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Having played straightforward hard rock with <a href="spotify:artist:5OfhOoKunSnuubxxRML8J3">Mr. Big</a> since the tail end of the '80s, bass virtuoso <a href="spotify:artist:0GXvIHZC6fUFoclPbf7Lbm">Billy Sheehan</a> formed Niacin as an outlet for his jazz fusion and prog rock inclinations during the mid-'90s. The trio also featured keyboardist <a href="spotify:artist:0eaf8H5bH7i1ScrItyY6di">John Novello</a> and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:5tdGXBxRVers4lWxUqRMzn">Dennis Chambers</a>, both musicians who had crossed frequently between the worlds of jazz and rock during their careers. With Niacin, Novello devoted himself especially to the Hammond B-3 organ, a longtime mainstay of both jazz and prog rock. The band recorded a self-titled debut album in 1996, following it up in 1998 with High Bias. An import-only concert recording, Live!: Blood, Sweat and Beers, surfaced later that year as well. For their next album, Niacin moved from Stretch to Magna Carta, the label that became virtually synonymous with technique-oriented neo-prog rock at the turn of the millennium. Deep was released in 2000 and featured the group's first vocal track, courtesy of special guest <a href="spotify:artist:50FDiYHYqGJkaCuK4JhAYw">Glenn Hughes</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:568ZhdwyaiCyOGJRtNYhWf">Deep Purple</a>), as well as <a href="spotify:artist:0PFtn5NtBbbUNbU9EAmIWF">Toto</a> guitarist and session ace <a href="spotify:artist:7vLNQciZsWdkYFCqY2osFM">Steve Lukather</a>. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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