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Tomahawk · 01-16-2005, 06:56 AM

I checked this album out because a friend of mine was raving over it, and I was really surprised. It's so much better than it has any right to be. I mean, it's William Shatner, I was expecting at best to laugh and then never listen to it again. But it's really solid.

I'd guess that a big part of why it's so good is because of Ben Folds... he knows how to keep the right balance of irony, without actually making fun of Shatner. I mean, it IS funny, but it's not just based on "omg shatner talks so funny" like I expected it to be. Even on Common People, he's laughing too, and you can tell that Shatner had fun making this. Now, I wouldn't give it a 5/5, nor would I say it was the best album of 2004, but it is really good.

Also, this is the best review that I've read on MX.

01-16-2005, 06:56 AM	#23
Tomahawk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,273	I checked this album out because a friend of mine was raving over it, and I was really surprised. It's so much better than it has any right to be. I mean, it's William Shatner, I was expecting at best to laugh and then never listen to it again. But it's really solid. I'd guess that a big part of why it's so good is because of Ben Folds... he knows how to keep the right balance of irony, without actually making fun of Shatner. I mean, it IS funny, but it's not just based on "omg shatner talks so funny" like I expected it to be. Even on Common People, he's laughing too, and you can tell that Shatner had fun making this. Now, I wouldn't give it a 5/5, nor would I say it was the best album of 2004, but it is really good. Also, this is the best review that I've read on MX. Last edited by Tomahawk; 01-16-2005 at 07:00 AM.