Post by funnypun on Jul 31, 2024 18:03:47 GMT
Benjamin Stuart Steele (January 24, 1990)Also Known As: "Rusty Cage", "Filip Traum"
Vocal Range: E♭2 - F♯5 (3 Octaves 3 Semitones)
{Vocal Summary}Rusty Cage is most well known for creating The Knife Game Song, with the most popular video of it reaching 28 million views. They do however, have other comedic songs which reach similar view counts. Many of these songs, along with Rusty as a whole, can be easily described as "edgy". He likes to include themes in all his forms of media that most would shy away from. This makes many of his songs pretty interesting to listen to.
His style of singing and music generally consists of low to mid range verses and belted choruses. Above that is almost entirely backing falsetto notes, which he seems to be pretty comfortable with. Most of his songs don't have a large range in the lead vocals, and so his extremities are littered with backing vocals. His lower singing is pretty solid, and seemingly has gotten better with time. He demonstrates additional comfort in his lower register in his newest songs, such as the bold F2 in The Guillotine Song and bold G2 in Sweet Lemonade.
In all, he has a pretty enduring voice, and is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist, as well as composer. Some of my favorites include "The Lies of Love", "Get Your Head Chopped Off", and "Bellevue Boy".
His style of singing and music generally consists of low to mid range verses and belted choruses. Above that is almost entirely backing falsetto notes, which he seems to be pretty comfortable with. Most of his songs don't have a large range in the lead vocals, and so his extremities are littered with backing vocals. His lower singing is pretty solid, and seemingly has gotten better with time. He demonstrates additional comfort in his lower register in his newest songs, such as the bold F2 in The Guillotine Song and bold G2 in Sweet Lemonade.
In all, he has a pretty enduring voice, and is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist, as well as composer. Some of my favorites include "The Lies of Love", "Get Your Head Chopped Off", and "Bellevue Boy".
Significant High Notes
F♯5 ("White Girls Fuck Dogs")
E5 ("The Human Centipede", "White Girls Fuck Dogs")
D5 ("The Lives of Flies", "ZOOSH")
C♯5 ("Everybody Wants to be a Cat", "The Fidget Spinner Song", "The KYS Song")
C5 ("The Corona Virus Song", "Everyone I Don't Like is LITERALLY HITLER", "The FINAL Knife Game Song", "The Human Centipede", "The Krampus Song", "The Octopus Song")
B4 ("Bone To Pick", "Scarce Isn't Gay")
B♭4 ("Ain't The Man", "The CHRISTMAS Knife Game Song!", "The Final Voyage of the Wailer's Essex", "Gospel", "Rusty Cage", "Time of Dying", "We're the Gang Stalkers")
A4 ("The Black Friday Song", "Chocolate Jesus", "Everyone I Don't Like is LITERALLY HITLER", "Gospel", "THE GRAVE", "Hurt", "The Mysterious Stranger", The Number of the Beast", "Satisfied Mind", "This Place", "Time of Dying", "When I'm Drinking Whisky", "What They Said", "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!")
G♯4 ("32-20 Blues", "Bone To Pick", "The CHRISTMAS Knife Game Song!", "Eleanor Rigby", "The Guillotine Song", "Hang Me Up to Dry", "Hollow Men", "I Keep On Walkin", "I'm So Tired", "Jump off the Trampoline and Land on your Neck", "Lord Have Mercy If You Please", "Sail", "Satisfied Mind", "St. James Infirmary Blues", "Wayfaring Stranger")
G4 ("Adipocere", "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Ain't The Man", "The Bum Song", "Bone To Pick", "The Devil's Bagel", "The Devil's Song", "Everybody Wants to be a Cat", "Fancy Boy", "Feels Like Home", "Get Your Head Chopped Off", "Hallelujah", "House of the Rising Sun", "Hold the Door", "The Human Centipede Song", "I Just Wanna Grill", "THE KNIFE FLIP SONG 2", "The Krampus Song", "The KYS Song", "Modern World", "The Lives of Flies", "Maggie's Farm", "Outside Woman Blues", "Parasomnia", "Poor Narrator" Acoustic, "Requiem of the Crazies", " Roxanne", "Rusty Cage", "Shame")
F♯4 ("Baby Please Don't Go", "Ballad of Hollis Brown", "Bananas Can Fly", "BLAST EM!", "Cocaine Blues", "The Cuss Word Song", "Daisy Bell", "Hallelujah", "The Hearse Song", "Human Centipede" Rusty Reviews, "Hurt", "Hybrid Moments", "Ice Cream Man", "If All Should Fail", "I'll Come Back to New Orleans", "Inception" Rusty Reviews, "In My Time of Dying", "KILL THE SUN", "The Lies of Love", "The Mysterious Stranger", "Ode to a Supreme Gentleman", "Poor Man", "Poor Narrator", "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows", "RAP SONG with a JAPANESE HARP", "Requiem of the Crazies", "There Isn't Any God" Gangstalkers, "White Girls Fuck Dogs", "Write Me a Letter")
F4 ("All Babies Must Cry", "All the Fish Will Be Floating", "Bellevue Boy", "The Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Blue Skies", "Cocaine Blues", "The Devil's Song", "The Family-Friendly Noose Song", "The Final Voyage of the Wailer's Essex", "The HALLOWEEN Knife Game Song!", "Hold the Door", "I Wish I Had a Wish","The Krampus Song", "The Octopus Song", "Pancho and Lefty", "There Isn't Any God" Album Version, "You've Got a Friend In Me")
Significant Low Notes
E3 ("Ain't No Sunshine", "The Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Get Your Head Chopped Off", "I'm So Tired", "Poor Man", "Sail", "Shame" Album Version, "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round", "There Isn't Any God", "Time of Dying", "Wayfaring Stranger"," Write Me a Letter")
E♭3 ("Bellevue Boy", "Blue Skies", "Eleanor Rigby", "Just A Gigolo", "The Knife Game Song", "Outside Woman Blues")
D3 ("Bellevue Boy" 2008 Version, "The BLINDFOLDED Knife Game Song", "The Cuss Word Song", "Hallelujah", "Human Centipede", "Ice Cream Man", "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love with You", Rusty Reviews, "Jump off the Trampoline and Land on your Neck", "Jurassic World" Rusty Reviews, "The Knife Flip Song", "The Lives of Flies", "Modern World", "Two Handed Knife Game Song", "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!")
C♯3 ("Cocaine Blues", "The Coronavirus Song", "The HALLOWEEN Knife Game Song!", "Hang Me Up to Dry", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "The Lies of Love", "St. James Infirmary Blues", "Two Handed Knife Game Song", "White Girls Fuck Dogs")
C3 ("All the Fish Will Be Floating", "BLAST EM! (Ukulele Rap)", "The Christmas Noose Song", "The Devil's Song", "The Fall of Simon Whistler", "The FINAL Knife Game Song", "House of the Rising Sun", "The Krampus Song", "The NEW Knife Game Song", "Parasomnia", "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows", "Roxanne", "Rusty Cage", "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round", "What They Said", "When The Savior Reached Down For Me", "With Extreme Prejudice")
B2 ("1000 DEGREE Knife Game Song!", "Adipocere", "Bug Pizza", "Crow Jane", "Daisy Bell", "Everybody Wants to be a Cat", "Everyone I Don't Like is LITERALLY HITLER", "The Fidget Spinner Song", "I Don't Want a Valentine", "Human Centipede" Rusty Reviews, "Inception" Rusty Reviews, "THE KNIFE FLIP SONG 2", Lord Have Mercy If You Please, "Modern World", "Pancho and Lefty", "Poor Narrator", "Satisfied Mind", "There Isn't Any God")
B♭2 ("The Family-Friendly Noose Song", "Feels Like Home", "The Final Voyage of the Wailer's Essex", "THE GRAVE", "Ice Cream Man", "I'll Come Back to New Orleans", "I Love Jesus Christ, No Devil", "Let It Be", "Lord Have Mercy If You Please", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out", "Parasomnia", "There Isn't Any God", "We're the Gang Stalkers", "With Extreme Prejudice" Album Version)
A2 ("Adipocere", "All the Fish Will Be Floating", "Ballad of Hollis Brown", "Bellevue Boy", "The Black Friday Song", "Chocolate Jesus", "Everyone I Don't Like is LITERALLY HITLER", "The Fall of Simon Whistler", "Feels Like Home", "The Final Voyage of the Wailer's Essex", "Gospel", "Hallelujah", "The Hearse Song", "Her" Rusty Reviews, "Hold the Door", Hurt", "If All Should Fail", "I Keep On Walkin", "I Wish I Had a Wish", "The Mysterious Stranger", "Ode to a Supreme Gentleman", "RAP SONG with a JAPANESE HARP", "Requiem of the Crazies", "Scarce Isn't Gay", "This Place", "Time of Dying", "The Wolf of Wall street" Rusty Reviews, "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!", "ZOOSH")
G♯2 ("The CHRISTMAS Knife Game Song!", "The Devil's Bagel", "Hollow Men", "The Lies Of Love", "The Mysterious Stranger", "The Octopus Song", "Requiem of the Crazies" Album Version, "Spare A Dime")
G2 ("Ain't The Man", "Bone To Pick", "The Bum Song", "The Coronavirus Song", "The Devil's Bagel", "The Devil's Song", "The Family-Friendly Noose Song", "Fancy Boy", "Hurt", "I Wanna Be Like You", "Jurassic World" Rusty Reviews, "KILL THE SUN", "The Lives of Flies", "Moving Like Hillary", "Sweet Lemonade", "There Isn't Any God" Gangstalkers, "When I'm Drinking Whiskey")
F♯2 ("The Black Friday Song", "Bone To Pick", "The Krampus Song")
F2 ("The Guillotine Song", "I Just Wanna Grill", "PACK OF RATS", "There Isn't Any God" Gangstalkers)
E2 ("Ain't The Man", "BLAST EM!", "Fancy Boy", "The Fidget Spinner Song", "Hollow Men", "Sweet Lemonade")
E♭2 ("The CHRISTMAS Knife Game Song!", "Jump off the Trampoline and Land on your Neck")
{Album Ranges}Gangstalkers: F2 - B♭4
Really Stupid Bad Songs That I Made: E♭2 - A4 - F♯5
The Knife Game: Complete Collection: E♭2 - G♯4 - C5
Crowley: E2 - B♭4 - D5
Heretics: G2 - G4
Blues, Gospels, and Whathaveyous: A2 - B♭4
Old Covers from Youtube: G2 - G♯4 - C♯5
Really Stupid Bad Songs That I Made: E♭2 - A4 - F♯5
The Knife Game: Complete Collection: E♭2 - G♯4 - C5
Crowley: E2 - B♭4 - D5
Heretics: G2 - G4
Blues, Gospels, and Whathaveyous: A2 - B♭4
Old Covers from Youtube: G2 - G♯4 - C♯5
{Questionable Notes}G5 ("The KYS Song"[2][4])
E5 ("The Fidget Spinner Song"[2][4]) 0:16
D5 ("I Wish I Had a Wish"[2][4], "There Isn't Any God" Gangstalkers[2][4], "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!"[2][4])
B4 ("The Hearse Song"[2][4])
A4 ("Requiem of the Crazies" Album Version[2][4]")
A2 ("This video will make sense in a week…"[kazoo])
G2 ("Adipocere", "BLAST EM! (Ukulele Rap)"[4], "Modern World"[4], "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!"[4])
F♯2 ("Time of Dying", "When I'm Drinking Whiskey")
F2 ("The FINAL Knife Game Song")
E2 ("All the Fish Will Be Floating", "Bone to Pick"[4], "Gospel", "This Place"[4])
D2 ("The Black Friday Song"[4], "I Just Wanna Grill"[1], "Jump off the Trampoline and Land on your Neck"[4], "The Krampus Song"[4])
G♯1 ("Requiem of the Crazies" Album Version[3][5])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or insignificant anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
E5 ("The Fidget Spinner Song"[2][4]) 0:16
D5 ("I Wish I Had a Wish"[2][4], "There Isn't Any God" Gangstalkers[2][4], "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!"[2][4])
B4 ("The Hearse Song"[2][4])
A4 ("Requiem of the Crazies" Album Version[2][4]")
A2 ("This video will make sense in a week…"[kazoo])
G2 ("Adipocere", "BLAST EM! (Ukulele Rap)"[4], "Modern World"[4], "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit!"[4])
F♯2 ("Time of Dying", "When I'm Drinking Whiskey")
F2 ("The FINAL Knife Game Song")
E2 ("All the Fish Will Be Floating", "Bone to Pick"[4], "Gospel", "This Place"[4])
D2 ("The Black Friday Song"[4], "I Just Wanna Grill"[1], "Jump off the Trampoline and Land on your Neck"[4], "The Krampus Song"[4])
G♯1 ("Requiem of the Crazies" Album Version[3][5])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or insignificant anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this singers vocal capabilities.
