A reevaluation of the Monkees’ collective talents is WAY overdue when you realize that these guys came together as two actors and two semi-pro musicians who auditioned for a TV series because they were in desperate need of work AND THEN forced themselves to become a REAL band, it’s pretty amazing just how damn good (and often great) they became. If you don’t have this one in your collection of ’60’s rock CDs, you really are missing out on a vital link between the cheerier pop/rock of the early ’60’s and the darker, more foreboding sounds of the late ’60’s. ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ is not only the Monkees’ best album (‘Headquarters’ ranks a close second), it’s one of the ten best rock or pop albums of the ’60’s, and ranks right alongside ‘Revolver’, ‘Pet Sounds’, ‘Forever Changes’, ‘Beggars Banquet’, ‘Highway 61 Revisited’, ‘Are You Experienced ?’ and ‘Rubber Soul’. The acoustic “As We Go Along”, with a great vocal by Mickey Dolenz, and the 1920’s-sounding “Daddy’s Song” are strong as well. “ Michael Nesmith’s “Circle Sky” is perhaps the best rock song they’ve ever performed. Peter Tork’s tracks “Can You Dig It”, with its Eastern melodies, and “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again” are excellent tracks. “Porpoise Song” was a great single and the most psychedelic song they’d ever release. Having said that, some of their best tracks ever are here. Yes, it’s a short album, even with all the bonus tracks it’s only 45 minutes. The album itself is six tracks mixed in with snippets from the movie. First of all, if you’re looking for the bubblegum pop of “Daydream Believer” or “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You”, you won’t find it here.
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This is the soundtrack to their very trippy movie which reminds you of a ’60s version of Pulp Fiction. “Head sounds like nothing that the Monkees ever did before. Here are all of The Monkee’s albums ranked,ĭon’t miss out on the TIMELESS music of The Monkees! Click to experience the popular 60’s sounds! Dolenz and Nesmith remain active members of the group.ĭolenz described The Monkees as initially being “a TV show about an imaginary band… that wanted to be the Beatles that was never successful”. Ironically, the success of the show led to the actor-musicians becoming one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. Jones died in February 2012 and Tork died in February 2019. The group has reunited and toured several times since then with different line-ups (but always containing Micky Dolenz and at least one of the other original members) and with varying degrees of success. A revival of interest in the television show came in 1986, which led to a series of reunion tours and new records. The band’s music was initially supervised by record producer Don Kirshner, backed by the songwriting duo of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.įollowing the television show’s cancellation in 1968, the Monkees continued to record music until 1971, after which the group broke up. The group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider specifically for the situation comedy series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968. Their original line-up consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork with English actor/singer Davy Jones. The Monkees are an American rock and pop band originally active between 19, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed.
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