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WILLIAM SHATNER: PONDER THE MYSTERY (CD-2013 Album/All Star Cast - Stock # 1641064) Normally CD £16.99 - Ltd Pre-Release Offer CD £13.99
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"Quite possibly the most creative thing I have ever done." - William Shatner
The Captain of sci-fi is back with his first foray into Prog Rock - a momentous concept album focusing on such rich and timeless themes as aging, depression, love and beauty!
Shatner penned all of the lyrics for the album, and his deft and poetic wordplay as well as his skilful dramatic interpretations of them is sure to delight all of his fans.
Producer extraordinaire and Prog Rock icon Billy Sherwood brings a whole host of incredibly talented musicians along for the ride, including: Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman,
HAWKWIND's Simon House & Nik Turner, FOREIGNER's Mick Jones, TANGERINE DREAM's Edgar Froese, jazz greats Al Di Meola & George Duke, country superstar Vince Gill and more!
Fresh from the success of the sci-fi themed covers project 'Seeking Major Tom' (one of CDS Towers' biggest selling titles of 2011!!!),
Shatner returns with a brand new concept album that finds the iconic actor/space adventurer with his feet firmly planted on the Earth, gazing upward at the vast universe,
pondering the many facets of conscious existence. Perhaps Shatner's most personal album to date, 'Ponder The Mystery' is filled with observations (some profound, some humorous, but always engaging)
on the nature of passing time, the agony and hidden joy of aging, the depths of depression and the glorious heights found in the beauty and wonderment of life.
Musically, the album is equally adventurous with a depth of composition and musicianship that matches the weightiness of the lyrical themes.
Billy Sherwood paints an aural landscape around Shatner's words that enhances and coalesces the underlying story. Along the way, the duo is aided by a stellar cast of heavyweight musical stars,
which sort of goes to show the sort of love and respect afforded to Shatner.
All in all, this is an experience not to be missed, a journey that, like human existence itself, uncovers more questions than answers, expressing a mystery that can never be resolved,
yet remains all the more captivating because of it.
Track List [Generic CD & LP]:
01. Red Shift
02. Where It's Gone...I Don't Know [featuring Mick Jones]
03. Manhunt [featuring Simon House]
04. Ponder The Mystery featuring Steve Vai]
05. So Am I [featuring Al Di Meola]
06. Change [featuring Rick Wakeman]
07. Sunset [featuring Joel Vandroogenbroeck]
08. Twilight [featuring Edgar Winter]
09. Rhythm Of The Night [featuring Nik Turner]
10. Imagine Things [featuring Vince Gill]
11. Do You See? [featuring Edgar Froese]
12. Deep Down [featuring Robby Krieger]
13. I'm Alright, I Think [featuring Dave Koz]
14. Where Does Time Go? [featuring George Duke]
15. Alive [featuring Zoot Horn Rollo]
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