August 12, 2004

Steven Seagal... The New David Hasselhof?

No, that's not a reference to some planned Baywatch movie with action-hero Seagal in the role that made Hasselhof famous, but to the fact that he, like the Hof, has serious musical aspirations... and has unleashed them on Europe!
In May this year, he released his first album, the ponderously-titled Songs From The Crystal Cave, exclusively in France. The album was recorded with Stevie Wonder and former members of The Wailers, and supposedly highlights Seagal's "emotional and delicate side"...
The web-site of the label that brought it out has mp3 snippets from two of the tracks, Girl It's Alright and My God. As you might expect, they're both fairly bland and MOR, but they're certainly nowhere near as clunky as his acting... And the French, it seems, have taken quite a shying to Steve the Crooner. (The first single off the album went straight to No. 1 on the "CLUBS SLOWS CHART"... whatever that is.) With any luck this success will continue and Seagal will be convinced to give up his day job for good...

Posted by Warren at August 12, 2004 06:53 PM | Celebrity