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MisterDDDD
Hard not to like The Monkees growing up watching their show.
Was sorry to hear Peter Tork passed last year was a favorite.
Fun Monkee facts "I'm A Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" were written by Neil Young.. could have easily seen those being hits for him.
Also, one of the reasons Michael Nesmith didn't originally partake in the reunion tours was his mother had invented Liquid Paper and he was independently wealthy from inheritance, investments etc.
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bob r
Ok... I know I am going to get my head handed to me here, but here goes....
Any love for the Monkees here ?
Been listening to the 4 disc set "Music Box " a compilation of the hits and deeper tracks from the Monkees career and I am blown away by how much I am enjoying it !
Great songs, great production, and totally enjoyable !
Impressed by Mike Nesmith's songwriting and guitar playing and the real surprise for me is Peter Tork: he cant carry a tune to save his life, but he is all over the place playing guitar, bass, banjo ( he also played banjo on George Harrison's Wonderwall soundtrack ) and keyboards.
Their 1st 2 albums the bulk of their backing was done by the Wrecking Crew, but by the time of Headquarters they took over and did it all--
Looking at the additional musicians who sat in with them and are credited:
Neil Young, Steve Stills, Richie Furay, Jack Nitzche, Leon Russell, Buddy Miles ( BUDDY MILES ! ), Harry Nillson
A solid body of work-- enjoyable and unashamed to say I LIKE it !
Why these guys arent in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is beyond me
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MisterDDDD
Hard not to like The Monkees growing up watching their show.
Was sorry to hear Peter Tork passed last year was a favorite.
Fun Monkee facts "I'm A Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" were written by Neil Young.. could have easily seen those being hits for him.
Also, one of the reasons Michael Nesmith didn't originally partake in the reunion tours was his mother had invented Liquid Paper and he was independently wealthy from inheritance, investments etc.
Errrr, Neil Diamond.
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walkingthedog
The Monkees were essentially Brill Building's answer to The Beatles. They had many great songs, of course, mainly written by Brill Building songwriters. The band members themselves wrote some good songs, but not so many. Perhaps this is the reason they are not in the R'n'R Hall Of Fame.
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schillid
2013 at the Ron Wood / Mick Taylor gig at the Cutting Room in NYC, I spotted Mickey Dolenz in the audience. (And John McEnroe, Earl Slick...)
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jbwelda
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For me the Turtles were a much more "real" Monkees, I always much preferred them (The Turtles), but they were sort of seen as Hollywood softies too.
jb
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24FPS
They are a guilty pleasure. Growing up they were fun, and also a primer to more serious music at the time. With adult ears you hear the crack musicians putting out those songs.
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hopkins
I directed Press for Rhino during their 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour, which was a Sell Out everywhere and a genuine revival.
I'd known Peter before, but not Mickey or Davy.
It was the one night that Nesmith came back for a show when it hit The Greek in l.a.
For a few days I had to coordinate things in the Field for them and it was absolutely shrieking and storming madness. I'm in a Hard Day's Night Movie in a flash. Screaming where's the other one in the limo surrounded by genuinely passionately ebullient kids but actually Dangerous.
They're alternatingly arguing with each other or teasing each other.
They put on a good show.
A pro show band backed them but
Pete and Mike played some.
It was funny and charming.
86.
Great showmen.
Excellent singing from Dolenz and Jones.
Pete was charming. Physical comedy was fun.
A Lot of tears when Mike came on for the encore.
It really was crazy.
And they worked hard.