Voyeurs (album)
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| Voyeurs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 10, 1998 | |||
| Studio | The Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia The Warehouse, Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 46:39 | |||
| Label | Nothing | |||
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| Singles from Voyeurs | ||||
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| Rob Halford chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[3] |
Voyeurs is the only album by Two, a musical collaboration between vocalist Rob Halford (of Judas Priest) and guitarist John 5 (of Red Square Black, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie). Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor receives executive-producer credit, with the actual production duties being handled by Bob Marlette and Skinny Puppy's Dave Ogilvie. Voyeurs features Halford's distinctive vocals in an industrial metal context similar to other work by John 5, Reznor and Ogilvie's.
The so-called "pre-Reznor Mixes" of Voyeurs were made available as a free download at Rob Halford's official website in 2002. The download package included "Shout" and "Scream", which remain unreleased. Also included was a demo of "Silent Screams" which was later recorded for Halford's Resurrection. Though the album was unsuccessful in sales, it gained a cult following years later. The album was since made available for streaming through Metal God Entertainment, with licenses to Sony Music Entertainment.
Halford expressed interest in releasing the early demos from the album, which he described as being "tougher and edgier" than the final album.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Rob Halford, John Lowery, and Bob Marlette, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am a Pig" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Stutter Kiss" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Water's Leaking" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "My Ceiling's Low" (Halford, Marlette) | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Leave Me Alone" (Halford, Marlette) | 4:31 |
| 6. | "If" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Deep in the Ground" | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Hey, Sha La La" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Wake Up" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Gimp" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Bed of Rust" | 4:32 |
| 12. | "In My Head" (Japanese bonus track) | 4:05 |
Videography
[edit]Halford hired porn director Chi Chi LaRue to direct the video for the first single I Am a Pig.[5] This video featured grainy S&M scenes of the band and various porn stars, including a few brief glimpses of Janine Lindemulder, in a sex dungeon. It also incorporates some of the album's artwork into the concept. It was not widely shown for its content, but was not banned. "Deep in the Ground" was released as the second and last single but did not chart or feature a video.
Personnel
[edit]- Rob Halford – vocals
- John Lowery – guitars, bass
- Bob Marlette – keyboards, drum programming, bass
- Phil Western – keyboards, drum programming
- Anthony "Fu" Valcic – keyboards, drum programming
- Production
- Executive producer – Trent Reznor
- Produced by Bob Marlette, with additional production by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
- Engineered by Marlette and Ogilvie
- Mixed by Ogilvie, assisted by Gary Winger and Dean Maher
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
- Photography by John Eder and Jana Leön
- Design and digital manipulation by P. R. Brown
- Cover concept by John Baxter, Brown, and Eder
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 81 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 176 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Two (2) - Deep In The Ground". Discogs. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Greg Prato. "Voyeurs - Two | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Kurchak, Sarah (17 July 2007), Rob Halford Wants To Release 2wo Material He Did With Trent Reznor, Chart, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, retrieved 14 March 2009
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ex-Priest Frontman Halford Turns To Gay Porn Director For New Video, 3 February 1998, archived from the original on 14 October 2007, retrieved 20 July 2007
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Two – Voyeurs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Two Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
