James Tiberius Rock
I grew up watching reruns of the original series of Star Trek, and as an inevitable consequence, William Shatner as James T. Kirk became a hero of mine. Shatner's life has been interesting to watch and keep tabs on. I'm sure you're familiar with his new album, Has Been, which came out last week. You can listen to it by clicking here. I guess I really didn't expect much, but I am really impressed with this album. It's easy to listen to, fairly introspective, and covers a variety of styles. My personal favorites are "Common People" , "Has Been", and "I can't get behind that." They're all fairly catchy tunes, but different in their own ways. Try to get over your skepticism and give Shatner another chance. You might like it.
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posted by lightweight @ 3:47 PM
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wow...shatner covering Pulp's "Common People"...the funny thing is, i don't really feel 'shat' upon...that was interestingly refreshing, like doing warp 5 away from BORG.
(which reminds me of the Simpsons "Marge vs the Monorail episode...
nimoy: i'd say this vessel could do warp 5.
quimby: yes, er, and uh, may the force be with you..
nimoy: do you even know who i am?
quimby: aren't you eh one of the little rascals?....
fools gold my friend, fools gold..)
speaking of nimoy.... what an interesting man. I recently became aware of an album that shatner and nimoy did together, many years ago. it's called "spaced out" and contains the following set list.
1. King Henry the Fifth William Shatner 3:00
2. Elegy for the Brave William Shatner 3:17
3. Highly Illogical Leonard Nimoy 2:23
4. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) Leonard Nimoy 2:09
5. Mr. Tambourine Man William Shatner 2:51
6. Where Is Love Leonard Nimoy 2:01
7. Music to Watch Space Girls By Leonard Nimoy 2:21
8. It Was a Very Good Year William Shatner r 3:57
9. Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town Leonard Nimoy 2:49
10. Hamlet William Shatner 3:52
11. A Visit to a Sad Planet Leonard Nimoy 3:05
12. Abraham, Martin and John Leonard Nimoy 3:19
13. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds William Shatner 2:59
14. If I Was a Carpenter Leonard Nimoy - 2:43
15. How Insensitive William Shatner 3:33
16. I'd Love Making Love to You Leonard Nimoy 2:54
17. Put a Little Love in Your Heart Leonard Nimoy 2:32
18. Sunny Leonard Nimoy 3:22
19. Gentle on My Mind Leonard Nimoy 2:47
20. I Walk the Line Leonard Nimoy 2:19
21. Ballad of Bilbo Baggins Leonard Nimoy 2:21
22. Everybody's Talkin' Leonard Nimoy 2:59
23. Both Sides Now Leonard Nimoy 2:55
24. Spock Thoughts Leonard Nimoy 3:03
I actually downloaded shatner's version of "lucy in the sky", and nimoy's take on "I walk the line". "lucy" was very similar to the current shatner material, while commander spock's cover of the man in black was horrendous. also, I don't think that man should ever try numbers 16 or 17.
However, the album cover is vintage gold:
http://www.counterpointmusic.com/specialties/spacedout.html
Did you listen to "Has Been"? - the faux western twang made me want to saddle up my shuttlecraft and seek out some new life and strange civilizations.
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