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The Transformed Man
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602498649381
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
MPN: 000378102
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Geffen Records
Release Date: December 07, 2004
Studio: Geffen Records
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Rating: - Like it, if you think this sort of thing is funny
not something that you will listen to more than once, but kind of fun as a gag.
Rating: - When questionable intentions go wrong-You have to hear this!!!
A friend of mine got the LP when it first came out [a l-o-n-g time ago] and it provided hours of amusement as well as totaaly over-the-top kareoke (before we even knew what it was). Shatner, along with a lot of actors like Eddie ALbert [Green Acers],Sebastien Cabot [Family Affair] and even Leonard Nimoy were enthralled with lyrics of Bob Dylan and went off on their own totally self-indugent interpretations of Dylan's lyrics and other songs.
It's only for those with a hearty sense ... Read More
Rating: - A Vocal Stylist at Work
When William Shatner interprets a classic song, it's eternally his! Littered amid the spoken-word recitals in "The Transformed Man" are mind-blowing versions of "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It Was a Very Good Year" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." If you're looking for unintentional laughter, you've come to the right place.
Rating: - Experimental album often divides but achieves a popular cult status
While acting as Captain Kirk in Star Trek William Shatner got the idea that he wanted to make an album with him reading lyrics or classical narratives over various types of musical scores as an acting performance from the perspective of an LSD user. Shatner realized that idea in the form of an album, The Transformed Man, which remains controversial to this day and has somehow become a bit of a cult phenomenon mainly because of a question hanging over it as to why Shatner would want to do something ... Read More
Rating: - WRONGHEADED...This is so greatly BAD
When the word "wrongheaded" was coined, it was in order to describe this record. At first boring, but then, funny and funnier and funnier... !! What? What...? What...??? Ohmigod this is so greatly BAD !!! I nearly spray painted my draught of wine again and again listening to this... this... this... ...this... and then this gets boring again... and then suddenly hilarious again !! You will be SHATNERED by this record! I LOVE William Shatner's 2004 album "HAS BEEN" which is a wonderful, contrite ... Read More
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