(2023) William Shatner - Ponder the Mystery Revisited        


Review:
Beam me up again! William Shatner revisits his prog all-stars album Ponder The Mystery, starring Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman and others. A decade ago, Star Trek icon William Shatner released his album Ponder the Mystery starring a series of big prog names including Steve Vai and Rick Wakeman. Now the 15-track record has had a refit under the title Ponder the Mystery Revisited. The remixing was handled by Die Krupps’ Jurgen Engler. On its initial launch, Shatner said it was “quite possibly the most creative thing I have ever done,” while Cleopatra Records described it as a “sprawling epic of progressive rock music and poignant, personal lyrics.” His intention, they added, was to continue his “lifelong pursuit to find answers to life’s mysteries both beyond the cosmos and in the majestic mundanity of everyday experience.” In an update the label announced: “A bold new mix by prodigious producer Jürgen Engler brings Shatner’s deft and poetic wordplay into the foreground while still making room for the all-star guests including Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman, Simon House, Nik Turner, Edgar Froese, Al Di Meola, Vince Gill, Mick Jones, Dave Koz, Robby Krieger and others.” — loudersound.com


   


Track List:
01 - Red Shift (Revisited Version)
02 - Where It's Gone (Revisited Version)
03 - Man Hunt (Revisited Version)
04 - Ponder the Mystery (Revisited Version)
05 - So Am I (Revisited Version)
06 - Change (Revisited Version)
07 - Sunset (Revisited Version)
08 - Twilight (Revisited Version)
09 - Rhythm of the Night (Revisited Version)
10 - Imagine Things (Revisited Version)
11 - Do You See (Revisited Version)
12 - Deep Down (Revisited Version)
13 - I'm Alright (Revisited Version)
14 - Where Does Time Go (Revisited Version)
15 - Alive (Revisited Version)


Media Report:
Genre: prog-rock
Country: Los Angeles, California, USA
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)


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