From AV club: Jones joined the Monkees in 1965 after putting out a solo single and album that came and went without much notice. The Monkees, on the other hand, soon became one of the most popular groups of their time. Their 1966 debut, The Monkees, spent 13 weeks at No. 1; it was usurped by the Monkees’ second album, More Of The Monkees, which spent 18 weeks in the top spot. That record was replaced by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass’ Sounds Like…, which after one week was replaced by another Monkees album, Headquarters. Add in the five weeks that the Monkees’ fourth (and best) LP, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. spent at No. 1 at the end of 1967, and the band’s chart dominance at the time is clear and crushing.
Never saw an episode of the show and only know the popular songs mentioned here by all y'all.
My image of the Monkees is basically The Mosquitoes from that Gilligan's Island episode. Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving. I think that's who I thought the Monkees were throughout childhood.
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"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" gets my vote. Or maybe "Pleasant Valley Sunday."
Hey, anybody got a nice Monkees comp while we're Feeling The Pain of this loss?
Last Train to Clarksville
Loved watching the re runs of their show on MTV in the 80s
I'm on the train with Matt. Glancing over the body of work by most of the Brit invasion bands makes you appreciate how incredible The Beatles were.
From AV club:
Jones joined the Monkees in 1965 after putting out a solo single and album that came and went without much notice. The Monkees, on the other hand, soon became one of the most popular groups of their time. Their 1966 debut, The Monkees, spent 13 weeks at No. 1; it was usurped by the Monkees’ second album, More Of The Monkees, which spent 18 weeks in the top spot. That record was replaced by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass’ Sounds Like…, which after one week was replaced by another Monkees album, Headquarters. Add in the five weeks that the Monkees’ fourth (and best) LP, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. spent at No. 1 at the end of 1967, and the band’s chart dominance at the time is clear and crushing.
Never saw an episode of the show and only know the popular songs mentioned here by all y'all.
My image of the Monkees is basically The Mosquitoes from that Gilligan's Island episode. Bingo, Bango, Bongo and Irving. I think that's who I thought the Monkees were throughout childhood.
Hard to choose from among these three:
"Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Porpoise Song" and "As We Go Along."
All Carol King tunes. The last one on that list features some good strummin' from none other than Neil Young.
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