I would think this is more the reality of the situation:Originally Posted by ThomasKDye
I would think this is more the reality of the situation:
Yeah, but who's going to actually listen to it non-ironically? I'm imagining the reviews saying "Prog is already a joke, so Shatner fits in perfectly." Whatever nuances Sherwood can put into it will just be ignored.
It'll be just like some Zappa releases then.
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The fact is people will be listening to it, period. As for the music, I haven't heard a note, for all I know it's a pop/rap -- pap, if you will -- album. If you want "Billy's nuances" there are a few solo albums out there; for whatever reason Shatner chose to work with Billy but I'm pretty sure Shatner made the final call on, you know, his own album.
And a few dozen donuts.
Chad
Well, the article calls it "prog," but that of course can mean many things. (And the audience sarcastically remarks, "No, really?")
Well, I'm glad Shatner discovered Billy, anyway. I'm sure it was a hard assignment to refuse, but yeah, I think what we're going to get, no matter what, is an album that makes "Open Your Eyes" seem like welcome relief. If Sherwood has fun and gets some money out of it, more power to him.If you want "Billy's nuances" there are a few solo albums out there; for whatever reason Shatner chose to work with Billy but I'm pretty sure Shatner made the final call on, you know, his own album.
Sorry, I haven't quite forgiven Bill for this. As if "Wayne's World" wasn't bad enough...
Autobuy!
Can someone invite Billy Sherwood back to PE so we can hear his comments on this album. I'm sure many here would love to directly interact with him here.
?????Actually, I thought the, ahem... 'humor', was very similar to yours, and equally 'witty'.
People rag on Bill S. for his "music". But, why don't they rag on Bill C.?
Are there any samples* available to beam over to PE?
* this is Klingon for....camples
Regards,
Duncan
I just took a quick glance at his discog:
Had he released an album in the 80s, he would have almost been eligible in the 6 Decades thread <forehead smack>
Maybe so Kerry but you can't argue with these musicians.
William Shatner is a film and tv icon with an intense passion for music which has yielded several solo records including the critically acclaimed Seeking Major Tom. This most recent solo record, Ponder the Mystery (including guest artists from the prog and fusion genres: Rick Wakeman, Al DiMeola, Steve Vai, Robbie Krieger, Vince Gill, and Dave Koz to name a few). Expands Shatner’s musical horizons due to the fact that all of the songs on the new record are original and written by Shatner and his musical partner in the project Billy Sherwood.
http://williamshatner.com/ws/william...and-mini-tour/
In related news, Leonard Nimoy announces a headlining gig on the Vans Warped Tour 2013.
Shatner's on Sherwood's new Prog Collective album. Maybe it was all done at the same time?
a possible track list......
01 21st Century Schizoid Man
02 Starship Trooper
03 Get 'Em Out By Friday
04 Thick As A Brick (Complete)
bonus track:
05 Here Comes The Sun
Ya know, there was a small window around the time that the first couple of Circa: albums were still reasonably fresh and Haun was still in the band where it looked like Sherwood might be on to something with potential to be special and memorable. Of course it was largely pissed away with that Yoso business and at this point it's a struggle for me to take Sherwood all that seriously as an artist because of the sheer volume of novelty releases in which he is involved.
I've never understood the practice of ironically enjoying crappy music which seems to be the foundation for William Shatner's entire appeal as a recording artist.
"It was a cruel song, but fair."-Roger Waters
Shatner's Has Been is actually a a preety good album, his best... with quality music done to his spoken word poetry. Joe Jackson and a few others assist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GnoLJIIS4w
I'd LOVE to hear Shatner do Karnevil 9, 3rd Impression (either with or without the music).
Can you imagine him reciting these lyrics?
Man alone, born of stone,
Will stamp the dust of time
His hands strike the flame of his soul;
Ties a rope to a tree and hangs the Universe
Until the winds of laughter blows cold.
Fear that rattles in men's ears
And rears its hideous head
Dread .... Death .... in the wind ....
Man of steel pray and kneel
With fever's blazing torch
Thrust in the face of the night;
Draws a blade of compassion
Kissed by countless Kings
Whose jewelled trumpet words blind his sight.
Walls that no man thought would fall
The altars of the just
Crushed .... Dust .... in the wind ....
No man yields who flies in my ship
Danger!
Let the bridge computer speak
Stranger!
Load your program. I am yourself.
No computer stands in my way
Only blood can cancel my pain
Guardians of a new clear dawn
Let the maps of war be drawn.
Rejoice! Glory is ours!
Our young men have not died in vain,
Their graves need no flowers
The tapes have recorded their names.
I am all there is
Negative! Primitive! Limited! I let you live!
But I gave you life
What else could you do?
To do what was right
I'm perfect! Are you?
Perhaps, he's just methodically working his way up to a real big time project, like producing Weird Al Yankovich.
Because one is a comedian, by choice, and the other...
A new progressive rock album from William Shatner will debut next month.
The album, Ponder the Mystery, will explore themes like “aging, depression, love, and beauty.”
Shatner has teamed with musicians such as Vince Gill, Mick Jones, Rick Wakeman, Steve Vai and others to create the album, which will be released on October 8.
“[It's] quite possibly the most creative thing I have ever done,” said Shatner.
The album, available for preorder here, will sell for $11.88.
The playlist will include:
Red Shift
Where It’s Gone, I don’t Know – Mick Jones
Manhunt – Simon House
Ponder the Mystery – Steve Vai
So Am I – Al Di Meola
Change – Rick Wakeman
Sunset – Joel Vandroogenbroeck
Twilight – Edgar Winter
Rhythm of the Night – Nik Turner
Imagine Things – Vince Gill
Do You See? – Edgar Froese
Deep Down – Robby Krieger
I’m Alright, I Think – Dave Koz
Where Does Time Go? – George Duke
Alive – Zoot Horn Rollo
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the great George Duke's final work before leaving this mortal coil was to contribute to a William Shatner album.
The thought of Shatner "singing" anything by Peter Sinfield gives me a chubby. Or Pye Dubois.
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