Physicist (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Physicist
Type = Album
Artist = Devin Townsend

| Released = June 26, 2000
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 46:34
Label = Hevy Devy Records
InsideOut
Producer = Devin Townsend
Reviews =
Last album = "Ass-Sordid Demos"
(2000)
This album = "Physicist"
(2000)
Next album = "Terria"
(2001)

"Physicist" (or Fizzicist) is the third solo album by Canadian metal musician Devin Townsend, released on June 26, 2000 by his own Hevy Devy label and by InsideOut Music (see 2000 in music).

It is distinguished from the rest of Townsend's solo portfolio for the crossing of the style of his work in Strapping Young Lad with elements that had been explored in "" and "Infinity".

Track listing

"Physicist" contains 10 proper tracks and one hidden track.tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = Namaste
length1 = 3:34
writer1 = Townsend
title2 = Victim
length2 = 3:15
writer2 = Townsend
title3 = Material
length3 = 2:47
writer3 = Townsend
title4 = Kingdom
length4 = 5:55
writer4 = Townsend
title5 = Death
length5 = 2:27
writer5 = Townsend/Hoglan
title6 = Devoid
length6 = 1:28
writer6 = Townsend
title7 = The Complex
length7 = 3:31
writer7 = Townsend/Hoglan
title8 = Irish Maiden
length8 = 2:45
writer8 = Townsend
title9 = Jupiter
length9 = 3:36
writer9 = Townsend
title10 = Planet Rain
length10 = 11:08
writer10 = Townsend
title11 = Forgotten
length11 = 5:59
writer11 = Townsend
note11 = hidden track

Bonus tracks

The Japanese release also contains three bonus tracks.tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title12 = Man
length12 = 5:12
writer12 = Townsend
title13 = Ocean Machines
length13 = 8:24
writer13 = Townsend
title14 = Promise
length14 = 5:26
writer14 = Townsend

Personnel

*Devin Townsend - Guitar, Vocals, Ambience, Samples, Keyboards, Programming, Choirs, Cellofix|link=Wikipedia:Contents|text=citation needed, Violinfix|link=Wikipedia:Contents|text=citation needed
*Gene Hoglan - Drums
*Byron Stroud - Bass
*Jed Simon - Guitar

Miscellanea

*"Namaste" is a Sanskrit spiritual word, translating to "I bow to the light in you." The song itself uses the word to indicate a goal to reach, wherein the human race would be able to communicate without sound. [ [http://www.hevydevy.com/hdr_faq.html Hevydevy Records FAQ ] ]

*"Forgotten" is a demo of the song "Bad Devil," which appeared previously in its final form on Townsend's record "Infinity". [ [http://www.hevydevyforums.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5923] Dead link|date=March 2008]

*Because the record's style is so similar to that of Townsend's other band, Strapping Young Lad, many listeners may be coaxed into thinking that was the album's original intention. However, Townsend's wife Tracy discounted this in a post on the official [ [http://www.hevydevyforums.com HDR Forums ] ] website on December 2, 2005, saying that "Physicist" was intended as a solo project from the beginning. [http://www.hevydevyforums.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3189&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30] The material was originally culled from a project Townsend had started with former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted.

References

External links

* [http://www.hevydevy.com/ HevyDevy Main Page]
* [http://www.hevydevy.com/hdr_info_physicist.html Additional information]