Almost Human

Almost Human

CD - USA - 1st edition.

Artist	Voltaire
Published	2000-05-??
Type	Studio
Genre	Goth, Dark wave, Dark cabaret
Themes	Satan, existentialism, suicide, Goth culture

Almost Human is the second studio by Voltaire, released on CD in May 2000. The songs are a variety of Goth, dark wave, and dark cabaret and the lyrics in a few of the songs are sung from the perspective of Satan and the others are thematic of existentialism and describe suicide and Goth culture.

Personal

Own?	Yes. First edition CD signed by the artist.

I first heard this album in 2002 through my girlfriend at the time. She had heard Voltaire from the Unquiet Grave III compilation and bought his first couple albums. Since I still considered myself religious at the time, I initially found his irreverent lyrics rather childish and insulting. So, when my girlfriend said she bought me one of his albums for my birthday, I was a bit angry (though she never did get the album to give to me). Prior to us breaking up, she had me make copies of Voltaire's first three albums, and they mostly remained unheard on my shelf. However, after I stopped brooding on the relationship I gave Voltaire another chance, and, now more irreligious myself, I found the music far more palatable. I still don't fully enjoy the discordant music and vocals, but I now see the wisdom in a lot of the lyrics.

Track listing

All songs sung by Voltaire.

Track	Title	Composers	Rank
01	Out of Reach	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	9
02	Dunce	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	6
03	Feathery Wings	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	4
04	Almost Human	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	5
05	God Thinks	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	1
06	Anastasia	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	8
07	Dead Girls	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	12
08	Underground	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	10
09	Ringo no Uta	Hachiro Sato, Manjome Tadashi	14
10	The Headless Waltz	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	11
11	Alchemy Mondays	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	2
12	The Last Word	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	3
13	The Night	Aurelio Voltaire Hernández, George Grant, Gregor Kitzis, Matthew Goeke	7
14	El Barquito de Nuez	Francisco Gabilondo Soler	13