Well, yes, he's obviously hamming it up a bit in that song.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 13:40 (three years ago) link
can’t believe the monkees singer would be so inauthentic
― real muthaphuckkin jeez (crüt), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 13:45 (three years ago) link
Didn't Mickey affect a fake British accent in the show sometimes, kind of a military thing?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 13:49 (three years ago) link
i'd be kinda shocked if they didn't do like fifty "British" bits --- surely they did a Bond spoof moment at some point, some kidding about the "British Invasion," etc.?
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:04 (three years ago) link
Mickey was the Funny One, so I'm sure he did all sorts of accents.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:12 (three years ago) link
Also, they were the Prefab Five, the show was I believe modeled after the British new wave. It was kind of in the air.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:14 (three years ago) link
Maybe, I just thought of him as a singer with very good diction!
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Tuesday, January 5, 2021 7:23 AM (fifty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
That would be Nesmith, who I generally love but who has an annoying habit of really hammering home the enunciation at times. Particularly the gerunds. He gets a touch Mark E Smith-ish, as well. 'All the games you are play-ENG-ah'.
― Telly Salivas (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:17 (three years ago) link
Hahaha! Nez 4Ever, though.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:19 (three years ago) link
Truly this band's admirable diction set a fine example to their many young fans.
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:21 (three years ago) link
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, January 5, 2021 9:14 AM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Yeah, as I said above it was "a thing".
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 14:21 (three years ago) link
Now I wanna just listen to all of Nez's songs with an ear out for his proto-M.-Doughty delivery-ah.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 15:07 (three years ago) link
Also, I'm sure I've posted this before, but twenty years on I still get the giggles imagining my bookstore assistant manager declaring "They should have called that song 'Listen to the Bad.'"
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 15:09 (three years ago) link
Sweet young thing-AHHHHH!
― Eggbreak Hotel (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 15:20 (three years ago) link
xp OK I love that song and that is still lol-worthy
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 16:35 (three years ago) link
This diction conversation is tugging at a thread I love about this band that I never really considered before
― Totino's Fortnite Training Room (DJP), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 17:13 (three years ago) link
"Zilch" has lovely diction.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
Has there ever been a compilation of cover versions of Monkees' songs? This one is atrocious but is good for a laugh...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9IOcxTPqaI
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 May 2021 14:11 (three years ago) link
One a y’all posted a monkees Spotify playlist and I’m now officially on board w “them monnkess were better than the Beatles”
― Washington Generals D-League affiliate (will), Sunday, 20 June 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
hideous lump it was you! Thank u
Yay me! One of my better mixtapes if I say so myself.
(Auto correct changed that to "...my better mistakes...")
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 20 June 2021 21:40 (two years ago) link
I’ve shared it w like 3 ppl already
― Washington Generals D-League affiliate (will), Sunday, 20 June 2021 21:43 (two years ago) link
Historically and presently, I listen to and feel compelled to listen to the Monkees about 10-20x more than I listen to the Beatles. Thank u again to my mom, who passed all of her Monkees LPs on to me and who afaict has never had any time whatsoever for the Fab Four.
― Jerome Percival Jesus (Old Lunch), Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:06 (two years ago) link
I've been compiling a massive 4th of July summer funtime playlist which, after intense tightening and polishing, has like 10-15 Monkees tunes on it and only 2 from the Beatholes ('Everybody's Got Something to Hide...' and 'Come Together').
― Jerome Percival Jesus (Old Lunch), Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
Beathole Surfers
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:30 (two years ago) link
a/k/a the Beach Boys
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Monday, 21 June 2021 08:05 (two years ago) link
Mickey is the last man standing. https://deadline.com/2021/12/michael-nesmith-dead-the-monkees-singer-guitarist-was-78-1234888787/
RIP Mike
― talkin' about his flat tire (DJP), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:06 (two years ago) link
Damn. RIP. Obviously brought a ton to this band and really contributed tremendously to the mix of voices and styles on their records. And just as obviously had a huge behind-the-scenes career in music and movies in the decades after. I don't know if Monkees and Repo Man fans overlap that much, but they both owe him a lot.
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
Damn, they just did their last show a month or so ago.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:12 (two years ago) link
Oh no, say it ain't so. I love Mike ;_;
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:13 (two years ago) link
R.I.P. :(
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link
By weird coincidence, a Mike-led song ('Sweet Young Thing') is one of the three songs I played while making breakfast this morning (and before hearing the news, natch). Please be careful today, Janet Jackson and members of PiL.
― Rep. Cobra Commander (R-TX) (Old Lunch), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXVz5fms10
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:23 (two years ago) link
Reminds me there's a bit in John French's book when the Beefheart & the Magic Band are recording "Safe As Milk" (I think) at the same time as the Monkees are recording something and Don and Mike Nesmith take to hanging out together.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Friday, 10 December 2021 18:34 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l55KNFiZ7Y
"That's not even Michael Nesmith's real hat!"
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
Several Monkees episodes up in nice quality on YT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h7dkwTLcUw
This is the first season finale, a mini-tour documentary of a '67 show.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:20 (two years ago) link
he did a pretty good set at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in SF 2019…i watched it virtually and he was as weird & wonderful as everi am so gutted by this news you guysit should be illegal for Monkees to diewe must protect Mickey at all costs
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
https://64-media-tumblr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w820/s/64.media.tumblr.com/1a3e47daf52b801dfb33c54bcbd3f87c/tumblr_n98zo2WprZ1sfyszho1_400.gifv
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
https://64.media.tumblr.com/1a3e47daf52b801dfb33c54bcbd3f87c/tumblr_n98zo2WprZ1sfyszho1_400.gif
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:58 (two years ago) link
OTM
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Friday, 10 December 2021 22:59 (two years ago) link
https://i.etsystatic.com/14025475/r/il/a43a31/2086863927/il_570xN.2086863927_hp25.jpg
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 11 December 2021 00:06 (two years ago) link
16 FUCKIN' GTOS!
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 11 December 2021 00:07 (two years ago) link
I don't follow the Monkees and didn't know they had a farewell tour going, so I was kind of surprised when Andrew Sandoval posted a few long notes about it months ago, specifically about Nesmith's health and a lot of angry speculation among their fans. I'm just glad Nesmith got to tour one last time - he knew his health was going, but it sounded like he beat the odds and got to go out on his own terms.
― birdistheword, Saturday, 11 December 2021 08:22 (two years ago) link
Really love 'Me & Magdalena', written by Ben Gibbard, from the The Monkees' 2016 comeback album. Listening to Mike and Micky harmonising on this sounds very poignant today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfruDTmFDUA
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Saturday, 11 December 2021 11:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uif5mY510pc
― buzza, Saturday, 11 December 2021 11:37 (two years ago) link
Excellent.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 December 2021 11:59 (two years ago) link
What was the angry speculation about?
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:44 (two years ago) link
I assume that the 'angry speculation' refers to fan concerns about Nesmith's health during the tour. This speculation was discussed by Sandoval in a blog post.
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:56 (two years ago) link
Ah, okay, thanks.
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 December 2021 13:09 (two years ago) link
Heads Up: If you get the Decades nostalgia TV channel, starting in a couple hours they'll be doing their 'Weekend Binge' marathon on the Monkees TV series, showing every episode at least once (in their spiffy HD masters, no less!) up through Monday morning.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 18 December 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link
just like the beach boys they are fun rock but it gets pretty boring quickly!
― xzanfar, Sunday, 19 December 2021 02:13 (two years ago) link