Monkees ... "You Told Me"







Google Google News, "Monkees", lotsa articles.

Nesmith sounds better than expected. Nice!

Here's some more 'til The Stones get here:












A little more clear:





















Obviously Mickey didn't sing the last one 'cuz he's doing drum detail,
but I like Pete's geetar tone, really jazzy!

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Nesmith sounds better than expected. Nice!

Yes, I didn't know John Gielgud could sing so well.

They still sound great! Would LOVE to see them with Nesmith.

This is so fantastic. I've got tickets for the last two shows of the tour on Dec. 1st and 2nd - been waiting to see Nez live for 25 years! If I get cheap seats for the Barclays show on Dec. 8th, that would pretty much put make it the greatest week of my life.

Heck of a set list [www.setlist.fm]
The Monkees Setlist at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nov 10 2012

Last Train to Clarksville
Papa Gene's Blues
Your Auntie Grizelda
She
Sweet Young Thing
I'm a Believer
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
I Wanna Be Free
(Davy on video)
You Told Me
Sunny Girlfriend
You Just May Be the One
Mary, Mary
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
For Pete's Sake
Early Morning Blues and Greens
Randy Scouse Git
Daily Nightly
Tapioca Tundra
Goin' Down
The Porpoise Song ( Theme Song From "Head" )
Daddy's Song
(Davy on video)
Can You Dig It?
As We Go Along
Circle Sky
Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again?
Daydream Believer (Vocals sung by audience)
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
Encore:
Listen to the Band
Pleasant Valley Sunday



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It had to be sweet when Daydream Believer Vocals were "sung by audience".

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Love the Monkees, especially the Stepping Stone tune. It is a fun one to play even in 2012. Probably the first rock band (if ya can call 'em that) that I was aware of. I always wanted to be the drummer. Those were the days. peace

Very touching way to handle Daydream Believer.

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Love the Monkees, especially the Stepping Stone tune. It is a fun one to play even in 2012. Probably the first rock band (if ya can call 'em that) that I was aware of. I always wanted to be the drummer. Those were the days. peace

Believe it or not I obtained "Steppen Stone" from the back of a box cereal... and it was not a mail in deal, it was actually on the back, you cut it out and played it.


PS.... just checked myself and sure enough it looks like several songs were put out like this [www.oocities.org] [www.google.com] ... so it it true I have been eating, breathing, hearing and living rock and roll my entire life.



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Cereal box records? Those look awesome. I checked out the pics on the link you posted. How'd they sound?

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Cereal box records? Those look awesome. I checked out the pics on the link you posted. How'd they sound?

I remember checking the back of the boxes to makes sure the box I bought had a record with good grooves, and I guess it sounded OK.... but I didnt have a very good record player (I was a kid) but it sounded good enough to rock to.

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Very touching way to handle Daydream Believer.

I thought so too, and what a way to give a fan present while repecting the man and playing the song, it is perfect.

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Very touching way to handle Daydream Believer.

Absolutely.

Marvelous.

RIP Davy.

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Love the Monkees, especially the Stepping Stone tune. It is a fun one to play even in 2012. Probably the first rock band (if ya can call 'em that) that I was aware of. I always wanted to be the drummer. Those were the days. peace

Believe it or not I obtained "Steppen Stone" from the back of a box cereal... and it was not a mail in deal, it was actually on the back, you cut it out and played it.


PS.... just checked myself and sure enough it looks like several songs were put out like this [www.oocities.org] [www.google.com] ... so it it true I have been eating, breathing, hearing and living rock and roll my entire life.

That is hilarious Max! What was the cereal, Cap't Crunch? peace

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Love the Monkees, especially the Stepping Stone tune. It is a fun one to play even in 2012. Probably the first rock band (if ya can call 'em that) that I was aware of. I always wanted to be the drummer. Those were the days. peace

Believe it or not I obtained "Steppen Stone" from the back of a box cereal... and it was not a mail in deal, it was actually on the back, you cut it out and played it.


PS.... just checked myself and sure enough it looks like several songs were put out like this [www.oocities.org] [www.google.com] ... so it it true I have been eating, breathing, hearing and living rock and roll my entire life.

That is hilarious Max! What was the cereal, Cap't Crunch? peace

I forget now, but I ate plenty of Cap't Crunch... and Sugar Bear was (is still) my buddy, so it was probably one of those super engerized, over sugerized cereals... I loved that crap and I remember they didnt care which one I picked out, as long as it meant I was willing to fix it for myself...

...so I always picked the tastiest (probably meaning most sugariest) one... BUT MAINLY I picked the one which had the best prize in/on them, (IN or ON THEM) (none of those mail in offers/nonsense for this kid). I loved that carp... heck I still do! And yeah I find Cracker Jack pretty damned disappointing these days... those fun ruining co@ksuckas!!



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"By 1969, ( The Monkees ) couldn't sell a tube of toothpaste."

- from the liner notes to "Monkeemania", an Aussie collection from The '80s







Note the absence of Tork, so this dates around 1969. Personally, I got all my
Monkees, Jackson 5ive and ghost story cereal, not serial, singles from Alpha-Bits
and Honeycomb, as I recall. I told Mom to avoid The Archies singles, LoL, not
knowing they were Kirchner property too ...

I think these offers lasted 'til '72 ... incidentally, The Monkees were my "first" group,
since the Columbia Record Club didn't seem to have the stuff I liked that my sister
was collecting at the time, like Bowie, Deep Purple and Carole King! Dug that later.












I guess the experiment was successful enough to get Sugar Bear guitar lessons,
or is that Don K in the control booth again? Hmmm ... sure would be interesting
to compare this one with whatever "The Five Blobs" released ...






Didn't Nesmith say above during the "Daily Nightly" performance that the picture behind them
of the Moog was Bobby Sherman's? The coincidences mount to Beatley proportions ...






And of course, the record that started it all for me ... "The Monkees' Golden Hits".
Still got it, though it's largely unplayable now. Yup, got a B on that lil' math quiz,
Mom cut out the boxtops, sent in her $2 and got it in the mail six weeks later.
So, cereal and $2 created a R'n'R monster. You too, I'll bet.

I'm going to see them at University At Buffalo this Sunday. Can't wait.

Nice post TDB

Check out SHOOBEE BEAR and DOOBEE BEAR... they arent stoned, not at all

And good ole SUGAR BEAR...
Y'all got sugar eyes...Yeah, you got sugar-freak jive

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Cant get enough of super sugar crisp

Can't git enough Super Sugar Crisp® ... The Original Stone(r) Soup ...
eat a box o' dat, turn into The Blob ...

The Sugar Bears! Now your bringing back some real early memories and a big smile. Thanks for that Max! peace

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The Sugar Bears! Now your bringing back some real early memories and a big smile. Thanks for that Max! peace

My pleasure NL....
peace

I have vague memories of cutting out that Sugar Bears recording. Did they have a hit or something that wasn't on that cereal box record? The tune titles don't sound familiar but I'm sure I was a fan at one time.

That is some great technology putting the records on the friggin cereal boxes. Some advertising dude deserves big kudosfor that that one.

DooBee Bear definately looks a bit stoned, perfect time to indulge in a bit of Sugar Smacks. lol Funny how liberal everyone was back then. Can't imagine someone pulling that off on a kids cereal box these days. Now the advertising is likely much more subconscious and utterly effective...

Now they call them Honey Smacks because "Sugar" became such a bad thing. I don't doubt the sugar plus honey content is still at an all time high. peace

peace

I think that "The Sugar Bears" was just another one-off in the Kirchner mold.
The guy who was billed as "The Archies" also was hustled as "The Cuff Links",
don't remember the hit attached to the name offhand.

It was a stroke of mad genius to print singles on boxes ... kinda a forerunner
of our modern 3D printers. But I think the REAL madness is rebranding sugared
cereals as more "natural" just by turning names around. As if people are that
stupid. Mebbe they are. I think the singles idea was a natural extension of
literally milking that last drop out of bubble gum bands, which The Monkees,
well at least some of their catalog, can be categorized as.

Paul Revere & The Raiders' version of Steppin' Stone leaves The Monkees' in the dust.

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Now they call them Honey Smacks because "Sugar" became such a bad thing.
peace

Springsteen's buddy Little Steven wants the government to ban sugar. I kid you not.
You can look it up. I'm not gonna post it here.

Speaking of records on cereal boxes, I wonder how they recorded the sales, royalties and such. I wonder if it was a deal worked out beforehand. How do you know how many were sold? Did they do it just from returns? I remember a great one I got from National Geographic many years ago about the space program.

My favorite "record included" was a short Jimi Hendrix demo that was included in Musician magazine in the 90's. It was an acoustic jam that I loved, can't remeber which one but it has probably been released by Experience Hendrix since then.

I wonder what happened to the Hendrix estate since Paul Allen took on the old crew and got the estate transferred to Jaime Hendrix, et al? Someone is still making a bundle of cash. peace

The Sex Pistols do a great cover

This songs's been on my mind under the shower this morning.

Now that I looked it up I know who it is.