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ewp11577's review
4.0
First of all...much, much better than Hickee's Monkee Music. The authors are not musicians--one appears to be a writer and the other an attorney--but have working knowledge of music. After a brief review of the cattle call, they review pretty much all of the music that the Monkees have their names on (apart from the solo projects) in the chronological order it was recorded, then with an overall review of each album. While we do not agree on everything--for one, I really liked the Circle Sky remake and Micky's Never Enough on the Justus album--I do think these guys are pretty much spot on...Instant Replay was bad, Pool It! was terrible, and Good Times! was exactly what many fans wanted to hear after 50 years. I will also point out that I cannot understand why people point out the "brilliance" of Writing Wrongs...sorry, the song is sonic rubbish.
Still, it was nice to see a couple of comments in particular: first, the musical talents of Peter Tork were second to very, very few...dude could play! Second, Mike Nesmith was a BRILLIANT songwriter; the metaphorical approach to lyrics is fantastic and the music was always quite good, even on the "bad" songs (apart from Writing Wrongs, which I still think was garbage).
A good read for any fan of the pre-fab four's music. Very well written, easy to read, and worth the price. Only marked down a star because the constant SJW approach to 50 year old phrases is tiresome.
Still, it was nice to see a couple of comments in particular: first, the musical talents of Peter Tork were second to very, very few...dude could play! Second, Mike Nesmith was a BRILLIANT songwriter; the metaphorical approach to lyrics is fantastic and the music was always quite good, even on the "bad" songs (apart from Writing Wrongs, which I still think was garbage).
A good read for any fan of the pre-fab four's music. Very well written, easy to read, and worth the price. Only marked down a star because the constant SJW approach to 50 year old phrases is tiresome.
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