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Captain Kirk (aka William Shatner) is threatening to bring us a follow up album to the critically acclaimed The Transfromed Man. What, you don’t recall that album? The song stylings of Shatner on that album’s cut, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (mp3) is easily the worst cover of a Beatles song ever released. Also not to be missed (by the musical masochist at least) is Mr. Shatners haunting (well it haunted me for a number of nights) cover of Mr. Tamborine Man (mp3). These songs from The Transformed Man are not overshadowed by Shatner’s over acted readings of Shakespear which appear between the songs.
Amazingly Mr. Shatner intended The Transformed Man as a serious album, both musically and as readings of Shakespear. It has in many ways turned into a comedy cult classic. Shatner’s fans deny the reports that the album has been used by various Intelligence agencies as an interrogation and torture tool.
I just played the majority of Shatner’s available media for my wife, who is writhing and crying miserably on the floor. If you need to incapacitate someone I suggest:
In the highly unlikely event that doesn’t reduce them to a quivering mass… well there’s plenty more out there (all mp3):Oh and there are lot’s of RealVideo clips at the First Church of Shatnerology.