William Shatner's New Album - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Suave · 10-18-2004, 03:32 PM

Haha this is so awesome I might actually buy it.

http://www.shatnerhasbeen.com/

Some sound clips on there.

thesupermikey · 10-18-2004, 04:43 PM

this has been streaming on Windows Media player for a few days. It is wonderful and strange.

MrFlux · 10-18-2004, 08:13 PM

This belongs in Tilted Music

SecretMethod70 · 10-18-2004, 09:25 PM

moved.

I've heard it - great album. Very funny

Thanks for reminding me too....I missed Boston Legal last night

Dane Bramage · 10-19-2004, 08:21 AM

I just don't know what to say...

Um...

Yeah... speachless.

flamingdog · 10-19-2004, 09:06 AM

I have 'That's Me Trying'. To be honest, its only saving grace to me is the Ben Folds connection.

tspikes51 · 10-20-2004, 11:15 AM

What in the hell??? I never knew of any album-making talent from Shatner.

powerclown · 10-20-2004, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrFlux

This belongs in Tilted Music

This is music in what way?

Tilted Humor might be more appropriate.

God Bless William Shatner!

Val_1 · 10-20-2004, 12:59 PM

The local college radio station has been playing it. I like what I heard so far.

soopafreek · 10-20-2004, 07:09 PM

i got it on iTunes. it's pretty good. he hooked up with ben folds. smart move.

dbc · 10-21-2004, 08:34 AM

I've listened to a combo album he did with leonard nemoy and it was pretty good. I'll check this out.

Dingo2879 · 10-21-2004, 08:44 AM

Mancow plays it all the time, he is obsessed with Shatner!
It's odd, that's about all I have to say

heroquest · 10-22-2004, 11:02 AM

Heh, it looks very interesting.

the_marq · 10-27-2004, 09:23 AM

This is awesome. I know it's easy to dismiss cause, it's William FUCKING Shatner, but there is some pretty good music.

One one track he sings/raps about finding his wife's body floating in the swimming pool. But it's his cover of "Pulp's" Common People, that is the biggest bucket of awesome.

Pheer · 10-27-2004, 03:30 PM

Common People, Has Been and I Cant Get Behind That rock

William Shatner + Henry Rollins = WTF? Genius!

thesupermikey · 10-27-2004, 04:46 PM

i got the CD yesterday....Shatner is great. Ben Folds continues to put together wonderful music.

Jerron36 · 10-27-2004, 09:29 PM

I heard one of the songs the other day...it's.....odd...???

Pellaz · 11-01-2004, 09:02 PM

This is an amazing album. While I expected it to be an extrapolation on Shatners cameo on Fear of Pop Volume 1, I was wonderfully surprised to find it goes much deeper than that. The team of Ben Folds and Shatner turned out amazing. Toss in talent like Henry Rollins, Flemming McWilliams, Sebastian Steinberg and John Painter, not to mention other amzing guest spots that I'm sadly not too familiar with, and you've got gold.

It's a wonderfuly personal album. From the inlet, which sums up the album very well:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Folds

bill had homework for this album: to write thoughts and stories of his life in short pieces that we could make into songs. there ws more than enough material for several albums, and it was my job to make them musical. he threw new verses at me daily. i edited and sent him back to the drawing board sometimes, and sometimes he pushed me to make the music more part of the lyric. in that way we're a good writing team, and the process was damn natural. most of the album was written and recorded in a period of two weeks, as we set up camp in my studio in nashville with the musicians on call when inspeiration struck.

It is an intensely collabrative work, in a time where such things are increasingly rare. It's not for everyone, but if you enjoyed Fear of Pop, or enjoy a quality experiment into music, you should definately pick this one up.

Jonsgirl · 11-01-2004, 10:27 PM

I just listened to a few of the songs (experiments?) from the album. I really enjoyed it. It easy to forget that he has real talent. But he does. And this only proves it. Again.

Well, maybe I can get behind that.

Jonsgirl · 11-01-2004, 10:27 PM

Oops. Double post. Please don't beat me.

much.

Latch · 11-02-2004, 05:54 AM

I have it.. I'm a fan.. listened to it pretty steady for a week or two.

blitz.fenix · 11-02-2004, 07:04 AM

Roooooooocket Maaaaaaan....lmao Shatner is the man.

10-18-2004, 03:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	William Shatner's New Album Haha this is so awesome I might actually buy it. http://www.shatnerhasbeen.com/ Some sound clips on there. Last edited by Suave; 10-18-2004 at 05:30 PM..

10-18-2004, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
thesupermikey I got blisters on me fingers!!! Location: In my stressless expectation free zone.	this has been streaming on Windows Media player for a few days. It is wonderful and strange. __________________ If you are not outraged than you are not paying attention! "Reality has a well-known liberal bias" - Steven Colbert

10-18-2004, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
MrFlux Fluxing wildly... Location: Auckland, New Zealand	This belongs in Tilted Music __________________ flux (n.) Medicine. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

10-18-2004, 09:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	moved. I've heard it - great album. Very funny Thanks for reminding me too....I missed Boston Legal last night __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-19-2004, 08:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dane Bramage Insane Location: Charlotte, NC	I just don't know what to say... Um... Yeah... speachless. __________________ Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty-three thousand miles closer to Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules — and still there are some misfits who insist that there is no such thing as progress. Kurt Vonnegut - Sirens of Titan

10-19-2004, 09:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	I have 'That's Me Trying'. To be honest, its only saving grace to me is the Ben Folds connection.

10-20-2004, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
tspikes51 Fuckin' A Location: Lex Vegas	What in the hell??? I never knew of any album-making talent from Shatner. __________________ "I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million." -Maddox

10-20-2004, 12:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Val_1 Addict Location: In a State of Denial	The local college radio station has been playing it. I like what I heard so far. __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. -Frank Sinatra

10-20-2004, 07:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
soopafreek Psycho Location: ask your mom	i got it on iTunes. it's pretty good. he hooked up with ben folds. smart move. __________________ aaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!

10-21-2004, 08:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
dbc Tilted	I've listened to a combo album he did with leonard nemoy and it was pretty good. I'll check this out.

10-21-2004, 08:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dingo2879 Crazy Location: Lisle, IL	Mancow plays it all the time, he is obsessed with Shatner! It's odd, that's about all I have to say

10-22-2004, 11:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
heroquest Tilted	Heh, it looks very interesting.

10-27-2004, 09:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	This is awesome. I know it's easy to dismiss cause, it's William FUCKING Shatner, but there is some pretty good music. One one track he sings/raps about finding his wife's body floating in the swimming pool. But it's his cover of "Pulp's" Common People, that is the biggest bucket of awesome. __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

10-27-2004, 03:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
Pheer Upright Location: Calgary	Common People, Has Been and I Cant Get Behind That rock William Shatner + Henry Rollins = WTF? Genius!

10-27-2004, 04:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
thesupermikey I got blisters on me fingers!!! Location: In my stressless expectation free zone.	i got the CD yesterday....Shatner is great. Ben Folds continues to put together wonderful music. __________________ If you are not outraged than you are not paying attention! "Reality has a well-known liberal bias" - Steven Colbert

11-01-2004, 10:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jonsgirl Semi-Atomic Location: Home.	Oops. Double post. Please don't beat me. much. __________________ Someday, someone will best me. But it won't be today, and it won't be you. Last edited by Jonsgirl; 11-01-2004 at 10:30 PM..

10-27-2004, 09:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jerron36 Upright	I heard one of the songs the other day...it's.....odd...???

11-01-2004, 10:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
Jonsgirl Semi-Atomic Location: Home.	I just listened to a few of the songs (experiments?) from the album. I really enjoyed it. It easy to forget that he has real talent. But he does. And this only proves it. Again. Well, maybe I can get behind that. __________________ Someday, someone will best me. But it won't be today, and it won't be you.

11-02-2004, 05:54 AM	#21 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	I have it.. I'm a fan.. listened to it pretty steady for a week or two.

11-02-2004, 07:04 AM	#22 (permalink)
blitz.fenix Insane Location: Toronto	Roooooooocket Maaaaaaan....lmao Shatner is the man.