| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 16/01/2010 : 00:26:27
I know we have plenty of Monkees fans here. We don't underrate them, as the
general public does.
As their popularity waned, their innovative music waxed...to the point where they
could hardly sell an album, while their creativity was at its height!
Share your favorite album, or Monkee, or story. Anyone ever see them live?
Here is a track from the great From A Radio Engine To The Photon Wing by the always
esoteric Michael Nesmith.
An alternate mix of "RIO"...seven minutes with such great guests as David Briggs,
Lonnie Mack and Weldon Myrick on an in-your-face pedal steel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNwj-Z6ig-M
 Share yours all!
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| rocker |
Posted - 14/07/2010 : 18:39:32
and jaysus he produced a masterpiece!... . |
| Joe Morris |
Posted - 14/07/2010 : 15:01:19
a foolish young man
of the Negro persuasion... |
| rocker |
Posted - 14/07/2010 : 14:04:00
Zappa...definitely a personality in the biz, took me a while to see where he was coming from..a very perceptive guy on some things..like Arthur I think.... and remember "you are what you is"...;-)...
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 13/07/2010 : 16:36:36
quote:
Originally posted by rocker
lk...was Zappa the exception rather than the rule when it came to the Monks???? I'm not sure about this but have other bands noted that the Monks influenced them in their musical approach?.
None that I know of, at least none who would admit it at the time....Frank had a unique eye for talent and encouraged anyone willing to work. He allowed anyone and everyone to crash at his Laurel Canyon lodge as long as they were willing to work at their creativity...he would not tolerate loafers. He hated the whole drug scene, even though he seemed to embody the freak mantra of free love and dope,...he was happily married at the time. It didn't last long though--all that crazy freak stuff drove him crazy.
He also gave a shout out to the Turtles on his first TWO LPs I believe.
I pretty much love the Mothers in every way AND I love Zappa's
politics...his words before the senate on censorship earned his next album the honor of being stamped with an inappropriate for children condemnation. The ironic thing was, it was a completely instrumental album!!
Politicians show their intelligence once again!
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Everything you do returns at last to you,
so why don't you...do...love.
-Tom Rapp |
| rocker |
Posted - 13/07/2010 : 14:18:39
lk...was Zappa the exeception rather than the rule when it came to the Monks???? I'm not sure about this but have other bands noted that the Monks influenced them in their musical approach?. |
| Joe Morris |
Posted - 11/07/2010 : 18:05:58
Zappa was in HEAD of course
The Monkees best film of course. Actually, their ONLY film, considering
(Elephant Parts was Nesmith only!) |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 10/07/2010 : 16:18:10
quote:
Originally posted by sometimesmylifeissoeerie
According to the book, both Bryan and Stephen Stills both failed their Monkees auditions.
Who's next Neil Young? Frank Zappa?
Good God, there's nothing left to believe in anymore!
Stills was already losing his hair by them and that wouldn't do for a teem idol.
And Bryan....maybe his confidence or lack thereof with his singing showed through.
That Monkees gig looked pretty good on paper to starving artists. But
all turned out perfect for all concerned....
Monkees were great & a perfect act as it came to be
Buffalo Springfield...perfection
LoVE...no Bryan? Then no real Love in their best days.
And Zappa loved the Monkees...Zappa knew good pop when he heard it--
The Turtles (he obviously had great respect for "Flo and Eddie"!)...The Monkees--he appeared on their show, and in their Movie
--and Zappa did not do THAT kind of thing lightly.
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Everything you do returns at last to you,
so why don't you...do...love.
-Tom Rapp |
| sometimesmylifeissoeerie |
Posted - 10/07/2010 : 06:03:50
According to the book, both Bryan and Stephen Stills both failed their Monkees auditions.
Who's next Neil Young? Frank Zappa?
Good God, there's nothing left to believe in anymore! |
| bob f. |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 07:46:27
Micky Dolenz is scedualed to perform at Warner Center Park , a few miles from me as part of the free Summer Concerts In The Park sometime later this summer! yay!
I'm not opposed to a reunion. They're all still alive, and why not!?
...what the world needs now... |
| Joe Morris |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 06:21:11
zapa ever play with the Nez?
it'd be cool if they tackled old Monkees classics like "Daily nightly"
and "Don't call on me" but don't see it happening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_aMf3F1wss |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 23:39:12
Always fun to see this Zappa/Nesmith interview on the Monkees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJy-OgCzB0
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Everything you do returns at last to you,
so why don't you...do...love.
-Tom Rapp |
| Joe Morris |
Posted - 21/01/2010 : 07:55:18
The Music Box might be easier to get ahold of than some of these Rhino Handmade releases (there are 2 so far for the MOnkees - a live set and a Headquarters Sessions set)
the sessions 3cd goes for a fortune on eBay (several hundred!)
The Birds the bees and the monkees
is not the best Monkees album, but the 3cd box set treatment of it in February should be cool, what with bonus tracks from Missing Links albums and so forth
Great great band. Was just watching Head. Much prefer it to a Hard Days Night.. |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 19/01/2010 : 18:51:59
quote:
Originally posted by John9
Lemonadekid and Caryne: I was wrong before - and I am prepared to eat humble pie. Music should be listened to and enjoyed for what it is. I've actually spent some time today researching The Monkees' discography (no easy task....you can drive yourself quite barmy)and have, after much reflection, purchased the following item from Amazon. It seems to be the most economical way of getting the best from all the remasters - as well as from some of the later recordings:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001FBWVDC/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
I notice that for the individual remastered CDs, the liner notes have been written by a very old friend of ours....Andrew Sandoval...who did the same for the Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and Out There remasters.
Thanks, J9. Beautiful box with 99 tracks and a 100 page booklet!
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| John9 |
Posted - 19/01/2010 : 16:51:03
Lemonadekid and Caryne: I was wrong before - and I am prepared to eat humble pie. Music should be listened to and enjoyed for what it is. I've actually spent some time today researching The Monkees' discography (no easy task....you can drive yourself quite barmy)and have, after much reflection, purchased the following item from Amazon. It seems to be the most economical way of getting the best from all the remasters - as well as from some of the later recordings:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001FBWVDC/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
I notice that for the individual remastered CDs, the liner notes have been written by a very old friend of ours....Andrew Sandoval...who did the same for the Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and Out There remasters.
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| rocker |
Posted - 19/01/2010 : 16:25:43
Been reading a bit on things I didn't know..seems Peter Tork was told to try out for the Monkees by Steve Stills.. has a band called Shoe Suede Blues..a Monkees reunion?...just "modest murmuring"!..and he's recuperating from cancer...has to get checked every 3 months... |
