William Shatner - Has Been

William Shatner (Captain Kirk of Star Trek fame) recorded a couple of spoken-word tracks in his 1968 album "Transformed Man" - including Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - which are so awful they've gone down in history for their awfulness. You can listen to examples at http://www.pathcom.com/~boby/lsd.htm and http://www.filmcement.org/rummage/archives/000037.html
Now Shatner's back all the same with an intriguing, introspective collection of mostly spoken-word tracks that are all the more compelling when it becomes clear that Has Been is, in fact, no joke. Ben Folds played on and produced the record, creating rich, melodic, and varied pop musical backgrounds to Shatner's world-weary, boozy-suave yet thoroughly impassioned delivery. The album is called "Has Been" and the official site is at http://www.shatnerhasbeen.com/

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