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| From | rob@splitsville.com |
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| Date | Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:55:30 -0400 |
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"Yes, and maybe then they'd get some serious consideration for the all-important (sarcasm) Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That they aren't in yet is a crime, despite their "artificial" origins. You can't deny their influence on pop music and television, along with their talent and the quality of their music."
Great point. Did any of those Motown acts play any instruments? Did they write any of their own tunes? For the most part, no (there are major exceptions who were tremendous talents, of course, like Gaye and Robinson).
The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Four Tops, etc were as much a product of a 'music factory' (via Holland/Dozier/Holland) as the Monkees were, yet they're revered and continue to receive acclaim.
Probably the Monkees major 'curse' was the fact that much of the public felt 'tricked' into thinking they were something they weren't, and when the public found out the Monkees were quickly dismissed. This mind-set seems to have survived. Many perceive them as the original Milli Vanilli to a degree (I know, I know, that's awful and wrong, and I don't agree one iota with it).
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>From: :audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:40:43
>
>> I've always really dug the Monkees songs that
>Nesmith has written and/or sung:
>
>You put together a great list, but you didn't
>mention "While I Cry" and "Love Is Only Sleeping,"
>which are two of my all-time fave Monkees tunes.
>"The Door Into Summer" was a truly amazing song.
>
>> all the money spent on Neil Diamond and
>Goffin/King songs... They could've saved
>themselves a butt-load by letting Nesmith write
>more.
>
>Yes, and maybe then they'd get some serious
>consideration for the all-important (sarcasm) Rock
>& Roll Hall of Fame. That they aren't in yet is a
>crime, despite their "artificial" origins. You
>can't deny their influence on pop music and
>television, along with their talent and the quality
>of their music.
>
>> The Monkee's are everywhere.
>
>Well, after all, it is time once again for the 20
>year anniversary of their 20 year anniversary. ; -
>) Time for another wave of Monkeemania!
>
>> I do recall that on 'Gilligan' the Mosquitos
>(with square McGuinn-style square sunglasses,
>natch) put on a talent show, and had the men
>perform as a group and then the ladies. The men
>were horrible, of course, but the women were so
>good that the Mosquitos left them stranded on the
>island due to their intense fear of competition.
>
>Yes, the ladies (Ginger, Maryanne, and Lovey) were
>The Honeybees and their tune "You Need Us" was fab.
>
>
>> I've actually never listened to a Monkees
>record. I've heard the hits over time of course,
>and watched the TV show as a kid. What are the
>good ones?
>
>My first record *ever* was "I'm a Believer," a
>cardboard 45 from the back of a cereal box. In
>answer to your question... if you want to hear the
>"Prefab Four" evolve from pop puppets to the fine
>group they eventually became, start with their
>debut album and check 'em out one by one. Or if
>you want to go straight to their best material,
>check out "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones,
>Ltd." (their best) or "Headquarters" (the band in
>control of their music for the first time). Enjoy!
>
>
>Be seeing you,
>Bill
>
>np: Cranbury Sauce - "Angeline" (sweetness!)
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