Nice Place to Visit

For the episode of The Twilight Zone, see A Nice Place to Visit.
Nice Place to Visit
Studio album by
Frōzen Ghōst
Released1988
StudioArnyard Studios, Toronto
GenreRock
Length44:43
LabelWEA Canada
Atlantic (USA)
ProducerArnold Lanni
Frōzen Ghōst chronology
Frōzen Ghōst
(1987) 		Nice Place to Visit
(1988) 		Shake Your Spirit
(1992)

Nice Place to Visit is the second album by the Canadian band Frōzen Ghōst, released in 1988.[1][2] It had sold more than 50,000 copies before the end of the year.[3]

The album was recorded in a studio set up by the band in a Toronto warehouse.[4] Arnold Lanni used the album to experiment with electronic instrumentation and sampling.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Kerrang![7]

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."[8] The Vancouver Sun called the album "prog-rock pop, with dumb lyrics."[9] The Ottawa Citizen deemed it "a sleepy wash of overdubs channeled into soft-sell protest music."[10] 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."[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Arnold Lanni.

  1. "Better to Try" - 4:42
  2. "Pauper in Paradise" - 4:45
  3. "Selling Salvation" - 4:57
  4. "Step by Step" - 3:50
  5. "Mother Nature" - 3:48
  6. "Echo a Miracle" - 4:30
  7. "Round and Round" - 4:22
  8. "Dream Come True" - 4:19
  9. "Perfect World" - 4:25
  10. "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

References

  1. ^ Barr, Greg (12 Aug 1988). "Frozen Ghost: Their new album a welcome departure". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3.
  2. ^ Delean, Paul (25 Oct 1988). "Frozen Ghost breaks the ice". The Gazette. Montreal. p. E6.
  3. ^ MacInnis, Craig (18 Nov 1988). "Frozen Ghost: Arnold Lanni is caught between two worlds". Toronto Star. p. B12.
  4. ^ Shaw, Ted (3 Dec 1988). "Frozen Ghost a fresh approach". Windsor Star. p. C5.
  5. ^ Barr, Greg (29 June 1989). "Ghosts 'R' Us". Ottawa Citizen. p. C3.
  6. ^ Stone, Doug. "Frozen Ghost Nice Place to Visit review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  7. ^ Oliver, Derek (24 September 1988). "Frozen Ghost 'Nice Place to Visit'". Kerrang!. Vol. 206. London, UK: Spotlight Publications ltd. p. 31.
  8. ^ Dafoe, Chris (18 Aug 1988). "'Nice Place to Visit...' Frozen Ghost". The Globe and Mail. p. C5.
  9. ^ Mackie, John (27 Aug 1988). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. D2.
  10. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (9 Sep 1988). "Frozen Ghost Nice Place to Visit". Ottawa Citizen. p. B6.
  11. ^ Burliuk, Greg (5 Nov 1988). "Nice Place to Visit Frozen Ghost". Magazine. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.