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As it is with his acting, the thespian reveals himself as startlingly adept in tragedy as in comedy. Oct 09, 20 william shatner asks some big questions in ponder the mystery, the first single from his upcoming progrock album of the same name, featuring rick wakeman yes, robby krieger the doors. While not without its flaws, ponder the mystery showcases shatners poetical ability, while truly giving the listener something to think about. Ponder the mystery made a superb soundtrack to play whilst running my homebuilt laser light and projection show. Ponder the mystery is the fourth studio album by william shatner. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e. Ponder the mystery is the fifth studio album by william shatner.
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A legendary figure in his own right, hes playing another in the historical canadian drama. From cleopatra records comes the official video for ponder the mystery from the album of the same name with william shatner and billy sherwood. From cleopatra records comes the official video for ponder the mystery from the album of the same name with william shatner and billy. The captain kirk of star trek series william shatner net. Shatner uses interviews from other cast, crew, etc. See bill perform ponder the mystery on 1023 in hermosa beach, ca. Ponder the mystery cd william shatner ponder the mystery lp william shatner space cowboy 7 william shatner seeking major tom lp william shatner. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t.
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With ponder the mystery, shatner earns the latter title, teaming up with billy sherwood of yes fame to create an album that is surprisingly deep and enjoyable. William shatner, 82, who startled star trek fans by recording tunes like lucy in the sky with diamonds on his 1968 debut the transformed man, will release a new album his fifth. William shatner is in toronto this week shooting an upcoming episode of murdoch mysteries. While has been, shatners 2004 collaboration with ben folds, played off the unintentional camp of the transformed man, ponder the mystery acknowledges the silliness but never celebrates it. Produced by billy sherwood, the fifteen tracks on the album include the talents of mick jones, simon house, steve vai, al di meola, rick wakeman, joel vandroogenbroeck, edgar winter, nik turner, vince gill, edgar froese, robby krieger, dav koz, george duke, and zoot horn rollo. William shatner the captain of scifi is back with his first foray into prog gock a momentous concept album focusing on such rich and timeless themes as aging, depression, love and beauty. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr. William shatner ponder the mystery 20, digipak, cd. The combination of the rockinspired music, and william shatner s spoken verse, made an excellent sonic backdrop to the visual experience i was able to create, reminiscent of the laser light shows i grew up seeing when i was younger. Ponder the mystery by william shatner 741157092721 cd. See those dates below, and grab your copy of ponder the mystery here.
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Erstmalig gibt es keine coverversionen, alle songs hat shatner zusammen mit seinem produzenten billy sherwood geschrieben. Shatner penned all of the lyrics for the album, and his deft and poetic wordplay is sure to delight all of his fans. Oct 03, 20 william shatner, 82, who startled star trek fans by recording tunes like lucy in the sky with diamonds on his 1968 debut the transformed man, will release a new album his fifth on oct. Shatner penned all of the lyrics for the album, and his deft and poetic wordplay is. Shatner wrote the lyrics himself this time, and during the course of the album, he ponders life and death and overall existentiality in that dark, soothing voice you have. Shatner s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. William shatner is just as much of a star trek nerd as the rest of us. On october 8, 20, they released the official video to william shatners record ponder the mystery, followed by a soldout tour with circa. Listen to william shatners progrock single, ponder the.
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