vandala Basic Member Posts:267  
10/20/2004 10:51 AM |
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http://www.williamshatner.co.uk
Have any of you lovely people heard about this? Okay, there's a large helping of irony attached, but having said that...produced by Ben Folds, contributions from Rollins, Aimee Mann, Nick Hornby, etc. I downloaded the version of Common People - extraordinary; sounds like the Strokes, seguing into the end of the Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want, with Shatner being...well, Shatner. I also downloaded the title track which features the man himself dissing the younger generation who "don't know s**t" and write him off as a "has been": sounds like Ennio Morricone, again; marvellous.
Great stuff all in all - eclectic, original - will certain buy the album. Anyone got it? (Hey, it makes a change from the f**king Frames).
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mutch Basic Member Posts:392  
10/20/2004 10:59 AM |
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i've heard common people and its terrifying to think that ladies and gentlemen, in 30 years or so THAT WILL BE US!!!
ok maybe not common people, maybe it will be teen spirit, jeremy, screamager, oh yeah, but someday us kids will be old, fat and misunderstood (as opposed to young fat and misunderstood! in my case only!!!haha.)
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vandala Basic Member Posts:267  
10/20/2004 11:01 AM |
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With all due respect, I think you're already being misunderstood.
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mutch Basic Member Posts:392  
10/20/2004 11:06 AM |
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thank you, i feel validated as an artist!
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Optimus Basic Member Posts:312  
10/20/2004 12:18 PM |
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - thats brilliant - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Binokular Veteran Member Posts:1665  
10/20/2004 12:36 PM |
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His version of common people is pretty amazing alright. I wouldn't go as far as to label it "good" in the traditional sense, but does have a spark of artistic (though not neccesarily musical) genius. At least he has had the good sense and decency not to actually attempt to sing!
Of course, if this is a success, the Leonard Nimoy comeback is only around the corner...
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vandala Basic Member Posts:267  
10/20/2004 1:08 PM |
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http://www.nme.com/features/110018.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1316492,00.html
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2404
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kierry Basic Member Posts:244  
10/20/2004 3:01 PM |
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i thought common people was brilliant.
but i do think its a novelty song.
poor old ben folds... i love everything he's done, but now... um... its kinda dopey.
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john@soundweb.ie Basic Member Posts:201  
10/21/2004 9:26 AM |
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i heard it and thought it was baz luhrmann! its cool.
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Optimus Basic Member Posts:312  
10/21/2004 4:02 PM |
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For the love of God.
His name is SHATner...
Why are you praising him?
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QsySue Basic Member Posts:119  
10/21/2004 4:33 PM |
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I love it.
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Optimus Basic Member Posts:312  
10/21/2004 4:38 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by QsySue
I love it.
GASP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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