Victor (Alex Lifeson album)

1996 studio album by Alex Lifeson (as Victor)

Victor

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
Label|

* Anthem Records (Canada)
* Atlantic (outside Canada)

Producer| Alex Lifeson
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  [2]
The Essential Rock Discography| 3/10[3]
MusicHound Rock| [4]

Victor is the debut 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.

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]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

1.| "Don't Care"| Alex Lifeson| 4:04
2.| "Promise"| Lifeson, Bill Bell| 5:44
3.| "Start Today"| Lifeson| 3:48
4.| "Mr. X" (Instrumental)| Lifeson| 2:21
5.| "At the End"| Lifeson, Adrian Zivojinovich| 6:07
6.| "Sending Out a Warning"| Lifeson, Bell| 4:11
7.| "Shut Up Shuttin' Up"| Lifeson, Bell, Charlene, Esther| 4:02
8.| "Strip and Go Naked" (Instrumental)| Lifeson, Bell| 3:57
9.| "The Big Dance"| Lifeson, Zivojinovich| 4:14
10.| "Victor"| Lifeson, W. H. Auden| 6:25
11.| "I Am the Spirit"| Lifeson, Bell| 5:31

### Notes

[edit]

"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

[edit]

Information

"Don't Care"

* Released: 1995
* Written by: Alex Lifeson
* Produced by: Alex Lifeson
* Chart positions:

"I Am the Spirit"

* Released:
* Written by: Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell
* Produced by: Alex Lifeson
* Chart positions:

"Promise"

* Released: December 4, 1995
* Written by: Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell
* Produced by: Alex Lifeson
* Chart positions:

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2021). Driven - Rush in the 90s (1st ed.). ECW press. p. 129\. ISBN 978-1-77041-537-9.
2. ^ Adams, Bret. Victor at AllMusic
3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Rush". The Essential Rock Discography (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 938–939. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
4. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Rush". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 965\. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.

## 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.

* v
* t
* e

Rush

* Alex Lifeson
* Geddy Lee
* Neil Peart

* Jeff Jones
* John Rutsey

Studio albums|

* Rush (1974)
* Fly by Night (1975)
* Caress of Steel (1975)
* 2112 (1976)
* A Farewell to Kings (1977)
* Hemispheres (1978)
* Permanent Waves (1980)
* Moving Pictures (1981)
* Signals (1982)
* Grace Under Pressure (1984)
* Power Windows (1985)
* Hold Your Fire (1987)
* Presto (1989)
* Roll the Bones (1991)
* Counterparts (1993)
* Test for Echo (1996)
* Vapor Trails (2002)
* Snakes & Arrows (2007)
* Clockwork Angels (2012)

Live albums|

* All the World's a Stage (1976)
* Exit... Stage Left (1981)
* A Show of Hands (1989)
* Different Stages (1998)
* Rush in Rio (2003)
* Snakes & Arrows Live (2008)
* Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009)
* Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011)
* Clockwork Angels Tour (2013)
* R40 Live (2015)

Live videos|

* Exit... Stage Left (1982)
* Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986)
* A Show of Hands (1989)
* Rush in Rio (2003)
* R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005)
* Rush Replay X 3 (2006)
* Snakes & Arrows Live (2008)
* Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011)
* Clockwork Angels Tour (2013)
* R40 Live (2015)

Compilations|

* Rush Through Time (1979)
* Chronicles (1990)
* Retrospective I (1997)
* Retrospective II (1997)
* The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003)
* Gold (2006)
* Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009)
* Working Men (2009)

Video compilations|

* Through the Camera Eye (1985)
* Chronicles (1990)

Box sets|

* The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013)

Extended plays|

* Feedback (2004)
* Cygnus X-1 (2017)

Singles|

* "In the Mood"
* "Fly by Night"
* "Lakeside Park"
* "The Twilight Zone"
* "Making Memories"
* "Closer to the Heart"
* "Circumstances"
* "The Trees"
* "The Spirit of Radio"
* "Entre Nous"
* "Limelight"
* "Tom Sawyer"
* "Vital Signs"
* "New World Man"
* "Subdivisions"
* "Countdown"
* "Red Sector A"
* "Afterimage"
* "The Big Money"
* "Mystic Rhythms"
* "Time Stand Still"
* "Show Don't Tell"
* "The Pass"
* "Dreamline"
* "Roll the Bones"
* "Ghost of a Chance"
* "Stick It Out"
* "Nobody's Hero"
* "Test for Echo"
* "Half the World"
* "Driven"
* "One Little Victory"
* "Secret Touch"
* "Summertime Blues"
* "Far Cry"
* "Spindrift"
* "Caravan"
* "Headlong Flight"

Other songs|

* "Working Man"
* "Before" and "After"
* "Into the Darkness"
* "Didacts and Narpets"
* "2112"
* "A Passage to Bangkok"
* "Tears"
* "Xanadu"
* "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. Apollo Bringer of Wisdom / III. "Dionysus Bringer of Love"
* IV. "Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind"
* VI. "The Sphere A Kind of Dream")
* "Freewill"
* "Red Barchetta"
* "YYZ"
* "Witch Hunt"
* "The Analog Kid"
* "Between the Wheels"
* "Red Lenses"
* "Marathon"
* "Manhattan Project"
* "Force Ten"
* "Mission"
* "Lock and Key"
* "Second Nature"
* "Heresy"
* "Animate"
* "Cold Fire"
* "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)"

Tours|

* Hemispheres Tour (1978–1979)
* Moving Pictures Tour (1980–1981)
* Exit... Stage Left Tour (1981)
* Power Windows Tour (1985–1986)
* Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988)
* Presto Tour (1990)
* Roll the Bones Tour (1991–1992)
* Counterparts Tour (1994)
* Test for Echo Tour (1996–1997)
* Snakes & Arrows Tour (2007–2008)
* Time Machine Tour (2010–2011)
* Clockwork Angels Tour (2012–2013)
* R40 Live Tour (2015)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards
* Instrumentals
* Victor
* My Favourite Headache
* A Work in Progress
* Anatomy of a Drum Solo
* Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road
* Hugh Syme
* Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
* Working Man – A Tribute to Rush

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

|

*[No.]: Number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template