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I was somewhat surprised that we don't have a dedicated Star Trek thread--we do now.
I inaugurate it with these finds:
Yes, this album is by "Data" of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Brent sings mostly standards here, with the exception of one recent song by Randy Newman. Brent has a decent tenor voice, but he can't really sustain a note. Any time he tries to hold a note, there is quite a bit of vibrato. Not Tiny Tim level, to be sure, but still a bit distracting. The main fault with the album is that arrangements by Dennis McCarthy are rather dull and unimaginative. The two songs here that were arranged by John McKinney, on the other hand, are lively and fun. Too bad he didn't arrange the whole album. This album will appeal to Star Trek fans only. Trekkies will be especially interested in "It's a Sin (To Tell a Lie)", which features back-up vocals by LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart, plus a recitation by Stewart.
Edit: My local NETFLIX has dumped pretty much everything ever made under the Star Trek banner over the last few months. I'm currently contemplating whether to watch the whole of TNG again. I have a passing familiarity with DS9 & the Original Series, but none of the others. If I watch episodes of TNG and the Simpsons after work each evening, it's going to be like re-living undergraduate life.
I inaugurate it with these finds:
Yes, this album is by "Data" of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Brent sings mostly standards here, with the exception of one recent song by Randy Newman. Brent has a decent tenor voice, but he can't really sustain a note. Any time he tries to hold a note, there is quite a bit of vibrato. Not Tiny Tim level, to be sure, but still a bit distracting. The main fault with the album is that arrangements by Dennis McCarthy are rather dull and unimaginative. The two songs here that were arranged by John McKinney, on the other hand, are lively and fun. Too bad he didn't arrange the whole album. This album will appeal to Star Trek fans only. Trekkies will be especially interested in "It's a Sin (To Tell a Lie)", which features back-up vocals by LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart, plus a recitation by Stewart.
Edit: My local NETFLIX has dumped pretty much everything ever made under the Star Trek banner over the last few months. I'm currently contemplating whether to watch the whole of TNG again. I have a passing familiarity with DS9 & the Original Series, but none of the others. If I watch episodes of TNG and the Simpsons after work each evening, it's going to be like re-living undergraduate life.
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