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the transformed man
I have just downloaded a copy of William Shatner's 1968 album The Transformed Man. It is one of those albums that you hear a lot about, but rarely get to hear. Well, I have now listened to about as much of it as I can stand, and while I don't think that it is that great, Shatner probably deserves some credit for trying to do something a little bit different. There is some serious, if misdirected, thought behind the album. Here are a couple of tracks for you to listen to. I am not going to play it for laughs, instead I will offer the couplet as they appear on the original album. There are 11 songs on the album and 10 of them are paired, offering some kind of comment on the polarities of man, I think. The first song for your delictation is Hamlet and the second is It was a very good year. Enjoy.
mr mcmuffin on 4 Aug 2004 @ 10:49 PM ✲ Permalink
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I have just downloaded Hamlet, but alas the it was a very good year linkie no work.
Posted by: jo | 5 Aug 2004 21:21:39
'Tis true, what Jo says. However, if the second linkie resembles the first, it isn't necessarily a bad thing that it can't be accessed.
I'm most upset, by the way - I was expecting him to be singing. I certainly didn't think he'd be reciting Shakespeare!
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 5 Aug 2004 22:39:46
I've fixed the file. It should download now. David, you philistine! This is ART!
Posted by: mr mcmuffin | 6 Aug 2004 13:01:42
Hey, I'm just impressed with myself that I knew it was old Shaky! ;-)
Posted by: David (TEFL Smiler) | 6 Aug 2004 17:31:21
