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Over exposure, ego, marketing gone haywire bandwagon jumping or just a bad idea. :alien:

Space, the final frontier. And before you think I'm just wasting it with an "off-topic" post about William Shatner (and doing so because I am a SF and Star Trek geek), seeing some of the guests on the CD, it's an item worth sharing. And yeh, culled from a posting at Blabbermouth.net. So, here are the coordinates:

Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records has inked legendary actor William Shatner to a worldwide recording deal for a space-themed concept album entitled Searching For Major Tom (formerly Seeking Major Tom), to be released later this year. :shootmeno

Comprised of 19 "interpretations" of classic intergalactic rock anthems, the release features guest appearances by Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne), Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) and Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, Scorpions).

Of Wylde, Shatner previously said, "He's fantastic! I'm energized." Wylde was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Shatner and added, "He's super cool, we had an awesome time working together."

Searching For Major Tom track listing:

01. Space Trucking (Deep Purple) :rockband:
* Ian Paice on drums
* Johnny Winter on guitar
02. She Blinded Me With Science (Thomas Dolby) :aua:
* Bootsy Collins on bass * Patrick Moraz (Yes, Moody Blues) on keyboards/synthesizers
03. In A Little While (U2) :rolleyes2
* Manuel Gottsching (Ash Ra Tempel) on guitar
04. Empty Glass (The Tea Party)
* Michael Schenker on guitar
05. Lost In The Stars (Frank Sinatra version)
* Ernie Watts on saxophone
06. Twilight Zone (Golden Earring) :rawk:
* Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, Allman Brothers) on guitar
07. Space Cowboy (Steve Miller) :rofl:
* Brad Paisley on guitar and vocals
08. Rocket Man (Elton John) :hrm:
* Steve Hillage (Gong) on guitar
09. Space Oddity (David Bowie) :yougo
* Ritchie Blackmore on guitar
* Alan Parsons on keyboards
10. Spirit In The Sky (Norman Greenbaum) :-V
* Peter Frampton on guitar
11. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) :thumbsup:
* John Wetton (Asia) on bass and vocals
12. Silver Machine (Hawkwind) :dunno: :dunno:
* Wayne Kramer (MC5) on guitar * Carmine Appice on drums
13. Major Tom (Peter Shilling) :winkies:
* Nick Valensi (The Strokes) on guitar
* Zakk Wylde on guitar
* Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) on bass
14. Learning To Fly (Pink Floyd) :haha:
* Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) on guitar and keyboards
15. Mr. Spaceman (The Byrds) 8-q
* Dave Davies (The Kinks) on guitar
16. Iron Man (Black Sabbath) :rawk:
* Zakk Wylde on guitar and vocals
17. Planet Earth (Duran Duran) O_o
* Steve Howe (Yes) on guitar
18. Walking On The Moon (The Police) =8^O
* Toots (Toots & The Maytals) on vocals
19. Mrs. Major Tom :moresnore
* Female guest vocalist to be announced

William Shatner will be presented with the Honorary Headbanger Award at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone on Wednesday, April 20, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. Revered for his role as Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek, Shatner will be on hand to accept his award, an honor Revolver magazine bestows each year to someone who has made their name outside of the metal world but still embodies its spirit. [Um... ok -wary ed.]

"Short of receiving an Emmy for my superb voice, the Honorary Headbanger Award is the next best thing. Praise be you won't hear me sing," said William Shatner. :alien:

[Source: Blabbermouth.net, other than the blather of the first paragraph].:alien: