Victor is a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson under the pseudonym "Victor", released in January 1996 on Anthem Records. The album was recorded at Lerxst Sound (Lifeson's home studio) from October 1994 through July 1995.
| Victor | |
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| Studio album by Alex Lifeson (as Victor) | |
| Released | January 9, 1996 [1] |
| Recorded | October 1994 – July 1995 |
| Studio | Lerxst Sound |
| Genre | Hard rock, Alternative Metal |
| Length | 50:24 |
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| Producer | Alex Lifeson |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The album reached number 99 on the Billboard 200 in 1996 and received a 1997 Juno Award nomination for Best New Group.
Track listing
edit- "Don't Care" (Alex Lifeson) – 4:04
- "Promise" (Lifeson, Bill Bell) – 5:44
- "Start Today" (Lifeson) – 3:48
- "Mr. X" (Instrumental) (Lifeson) – 2:21
- "At the End" (Lifeson, Adrian Zivojinovich) – 6:07
- "Sending Out a Warning" (Lifeson, Bell) – 4:11
- "Shut Up Shuttin’ Up" (Lifeson, Bell, Charlene, Esther) – 4:02
- "Strip and Go Naked" (Instrumental) (Lifeson, Bell) – 3:57
- "The Big Dance" (Lifeson, Zivojinovich) – 4:14
- "Victor" (Lifeson, W. H. Auden) – 6:25
- "I Am the Spirit" (Lifeson, Bell)– 5:31
"Victor" is based on the poem by W. H. Auden.
Personnel
edit- Alex Lifeson – spoken vocals (5, 7, 10), guitars, keyboards, bass, mandola, programming, production
- Les Claypool – bass (9)
- Peter Cardinali – bass
- Bill Bell – backing vocals (5), guitar
- Adrian Zivojinovich - programming
- Dalbello – lead vocals (3)
- Edwin – lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 9, 11), backing vocals (5)
- Blake Manning – drums
- Colleen Allen – horn
Lifeson's wife Charlene is one of the two women in the track 7 dialogue; the other woman is simply listed as "Esther".
Singles
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"Don't Care"
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"I Am the Spirit"
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"Promise"
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References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (2021). Driven - Rush in the 90s (1st ed.). ECW press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-77041-537-9.
- ^ Adams, Bret. Victor at AllMusic
External links
edit- Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-12-02. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- Eric Hansen. "Alex Lifeson's "Victor" linernotes and lyrics from Power Windows". 2112.net. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- "Home - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.