The Monkees: Classic or Dud?

oh the Dolenz book is all of the above -- horribly written, delusional ... just dumb.
"The concert tour was a box-office smash (it was the top grossing tour of 1986), we were the darlings of MTV, our new single had gone gold and our album, platinum. All of these accomplishments were unheard of for a group that hadn't released a record in 20 years. Offers were coming in from left and right, from movies to TV specials to megabuck commercials. The consensus of the press was, "It's the most amazing comeback in rock & roll history!"
And so forth ...

That was then...

the whole thing is padded out with a bunch of "screenplay" kind of segments, too. There are some good chapter titles, though
"Lights - Camera - Madness!"
"The Long and Whining Road"

My grandfather worked for the Monkees in the 1960s, which means the only movie premiere my father ever went to as a boy was when he was ten and he saw "Head." He still talks about that movie, though he hasn't seen it since 1968.

I read that too quickly and thought your father was working for the Monkees when he was ten.

The consensus of the press was, "It's the most amazing comeback in rock & roll history!"

I'm pretty sure this wasn't the consensus.

I read that too quickly and thought your father was working for the Monkees when he was ten.

Well, maybe that, too. A wonderful street team of third graders talking up your band at recess (getting your demo in the hands of the jr. high school hipsters) could've been the difference between being a rich monkee or a disbanding zombie.

"The Door Into Summer", from 1967, sounds like CSN two years before the fact. I know that Stills tried out for the band, and wondered for a moment if he'd written this song. But no, it's Douglas/Martin. It's a great song!

Three-piece reunion tour

Saw them yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Really liked it - as they dust off a lot of the album tracks, including from Head (the set list for the tour is on the net if you need to check). Davy recreates the dance sequence from Head, Peter looks really cool and clearly enjoyed himself, and Micky....Well, Micky was a bit quieter than I expected.

Go see them if you get a chance.

saw Head for the first time in a long time last night at a local library. they played the 5.1 mix, decent volume. sounded amazing.

learned that davy's dance partner in that scene is toni basil. common knowledge i guess but news to me.

A fellow Monkee-maniac just shared this with me on FB. Someone's MIA.

Part of what's so cool about Headquarters is that they pull off their usual range of styles like a normal band would have, but of course there really were no normal bands with an assortment of individuals like the Monkees were. So the range on that album is really wide.

Rest of US tour cancelled due to "Business Reasons".

damn you, US economy, DAMN YOU.

Lol Michael Nesmith is probably telling everyone within earshot today "I told you so" (and then, "Stop wearing my hat!").

I've gotten hooked on "Sunny Girlfriend" recently. Got your pop, rock, and country mixed nicely in just 2:30.

Wonder if OP DJP has learned to play "Stepping Stone" on his new guitar yet?

Learn *intro to "Valleri" by lunchtime and report back

(*cut from Dan's frowning face to someone else's hands a la Mike Nesmith)

lol all these ideas! guitars really are the best

I just want to state for the record that I was the guy Blount hyped re: singing "Goin' Down" at karaoke, but I'm pretty sure I did get out of breath and screw up somewhere along the way. Man that was fun though. Ssssssock it to me!

My #1 favourite. (I think the guitars might be mixed up and Mickey's vocal down on the album.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvMP2ya_AGs

Tork turned 70 today.

Four days after Carole King turned 70--and "Take a Giant Step" is hers and Goffin's.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/29/davy-jones-dead-monkees/

damnnnnn

oh shit

One of my earliest gay crushes, I think, from when Nickelodeon started rerunning eps. :(

;_; for real

dang, dude was probably my least favorite singer in the monkees but daydream believer is still a classic

holy shit

RIP

bummer : (

rip little man

I saw Jones in 1990 in a local production of "Oliver Twist" in which he played Fagin.

RIP Davy

Not gonna lie, I disliked "I Wanna Be Free" and "The Day We Fall In Love" so much as a kid.

But this one is just great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKKjTNorf38

RIP Davy, you were a huge and important part of my childhood.

this one deserves to be here -- davy wrote this one, neil young plays guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cpo_5lMWs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17214430
davy jones rip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOI-SDYGviM

Always liked their version of "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" later covered as well by various punk and hardcore bands. RIP, 66 is too young.

RIP Davy... Doesn't he deserve his own thread?

aww RIP

:( RIP

was a fan at 6, and residually since. So long.

Huge fan as a kid, amazed as an adult how well their best songs survive their moment.

eesh, USA Today obit says Jones sang lead on i'm a believer. COME ON.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-29/obit-monkees-singer-davy-jones/53304196/1

Not only that, but Radio 2 just marked his passing by playing "I'm A Believer." Sigh.

Still, I always thought wee DJ would be the last Monkee to go rather than the first. RIP small man from Manchester...I wrote about the Monkees twice on my number one albums blog; their debut http://nobilliards.blogspot.com/2009/07/monkees-monkees.html and the follow-up http://nobilliards.blogspot.com/2009/07/monkees-more-of-monkees.html

Though "Daddy's Song" from the Head soundtrack is probably Davy's best Monkees performance. He'll be much missed.

obit says Jones sang lead on i'm a believer

Apparently they had Tork listed as Peter Tosh, too!

Classic on several levels. But especially in Davy's honor.

RIP Davy. Thanks for being an important part of a still ridiculously underrated band.

My least favourite Monkees, but Cuddly Toy, Daddy's Song and, of course, Star Collector are stone cold classics. I'll even forgive you for singing The Day We Fall In Love.

I know "Porpoise Song" is mostly Dolenz, but Davy knocks it out of the park (or off the bridge, as it were). Probably my favorite Monkees song.