How about some love for the Monkees (dance, instrumental, pop)

Zombeels · 10-24-2008, 05:17 PM

I know their show was silly, ridiculous and immature. I know they are the first fabricated band. I know the bulk of their material was written and recorded by others but did they ever have some good songs. 60's pop at it's finest.

Minstrel · 10-24-2008, 05:48 PM

I agree. Their best songs were pure pop goodness. They don't have the cool factor, but "they" (the entire production that went into the Monkees) made some fantastically catchy songs.

Zombeels · 10-24-2008, 05:58 PM

The Mokees suffered a great deal from their Teeny Bopper image. Davy Jones wanting to dance to all his sugar-coated songs didn't help either

right-track · 10-24-2008, 06:23 PM

Davey Jones comes from my home town, as does Myra Hindley.
Both within spitting distance.

But then again, so does Pete Shelley.

Davey Jones is a music criminal.
No love here.

Brad Stengel · 10-25-2008, 02:15 PM

"Head" is a fantastic movie. I dig the Monkees.

Double X · 10-25-2008, 04:04 PM

Of course I dig the Monkees! They were dad's idol as a kid and some of that stuff passed down into me. I have their debut, 4 disc greatest hits, and their pepper's rip off.

The Monkey · 10-25-2008, 04:36 PM

Their instruments aren't plugged in.

Anyway, decent band, the few songs I've heard by them were OK.

WendyCal · 10-25-2008, 09:29 PM

Oh, man...

One of the first albums i ever owned, and i still like 'em!

Minstrel · 10-25-2008, 10:12 PM

Only their first two albums were written and instrumentally performed by others. They had a number of albums after those two that they did as a real band. Several of them very good.

WendyCal · 10-25-2008, 10:24 PM

They only did, what, 5 albums? i had the first 4. i was in luv with Peter Tork ~ even if he was a "dork!" (That's how we schoolgirls teased each other)

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Zombeels Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 339	How about some love for the Monkees I know their show was silly, ridiculous and immature. I know they are the first fabricated band. I know the bulk of their material was written and recorded by others but did they ever have some good songs. 60's pop at it's finest. __________________ What It Is

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Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	I agree. Their best songs were pure pop goodness. They don't have the cool factor, but "they" (the entire production that went into the Monkees) made some fantastically catchy songs. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"

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Zombeels Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 339	The Mokees suffered a great deal from their Teeny Bopper image. Davy Jones wanting to dance to all his sugar-coated songs didn't help either __________________ What It Is

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The Monkey Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 803	Their instruments aren't plugged in. Anyway, decent band, the few songs I've heard by them were OK. __________________ Now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his dreams as though they were the burden of some other My Last.fm

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Davey Jones comes from my home town, as does Myra Hindley. Both within spitting distance. But then again, so does Pete Shelley. Davey Jones is a music criminal. No love here.

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Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	Of course I dig the Monkees! They were dad's idol as a kid and some of that stuff passed down into me. I have their debut, 4 disc greatest hits, and their pepper's rip off.

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WendyCal Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 271	Oh, man... One of the first albums i ever owned, and i still like 'em!

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Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	Only their first two albums were written and instrumentally performed by others. They had a number of albums after those two that they did as a real band. Several of them very good. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"

10-25-2008, 10:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
WendyCal Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 271	They only did, what, 5 albums? i had the first 4. i was in luv with Peter Tork ~ even if he was a "dork!" (That's how we schoolgirls teased each other)