Nice Place to Visit | ||||
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Studio album by Frōzen Ghōst | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Studio | Arnyard Studios, Toronto | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:43 | |||
Label | WEA Canada Atlantic (USA) | |||
Producer | Arnold Lanni | |||
Frōzen Ghōst chronology | ||||
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Nice Place to Visit is the second album by the Canadian band Frōzen Ghōst, released in 1988. It had sold more than 50,000 copies before the end of the year.
The album was recorded in a studio set up by the band in a Toronto warehouse. Arnold Lanni used the album to experiment with electronic instrumentation and sampling.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Kerrang! |
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the band sounds as if it has been mastered by the AOR sound as much as it has mastered it." The Vancouver Sun called the album "prog-rock pop, with dumb lyrics." The Ottawa Citizen deemed it "a sleepy wash of overdubs channeled into soft-sell protest music." The Kingston Whig-Standard concluded that, "in going for a commercial sound, sometimes you end up sacrificing the soul of your music, and that seems to be what's happened here."
Track listing
All songs written by Arnold Lanni.
- "Better to Try" - 4:42
- "Pauper in Paradise" - 4:45
- "Selling Salvation" - 4:57
- "Step by Step" - 3:50
- "Mother Nature" - 3:48
- "Echo a Miracle" - 4:30
- "Round and Round" - 4:22
- "Dream Come True" - 4:19
- "Perfect World" - 4:25
- "Suspended Humanation" - 5:05
Album credits
Personnel
- Arnold Lanni - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, programming
- Wolf Hassel - bass and vocals
with:
- Phil X - additional guitar
- John Gargano - additional guitar
- Phil Poppa, Tony Carlucci, Mike Massaro, Doug Gibson, Serge Molella, Tony Moretta - additional background vocals
Production
- Arnold Lanni - producer
- Michael Sarracini - engineer
- Mixed at the Farmyard Studios, Bucks, England by Stephen W. Tayler
- Mastering - George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
References
- Barr, Greg (12 Aug 1988). "Frozen Ghost: Their new album a welcome departure". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3.
- Delean, Paul (25 Oct 1988). "Frozen Ghost breaks the ice". The Gazette. Montreal. p. E6.
- MacInnis, Craig (18 Nov 1988). "Frozen Ghost: Arnold Lanni is caught between two worlds". Toronto Star. p. B12.
- Shaw, Ted (3 Dec 1988). "Frozen Ghost a fresh approach". Windsor Star. p. C5.
- Barr, Greg (29 June 1989). "Ghosts 'R' Us". Ottawa Citizen. p. C3.
- Stone, Doug. "Frozen Ghost Nice Place to Visit review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- Oliver, Derek (24 September 1988). "Frozen Ghost 'Nice Place to Visit'". Kerrang!. Vol. 206. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 31.
- Dafoe, Chris (18 Aug 1988). "'Nice Place to Visit...' Frozen Ghost". The Globe and Mail. p. C5.
- Mackie, John (27 Aug 1988). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. D2.
- Erskine, Evelyn (9 Sep 1988). "Frozen Ghost Nice Place to Visit". Ottawa Citizen. p. B6.
- Burliuk, Greg (5 Nov 1988). "Nice Place to Visit Frozen Ghost". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.