February 29, 201214 yr A great fun group held together by Davy Jones. Watched it regularly with my kids. Good clean group just enjoying life, no messeges....... just laffs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okQe_lmM8OI S'posed to be the 1st manfab band.
March 1, 201214 yr Watched the show in reruns as a young girl and loved it. Can still sing the opening theme song RIP Davy Jones
March 1, 201214 yr Long time ago when I played in a band (keyboards and vocals) Daydream Believer was my favourite number, always started it with "what number is this Chip?" Anyone who has met me in real life will know why it made me grin. RIP Davy.
March 1, 201214 yr with no disrespect to Davy I didn't like The Monkees...I popped back to CA during school holidays in 1966 when in exile in Bolivia and couldn't believe that the lead guitarist in the band I was in previously liked 'I'm a believer'...I said: 'whatever happened to the Stones and the blues?' it was like the Monkees were a 'Stones backlash'... but, yeah...he was a popular entertainer and brought enjoyment to a lot of folks and I confess to watching their show when I had a chance, and he had infinitely more charisma than his american partners; R.I.P....
March 1, 201214 yr with no disrespect to Davy I didn't like The Monkees...I popped back to CA during school holidays in 1966 when in exile in Bolivia and couldn't believe that the lead guitarist in the band I was in previously liked 'I'm a believer'...I said: 'whatever happened to the Stones and the blues?' it was like the Monkees were a 'Stones backlash'... but, yeah...he was a popular entertainer and brought enjoyment to a lot of folks and I confess to watching their show when I had a chance, and he had infinitely more charisma than his american partners; R.I.P.... C'mon Tuts be fair, it wasn't The Stones or their fans that they were after. And I will be playing this on the radio this Saturday.
March 1, 201214 yr yeah, thad...but the question would be an interesting item for a call in discussion on yer radio show... "someone has alleged that The Monkees presented a saccharine rock and roll face to the fans in the late 60s when the 'bad boy' image represented by the Rolling Stones and their negro derived music had become OTT and offensive to popular morality...' 'the music was divergent...were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?' 'and here is a ballad by the Stones alluding to libertine sexual behavior (cut to 'Little Red Rooster'...)' ...then followed by 'Last Train to Clarksville'... a great online radio opportunity...let the fans decide...
March 1, 201214 yr A great boy band, a couple of good tunes, and excellent entertainment when I was a little boy. I think their greatest musical legacy was helping to bring Neil Diamond to prominence, especially with their monster hit "I'm a Believer". I lifted this bit from Neil Diamonds Wiki page...... Greater success as a writer followed with "I'm a Believer", "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)", and "Love to Love", all by The Monkees. There is a popular misconception that Diamond wrote and composed these songs specifically for the made-for-TV quartet. In reality, Diamond had written and recorded these songs for himself, but the cover versions were released before his own.[5] The unintended, but happy, consequence was that Diamond began to gain fame not only as a singer and performer, but also as a songwriter. "I'm a Believer" was the Popular Music Song of the Year in 1966. Other notable artists who recorded early Diamond songs were Elvis Presley, who interpreted "Sweet Caroline" as well as "And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind"; That link could be the makings of a good show on Saturday Thaddeus
March 2, 201214 yr yeah, thad...but the question would be an interesting item for a call in discussion on yer radio show... "someone has alleged that The Monkees presented a saccharine rock and roll face to the fans in the late 60s when the 'bad boy' image represented by the Rolling Stones and their negro derived music had become OTT and offensive to popular morality...' 'the music was divergent...were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?' 'and here is a ballad by the Stones alluding to libertine sexual behavior (cut to 'Little Red Rooster'...)' ...then followed by 'Last Train to Clarksville'... a great online radio opportunity...let the fans decide... I would love to have that sort of debate with a bunch of people who grew up in the same time period with the same exposure, unfortunately the demographic I have is the polar opposite of that so I think the results would be a bit skewed. ".were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?" ......... I wouldn't like to say one way or another, but one thing that has to be taken in to account is that The Monkees primary medium when they started was television and there were very strict controls on what you could or couldn't get away with then, so deliberate is possible but constrained is more likely, like a musical Brady Bunch (David Cassidy - Partridge Family)
March 2, 201214 yr yeah, thad...but the question would be an interesting item for a call in discussion on yer radio show... "someone has alleged that The Monkees presented a saccharine rock and roll face to the fans in the late 60s when the 'bad boy' image represented by the Rolling Stones and their negro derived music had become OTT and offensive to popular morality...' 'the music was divergent...were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?' 'and here is a ballad by the Stones alluding to libertine sexual behavior (cut to 'Little Red Rooster'...)' ...then followed by 'Last Train to Clarksville'... a great online radio opportunity...let the fans decide... I would love to have that sort of debate with a bunch of people who grew up in the same time period with the same exposure, unfortunately the demographic I have is the polar opposite of that so I think the results would be a bit skewed. ".were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?" ......... I wouldn't like to say one way or another, but one thing that has to be taken in to account is that The Monkees primary medium when they started was television and there were very strict controls on what you could or couldn't get away with then, so deliberate is possible but constrained is more likely, like a musical Brady Bunch (David Cassidy - Partridge Family) I don't think they were a deliberate attempt to sanitize anything. I think it was a deliberate attempt for corporate, non creative people to cash in on a growing and highly profitable music genre. Here's a well balanced euology I think: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/opinion/browne-davy-jones/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
March 2, 201214 yr Here's a well balanced euology I think: http://edition.cnn.c....html?hpt=hp_c3 Nicely done.
March 2, 201214 yr yeah, thad...but the question would be an interesting item for a call in discussion on yer radio show... "someone has alleged that The Monkees presented a saccharine rock and roll face to the fans in the late 60s when the 'bad boy' image represented by the Rolling Stones and their negro derived music had become OTT and offensive to popular morality...' 'the music was divergent...were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?' 'and here is a ballad by the Stones alluding to libertine sexual behavior (cut to 'Little Red Rooster'...)' ...then followed by 'Last Train to Clarksville'... a great online radio opportunity...let the fans decide... I would love to have that sort of debate with a bunch of people who grew up in the same time period with the same exposure, unfortunately the demographic I have is the polar opposite of that so I think the results would be a bit skewed. ".were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?" ......... I wouldn't like to say one way or another, but one thing that has to be taken in to account is that The Monkees primary medium when they started was television and there were very strict controls on what you could or couldn't get away with then, so deliberate is possible but constrained is more likely, like a musical Brady Bunch (David Cassidy - Partridge Family) I don't think they were a deliberate attempt to sanitize anything. I think it was a deliberate attempt for corporate, non creative people to cash in on a growing and highly profitable music genre. Here's a well balanced euology I think: http://edition.cnn.c....html?hpt=hp_c3 clean and hence anti-Stones as a marketing strategy? remember: 'do you want your daughter to go out with a Rolling Stone???!!!'...but yeah, The Monkees were fabricated by the industry thus inhibiting their own creative efforts...there was another industry fabricated group called Rhinoceros that released an album in 1968 with a hit on underground radio called 'you're my girl' and they didn't go very far, a one hit number band... http://en.wikipedia....eros_%28band%29 remember Blue Cheer? they were fabricated as well and a one hit number band...'blue cheer' was a type of LSD back then, the industry needed to scuff up the image a bit to suit the market...
March 2, 201214 yr yeah, thad...but the question would be an interesting item for a call in discussion on yer radio show... "someone has alleged that The Monkees presented a saccharine rock and roll face to the fans in the late 60s when the 'bad boy' image represented by the Rolling Stones and their negro derived music had become OTT and offensive to popular morality...' 'the music was divergent...were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?' 'and here is a ballad by the Stones alluding to libertine sexual behavior (cut to 'Little Red Rooster'...)' ...then followed by 'Last Train to Clarksville'... a great online radio opportunity...let the fans decide... I would love to have that sort of debate with a bunch of people who grew up in the same time period with the same exposure, unfortunately the demographic I have is the polar opposite of that so I think the results would be a bit skewed. ".were The Monkees a deliberate attempt to sanitize rock oriented popular music?" ......... I wouldn't like to say one way or another, but one thing that has to be taken in to account is that The Monkees primary medium when they started was television and there were very strict controls on what you could or couldn't get away with then, so deliberate is possible but constrained is more likely, like a musical Brady Bunch (David Cassidy - Partridge Family) I don't think they were a deliberate attempt to sanitize anything. I think it was a deliberate attempt for corporate, non creative people to cash in on a growing and highly profitable music genre. Here's a well balanced euology I think: http://edition.cnn.c....html?hpt=hp_c3 clean and hence anti-Stones as a marketing strategy? Nah Tuts ..... it wasn't anti-stones, it was pro-money first and foremost.
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