Victor (Alex Lifeson album) explained

Victor
Type:	studio
Artist:	Alex Lifeson (as Victor)
Cover:	Alex Lifeson Victor AC.jpg
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

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.

The album reached number 99 on the Billboard 200 in 1996 and received a 1997 Juno Award nomination for Best New Group.

Track listing

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

"Victor" is based on the poem by W. H. Auden.

Personnel

• 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

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:

External links

• Book: Billboard. 1995-12-02. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 0006-2510. 18. 2015-11-09.
• Web site: Alex Lifeson's "Victor" linernotes and lyrics from Power Windows. Eric Hansen. 2112.net. 2015-11-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702083720/http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/main/VIClyrics.htm. 2014-07-02.
• Web site: Home - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. metal-archives.com. 2015-11-09.

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff . Martin . Martin Popoff . Driven - Rush in the 90s . 1st . ECW press . 2021 . 129 . 978-1-77041-537-9.