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There is no greater agency that does you harm than that of inaction and listening to those thoughts you cannot name. In silence we wound ourselves, we seek the solace of the shadow and see harm as a way of life, of being caught in the crossfire of personal responsive violence towards our own soul, and the target placed on our back by the spoiled view, of the attack by the contaminated disposition.
To many, William Shatner is one of the main reason why Star Trek become a television hit in the 1960s and has long lived on and flourished under different franchises and films nearly 50 years later. Now Mr. Shatner is going boldly where he has never gone before, the world of Progressive Rock with Prog Rock giant Billy Sherwood by his side.
It had been four years since Dave Lee Roth and Van Halen had released the iconic rock album 1984 and whilst the three remaining members were on a creative and production high with their first U.S.A. Number 1, 5150 and were on the verge of securing the second of 4 top spots on the bounce, ‘Diamond Dave’ was also enjoying his new found status as a solo star. There are very few people that really deserve the moniker before their name, especially when they have been so entwined with a band that had hit such incredible highs but in Dave Lee Roth, the moniker not only fits, it simply oozes polish and craves the title.