Monkees - Monkees (Dlx)
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Artist: MonkeesEdition: Music CD
Format: Deluxe Edition, Extra tracks, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- (Theme From) The Monkees
- SaturdayÂ?s Child
- I Wanna Be Free
- TomorrowÂ?s Gonna Be Another Day
- Papa GeneÂ?s Blues
- Take A Giant Step
- Last Train To Clarksville
- This Just DoesnÂ?t Seem To Be My Day
- LetÂ?s Dance On
- IÂ?ll Be True To You
- Sweet Young Thing
- Gonna Buy Me A Dog
- The Kind Of Girl I Could Love (Alternate Mix)Â?
- I DonÂ?t Think You Know Me (MickyÂ?s Vocal)
- (Theme From) The Monkees(Second Recorded Version)
- So Goes Love
- Papa GeneÂ?s Blues (Alternate Mix)Â?
- I CanÂ?t Get Her Off My Mind
- Of You
- (I Prithee) Do Not Ask For Love (Alternate Mix)Â?
- Gonna Buy Me A Dog (Backing Track)Â?
- (Theme From) The Monkees
- SaturdayÂ?s Child
- I Wanna Be Free
- TomorrowÂ?s Gonna Be Another Day
- Papa GeneÂ?s Blues
- Take A Giant Step
- Last Train To Clarksville
- This Just DoesnÂ?t Seem To Be My Day
- LetÂ?s Dance On
- IÂ?ll Be True To You
- Sweet Young Thing
- Gonna Buy Me A Dog
- (Theme From) The Monkees(Third Recorded Version)
- KelloggÂ?s Jingle
- All The KingÂ?s Horses
- You Just May Be The One (TV Version)
- I Wanna Be Free (Fast Version)
- I DonÂ?t Think You Know Me (MikeÂ?s Vocal)
- Propinquity (IÂ?ve Just Begun To Care)(Demo Version)Â?
- Jokes (Backing Track)Â?
Music reviews of Monkees (Dlx)
Music Review: Fantastic Reissue
Rating: 5 Stars
The Monkees created good music with catchy tunes and lyrics. Occasionally throughout their musical career The Monkees achieved a musical excellence the reached a level of greatness. You can hear elements of that greatness in this reissue, which includes both the stereo and original mono versions of the album, along with a bunch of bonus tracks. Some of the bonus tracks were released previously, but about a half dozen or so are new. If you have yet to get this album, this version is the version to have.
On the Monkees 1966 debut CD we get to hear Tommy Boyce and Bobby lead a team of writers and musicians to back a group of guys to create good music; perhaps not great music, but certainly good. I think that because The Monkees were the first created group, and they were created for a comedy show targeted for a young audience, they caught a lot of undeserved heat. There was a lot of talent in this group, most especially that of Michael Nesmith, who has been called "the greatest musician you've never heard" because he has created excellent, non-commercial music for many years after the demise of the Monkees.
The original CD began with the theme from The Monkees' TV show; catchy and memorable, and actually pretty good for pop music of the mid-60s. The David Gates' penned "Saturday's Child" is pretty standard pop fare, and had a Beatles flavor to it. The guitars and drum style are lifted right from The Beatle's playbook. "I Wanna Be Free" is a slower and more mellow song, uncharacteristic of the typical manic Monkees' song. Well matched to Davey Jones' voice, this mellow song was an indication of the musical range this group would eventually achieve. "Tomorrow's Gonna Be another Day" jumps back into standard Monkees pop; a catchy beat, catchy lyrics and pretty solid bubblegum.
Michael Nesmith penned and sang "Papa Gene's Blues." The lyrics are catchy and have an interesting combination of Latin instrumentation with a twist of country flavor that make this one of the standout songs on this CD. This song was used during one of The Monkees episodes, but clearly did not fit The Monkees' bubblegum image well enough to be released as a single.
The next song was one of those penned by musical greats, in this case Carole King and Gerry Goffin. This semi-psychedelic song features oboe, harpsichord, and glockenspiel in addition to standard rock instruments. The lyrics describe looking at the world from a different perspective, a topic that would be much for thoroughly explored in the following two years as psychedelic rock reached its height of popularity.
"The Last Train to Clarksville" is a catchy pop song that was one of The Monkees' earliest hits. The beat and lyrics appealed to its pop-rock audience and rocketed The Monkees to prominence, and critical disacclaim by those who wanted to see rock music treated as a legitimate form of music.
The next song, "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day" is another routine pop song. The following song, "Let's Dance On," has an opening rock riff that just seems to be an immediate descendant of The Beatles. Even the lyrics target the music and dance styles of the day. "I'll Be True to You" has Davey Jones singing in a mellow heart throb style for the teen girl audience of 1966; not one of Davey's better vocal performances.
"Sweet Young Thing" offers another Michael Nesmith song, written with Carole King and Gerry Goffin. Michael's characteristic country flavor shows through strongly, and he offers another strong vocal performance. This song is another strong song from this CD, and an indication of the excellence of the song-writing team.
"Gonna Buy Me a Dog" is a comedy song with an informal style worthy of some of the leading artists of the time. The lack of polish improves the appeal of an otherwise gimmick song, and gives a touch of experimental edge to this pop album.
There are seventeen bonus tracks on this release. Some of the tracks fall in the category of "why bother," but some demonstrate the things the Monkees experimented with. The Monkees were not a cookie-cutter group as the bonus tracks reveal.
I rarely make a comment on sound quality because my stereo is far from state-of-the-art. However, reviewer Ludix did a phenomenal job of analyzing the sound, and his recommendation of the sound on this release appears definitive to me. So if you want to know more about how this CD sounds, please read his review.
The Monkees were an oddity in the music world. They were created, true. However, the songwriters and musicians that backed The Monkees, along with the talent of The Monkees themselves, caused the group to be musical success. Any album that can remain 78 weeks on the Billboard Album chart is an album to have, especially when it remained at #1 for 13 weeks. As I noted in this review, some of the songs were as good as or better than many of the pop songs of the day. Much of what they started singing was bubblegum, but they stood by each other and yearned to reach for artistic recognition.
Enjoy!
Description of Monkees (Dlx)
Originally released in 1966, THE MONKEES scored an amazing 78-week run on the Billboard® album chart, with 13 weeks at #1. Includes the #1 smash "Last Train To Clarksville" and the infectious "(Theme From) The Monkees," both written for the band by hit songwriting team Boyce & Hart. Also features Goffin & King?s "Take A Giant Step" and David Gates? "Saturday?s Child. " Disc 1?s nine bonus tracks include previously unreleased alternate mixes of "The Kind Of Girl I Could Love" and "Papa Gene?s Blues" plus a take of "I Don?t Think You Know Me" featuring Micky Dolenz on vocals. Disc 2?s eight bonus cuts include a previously unreleased demo version of "Propinquity (I?ve Just Begun To Care)" and a rare Kellogg?s jingle. Each 2-CD Deluxe Limited EDITION features the original stereo album with bonus rarities on Disc 1, and the original mono album with even more rare treasures on Disc 2.Pop CDs
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