From Acid to Zen explained

From Acid to Zen
Type:	compilation
Artist:	BigBang
Cover:	Bigbang-FAZ.jpg
Released:	September 9, 2008
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Oglio Records
Prev Title:	Something Special - The Best of Bigbang
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Edendale
Next Year:	2009

From Acid to Zen is the second compilation album by the Norwegian rock band BigBang. It is the band's first album released exclusively for the American market and consists mainly of previously released material, in addition to two new songs, "The One" and "Savior Soul". It was released on September 9, 2008.

Reception

David Fricke of Rolling Stone chose the album as his "Fricke's Pick", calling it a "big step in a bigger gamble", and described it as a "shotgun buffet, like those early U.S. LPs by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones that combined album tracks and singles from unrelated sessions, and it succeeds the same way: like an instant greatest-hits record".^{[1] [2]}

Personnel

Bigbang

• Øystein Greni – vocals, guitars, mixer
• Øyvind Hoel – bass, backing vocals
• Olaf Olsen – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Phil Nicolo – producer, mixer
• Christian Engfelt – engineer
• David Larring – engineer
• Sylvia Massy – mixer
• Michael Ilbert – mixer
• Rich Veltrop – mixer
• Patricia Sullivan – mastering

Notes and References

1. Fricke, David, Rolling Stone (October 2008). A Better Bang^alt
2. Gonsholt Ighanian, Catherine, VG (November 14, 2008). Rolling Stone hyller Bigbang