Voltaire was something new to me, even though I had heard one of his songs ("Brains") before I even knew who he was. The first actual song I heard from him while learning of him was the song "When You're Evil", which to this day remains one of my own personal favorites.
You Tube helped me find his other songs, and each one was very well-made and catchy in their own right. His cover of The Cure's "Love Song", while not better than the original (since when is anything better than the original?), was closer to the source material than 311's reggae-ish cover.
Hearing him sing in Japanese in the song "Ringo No Uta" was quite a change, and yet he still made the song enjoyable due to his vocal range.
His various Star Trek/ Star Wars songs were an absolute blast to listen to (especially "Cantina" and "Sexy Data Tango"), and contain many homages and shout outs to said sources that many fans can catch.
All in all, a great and humorous musician, and one worth mentioning.
My 2 Cents
Voltaire was something new to me, even though I had heard one of his songs ("Brains") before I even knew who he was. The first actual song I heard from him while learning of him was the song "When You're Evil", which to this day remains one of my own personal favorites.
You Tube helped me find his other songs, and each one was very well-made and catchy in their own right. His cover of The Cure's "Love Song", while not better than the original (since when is anything better than the original?), was closer to the source material than 311's reggae-ish cover.
Hearing him sing in Japanese in the song "Ringo No Uta" was quite a change, and yet he still made the song enjoyable due to his vocal range.
His various Star Trek/ Star Wars songs were an absolute blast to listen to (especially "Cantina" and "Sexy Data Tango"), and contain many homages and shout outs to said sources that many fans can catch.
All in all, a great and humorous musician, and one worth mentioning.
My Rating: 10 out of 10.