How about some love for the Monkees

Minstrel · 10-25-2008, 10:38 PM

12 albums, it appears. Heh. Half of them are probably crap.

Zombeels · 10-26-2008, 01:36 AM

On the first 2 albums (Monkees, More Of The Monkees) Mike Nesmith was allowed to play but on their third album "Headquarters" the Monkees played and produced everything with the help of Chip Douglas. They released 3 more albums (Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, The Birds, The Bees And The Monkees, Head) with the music being split between the Monkees and studio musicians. After this Peter Tork left the group and Monkees released 2 albums (Instant Replay, Present) without him. By 1970 Mike Nesmith left the group and Micky Dolenz and Davey Jones released a horrible album under the Monkees name titled "Changes".

WendyCal · 10-26-2008, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Zombeels

On the first 2 albums (Monkees, More Of The Monkees) Mike Nesmith was allowed to play but on their third album "Headquarters" the Monkees played and produced everything with the help of Chip Douglas. They released 3 more albums (Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, The Birds, The Bees And The Monkees, Head) with the music being split between the Monkees and studio musicians. After this Peter Tork left the group and Monkees released 2 albums (Instant Replay, Present) without him. By 1970 Mike Nesmith left the group and Micky Dolenz and Davey Jones released a horrible album under the Monkees name titled "Changes".

Yeah, that was so sad becasue i think Mike Nesbitt (whose Mom invented Post-Its, FTW!!!) started out to be a serious musician, and did care deeply about it.

But

he sold out any talent he had for buck$.

Oh, well, between his career and his Mom's invention, he'll live happily ever after, i expect.

Zombeels · 10-26-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WendyCal

Yeah, that was so sad becasue i think Mike Nesbitt (whose Mom invented Post-Its, FTW!!!) started out to be a serious musician, and did care deeply about it.

But

he sold out any talent he had for buck$.

Oh, well, between his career and his Mom's invention, he'll live happily ever after, i expect.

His mom invented liquid paper which Michael didn't see any of that money until the death of his mom after his Monkees career. Nesmith left the Monkees because he wanted to pursue his own style of music and his solo albums are well liked by the critics. Don't forget Nesmith also won a huge settlement against MTV when they used a lot of his ideas in his movie "Elephant Parts"

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Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	12 albums, it appears. Heh. Half of them are probably crap. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"

10-26-2008, 01:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
Zombeels Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 339	On the first 2 albums (Monkees, More Of The Monkees) Mike Nesmith was allowed to play but on their third album "Headquarters" the Monkees played and produced everything with the help of Chip Douglas. They released 3 more albums (Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, The Birds, The Bees And The Monkees, Head) with the music being split between the Monkees and studio musicians. After this Peter Tork left the group and Monkees released 2 albums (Instant Replay, Present) without him. By 1970 Mike Nesmith left the group and Micky Dolenz and Davey Jones released a horrible album under the Monkees name titled "Changes". __________________ What It Is