A one of a kind experience to say the least, and It's a lot better than it has any right to be. Sure, it's hit and miss at times, but when it hits...brilliant. Common People, Has Been, and I Can't Get Behind That (a hilarious rant-fest w/ Henry Rollins) are worth the price of admission alone. If you're reading this you're obviously interested in this CD...try it, you won't be disappointed.… Expand

It is massively surprising how good this album is - it's so full of raw emotion that you'll find that you don't mind the spoken-word style any more. Further still, you'll find yourself liking it.

With lyrical tunes and his strange sense of music, Shatner makes, what would be thought pointless and drull music, unique and interesting.

My girlfriend was insistant on getting William Shatner's "Has Been" album. Consequently, after its purchase, I was forced to listen to this album, believing it would be every bit as awful as the first Shatner album was. Boy was I wrong! I was entranced from the first tune, replaying the album, immediately after its completion. Shatner really surprised me. The lyrics were far better than I had imagined they would be - better than much of today's popular music - being insiteful, poetic and textured as anything I have heard in recent memory. The manner in which he delivered the lyrics was near to perfection, which really surprised me. Especially after knowing how he destroyed "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds". With "Has Been" Shatner has really managed to create a fine album that is touching, sad, funny, sarcastic, ironic, self deprecating and honest. He truly is no Has Been. Later tonight, I will be listening to "Has Been" along side Tom Waits' "Real Gone" and Steely Dans "Everything Must Go". … Expand

So weird, but actually good! Common People (a Pulp cover), Ideal Woman, and Has Been are all quite excellent. Some others not so much, but the standout tracks combined with the sheer absurdity make this very much worth listening to. Much better than most crap being release these days.

simply stunning. think ben folds (no five) and emoish spoken word. (yeah its weird but great)

This album is extremely addicting and I have listend to hit hundreds of times in the past week I have had it. It has everything. Bill is a poet and Folds is a genius.

Exceptional and original. I expected to laugh, instead it's must-replay cool. "It hasn't Happened Yet" is sad and lovely, and I can't get "Common People" out of my head. Give it a shot.

Shatner has turned self deprecating humor into an art form.

What is so surprising is that this collection is very well written and tailored to fit perfectly with Shatner, his delivery, and his personality. The disc rises above being just a mere oddity or camp classic. It is well executed, melodic, funny, and at times even poignant. Far exceeded my expectations.

This is something NEW. Refreshing from all of the same old everyday "blah" of the music industry. Get it...

An honest and self examinatory look at himself, with a pinch of humor. This isn't what you think it is. Give it a try before you count it out.

I've had this blasted thing in my car CD player now for over a week and the darn thing won't leave! I hit eject...but then push it back in just to hear it one more time...addictive to say the least...perhaps it's because there hasn't been something like this for quite some time. Well done indeed!

The music isn't brilliant and William Shatner certainly isn't an exceptional musical talent, but the album is, to put it plainly, just really, really cool. I've been listening to it nonstop for about a week. The album has a little bit of everything. I think it works so well because the tracks are creative in their own ways and, listening to it, you bring all the baggage that goes with being 'Bill Shatner' along for the ride. Or perhaps it works because Bill Shatner's voice is so distinctive and he uses it so well. Bottom-line, I don't know exactly what to call this album, except great. (I'd score it higher, but it lacks the necessary musical artistry for me to give it a 9--much less a 10.)… Expand

I gotta agree with what is being said here. I 'm a huge ben Folds fand but i waited almost two years before picking this disk up thinking it would just be a novelty. It's amazing. I think it's the first time i have ever thought "everyone I know needs to hear this". I've been listening to it non-stop for about a month.

It's just fantastic! I was not particularly a William Shatner fan before this album and didn't even know he had recorded a previous album. But I quite simply can't stop listening to this CD, it is well balanced and at times funny and sad, pure genuis. 10/10

Excellent... you owe it to yourself to give this one complete listen from start to end.

I'm so surprised! something for everyone on this one. (few grammy winners can claim that).The project as a whole blends intrspection with caustic wit in a way i've never heard before. Play this for your friends (I'm serious!), the reaction u get when u say shatner did it is worth it!!!!

Give up to Shatner! There has been an influx of artists his age that are trying to leak into our culture, but Shatber is unique and the best of his bunch. Teamed with Ben folds this album is a musical delight. The man is talented.

I really enjoyed it. My wife remarked, "Man, this guy is a romantic, huh?" I've already listened to it more than I though I would.

look, and im as surprised as the next person, this album is actually (dare i say it) - art. it elevates, amuses, moves, and certainly causes one pause. yes, i said it captain - art.

I was absolutely shocked by how good this album is... Wow. I am a Ben Folds fan and I think Shatner is funny, generally, but his album isn't funny... It's just really really good... meaningful, touching, impressive...

Simply, it's just unbelievably good.

Quite surprisingly, it's a wonderful album.

Wonderful, funny and touching -- words that one would not immediately ascribe to Mr. Shatner's on-stage personas, but which apply to the breadth of emotion and talent he has loaned to this album. It moved me.

I'm no Shatner fanboy. Thought Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was ludicrous. Never watched TJ Hooker. Didn't buy his books. Heard this CD by accident. Oh wow. Just ignore the Metacritic score. Pity the professional critics who were so busy laughing at Shatner they forgot to listen to the music or, more importantly, Bills lyrics - for all but three tracks are co-written by the man himself, and they are hauntingly biographical. Ignore those pundits, trust these reviewers. This is a must-have CD, and you will love it. You will put it on auto-repeat (but not shuffle, no no no). You will play it to your friends and probably discover, as I did, that they already have it, but were too ashamed to mention. Well it's Captain Kirk 'innit? As the closing number puts it "though there's part of me in that guy you've seen, up there on that screen, I am so much more". Believe it.… Expand

I listen to this album at least once a week. It is surprisingly good, and a breath of fresh air. I don't care whether it is cool or not, but I do know that it sounds good, it has great song writing, Ben Folds should be heartily congratulated for his efforts here.