Spaced Out
The Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner
A music fan from Planet G5, Sector Q7 of the Quel-exuma galaxy , June 30, 1999
Greatest Picker-upper Album EVER!!!!!
Anytime i'm depressed, I pop in this CD and within 5 seconds of Hearing Willy Shatner Croon Mr. Tamburene Man, I'm immediately filled with joyous spirit and Glee. Perfect for any Bi-Polar or Manic Depressives.
peter@planhold.nl from The Netherlands , June 23, 1999
An absolute masterpiece of horribleness
This album shows two *actors* - seen from the side that no man has seen before. Which is actually also the same side that no man should EVER have to see.
Before you buy this record, ask yourself this. Would you buy a used car from Mick Jagger? Would you buy a painting by Evel Knievel? Would anyone, in his right mind, buy cookies from the butcher or milk from the mailman?
If your answer to all of the above is 'yes', then go ahead, buy this magnificent CD. This one shows how horribly wrong it all can turn out when people start to venture outside their expertise, when bricklayers become cakebakers so to speak.
William Shatner can't sing! Nor can Leonard Nimoy! But that didn't stop them from going into the studio and recording an album. The outcome is a collection of serious spoofs of the artists themselves. Which is a good thing - it shows a sense of humour.
But who's lauging last? Is it the Star Trek hater, who says: 'Told you them weren't no good anyway nohow'? Is it the conoisseur, who says 'The music may be awful but it's the emotion that counts'? Is it you, having bought this magnificent piece of naïve art? No. It's them. Nimoy and Shatner. Laughing their butts off, cause they sold another album.
So if you have any sense of humour, listen to this album and have one serious hootnanny of an evening. If you don't have a sense of humour then simply down a fifth of vodka and listen to this album. Same hootnanny.
I'd recommend it to anyone. Especially when you, like myself, suffer from unwanted guests on a regular basis. Want them to leave? Put this record on. Works like a charm.
graham@gcmedia.com from Birmingham, UK , June 3, 1999
What a pile of cack!
Some of the songs sung in here (namely Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) were absolutely fine in their original form when sung by the legendary Beatles. William Shatner has taken this masterpiece and rung it's neck, kicked it in the head, and I am deeply offended by this rendition. Apart from that it's a funny album. The problem being, it wasn't meant to be a comedy.
db618398@oak.cats.ohiou.edu from Athens, Ohio , April 25, 1999
This is the most god-awful piece of crap ever produced.
All the songs were nausiatingly bad, and the cover songs were personally offensive. I do not know if I can continue living in this world. No god would allow this.
crimsonvampire@bigfoot.com from Canada , March 16, 1999
This is one scary, and horrifying C.D.!
I bought this C.D. used, so that's ok I guess... it kinda scared me though. William Shatner sining lucy in the sky with diamonds? The world is not, nor will it ever be, ready for such things!
A music fan from NYC , October 23, 1998
Bizarre!!!
This CD is crazy, but fun. The best part are the William Shatner songs, especially Mr. Tambourine Man. It is total fun and I highly recommend it for anyone who loves Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. While there are no duets, it is well worth buying this.
Track Listings
1. King Henry The Fifth - William Shatner
2. Elegy For The Brave - William Shatner
3. Highly Illogical
4. If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
5. Mr. Tambourine Man - William Shatner
6. Where Is Love
7. Music To Watch Space Girls By
8. It Was A Very Good Year - William Shatner
9. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
10. Hamlet - William Shatner
11. A Visit To A Sad Planet
12. Abraham, Martin and John
13. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - William Shatner
14. If I Was A Carpenter
15. How Insensitive - William Shatner
16. I'd Love Making Love To You
17. Put A Little Love In Your Heart
18. Sunny
19. Gentle On My Mind
20. I Walk The Line
21. Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins
22. Everybody's Talkin'
23. Both Sides Now
24. Spock Thoughts
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