Oct 102011
 

Ever since we first reported on William Shatner’s new covers album back in February (then the word was it was all-metal), we’ve been dying to find out what it sounded like. Now we know. Captain Kirk chooses all songs about space and brings a ton of special guests along to help on Seeking Major Tom. We’ll have our full review tomorrow, so for now, listen at Soundcloud.

‘Searching for Major Tom’ Tracklist
01. Major Tom (Coming Home) (feat. Nick Valensi, Zakk Wylde and Mike Inez) (Peter Schilling cover)
02. Space Oddity (feat. Ritchie Blackmore and Alan Parsons) (David Bowie cover)
03. In a Little While (feat. Manuel Göttsching) (U2 cover)
04. Space Cowboy (feat. Brad Paisley) (Steve Miller cover)
05. Space Truckin’ (feat. Ian Paice and Johnny Winter) (Deep Purple cover)
06. Rocket Man (feat. Steve Hillage) (Elton John cover)
07. She Blinded Me With Science (feat. Bootsy Collins Patrick Moraz) (Thomas Dolby cover)
08. Walking on the Moon (feat. Toots) (The Police cover)
09. Spirit in the Sky (feat. Peter Frampton) (Norman Greenbaum cover)
10. Bohemian Rhapsody (feat. John Wetton) (Queen cover)
11. Silver Machine (feat .Wayne Kramer and Carmine Appice) (Hawkwind cover)
12. Mrs. Major Tom (feat. Sheryl Crow) (K.I.A. cover)
13. Empty Glass (feat. Michael Schenker) (The Tea Party cover)
14. Lost in the Stars (feat. Ernie Watts) (Frank Sinatra cover )
15. Learning to Fly (feat. Edgar Froese) (Pink Floyd cover)
16. Mr. Spaceman (feat. Dave Davies) (The Byrds cover)
17. Twilight Zone (feat. Warren Haynes) (Golden Earring cover)
18. Struggle
19. Iron Man (feat. Zakk Wylde) (Black Sabbath cover)
20. Planet Earth (feat. Steve Howe) (Duran Duran cover)

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  2 Responses to “Stream William Shatner’s Space-Themed Cover Album”

Comments (2)
  1. Soundcloud link seems broken for me in US. Even after login to SC, link won’t load.

  2. Yes it was taken down yesterday at some point

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