Comments on: The Monkees :: P.O. Box 9847

By: Richard Adams

Richard Adams — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:11:45 +0000

As the e-mail address shows I am a fan from way back. I agree Mike Nesmith is my favorite of the four. I have always enjoyed his humor and music for many years after the Monkees.

Keep up the good work

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 22 May 2007 12:43:23 +0000

I’m a Monkees fan, and I dig this tune, but it is, after all a Boyce/Hart composition (like Last Train to Clarksville, Monkees Theme, etc.), so while the production is a bit trippy, it’s still just basically a straightforward pop song. My monkees faves include The Girl That I Knew Somewhere (Nesmith composition) and I Don’t Think You Know Me at All (unreleased, possibly another Nesmith composition).

Love the blog

By: Zune Insider : New Music Friday: Twenty-Third Edition

Zune Insider : New Music Friday: Twenty-Third Edition — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:41:57 +0000

[...] New Music Friday: Twenty-Third Edition The first rule of New Music Friday: Talk about New Music Friday. The second rule of New Music Friday is. . .* Ready for some free music for your Zune? Here we go: First up, something a little different. I went to a show last week and heard a band I very much liked – The Stereo Future. Check out “Wasteland” on their site. You Ain’t No Picasso has an MP3 from Iceland’s Benni Hemm Hemm, as well as a listing of their U.S. Tour Dates. Sweet. Describing their music as “Bleepy, orchestral, electro-pop,” Music (for Robots) has a track from Vancouver’s Montag. While it’s not (directly) a new music track, Tiny Mix Tapes has funny article about Zune vs. iPod. Ligthen up and give it a read Brooklyn Vegan has two tracks from Zuneinsider favorite, The Streets, (and one from 120 days). Scissorkick has a track from The Cinematic Orchestra, from a “soundtrack to a film that hasn’t been made.” Like The Arcade Fire? The Handsome Furs? Me too. Chromewaves has a track from each band. Fans of Soul rejoice, Soulsides has one of my all-time favorite songs: “It’s Your Thing (Do Whatcha Wanna Do),” recorded in 1968. My Old Kentucky Blog has two Cake covers: Cake covering Barry White and Cake covering Black Sabbath. Yes, you read that correctly. All right, admit it, you like The Monkees. It’s ok. Aquarium Drunkard has two MP3s. Gorilla vs Bear has the new Polyphonic Spree. Two of my favorite artists: Amy Winehouse and Pharoahe Monch (also, Jay-Z) collaborate on this track Different Kitchen. And last but certainly not least: No Age Rock Cleveland. Ok, enjoy the free music and have a great weekend everybody! *bonus points if you get the reference | Friday, May 18, 2007 8:19 PM | 0 Comments Tags: new music, MP3, Friday [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:30:51 +0000

I’m sure you’ve checked it out already but the soundtrack to their movie ‘Head’ is pretty awesome, specifically ‘Circle Sky’. The movie is actually really awesome as well, (Bob Rafelson directed, and Jack Nicholson co-wrote it with him and the band) it’s a great slice of late 60’s psychedelia and it’s even got a Zappa cameo to boot!

And Risingstorm is dead right on ‘Magnetic South’; ‘Hollywood’ is one of those tunes that just doesn’t quit. It’d be a fine addition to that sweet L.A. Burnout comp you posted a ways back.

By: risingstorm

risingstorm — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:27:07 +0000

Loving it! The Monkees do need more recognition, they are no joke.

Looking forward to your post on Nesmith’s First National Band. I’m a big fan of his first solo album, Magnetic South. I’ll try to write it up soon.

By: Bub

Bub — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:34:03 +0000

Nice post- love the site, and the Monkees are one damn underrated band. Who cares who played (or didn’t play) on all the tracks, the songs- and recordings- are awesome.

My only complaint is the use of the word “chewy” to describe “Daydream Believer”, I realize it is an allusion to the “bubblegum” aspect of the song but it seems nasty for some reason. Chewy? Ugh.

By: ib

ib — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:47:35 +0000

Nice post, though, ironically, “Daydream Believer” is perhaps the only Monkees’ track that i actively dislike; Davy Jones’s nasal simpering on this one is more than my ears can withstand, but i’m prepared to concede that it’s simply down to its miserable karaoke popularity.

Everything i’ve heard by Mike Nesmith & the First National Band warrants repeated play – “Tantamount to Treason”, also from 1972, is definitely worthy of investigation, as is “Wax Minute”, the single from the same album. And who in their right mind could possibly resist 1977’s “Rio”, just possibly the best cocktail shaker hangover cure ever pressed on vinyl ?