Is this a late April Fool's?????

[lucidsound]

Having just watched http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5hae6PlPYA anything is 
possible.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mather" <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:59 PM
Subject: Is this a late April Fool's?????


> Someone posted this link on another music list to which I'm subscribed:
>
> http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/april/14William_Shatner_Recruits_Ritchie_Blackmore,_Zakk_Wylde,_Michael_Schenker,_Davies_and_Frampton_For_New_Album.shtml
>
>
> Steve Hillage?   Manuel Göttsching?  Edgar Froese?
>
> A cover of Hawkwind's Silver Machine with Wayne Kramer on guitar and 
> Carmine Appice on drums!?!?!?!???
>
> "Titled Searching for Major Tom (it was formerly Seeking Major Tom), the 
> album is due out later this year on Cleopatra Records.
>
> [[...]]
>
> Searching for Major Tom tracklist:
> 1. "Space Trucking" (Deep Purple) – Ian Paice on drums and Johnny Winter 
> on guitar
> 2. "She Blinded Me with Science" (Thomas Dolby) – Bootsy Collins on bass 
> and Patrick Moraz (Yes) on keyboards
> 3. "In a Little While" (U2) – Manuel Gottsching on guitar
> 4. "Empty Glass" (The Tea Party) – Michael Schenker on guitar
> 5. "Lost in the Stars" (Frank Sinatra) – Ernie Watts on saxophone
> 6. "Twilight Zone" (Golden Earring) – Warren Haynes on guitar
> 7. "Space Cowboy" (Steve Miller Band) – Brad Paisley on guitar and vocals
> 8. "Rocket Man" (Elton John) – Steve Hillage on guitar
> 9. "Space Oddity" (David Bowie) – Ritchie Blackmore on guitar and Alan 
> Parsons on keyboards
> 10. "Spirit in the Sky" (Norman Greenbaum) – Peter Frampton on guitar
> 11. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) – John Wetton on bass and vocals
> 12. "Silver Machine" (Hawkwind) – Wayne Kramer on guitar and Carmine 
> Appice on drums
> 13. "Major Tom" (Peter Shilling) – Nick Valensi on guitar, Zakk Wylde on 
> guitar and Mike Inez on bass
> 14. "Learning to Fly" (Pink Floyd) – Edgar Froese on guitar and keyboards
> 15. "Mr. Spaceman" (The Byrds) – Dave Davies on guitar
> 16. "Iron Man" (Black Sabbath) – Zakk Wylde on guitar and vocals
> 17. "Planet Earth" (Duran Duran) – Steve Howe on guitar
> 18. "Walking on the Moon" (The Police) – Toots (of Toots and the Maytals) 
> on vocals
> 19. "Mrs. Major Tom" – female vocalist to be announced"
>
>
> Is this some kind of late April Fool's joke?  That line-up is pretty 
> stellar!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> PS: Now it's official: Warren Haynes has collaborated with everyone in the 
> known universe!
>