Banned on Vulcan

Infobox Album | Name = Banned on Vulcan
Type = EP
Artist = Voltaire


Released = 2001
Genre = Dark Cabaret/Filk
Length = 12:31
Label = PlanetGrey Records/Projekt Records
Last album = "Almost Human"
(2000)
This album = "Banned on Vulcan"
(2001)
Next album = "Boo Hoo"
(2002)

"Banned on Vulcan" (2001) is an EP by the dark cabaret/darkwave artist Voltaire. It was released in 2001 by PlanetGrey Records,cite web| url = http://www.projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PGR00001&dept%5Fid=99| title = Projekt: darkwave - 'Banned on Vulcan -- the old version'| accessdate = 2006-10-31| work = projekt: darkwave| publisher = Projekt Records| language = English] then re-released later that year by Projekt Records. Voltaire is a great fan of "Star Trek", frequently attending conventions. All four tracks on this album relate to it, and mention characters, places, and situations from the show.cite web| url = http://www.projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PRO00149&dept%5Fid=10| title = Projekt: darkwave - 'Banned on Vulcan'| accessdate = 2006-10-31| work = projekt: darkwave| publisher = Projekt Records| language = English] cite web| url = http://voltaire.net/| title = main| accessdate = 2006-10-31| language = English]

Track listing

;"Worf's Revenge (Klingon Rap)":A gangsta rap-esque song celebrating the character Worf, a Klingon who first appeared in ', and later, ' extolling his physical strength, achievements, and sexual prowess, referencing his on-screen romances with Deanna Troi, Jadzia Dax and Ezri Dax.;"The U.S.S. Make Shit Up":A song about treknobabble, Star Trek's tendency to use borderline nonsense to explain away technical details, and some inconsistencies within the Star Trek universe. It describes every series from ' to '. A live version of this song also appears on Voltaire's live album, "Live!", and includes a "bonus verse" dealing with .;"The Sexy Data Tango":Using numerous double entendres and similar sexual innuendo (such as "Warp core manifolds" and "Jefferies tube"), "The Sexy Data Tango" is a tango that describes Data's sexual encounters with Tasha Yar, and describing him as "fully functional and anatomically correct". A live version of this song also appears on Voltaire's live album, "Live!".;"Screw the Okampa! (I Wanna Go Home)":"Screw the Okampa! (I Wanna Go Home)" is a humorous lament from the Delta Quadrant, where the crew of the USS "Voyager" were stranded for seven years, as shown during the events of "". The song is sung to the tune of the folk standard "Sloop John B".

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