Nice Place to Visit explained
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
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."[6] The Vancouver Sun called the album "prog-rock pop, with dumb lyrics."[7] The Ottawa Citizen deemed it "a sleepy wash of overdubs channeled into soft-sell protest music."[8] 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."[9]
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
Notes and References
- News: Barr . Greg . Frozen Ghost: Their new album a welcome departure . Ottawa Citizen . 12 Aug 1988 . B3.
- News: Delean . Paul . Frozen Ghost breaks the ice . The Gazette . 25 Oct 1988 . Montreal . E6.
- News: MacInnis . Craig . Frozen Ghost: Arnold Lanni is caught between two worlds . Toronto Star . 18 Nov 1988 . B12.
- News: Shaw . Ted . Frozen Ghost a fresh approach . Windsor Star . 3 Dec 1988 . C5.
- News: Barr . Greg . Ghosts 'R' Us . Ottawa Citizen . 29 June 1989 . C3.
- News: Dafoe . Chris . 'Nice Place to Visit...' Frozen Ghost . The Globe and Mail . 18 Aug 1988 . C5.
- News: Mackie . John . Recordings . Vancouver Sun . 27 Aug 1988 . D2.
- News: Erskine . Evelyn . Frozen Ghost Nice Place to Visit . Ottawa Citizen . 9 Sep 1988 . B6.
- News: Burliuk . Greg . Nice Place to Visit Frozen Ghost . The Kingston Whig-Standard . 5 Nov 1988 . Magazine . 1.
