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mikeb
Old Love
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 Posted - 22/05/2011 : 16:12:00
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Originally posted by John9
Lemonadekid is absolutely right - once you see past the glossy teen commercialism on which so many corporate profits depended,the Monkees' true musical art becomes apparent. Their albums are packed with some fine recordings whilst between 1966 and 68, their rapid succession of highly original singles really helped to shake up the pop music scene over here. They showcased the work of some magnificent songwriters...but above all else, they brought a lot of happiness to many people... later this year of course they (or at least three of them) will be touring the UK once again. 
I saw the Monkees tour on Thursday at the Royal Albert Hall, 40 song set list, 2 hour show plus break, check it out:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-monkees/2011/echo-arena-liverpool-england-13d3e505.html
Video screen above them the whole time with show and other clips, very little stage chat, just song after song. On about 25% of his lead vocal/solo songs Davy Jones vocals weren't quite right, in fact I noted he held his throat just after one song in the first half so that might have been affecting his performance, other than that a really great enjoyable show and as you can see from the set list some deep catalogue material played, I read they'd asked their fans on an internet message board for suggestions of songs.
They took a break after 20 songs, second half started with five minutes or so of Head promos and excerpts from the movie, lights went up and they launched into Circle Sky with that excerpt from the movie on the screen, blew me away, as you can see went on to do a lot of the soundtrack, again with that particular excerpt of the movie on the video screen. Sounds a bit rough on this YouTube clip of Liverpool but the first part of the live Head material is here, note the on stage dancer on Can You Dig it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFctw_KyFI
Some other clips up on YouTube I haven't had a chance to check yet.
I read in one review that most, if not all, of the Head material has never been performed live before.
Hope having got all this rehearsed they'll do a North American tour for you over there.
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 22/05/2011 : 17:07:15
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Very nice, mike!! Monkees were and are a surprising bunch of fine talents!
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 24/05/2011 : 04:22:22
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did Davy leave the stage for "That was then this is now"?
Good set. No "Forget that Girl" though! 
one of my faves tho its hard to do it justice on guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovE1AKqbhbk
the best Monkees song of course is a song noones ever heard of "Early morning blues and greens" relegated to side 2 of Headquarters - sounds okay on acoustic if I say so myself:
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captain america and billy
Old Love
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Posted - 24/05/2011 : 15:18:33
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| There is certainly a legitimate case for Monkees Hall consideration as they have already enshrined the likes of Dusty Springfield and the Lovin' Spoonful.I believe that just as is with the case of sports halls,there should be consideration for impact on their business during their heyday.The Pre-Fabs were the top selling act on the planet in 1967,played an enornous hand in popularization of the modern music video,and surely many a great future and possibly Hall of Fame musician were at least partially inspired to hone their own musical crafts by listening to the records or watching the NBC tv series.And while were on the subject of pop visuals,perhaps Beatles filmmaker Richard Lester should ALSO be given some sort of HONORARY mention in the HALL. |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 24/05/2011 : 17:18:16
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Monkees were and always will be considered a corporate manufactured entity...the Hall ain't gonna happen. I AGREE they should be in though!!
But don't mess with my Dusty Springfield
or Lovin' Spoonful, dude!!
>>Dusty was a great ARTIST-top o' the charts in the UK & USA, but also a producer/arranger/songwriter and her Dusty In Memphis was called album of the year by many reviewers. Dusty had the chops and she owned it her whole career. Get hold of a Dusty compilation and you will hear what I mean!! She had SOUL!! She had a great influence on countless female artists to come....Hall material for sure! (that is, if I respected the Hall at all!!)
HAVE A LISTEN!
I Just Don't Know What To do With Myself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA48IL6bQQU
Anyone Who Had A Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHfcLwEzp0&feature=related
Son Of A Preacher Man...smooooooth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4339EbVn8
>>And Lovin' Spoonful headed by one of the most respected frontmen in the biz..in John Sebastian....singer songwriter harp player extraordinaire!! Greenwich alum, played harp on Fred Neil's classic, sat in at DOORS concerts with his harp...covered by countless artists from Joe Cocker and beyond. Yeah..they were good timey jug band rockers but they were GOOD...
Summer In The City ...'nuff said!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWXcjYNZais
Do You Believe In Magic...still gives chills
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o89iKsKw19M&feature=related
Darlin' Be Home Soon...covered by Mr Cocker...brilliant!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqeOlQEW5SU&feature=related
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 25/05/2011 : 00:25:22
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don't see the Monkees ever getting induction into the Hall as great as songs like "Porpoise song" and "As we go along" remain
its good they're touring. Any word of a Missing Links #4? |
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captain america and billy
Old Love
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Posted - 25/05/2011 : 19:28:18
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| Hadn't heard Dusty's take one "Anyone Who Had A Heart" before,just used to the more oldies radio spun Dionne Warwick version.Both deliver an equally soulfully divine performance of one of my favorite tear jerkers.(sniff sniff) |
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 15:46:55
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any cds available for sale at the live Monkees shows
like the 20th Anniversary Tour 1986
album for sale at the 1986 shows
Its ironic - they actually ARE decent musicians. On the Live 1967 Monkees album (Rhino Records) Petes playing banjo
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mikeb
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/06/2011 : 12:11:52
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Originally posted by Joe Morris
did Davy leave the stage for "That was then this is now"?
I didn't notice Joe, there were not always all three on stage I do remember that. I didn't know the history behind that till you mentioned it and I googled.
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Originally posted by Joe Morris
any cds available for sale at the live Monkees shows
Can't remember, if there were there certainly wasn't a huge selection, had a quick look at the merch stand but nothing other than T shirts, programmes has stuck in my mind. |
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 04/06/2011 : 21:53:11
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| I'm glad one of them isn't just continuing as the Monkee! |
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captain america and billy
Old Love
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Posted - 06/06/2011 : 15:53:30
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| You know what Monks' tune I've always dug.Mike Mesmith's "Love is Only Sleeping" from their self-instrumentalized fourth l.p and the show's second season,when we get to see the Pre-Fabs morphed into full blown psych-heads with their new grovy hairstyles and psychedelic gear. |
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 07/06/2011 : 00:28:14
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lot of their early stuff is out in 2CD editions (I have 2CDs for The MOnkees, More of the MOnkees, Headquarters, Pisces)
There are also 3CD releases for the Headquarters (called Headquarters Sessions) and Birds the Bees the Monkees
and Head releases
(released by Rhino Handmade) (HS is hard to find, long out of print and absolutely wonderful. The other 2 3CDs are recent issues and should be easier to find
Andrew Sandroval said in Goldmine YEARS back that the volume 4 of the Monkees Missing Links (Rhino) would focus on the solo stuff by each member of the band, but that it seemed that Peter Tork's solo stuff was missing (maybe theres stuff he cut with Release?)
Micky did a few singles (Huff Puff, etc) and Davy Jones did an album (on Colgems?) before he was in the band. Michael Nesmith did some recordings as Michael Blessing; quite a lot of his later solo stuff (Propinquity, Shellys blues, Nine Times Blue) he originally cut for Monkees sessions
Theres footage of Michael "Blessing" doing an early single (Until its time for you to go) (not an original but by Bridget St John) on the
(Rhino video release) Hey Hey We're the Monkees
(never issued to dvd by Rhino and only put out by them in the late 80s on video, though you can probably come across it on dvd (albeit with the interviews on Hendrix, etc after the end credits MISSING on the disc!!) |
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underture
Fifth Love
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Posted - 12/06/2011 : 03:30:34
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Originally posted by captain america and billy
You know what Monks' tune I've always dug.Mike Mesmith's "Love is Only Sleeping" from their self-instrumentalized fourth l.p and the show's second season,when we get to see the Pre-Fabs morphed into full blown psych-heads with their new grovy hairstyles and psychedelic gear.
Love is only Sleeping is one of my favorites as well. I prefer the TV episode version over the album one. It had a psych-reverb ending as opposed to the fading organ. Alot of the TV versions were better than the cuts that made it onto an album. Zor and Zam, I'll Be Back upon My Feet, Valleri are just a few.
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 12/06/2011 : 04:30:04
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is that on Missing LInks vol 2 ?
thats the one with the tv only tracks (All the kings horses, for instance, a Nesmith composition that was ONLY in the show)
the alternate of Love is Only Sleeping
is probably on the Pisces Aquarius Jones 2CD
maybe even a bonus track on the (excellent) late 90s Rhino reissue of the album (gotta love those liner notes!)
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underture
Fifth Love
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Posted - 13/06/2011 : 03:04:00
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Originally posted by Joe Morris
is that on Missing LInks vol 2 ?
thats the one with the tv only tracks (All the kings horses, for instance, a Nesmith composition that was ONLY in the show)
the alternate of Love is Only Sleeping
is probably on the Pisces Aquarius Jones 2CD
maybe even a bonus track on the (excellent) late 90s Rhino reissue of the album (gotta love those liner notes!)
everyone in town knew Mr Webster..
I believe it is on the 2CD Pisces edition. Awesome collection; even the Davy offering (Hard to Believe) is OK. The rest? All great, with Nez's contributions maybe the best ever by the group.
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