birth of Christ, 2st movement: Death of Christ, 3st movement: Resurrection of Christ)

CREDITS. Produced, arranged, and recorded by Brothers at Everglow Studios. Mixing and engineering by James Kramer. Cover concept and Photography by James Kramer.

Musicians: Michael Schneider (Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Mini-Moog, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes, Rml, Flute, Drums, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals), James Kramer (Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Pedal Steel Guitars, Fender Bass, Trumpets, Percussion, Harmony Vocals).