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| From | "dangiedr" <dangie_1@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Here they come.... |
| Date | Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:13:54 -0000 |
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LOVE the FAB / pre-FAB lp analogies Gary!! In regards to Josh's quest
to hear Monkees' music, I'd like to add the LIVE 1967 disc (released
by Rhino in the summer of 1987) as the perfect companion piece to HQ,
it really captures the four guys performing at their loud, sloppy,
garage band "best".. To me, it's really interesting to hear some the
polished pop of the first two Monk's records
(Clarksville, ..Believer, ..Be Free) streamlined and cranked out
basic "power trio" style. Although he had to learn the drums on the
fly, Micky Dolenz has an "interesting" playing style on these live
recordings, not as hesitant as his playing on the HQ sessions, it
reminds me of Dennis Wilsons' thumping on the live Beach Boys stuff,
plus poor Micky had to also sing lead vocals on a fair amount of
these performances as well!
An interesting disc to me anyway.
-Dan
--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, garypig@... wrote:
> want list. >>
>
>
> Splendid choices,
> Josh.
>
> You got the simian "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver" there,
> yessir!
>
>
> and Speaking of Fab/Prefab Fours,
>
> I honestly do still find the Monkees' living-color "Head" soundtrack
> on the ol' Pig Player FAR more often than "Sgt. Pepper,"
>
> "More Of The Monkees" makes a fun compare/contrast piece
> to the equally pop-rockin' sophomore "With The Beatles,"
>
> "The Birds, The Bees and The Monkees" surely was/is
> the 1968 equivalent to The White Album
> (sessions conducted seperately between, but only sometimes amongst,
> the various band's members
> ....though I'd just have to give the edge to "Revolution 9"
> over "Writing Wrongs")
>
> and Who amongst us
> wouldn't easily place that initial '66 "Monkees" album
> right up there with not only the "Please Please Me" LP
> but other great hip-Sixties 33 1/3 vinyl debuts from
> the Beach Boys, Hollies, Kinks-Who-Stones even??
>
>
> Over to you now,
> CCDatsMe,
>
> Gary "and on the subject of televised rock, I believe I still have
my
> original vinyl Jetsons elpee stashed back in my Home and Native
Land
> somewhere ...one side of which contains the entire 'A Date with Jet
> Screamer' episode" Pig
>
>
> PS: and When is somebody/anybody out there gonna do a REAL
> book/research project on Michael Nesmith? The man's long and
winding
> list of incredible contributions to our music (den-mothering the
> circa-'65 open mic scene at the Troubadour from which sprang
various
> Stone Pony/Stone Canyon/then Poco-Eagle-etc. notables, his many
MANY
> pioneering early alt-c&w sides, his equally ahead-of-its-time video
and
> then web work ...not to mention "The Wichita Train Whistle Sings"
> even?!!) Grammys and/or R&RHoF awards just can't begin to do all
of
> this justice: Erect a towering Papa Nez statue somewhere, dern
it!!!
>
>
>
>
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