Vital or Vitals may refer to:
Vital is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Anberlin which was released on October 16, 2012. In interviews, vocalist Stephen Christian has stated the album has a youthful, energetic energy and features new influences for the band. Upon release, the album was met with favorable reviews from critics and fans alike. The album was re-released in 2013 as Devotion, adding the deluxe tracks from various retailers, new remixes, and a full live album.
Vital garnered generally positive reception from music critics. The review aggregator website Metacritic gives a weighted average rating to an album based upon the selected independent mainstream reviews it utilizes, and the album has a Metascore of a 77 out of 100 based on five reviews.
At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy stating that "Vital [is] the most well-rounded Anberlin album to date." Matt Collar of AllMusic saying that "Ultimately, while Vital is Anberlin's most challenging album to date, as the title implies, it is perhaps the band's most rewarding album." At AbsolutePunk, Jack Appleby writing that "Calling Vital a career-defining record isn't a stretch in the least", which it "is the best record in Anberlin’s 10 year career, bar none." SowingSeason of Sputnikmusic remarking that "Even if it isn’t the best album they’ve ever made, Vital is perhaps the smartest", that contains some "otherworldly vocals." At Melodic, Johan Wippsson commenting that "the band has kept the energy that characterizes their sound and overall it’s an album that shows that the band is in the right direction."
Vital is the first live album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was recorded 16 January 1978 at the Marquee Club in London and was released in July, one month after the band's 1978 break-up. The album (on vinyl and, later, on CD) was credited under the abbreviated name Van der Graaf, like the previous year's The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome, and featured the same line-up plus newcomer cellist Charles Dickie, who had officially joined the band in August 1977, and original saxophonist and flautist David Jackson, who re-joined the band for this recording.
The album is noted for its sometimes radical reworking of the older material. Although Van der Graaf Generator were seldom less than intense on stage, the 1977 and 1978 tours were remarkable for their ferocity. The absence of Hugh Banton, whose organ work was a hallmark of the group's sound before his departure in 1976, as well as frontman Peter Hammill's increased duties as a rhythm guitarist, account for much of this.
Actors: Joël Marin (actor), Françoise Graton (actress), Nicolas Comeau (producer), Christine Falco (producer), Caroline Mailloux (writer), Caroline Mailloux (director), Frédéric Leblanc (editor), Camille Louvet (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Vital, the cynical and lonely postman of a small village, can't stop himself from reading the postcards that the parishioners send to God. After reading the disturbing missive from Dorothee D'Amour, his old school teacher, Vital is bitterly punished for his indiscretion. Unable to ignore the postcard, he has no other choice than to substitute himself to God.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Similião Aurélio (actor), Roberto Cano (actor), Flávio Cardoso (actor), Eduardo Dusek (actor), Sergio Kato (actor), Michael Madsen (actor), Selton Mello (actor), Christovam Netto (actor), Carlos Alberto Riccelli (actor), Adriano Siri (actor), Solange Barros (actress), Carolina Gómez (actress), Analu Silveira (actress), Fabiano Canosa (producer), Cesario Augusto (actor),
Plot: A dangerous drug lord operates in Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil. To capture him, the police will do whatever is necessary. Caught in the middle is a frightened population. "Federals" exposes the reality of a country that today is an important route for international drug-trafficking.
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Gene Bervoets (actor), François Beukelaers (actor), Johan Leysen (actor), Marc Peeters (actor), Ugo Prinsen (actor), Jan Steen (actor), Michel van Dousselaere (actor), Bert Van Tichelen (actor), Rudy Vandendaele (actor), Willy Vandermeulen (actor), Antje de Boeck (actress), Ingrid De Vos (actress), Carina van der Sande (actress), Winnie Enghien (producer), Cyriel Buysse (writer),
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Gérard Battaz (actor), Heinz Bennent (actor), Teco Celio (actor), Pierre Clémenti (actor), Helmut Daehler (actor), Herman Debond (actor), Michel Fidanza (actor), Renaud Kellerhals (actor), Hans-Peter Leu (actor), Jean-Pierre Malo (actor), René Peier (actor), Marcel Robert (actor), Jacques Roman (actor), André Schmidt (actor), Stefan Witschi (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Adoniran Barbosa (actor), Mário Benvenutti (actor), Jonas Bloch (actor), Rolando Boldrin (actor), Haroldo Botta (actor), Oswaldo Campozana (actor), Geraldo Cunha (actor), Ewerton de Castro (actor), Francisco Di Franco (actor), Marco Antônio Donizetti (actor), Abrahão Farc (actor), Edgard Franco (actor), Ednei Giovenazzi (actor), Serafim Gonzalez (actor), Eduardo Abbas (actor),
Genres: ,The gentle embrace of death
Touches my weary soul
I'm closer to the end now
Enough despair! I'm whole!
Destined to make
The right choice
My existence
A constant struggle
Soon I will at last be free
Of my chemical burden
My consciousness is raised
Without society's poison
Destined to make
The right choice
I exist but
I have to feel vital
Helpless, abandoned, relentless attack
Realize my dreams, I can't turn back
Always doubting yet indecisive
Meandering convictions become so pensive
Part of me wants to live
I grope for a reason
Yet I'll be granted solace
Seeming serene... open
Destined to make
The right choice
I exist but