Monkees Fans?

[Dr Fate]

I love them. Don't give me shit either. This thread is for FANS- haters can stay off my tip.

I collect the stereo and mono mixes of their vinyl LPs, in fact.

My favorite LP's are:

MONO "More Of"

The Japanese Stereo "Pisces"

The MONO "Pisces"

"The Birds the Bees & the Monkees"

Whatz yer favorite song, episode, or LP?

[Not_Giving_Up]

1. I love them all

Saw them in concert in 1987!

[strangemedicine]

26. She, I'm gonna buy me a dog, Daydream Believer ...

my bro and I grew up with the Monkees! I still hear these songs going round in my head occasionally. They had some great songwriters on board. Mike Nesmith was no slouch either. "Last train to Clarksville" is a pretty decent rendition of an anti-war song.

[Floogeldy]

2. "She"

B-)

[Crazy Guggenheim]

3. Pleasant Valley Sunday.

[Dr Fate]

11. Geoffen/King, BTW. n/t

n/t

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. I guess my fav is Valleri

Love the guitar....go MIKE!

[ProfessorGAC]

46. Don't Believe That Was Mike!

I'm not 100% sure, but i think that was done by Tommy Tedesco. It was a studio guy for sure, and not Mike, though.
The Professor

[Crazy Guggenheim]

5. Neil Diamond wrote Day Dream Believer. I think.

[Dr Fate]

8. He also wrote "Look out, Here Comes Tomorrow" for them.

Two kick ass numbers.

[blue neen]

52. That's my favorite.

And their show was great. They all looked like they were having a blast!

[ikojo]

28. No, Neil Diamond wrote I'M a Believer but not DAYDREAM

Believer. DB was written by John Stewart (not THAT Jon Stewart, who was known as Jon Liebovitz back then).

[Dr Fate]

35. Right- I misread the post- n/t

n/t

[Crazy Guggenheim]

36. That's right!

[Liberalynn]

56. Remember

Boyce and Hart? I think they wrote a lot of their songs too.

[Lindacooks]

6. Daydream Believer!!

I still can't believe that when they were popular I was only 8 years old, and I loved them then!

I also really enjoy Pleasant Valley Sunday.

[MattPSU]

7. Me too

-This may sound strange but- my mother and aunt were huge fans and not only did they take us kids to the reunion concert in the 80s but we also used to go camping and hang their pictures on trees and play their music :9 Suprisingly, I still like it!

Edit: oops, favorite songs are "Randy Scouse Git" and "Shades of Gray"

[Dr Fate]

10. Not strange at all- happy, positive music does that to folks!

I think they are terrific. They entertained made people laugh- and had really fun records.

John Lennon called them "The Marx Brothers of Rock & Roll"

[rumpel]

9. Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings... Day Dream Believer, i can still see

Davey dancing....

[rumpel]

12. btw, what suddenly inspired you to remember the Monkeys?

I wish my teenage daughter had those innocent silly and fun shows to watch....

[Dr Fate]

13. I'm listening to them on headphones as we speak!

And I'm obviously a fan!

[Not_Giving_Up]

14. My MP3 player is full of them

They drive my other half up the wall.

[Dr Fate]

16. Drinking Bloody Marys, posting on DU & listening to Monkees Lps.

I'm either weird or really sad!

:P

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. Monkees are always good!

No matter what you're drinking!

[HEyHEY]

15. Alway dug a little bit me and a little bit you

But like it all

[khashka]

18. Not a big fan but not a hater either

Daydream Believer is such a cool song, I find myself singing it without really realizing what I'm doing. But mostly I'm a fan of Michael Nesmith - Elephant Parts is genius.

Khash.

[JohnnyRingo]

19. That show was cool.

Didn't care if they played their own instruments or not, what was that dummie that sat by the door?

they had a name for it, and it wasn't Peter Tork.

[Dr Fate]

21. They played their instruments on many big hits, actually.

Including "For Pete's Sake" (the closing TV theme), "Pleasant Valley Sunday"

...They play on all the tunes on the Headquarters & Pices LPs...

But you are right- it does not matter-plenty of great acts used session players & outside song-writers...

[enigmatic]

20. "Listen To The Band"

My favorite song by them; I'm a huge Michael Nesmith fan. "The Prison" is one of the great obscure records of the 70's...

[Dr Fate]

22. Mike is my fave too. n/t

n/t

[texanwitch]

23. I went to a Monkey concert with a older cousin, the only way my

Mother would let me go.

I have some Monkey playing cards somewhere and all their LP's.

[JohnnyRingo]

24. From my bookshelf:

I forgot I had it and can't remember why I do.

[vixengrl]

25. "The Porpoise Song" and "Shorty Blackwell"

were totally out there, very, very, just very heavy. The movie "Head" was truly hip, and if you think about it, the idea of a band that wasn't a band, that was a show about a band, that "became" a band...very cutting edge in retrospect.

[ikojo]

27. LOVE THEM!!!!

Fave Monkees: Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork.

Fave Album: PACJ

I think they were unfairly derided in the 60s. The sacrosanct groups from the 60s and 70s like Led Zepplin are now used to sell cars and other consumer items.

[scarlet_owl]

29. I love them! My favorite songs are "The Door Into Summer"

and "Papa Gene's Blues". I love every episode!

[Dr Fate]

34. "Door into Summer" is great- good anti-war & anti-cynicism lyrics.

Plus great Nesmith vocals...

[Deja Q]

61. Door into Summer - Nesmith wrote that one. "Salesman" is another CLASSIC.

'Salesman' being anti-drug and whose inclusion in the classic "The Devil and Peter Tork" episode nearly had it banned from being aired.

:wow:

"The Devil..." is probably their best TV episode ever made, though season 2 in general is FAR better than season 1.

[Dr Fate]

63. That is a good episode...

...Mike is cool in the song sequence too..as always, the obligatory slapstick chase insues...

When I was 5 years old, I watched the Munsters, Adam West's Batman & Monkees re-runs everyday!!

[RetroLounge]

30. I'm gonna buy me a dog!

That song always cracks me up...

RL

[shesemsmom]

31. Last train to Clarkville

but I love all their music. I watched their show faithfully when I was a child. I never missed an episode

[jonnyblitz]

32. I like Daydream Believer. nt

[Marnieworld]

33. Love them!

Saw them in concert twice when I was 14. My friend was in their video running through the crowd trying to get us in the first row (which she did!) I taped every episode then and even had a petition the year before they put them on MTV to get them back on TV. Isn't that weird? Anyway... that was a loooooong time ago. I do have to say that I appreciate them getting airplay on Sirius satelite radio.

I especially love the darkness of Pleasant Valley Sunday.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

37. Here's an interview with Davy Jones. He tells about the song

writers too. Davy Jones! AAAHHH! He's adorable!

http://www.timelife.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/TL_Custserv-Interview

On edit:

Jon Stewart was a member of the Kingston Trio. He also had a hit in the early 80's with 'People out there turning music into gold'; can't remember the exact name though.

[Dr Fate]

38. Stevie Nicks sings the background vocals on that tune, BTW.

n/t

[blondeatlast]

39. "I'm Not Your Steppin"Stone" was an outstanding example of

premature punk.

I loved "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn &Jones, Ltd," myself.

[KittyWampus]

41. Minor Threat Did A Version Of That

[blondeatlast]

42. So did the Sex Pistols!

I suspect I'm a bit older than you...

:hi:

[otohara]

40. My Second Concert

the Monkey's, the first Herman's Hermit's...then Cream. Go figure!

[DelawareValleyDem]

43. Best song was Randy Scouse Git

released in UK under the alternate title Alternate Title. Other favorites are The Girl I Knew Somewhere and Words

Not really a fan of the TV show although I though Mickey had acting ability. I did get a good laugh over the one episode where he's signing the theme to Circus Boy. I did like the movie Head

[Liberalynn]

55. Thought

the "Girl I Knew Somewhere" was a fantastic song.

[Blue-Jay]

44. "haters"

When did that word start meaning "doesn't think 'X' is as praise-worthy as someone else does"?

Sometimes I weep for our language.

[ProfessorGAC]

47. Good Catch!

We are "haters" even if we're not particularly fond? (And, in this case, i still think the Monkees are ok by me. But, i support your concern for the language. I think we're being "Black & Whited" to death.)

The Professor

[Dr Fate]

49. It's a MONKEES thread for crying out loud.

It was mostlty a joke. Lighten up!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

50. Me? I Said They Were Ok By Me.

Geez, pay better attention.
The Professor

[Dr Fate]

58. No- was refering tot he hair-splitting over the "haters" word..

No worries!

[Dr Fate]

48. It's slang. It's all in good fun.

Please, stop hating and get off my tip! :)

[johnnie]

45. I like them

I have all the all the vinyl releases, and most of the CDs. I also have both seasons on DVD.
I think they were an important part of our pop culture, and they were actually not too bad at playing.
I am still a big Nesmith fan and listen to his solo stuff too.

[Dervill Crow]

51. Never missed an episode.

I audiotaped every show on my big ol' stereo reel-to-reel tape recorder. I remember the day my big brother (who worked for a Japanese import-export firm) came to the house, saw the tape recorder by the TV, and told me that in a few years people would have videotape equipment in their homes. I thought he was dreaming!

Micky was the love of my life.

[Liberalynn]

53. My Favorites

weren't released as singles I don't think. I loved Sometime in the Morning and Shades of Gray.


I think Headquarters was my favorite album.

I think Davey was the cutest
Peter the sweetest, Mickey the best singer
and Mike probably the best muscian.

Peter was my first celebrity crush, then I moved on to Davey even though he was vertically challenged and I was tall for my age.

I was also five at the time and very fickle. :blush:

[Hugin]

54. Big Monkees fan -- -------------------------- --------------------------->

[AntiCoup2K4]

57. Monkees Live 1967 was one of the first punk albums ever recorded

...or it would have been, if they had actually released it then, and not 20 years later.

It's not that they intended to make a punk album, it just sounds that way because they're actually playing their own instruments :evilgrin:

And before anybody calls me a "hater", I do own the live album in question, along with a couple others. Even though the Monkees weren't really a band, they still made some damn good music for the time. And the Beach Boys were almost as bad live anyway.

[Dr Fate]

59. Yup- and their mono mixes are pretty much "Garage"

The live CD is fun...

And I knda like live BBs too!

Doc

[Deja Q]

60. 'You Just May Be The One', 'Zor and Zam', there is nothing illegitimate:

"Headquarters", "Head", and "Pisces..." are my fav 3 albums, though Nesmith's "Mary Mary" song is still timeless. "For Pete's Sake" is an anthem that should be just as justified as anything made by Jefferson Airplane, IMHO. "Zor and Zam" is a great anti-war ditty as well; though fictitious in that the leaders created a war that nobody came to fight. :-(

LOTS of GREAT songs out there but starting w/ "Headquarters" where they did EVERYTHING on their own to prove they were creative people, not just corporate shills is where their best came from. For this alone they should be treated as a real band. Different beginnings but they fought for what was right and proved themselves worthy. THAT is what counts. (a pity the 4 members seem to act like they regret being involved...)

Of course, today's manufactured images take it up the tailpipe like perfectly programmed robots. Nor is anybody outraged that manufactured images are being put into our "culture". It's like bizarroworld became realworld. :-(

[Dr Fate]

62. Nice write up!

Did you read the Davy Jones interview posted on this thread?

Apparently Neil Young played on some of their LPs...neat!