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Call it what you will......
Over exposure, ego, marketing gone haywire bandwagon jumping or just a bad idea.
Space, the final frontier. And before you think I'm just wasting it with an "off-topic" post about William Shatner (and doing so because I am a SF and Star Trek geek), seeing some of the guests on the CD, it's an item worth sharing. And yeh, culled from a posting at Blabbermouth.net. So, here are the coordinates: Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records has inked legendary actor William Shatner to a worldwide recording deal for a space-themed concept album entitled Searching For Major Tom (formerly Seeking Major Tom), to be released later this year. Comprised of 19 "interpretations" of classic intergalactic rock anthems, the release features guest appearances by Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne), Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) and Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, Scorpions). Of Wylde, Shatner previously said, "He's fantastic! I'm energized." Wylde was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Shatner and added, "He's super cool, we had an awesome time working together." Searching For Major Tom track listing: 01. Space Trucking (Deep Purple) * Ian Paice on drums * Johnny Winter on guitar 02. She Blinded Me With Science (Thomas Dolby) * Bootsy Collins on bass * Patrick Moraz (Yes, Moody Blues) on keyboards/synthesizers 03. In A Little While (U2) * Manuel Gottsching (Ash Ra Tempel) on guitar 04. Empty Glass (The Tea Party) * Michael Schenker on guitar 05. Lost In The Stars (Frank Sinatra version) * Ernie Watts on saxophone 06. Twilight Zone (Golden Earring) * Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, Allman Brothers) on guitar 07. Space Cowboy (Steve Miller) * Brad Paisley on guitar and vocals 08. Rocket Man (Elton John) * Steve Hillage (Gong) on guitar 09. Space Oddity (David Bowie) * Ritchie Blackmore on guitar * Alan Parsons on keyboards 10. Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) * Peter Frampton on guitar 11. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) * John Wetton (Asia) on bass and vocals 12. Silver Machine (Hawkwind) * Wayne Kramer (MC5) on guitar * Carmine Appice on drums 13. Major Tom (Peter Shilling) * Nick Valensi (The Strokes) on guitar * Zakk Wylde on guitar * Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) on bass 14. Learning To Fly (Pink Floyd) * Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) on guitar and keyboards 15. Mr. Spaceman (The Byrds) * Dave Davies (The Kinks) on guitar 16. Iron Man (Black Sabbath) * Zakk Wylde on guitar and vocals 17. Planet Earth (Duran Duran) * Steve Howe (Yes) on guitar 18. Walking On The Moon (The Police) * Toots (Toots & The Maytals) on vocals 19. Mrs. Major Tom * Female guest vocalist to be announced William Shatner will be presented with the Honorary Headbanger Award at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone on Wednesday, April 20, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. Revered for his role as Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek, Shatner will be on hand to accept his award, an honor Revolver magazine bestows each year to someone who has made their name outside of the metal world but still embodies its spirit. [Um... ok -wary ed.] "Short of receiving an Emmy for my superb voice, the Honorary Headbanger Award is the next best thing. Praise be you won't hear me sing," said William Shatner. [Source: Blabbermouth.net, other than the blather of the first paragraph].
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Gulp!!!!!
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Re: Call it what you will......
Did anyone have the guts to check this out?
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Re: Call it what you will......
Quote:
2. "In a Little While" has nothing to do with space. 3. Bohemian Rhapsody has nothing to do with space. 4. Iron Man has nothing to do with space. 5. Bootzilla + Moraz! Yeah!
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Wow.. I thought Bill died in a bus accident.
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No doubt they'll be serving ham for dinner.
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