Victim of Changes (song)
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| Song by Judas Priest | ||
| Album | Sad Wings of Destiny | |
| Released | March 23, 1976 | |
| Recorded | March - July 1975 Rockfield Studios, Wales |
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 7:47 | |
| Label | Gull Records | |
| Writer | Al Atkins Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton |
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| Producer | Jeffery Calvert Max West Judas Priest |
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| “Victim of Changes” | ||
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| Song by Al Atkins | ||
| Album | Victim of Changes | |
| Released | 1998 | |
| Recorded | October 1997 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 6:50 | |
| Label | Pulse Records | |
| Writer | Al Atkins Rob Halford K.K. Downing Glenn Tipton |
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| Producer | Mark Stuart, Paul May, Al Atkins | |
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"Victim of Changes" is a heavy metal song by British band Judas Priest, featured on their 1976 studio album Sad Wings of Destiny.
The song is known for its introduction, which starts with a harmonised two guitar fade-in, something that was uncommon in music of the time. "Victim of Changes" is also well known for vocalist Rob Halford's high-pitched shrieking, most notably during the last 20 seconds of the song. It has remained over the years as one of Judas Priest's longest songs and is regularly performed live.
The song was originally titled "Whiskey Woman" when it was written in 1972, no doubt from the first line of the song: "Whiskey woman, don't you know that you are driving me insane?"
Live versions of the song appear on several of Judas Priest's live albums, such as Unleashed in the East, '98 Live Meltdown and Live in London. The latter two feature vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens" singing in the place of Halford.
Al Atkins, former vocalist for Judas Priest and co-writer of the song, recorded the song for his 1998 album of the same name. The album also included his own recordings of other Judas Priest songs that he co-wrote, such as "Never Satisfied", "Winter" and "Caviar and Meths".
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