Vintage Early 70's Zappa for the 21st Century
02/18/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this CD purely based on the the cover art. I knew it'd be interesting and while listening to this CD I couldn't help but keep coming back to my favorite Zappa song "Trouble Every Day". Then low and behold, the last track on this CD credits Zappa in the song credits. Even the vocals are remind me of Zappa's early sound.Overall a good strong, funky early 70's style CD that sounds fresh. Especially since I live in Detroit (well metro Detroit), I always like listening to the home town bands since they only seem to get radio airplay over in Europe and no one hears about them until they're written up in Rolling Stone. While I don't think the Voltaire Brothers will follow in the footsteps of other famous Detroit bands like the White Stripes or Electric Six, the CD is good fun and they'd be a great band to see play in a small local club type setting."
Mick Collins does it again!
Elliott J Sussman | Pittsburgh, PA United States | 01/02/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Motor City music legend Mick Collins (Dirtbombs, Gories, Blacktop) had for years rumored about making a dirty funk album. A few years and practices later, here is the end result: An amazing funk album that if you didn't look at the production date, you'd swear it was made in 1975.Whether you feel like shaking what your mama gave you to "I Sing The Booty Electric," slowin' walkin' cool to "Which One" or being blown away by the flute solo (yes, FLUTE SOLO) on "The Mother Ones," it's promised that you won't be let down by the hugely infectious grooves this group has to sell you.This absolutely legendary debut (and probably) CD from The Voltaire Brothers should not fall upon deaf ears. Buy it today, and as the group would say: "Put some funk in your trunk.""
Track Listings (6) - Disc #1