A Tribute to Carl Albert is a live album by heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Vicious Rumors

Vicious Rumors

Vicious Rumors is an American power metal band founded in 1979 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.The brainchild of Geoff Thorpe, the band has been active on the metal scene since its inception in 1979...

, released in 1996. This live album is a compilation of recordings done in 1994 during their European Tour and put together as a tribute to singer Carl Albert

Carl Albert (musician)

Carl Spencer Albert , simply known as Carl Albert, was an American musician, the lead singer of the band Vicious Rumors from late 1986 until 1995.He died on April 22, 1995 as a result of a car accident....

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Tracks 1 through 14 we're recorded live, while tracks 15-17 are unreleased B sides.

Track listing

1. "On the Edge"
2. "Abandoned"
3. "No Fate"
4. "Ministry of Fear"
5. "Digital Dictator"
6. "Against the Grain"
7. "The Voice"
8. "Hell Razor"
9. "Thunder and Rain Pt. 1"
10. "Thunder and Rain Pt. 2"
11. "Worlds and Machines"
12. "Thinking of You"
13. "Down to the Temple"
14. "Don't Wait for Me"
15. "My Machine"
16. "Put the Blame on Me"
17. "Indisintegration"

Personnel

• Geoff Thorpe: Guitars
• Mark McGee: Guitars
• Carl Albert
  Carl Albert (musician)
  Carl Spencer Albert , simply known as Carl Albert, was an American musician, the lead singer of the band Vicious Rumors from late 1986 until 1995.He died on April 22, 1995 as a result of a car accident....
  
  : Vocals
• Tommy Sisco: Bass
• Dave Starr: Bass (on My Machine, Put the Blame on Me and Indisintegration)
• Larry Howe: Drums

Rationale

The details for the recording rationale is included into the album as follow:

"This album is a Two Track digital bootleg recorded with 2 Microphones on our last European Tour in "1994". We never planned on releasing these tapes. This is our last album with Carl. It's as raw as can be. "No Overdubs". We put it together to feel like one Show! VR is Forever!!! With Carl's spirit we will carry on as a band."

Dedication

"This album is dedicated to the Best Singer & Friend in the World"

Carl Albert
1962–1995