Artist Survey #5: The Monkees

[Dawn]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions for artists and questions for future surveys! I've really enjoyed reading everyone's responses.

Today's featured artist is a suggestion from Dave - as he pointed out, it ties in well with Adam's current artist tourney!

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Favorite group member: Davy Jones, with Peter Tork a close second

Most underrated group member: Peter Tork

Best Vocalist: Micky Dolenz

Best Musician: Michael Nesmith

Best Writer: Michael Nesmith

Favorite Monkees songs:

1. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
2. For Pete's Sake
3. Valleri
4. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
5. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
6. Forget That Girl
7. Pleasant Valley Sunday
8. Words
9. Tapioca Tundra
10. Last Train to Clarksville

Most underrated song: For Pete's Sake

Any songs you feel are overrated? That Was Then, This is Now

First Monkees song you can remember hearing: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Best instrumentation: Valleri

Favorite album: Headquarters

Favorite album cover: More of the Monkees

First 45 you owned: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You/The Girl I Knew Somewhere
First LP: Then & Now: Best of the Monkees
First cassette: None
First CD: None yet, but I definitely want to get Music Box!

Favorite Monkees solo effort: Girl, by Davy. I always loved hearing it on the Brady Bunch episode!

Favorite video:

Favorite TV show episode:

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Dawn, how about adding in fave video (the clips from the end) and fave episode?

[Dawn]

SAT-Laney's said:

Dawn, how about adding in fave video (the clips from the end) and fave episode?

Great suggestions - thanks! Just added 'em on!

[Ken]

Love this feature Dawn

Favorite group member: Mike , then Micky

Most underrated group member: Peter Tork

Best Vocalist: Micky Dolenz

Best Musician: Michael Nesmith

Best Writer: Michael Nesmith

Favorite Monkees songs:

1. Last Train To Clarksville
2. Sunny Girlfriend
3. You Just May Be The One
4.Sometime In The Morning
5.I'm A Believer
6.Valleri
7.I Won't Be The Same Without Her
8.For Pete's Sake
9.What Am I Doing Hangin' Round
10.I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone
11.Sweet Young Thing
12.You Told Me

Most underrated song: For Pete's Sake

Any songs you feel are overrated? none that I can think of

First Monkees song you can remember hearing:Lookout Here Comes Tomorrow

Best instrumentation: You Told Me - I like the 12 string / banjo combination - nice pickin' from Peter

Favorite album: Headquarters / More Of The Monkees

Favorite album cover: More of the Monkees

First 45 you owned: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You/The Girl I Knew Somewhere
First LP: Pisces , Aquarius , Capricorn & Jones Ltd
First cassette: None
First CD: Listen To The Band Box Set

Favorite Monkees solo effort: Joanne - Mike Nesmith - heard it back in the early 80's on an oldies radio program that did a Monkees special

Favorite video: Daily Nightly from the TV show

Favorite TV show episode: "Monkees In The Movies" - where Davy lands a roll in a beach movie - Bobby Sherman was in this as well as I recall.

[Pete70s]

Favorite group member: Mike

Most underrated group member: Peter

Best Vocalist: Micky

Best Musician: Mike

Best Writer: Mike

Favorite Monkees songs: (again, these are unofficial and off the top of me head..)

1. Long Title (Do I Have To Do This All Over Again)
2. I Won't Be The Same Without Her
3. Someday Man
4. Porpoise Song
5. What Am I Doing Hangin' Round
6. The Poster
7. Saturday's Child
8. Oh My My
9. Tapioca Tundra
10. Listen To The Band (I once covered this)

Most underrated song: WAY too many

Any songs you feel are overrated? Theme

First Monkees song you can remember hearing: Theme

Best instrumentation: Star Collector

Favorite album: Birds and Bees

Favorite album cover: Pisces, Aquarius.....

First 45 you owned: I'm A Believer/ Stepping Stone
First LP: Birds and Bees
First cassette: More Greatest Hits
First CD: Listen To The Band box set

Favorite Monkees solo effort: Joanne-Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

Favorite video:Porpose Song (from "Head")

Favorite TV show episode: The Frodis Caper (last episode of original series) "Jump up and down three times, roll a cabbage and giggle!"

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Fave member-Peter

Underrated-Peter

Vocalist-Mike

Musician-Peter

Writer-Mike

Fave songs-

30. If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again
29. All the King’s Horses
28. For Pete’s Sake
27. Auntie’s Municipal Court
26. Steam Engine
25. Goin’ Down
24. All of Your Toys
23. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky/Pleasant Valley Sunday
22. As We Go Along
21. Porpoise Song
20. Valleri (Alternate)
19. Words (Alternate)
18. You Just May Be the One (Alternate version)
17. You Just May Be the One
16. Sometime in the Morning
15. Saturday’s Child
14. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
13. Take a Giant Step
12. Zilch/No Time
11. Laugh
10. The Kind of Girl I Could Love
9. I’ll Be Back Up On My Feet
8. Tapioca Tundra
7. P.O. Box 9847
6. Randy Scouse Git
5. She
4. Love is Only Sleeping
3. Daily Nightly
2. Girl I Knew Somewhere
1. Door Into Summer

Underrated-Door Into Summer (sounds so much like the stuff Buffalo Springfield was doing, and Poco would do)

Overrated-Last Train to Clarksville (and the Theme!)

First song-Probably I'm a Believer

Instrumentation-Daily Nightly

Album-Pieces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, LTD.

Cover-Headquarters (followed by More of)

45-None!
LP-One of the Rhino reissues, the first, More of or Pieces
Cassette-More of the Best of (A great collection!)
CD-Missing Links Volume II

Solo-Girl

Video-Love is Only Sleeping

Episode-I like the episode where Peter finally gets the girl!

[djdave]

Let's see if Triple J and Railyn come here soon...

Favorite group member: Micky, then Dave

Most underrated group member: Peter

Best Vocalist: Micky

Best Musician: Michael

Best Writer: Michael (did the others even write...)

Favorite Monkees songs:

1. I'm a believer
2. Valleri
3. Last train to Clarksville
4. Daydream believer
5. A little bit me, a little bit you
6. I'm not your steppin' stone
7. The girl I knew somewhere
8. Pleasant Valley Sunday
9. Theme from the Monkees
10. Mary Mary
11. D.W. Washburn
12. Look out, here comes tomorrow
13. Words
14. That was then, this is now
15. Tapioca tundra
16. What am I doing hangin' round
17. Randy Scouse Git
18. Gonna buy me a dog
19. She hangs out
20. Take a giant step
21. Listen to the band
22. Papa Gene's blues
23. Cuddly toy
24. Porpoise song
25. She
26. I wanna be free
27. The door into summer
28. Your Auntie Grizelda
29. For Pete's Sake
30. Laugh

Most underrated song: The Girl I Knew Somewhere (shoulda been top 10 in its own right!)

Any songs you feel are overrated? NONE whatsoever--don't like it? Change the dial or take a sledgehammer.

First Monkees song you can remember hearing: I'm a believer

Best instrumentation: Valleri

Favorite album: More of

Favorite album cover: More of

First 45 you owned: none (surprisingly)
First LP: Then & Now: Best of the Monkees
First cassette:
First CD: Burned the Anthology CD last year

Favorite Monkees solo effort: Davy Jones "What are we going to do" 1965

Favorite video: none yet

Favorite TV show episode: hope to get some DVD's sometime down the road

[Triple J]

LMAO at the picture

Favorite group member: Micky

Most underrated group member: Peter

Best Vocalist: Micky

Best Musician: Mike

Best Writer: Mike

Favorite Monkees songs:
1. Heart And Soul
2. Last Train To Clarksville
3. Valleri (TV version)
4. Papa Gene's Blues
5. Mary, Mary
6. I'm A Believer
7. She
8. What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round
9. The Girl I Knew Somewhere
10. Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day
11. I'll Be Back Up On My Feet (TV version)
12. Circle Sky (Justus version)
13. Cuddly Toy
14. Goin' Down
15. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
16. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
17. All The King's Horses
18. Let's Dance On
19. Sometime In The Morning
20. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Most underrated song: Tear Drop City

Any songs you feel are overrated? Porpoise Song

First Monkees song you can remember hearing: Probably "I'm A Believer"

Best instrumentation: Shades Of Gray

Favorite album: Listen To The Band (box set)

Favorite album cover: Headquarters

First 45 you owned: None
First LP: Mom had "The Monkees," "More Of," "Headquarters," "Pisces..." "Birds, Bees..." and "The Monkees Present"
First cassette: None
First CD: Listen To The Band

Favorite Monkees solo effort: Mike's "Elephant Parts" show.

Favorite video: No Time

Favorite TV show episode: Lots of fave "bits" but my fave complete episode would be "Monkees On Tour."

[lora]

Favorite group member: Also Davy Jones

Most underrated group member: Peter Tork

Best Vocalist: Davy

Best Musician: Michael Nesmith

Best Writer: Mike

Favorite Monkees songs:

Pleasant Valley Sunday, Last Train To Clarksville, I'm A Believer, Daydream Believer, the theme song

First Monkees song you can remember hearing: probably the theme from the show

First 45 you owned: none
First LP: none
First cassette: none
First CD: again, none yet!

Favorite Monkees solo effort: I also say Girl, by Davy.

Favorite video: It's been so long, I can't think of anything.

Favorite TV show episode: Again, it's been too long since I've seen the show. I can't think of one specifically.

[Dawn]

Ken said:

Love this feature Dawn

Most underrated song: For Pete's Sake

Thanks, Ken!

I've often wondered why For Pete's Sake wasn't released as a single. I think it could have done very well on the charts!

[Dawn]

Pete70s said:

Most underrated song: WAY too many

I completely agree that much of their material still doesn't receive the critical praise and airplay that it should. They recorded some great songs that more than hold their own against many of the hits of the day.

[Dawn]

SAT-Laney's said:

Album-Pieces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, LTD.

Another great album, probably my second favorite, after Headquarters. Their sound was really evolving into new directions at that time.

[Dawn]

DJ said:

Most underrated song: The Girl I Knew Somewhere (shoulda been top 10 in its own right!)

Favorite TV show episode: hope to get some DVD's sometime down the road

I agree. They had a lot of strong material at that time, but it's still surprising that it was relegated to a B side. It probably would have been more successful as a separate single.

I hope to get those as well!

[Dawn]

TripleJ said:

Best Vocalist: Micky

For years, my favorite vocalist was Davy, but in recent years I've grown to prefer Micky more as well.

[Dawn]

Lora said:

Favorite Monkees solo effort: I also say Girl, by Davy.

I remember holding a microphone up to the TV and taping that song years ago! I would love to get it on CD sometime.