THE RODDENBERRIES
"Eat the Roddenberries"
(Blackbird/Universal; 2019)
Reviewed by Snidermann
Who would have thought that one day there would be a whole sub-genre of music dedicated to the Star Trek Universe? Well, there is. For example, check out our reviews for the band Warp 11 here.
When I first heard of a band dedicated to the Star Trek
universe, I thought it must be a joke; just some yahoo cutting subpar songs with
mediocre lyrics. Well, I could not have been further from the truth. These are
serious musicians putting out excellent music. Right now I am reviewing the band
called The Roddenberries and their release, "Eat the Roddenberries." The
Roddenberries use established musical tunes and add their own unique lyrics. In
this case, I will name the songs and the original writers with the new lyrics
written by the band.
In the Year 2265 – Originally written by Rick Evans,
original song "In The Year 2525" (Exordium & Terminus)
Riker’s Kiss –
Originally written by Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince), original song "Kiss,"
Prince
At Tanagra - Originally written by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre,
original song "My Sharona," The Knack
What I Like About Q - Originally
written by Michael Baldwin, Walter Palmar and Jimmy Marions, original sobng
"What I Like About You," by The Romantics
Space Cowboy – Originally written
by Steve Miller, original song "Space Cowboy"
Next Generation - Originally
written by Pete Townsend original "My Generation"
Angry Like The Worf -
Originally written Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon
Le Bon original song "Hungry Like The Wolf"
She’s That Lady - Originally
written Paul Anka original song "She’s A Lady"
Crusher – Originally written
by Billy Joel original song "Pressure"
Saltsucker - Originally written by
Daryl Hall and John Oates original song "Maneater"
Data (More than just a
Machine) - Originally written by Welson Parks, Don Fletcher and Hal Davis
original song "Dancing Machine"
Dr. Who Are You? Originally written by Pete
Townsend original song "Who Are You?"
This release was more than fun to
review. Not only did it have killer vintage music, it had that music reworked
into the Star Trek universe and that get As in my book. When I was listening to
this relese for the first time, I was totally blown away by the way they took
easily identifiable muisc and changed the words to reflect what the exact
emotion of whatever Trek show they wanted.
This album took some time and effort, not only to write, but to produce and release. Not only they have to do all that, they had to secure the rights to all that music they were using. "Eat the Roddenberries" is not only the best Star Trek release, it has to be one of the best parody recordings I have heard since Weird Al 90s stuff.
If you like the music I mentioned above and like Star Trek at all, you should really like this recording.
For more information, check out https://www.theroddenberries.com/.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
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