Shatner to Record Another Album

s20451 writes "Slashdotters may remember Canadian actor William Shatner from such hit TV shows as T. J. Hooker and Rescue 911; he was also known to dabble in science fiction. Shatner released an album, The Transformed Man, in 1968. Intending the album to be taken seriously, it is now held up as one of the campiest recordings of all time, including the worst Beatles cover ever produced. Now a new album is in the works, featuring joint work with Ben Folds, Henry Rollins, and Brad Paisley. More on Ananova."

Sign of the Apocalypse

[DaRat]

Oh my god! It's another sign of the apocalypse! We're doomed!!!!

Already did some work with Ben Folds

[TTop]

Shatner already did a couple new songs with Ben Folds on Ben's solo "Fear of Pop" release -- which, despite my love of Ben's other work, remains a real clunker of an album. And the Shatner songs were among the more interesting, if I recall correctly. (Can you tell that I didn't play it more than twice?)

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Re:The worst Beatles cover ever produced???

[fishbowl]

>Someone obviously hasn't heard Tiny Tim's
>rendition of "Hey Jude"!

Sure, but even that is not as bad as Shatner's "Lucy". Neither is as bad as Nimoy's "Mr. Tambourine Man". And NOTHING compares to "Bilbo... Bilbo Baggins... only three feet tall...." Gah.

More info

[matt-fu]

Matt Chamberlain, a drummer you might have heard before [mattchamberlain.com], is playing on this. He notes [mattchamberlain.com] on his website:

dec 11-2003
I have been in Nashville for a little over a week playing with William Shatner---that guy is amazing...everyday has been a different lineup of people---the main core is Ben Folds-Sebastian Steinberg-John Painter-and me but last night was surreal--I played a improv drum solo to Shatner and Henry Rollins ranting and Adrian Belew freaking on his guitar--wow! a couple of days ago it was Joe Jackson and the group doing some Jazzy improvs to Shatners words-----reality is stranger than fiction---bye---Matt C

There's also an archived Shatner interview [theonionavclub.com] at The Onion AV Club where he briefly touches on the original recording he did and why he approached it in that particular fashion.

He also made a "Double Live" LP in the 70s

[fyrie]

http://eil.com/shop/artistlist.asp?artistname=will iam-shatner I have it, and it is for die-hards only. Most of the 2 lp offering his Billiam talking about himself. Not as funny as Transformed man or "In Love"

Re:RIAA Strikes Back...

[Our Man In Redmond]

The RIAA is evil and all, but I don't think they can reanimate De Kelley, who died about 4 1/2 years ago, God rest his soul.

Now the MPAA . . . that's another matter entirely. [imdb.com]

Re:The funniest Shatner bit ever

[IWorkForMorons]

Canadians don't really have an accent

As a Canadian, I can tell you for a fact that's untrue. It just depends on where you go. Newfies...they got an accent. New Brunswickers...they got an accent. Quebecers...they REALLY got an accent. Although once you hit Ontario, things just kinda get plain and drawn out. So it seems like they don't have an accent, but they do. Haven't talked to many people west of Ontario, but I'm sure they have to have some kind of accent. Especially once you hit rodeo-ridin' prarie land. Anyone who rides a horse for a living MUST have an accent.

Animaniacs

[fermion]

Animaniacs, which probably had the highest concentraion of Star Trek refences of any animation exept for the Simpson, did a wonderful episode called 'Karaoke-Dokie'. It was one of the best parodies of Shanter and Nimoy, rendering both in full Star Trek style. In it Willie Slakmer and Lenny Neeboy present their particular brand of music. Absolutely hilarious.

You left out "Capitain of the starship"!!

[gukin]

There is ANOTHER William Shatner album called "Capitain of the Ship". It features Mr. Shatner on the cover holding an upside-down tripod and looking very, well, Shatnery. You can find out more here. [franklarosa.com]

Re:Just English and French?

[Kenshin]

All the signage on the spacecraft Red Dwarf are in English and Esperanto.