deepblue Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I dont care, the Monkess had some catchy tunes....There... I got it off my chest. Please dont tell anyone ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_HEWC Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I just think your monkeying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I dont care' date=' the Monkess had some catchy tunes....There... I got it off my chest[/quote'] Just like the Jonas Brothers . Without Gibsons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killyridols Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Last Train To Clarksville and Stepping Stone are 2 great songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bol316 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Valerie, Little Bit Me Little Bit You, Pleasant Valley Sunday........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tari Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Last train to Clarkville was a song about soliders on their way to vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I love the Monkees -- next to the Archies, they're as pure bubblegum as you can get. Slamming the Monkees by comparing them to the Jonas Bros. raises interesting questions about people's quest for authenticity in pop music. But... pop music, by definition, is an ACT: contrived and synthesized so as to have mass appeal and make money for the record industry. The Beatles really are the same as the Jonas Bros, then -- only they realized they could catch more crumbs from the suits if they wrote their own material. By all accounts the Beatles were in it from the beginning for the money... not for art's sake. They idolized the Tin Pan Alley writers, Rogers & Hammerstein, etc. "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" is one of my favorites!! To me, part of its greatness is because of its unconventional angry edge. Not many tunes with this "F.U." vibe have INYSS's kind of staying power. The Beatles couldn't pull that one off... or were too mediocre/playing it safe to try, I don't know which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I was always, and still am, a Monkees fan. While everyone else was tripping out to the Beatles psychedelic era I was tapping my foot to the Monkee's melodies. I wrote an extensive article on the Monkees for another guitarists website if your interested in some behind the scenes monkey business (pun intended). http://www.stringdancer.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=159 One of the most interesting aspects of the Monkees was the list of heavy hitters that were involved in the production of their albums. Here's the "short" list of some names you might recognize. Guitarists: James Burton Glen Campbell Stephen Stills Tommy Tedesco Howard Roberts Lowell George Ry Cooder David Crosby Neil Young Drums: Jim Gordon Buddy Miles Dewey Martin Dallas Taylor Hal Blaine Keyboards: Billy Preston Leon Russell Neil Sedaka Harry Nilsson Dr. John Horns, etc: Jim Seals Tom Scott Jim Horn Tim Weisberg Conti Condoli Background Vocals: Neil Diamond Bobby Sherman Songwriters: Gerry Goffin ' Carole King Tommy Boyce ' Bobby Hart Neil Diamond Neil Sedaka ' Carol Bayer (Sager) Harry Nilsson Paul Williams Michael Martin Murphey Pete Seeger Leiber/Stoller Fred Neil Antonio Carlos Jobim Richie Valens Barry Mann ' Cynthia Weil David Gates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Jeez, no wonder they were so good. I love Mickey's voice tho - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Great article L5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Great Article L5Larry - good research too. Jack Nicholson was a writer and appeared in a couple Monkees episodes. And its common knowledge Stephen Stills almost was a Monkee. rare audition video: No to hijack a thread - but the part at the end of your article about the Monkees producers moving on to make movies reminded me about how the profits from John Fogerty and CCR at Fantasy Records allowed Saul Zanetz to enter film production in partnership with Michael Douglas to produce "One flew over the cukoos nest" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Zaentz The bulk of the reason John Fogerty perfoms old CCR tunes today after a 30+ year hiatus is because Saul Zaentz sold Fantasy records in 2005 - and John Fogerty resigned to the label. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fogerty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsimon Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I like Alice Cooper's take on stuff like this... he was talking about how he really wants to hate the Bee Gees, but they had some amazing songs! You can dislike artists, but you have to give them props. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I´m a Believer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I thought they had a few good tunes. Not nearly as good as ones coming out from other acts at the time, obviously, but still decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Our band does "Whole Wide World" first done by the Monkeys. It's a 2 chord song. 'E' and 'A'. Something like one measure on the 'E' and one on the 'A'.... the chorus is two measures on 'E' and two on 'A'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macklanders Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 "For Pete's Sake" the end theme song to the Monkees t.v. show. Written by Peter Tork. Great song. Also " She" another gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Pick up Mike Nesmith's "Nevada Fighter". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGBENDS Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The Monkees and the Beatles should've formed a SUPER GROUP. the Meatles or the Beatees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyH Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The Monkees were great. I loved them. Unlike most of the other rock stars of the day they are all still alive. That's great too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The Monkees and the Beatles should've formed a SUPER GROUP. the Meatles or the Beatees "The Meatles" hohohoho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I actually got to meet them. My family and I were walking through our airport after just getting back from Disney World and found ourselves walking along with Davey Jones. He was headed to their show that night in Pittsburgh. We talked as we walked and he asked us if we wanted to go the show that night and he would leave tickets at the box office for the whole family. His assistant took our names and sure enough when we got there we had tickets plus backstage passes. It ended up being a pretty fun night but Dolenze actually was the most subdued. He really didn't seem to wanna be there but i guess that meet and greet stuff gets old after all these years. Davey and Peter went out of their way to talk to everyone and have pictures taken and even smile. I got all my old Monkees album covers from when I was young autographed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I always wondered who did the Spanish style picking on "Valerie". I'd love to party with Mickey Dolenz. What a nut. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I always wondered who did the Spanish style picking on "Valerie". http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-cafe/107157-valerie-monkees.html Its very much the "vibe" of Tommy Tedesco - but indeed it was session player Louis Shelton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Shelton http://www.louieshelton.com/ He's in Australia now he also played the solo on "Last Train to Clarksville" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I love the Monkees -- next to the Archies' date=' they're as pure bubblegum as you can get. Slamming the Monkees by comparing them to the Jonas Bros. raises interesting questions about people's quest for authenticity in pop music. But... pop music, by definition, is an ACT: contrived and synthesized so as to have mass appeal and make money for the record industry. The Beatles really are the same as the Jonas Bros, then -- only they realized they could catch more crumbs from the suits if they wrote their own material. By all accounts the Beatles were in it from the beginning for the money... not for art's sake. They idolized the Tin Pan Alley writers, Rogers & Hammerstein, etc. "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" is one of my favorites!! To me, part of its greatness is because of its unconventional angry edge. Not many tunes with this "F.U." vibe have INYSS's kind of staying power. The Beatles couldn't pull that one off... or were too mediocre/playing it safe to try, I don't know which.[/quote'] thats funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MReynolds Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 L5Larry...didn't Michael Nesmith actually play guitar as well? I know he had that Gretsch 12 string. The guy definitely later became a big name producer of videos and music. I know he wrote several of the Monkees songs and also wrote "Different Drum" that Linda Ronstadt did with the Stone Ponys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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