Genres: Psychedelic, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Bubblegum, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop, AM Pop Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's Formed: 1965 in Hollywood, CA
The Beatles, The Animals, The Zombies, The Troggs, The Seeds, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, Gerry & the Pacemakers, The Dave Clark Five, Tim Buckley, The Beau Brummels, The Beach Boys, Wayne Fontana The Turtles, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Youngbloods, Keith, The Archies, The Mamas & the Papas, Tommy James & the Shondells, The Grass Roots, The Beau Brummels, The Byrds, The Cowsills, Neil Diamond, Everpresent Fullness, Andy Kim, Equals, The Count Five, Nancy Sinatra, 1910 Fruitgum Company Glenn Tilbrook, The JetSet, Bay City Rollers, The Bicycles, McFly, Gary Pig Gold, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, The Real People, Atkinson, Danko and Ford, Ross, Great Lakes, The Osmonds, Bent Black Tulips, Spinner Dolphins, EMF, The Cavedogs, Kiko Veneno, Outlets, Menswear |  |
Hey hey, we are the Monkees/You know we love to please/A manufactured image/With no philosophies. In 1968, the Monkees addressed their own reputation in the song "Ditty Diego (War Chant)," which summed up the bad rap they'd received in the music press since they first emerged in the summer of 1966. The Monkees were talented singers, musicians, and songwriters who made a handful of the finest pop singles of their day (as well as a few first-rate albums) and delivered exciting, entertaining live shows. But at a time when rock music was becoming more self-conscious and "serious," the hipper echelons of the music press often lambasted the Monkees, largely because they didn't come together organically but through the casting process for a television series, and they initially didn't write the bulk of their own material or play all the instruments on their records.
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Release: August 4, 2009
Label: Arista
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Release: December 3, 2007
Label: Music Club Records
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