Pepper's Ghost (Arena album)

Pepper's Ghost
Studio album by
Arena
Released17 January 2005
RecordedJune–October 2004
GenreProgressive rock
Length52:11
LabelInside Out Music
ProducerClive Nolan
Arena chronology
Contagion
(2003) 		Pepper's Ghost
(2005) 		The Seventh Degree of Separation
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Classic Rock[1]

Pepper's Ghost is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Arena. It was issued in 2005 by Inside Out Music.[2]

The album tells the story of five heroes in 19th century London, who fight crime and, ultimately, defeat a demon. They are an exorcist, a ninja, a scientist who travels through time, a count and a cowboy with Indian ways. The story is told in the booklet that accompanies it, through a small comic.

Tracks

All songs written by Clive Nolan, John Mitchell and Mick Pointer, except where noted. All lyrics written by Nolan.

  1. "Bedlam Fayre" – 6:08
  2. "Smoke and Mirrors" – 4:42
  3. "The Shattered Room" – 9:48
  4. "The Eyes of Lara Moon" – 4:30
  5. "Tantalus" – 6:51
  6. "Purgatory Road" – 7:25
  7. "Opera Fanatica" (Nolan) – 13:06

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Shilton, Nick (February 2005). "Arena 'Pepper's Ghost'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 91.
  2. ^ "Arena (11) - Pepper´s Ghost (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 April 2010.