Victor is a solo album

Album

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 by Rush

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Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...

 guitarist Alex Lifeson

Alex Lifeson

Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...

 under the name "Victor" released January 9, 1996 on Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 outside of Canada and Anthem Records

Anthem Records

Anthem Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. The company was formed in May 1977 by Ray Danniels and Vic Wilson with initial recording artists Rush, Max Webster, Liverpool and A Foot in Coldwater. The three members of Rush, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson became...

 within Canada. The album was recorded at Lerxst Sound (Lifeson's home studio) between October 1994 and July 1995.

The album reached #99 on the Billboard 200

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 in 1996 and received a 1997 Juno Award

Juno Award

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 nomination for Best New Group.

Track listing

1. "Don’t Care" (Alex Lifeson
   Alex Lifeson
   Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
   
   ) – 4:04
2. "Promise" (Lifeson, Bill Bell) – 5:44
3. "Start Today" (Lifeson) – 3:48
4. "Mr. X" (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" (Lifeson, Bell) – 3:57
9. "The Big Dance" (Lifeson, Zivojinovich) – 4:14
10. "Victor" (Lifeson, W. H. Auden
    W. H. Auden
    Wystan Hugh Auden , who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet,The first definition of "Anglo-American" in the OED is: "Of, belonging to, or involving both England and America." See also the definition "English in origin or birth, American by settlement or citizenship" in See also...
    
    ) – 6:25
11. "I Am the Spirit" (Lifeson, Bell)– 5:31

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

Personnel

• Alex Lifeson
  Alex Lifeson
  Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
  
   - vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, programming
• Les Claypool
  Les Claypool
  Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
  
   - bass on track 9
• Peter Cardinali - bass
• Bill Bell - guitar
• Dalbello - Lead vocal on track 3
• Edwin
  Edwin (musician)
  Edwin is a Canadian alternative rock singer and solo artist from Toronto, and former lead vocalist for I Mother Earth. He was on the band's first two albums, and was also on the majority of the songs on Victor, a 1996 side project from Alex Lifeson of Rush. He went solo in late 1997 and released...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Blake Manning - drums
• Colleen Allen - horn
• Adrian Zivojinovich - programming

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 Alex Lifeson Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey... Chart positions:
"I Am the Spirit" Released: Written by: Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell Produced by: Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey... Chart positions:
"Promise" Released: December 4, 1995 Written by: Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell Produced by: Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey... Chart positions:

External links

• http://books.google.com.ec/books?id=NA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=alex+lifeson+victor&hl=es&ei=98tPTO_7G4H-8Aa-meCOAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=alex%20lifeson%20victor&f=false
• http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/main/VIClyrics.htm
• http://metal-archives.com/