Comments on: Lost in the ’70s: The Monkees, “Oh My My” http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Kleinerhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-50860 Mark Kleiner Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:57:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-50860 How great to see this clip again. The video was produced for re-runs of the Monkees tv series in Saturday morning re-runs, btw. And another stickler point: the 1986 Monkees chart (That was then, this is now) was not actually a Monkees chart, but "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)", given Davy's decision not to participate (a move that would have dire consequences for attempts to get a record deal in 1987 and 1989 respectively;Arista remembered and said 'no')...speaking of That Was Then This is Now, it was produced by Michael Lloyd, who had worked with Micky on the ill-fated 1972 Starship project, a sure contender for (really, really) Lost in the '70s status. They made some great records, two of which appeared on the Lion label, an MGM off-shoot (Lloyd had been MGM vice-president when he was barely out of his teens). But I digress...<br>I appreciated the commentary on this obscure near-gem. To my knowledge this has never appeared on a Monkes or solo live set list. I once heard the singer from the Characters play the intro lick at a Monkees convention back in 1986; that's about it.<br><br>Re. DJB&H: yeah, the Grace Slick comparisons certainly hold hear. Moonfire is a highlight, but mostly, they sound drunk/hungover, and off their game. It Always Hurts the Most in the Morning, a Boyce and Dolenz co-write (!) is pretty killer, however. No one talks too much about this record. Apparently their A&R rep left Capitol Records shortly after DJB&H signed, leaving them somewhat adrift. How great to see this clip again. The video was produced for re-runs of the Monkees tv series in Saturday morning re-runs, btw. And another stickler point: the 1986 Monkees chart (That was then, this is now) was not actually a Monkees chart, but “Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)”, given Davy's decision not to participate (a move that would have dire consequences for attempts to get a record deal in 1987 and 1989 respectively;Arista remembered and said 'no')…speaking of That Was Then This is Now, it was produced by Michael Lloyd, who had worked with Micky on the ill-fated 1972 Starship project, a sure contender for (really, really) Lost in the '70s status. They made some great records, two of which appeared on the Lion label, an MGM off-shoot (Lloyd had been MGM vice-president when he was barely out of his teens). But I digress…
I appreciated the commentary on this obscure near-gem. To my knowledge this has never appeared on a Monkes or solo live set list. I once heard the singer from the Characters play the intro lick at a Monkees convention back in 1986; that's about it.

Re. DJB&H: yeah, the Grace Slick comparisons certainly hold hear. Moonfire is a highlight, but mostly, they sound drunk/hungover, and off their game. It Always Hurts the Most in the Morning, a Boyce and Dolenz co-write (!) is pretty killer, however. No one talks too much about this record. Apparently their A&R rep left Capitol Records shortly after DJB&H signed, leaving them somewhat adrift.

]]> By: Mark Kleinerhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-40512 Mark Kleiner Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:57:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-40512 How great to see this clip again. The video was produced for re-runs of the Monkees tv series in Saturday morning re-runs, btw. And another stickler point: the 1986 Monkees chart (That was then, this is now) was not actually a Monkees chart, but "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)", given Davy's decision not to participate (a move that would have dire consequences for attempts to get a record deal in 1987 and 1989 respectively;Arista remembered and said 'no')...speaking of That Was Then This is Now, it was produced by Michael Lloyd, who had worked with Micky on the ill-fated 1972 Starship project, a sure contender for (really, really) Lost in the '70s status. They made some great records, two of which appeared on the Lion label, an MGM off-shoot (Lloyd had been MGM vice-president when he was barely out of his teens). But I digress...<br>I appreciated the commentary on this obscure near-gem. To my knowledge this has never appeared on a Monkes or solo live set list. I once heard the singer from the Characters play the intro lick at a Monkees convention back in 1986; that's about it.<br><br>Re. DJB&H: yeah, the Grace Slick comparisons certainly hold hear. Moonfire is a highlight, but mostly, they sound drunk/hungover, and off their game. It Always Hurts the Most in the Morning, a Boyce and Dolenz co-write (!) is pretty killer, however. No one talks too much about this record. Apparently their A&R rep left Capitol Records shortly after DJB&H signed, leaving them somewhat adrift. How great to see this clip again. The video was produced for re-runs of the Monkees tv series in Saturday morning re-runs, btw. And another stickler point: the 1986 Monkees chart (That was then, this is now) was not actually a Monkees chart, but “Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)”, given Davy's decision not to participate (a move that would have dire consequences for attempts to get a record deal in 1987 and 1989 respectively;Arista remembered and said 'no')…speaking of That Was Then This is Now, it was produced by Michael Lloyd, who had worked with Micky on the ill-fated 1972 Starship project, a sure contender for (really, really) Lost in the '70s status. They made some great records, two of which appeared on the Lion label, an MGM off-shoot (Lloyd had been MGM vice-president when he was barely out of his teens). But I digress…
I appreciated the commentary on this obscure near-gem. To my knowledge this has never appeared on a Monkes or solo live set list. I once heard the singer from the Characters play the intro lick at a Monkees convention back in 1986; that's about it.

Re. DJB&H: yeah, the Grace Slick comparisons certainly hold hear. Moonfire is a highlight, but mostly, they sound drunk/hungover, and off their game. It Always Hurts the Most in the Morning, a Boyce and Dolenz co-write (!) is pretty killer, however. No one talks too much about this record. Apparently their A&R rep left Capitol Records shortly after DJB&H signed, leaving them somewhat adrift.

]]> By: Mark Kleinerhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-30216 Mark Kleiner Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:57:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-30216 How great to see this clip again. The video was produced for re-runs of the Monkees tv series in Saturday morning re-runs, btw. And another stickler point: the 1986 Monkees chart (That was then, this is now) was not actually a Monkees chart, but "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)", given Davy's decision not to participate (a move that would have dire consequences for attempts to get a record deal in 1987 and 1989 respectively;Arista remembered and said 'no')...speaking of That Was Then This is Now, it was produced by Michael Lloyd, who had worked with Micky on the ill-fated 1972 Starship project, a sure contender for (really, really) Lost in the '70s status. They made some great records, two of which appeared on the Lion label, an MGM off-shoot (Lloyd had been MGM vice-president when he was barely out of his teens). But I digress...<br>I appreciated the commentary on this obscure near-gem. To my knowledge this has never appeared on a Monkes or solo live set list. I once heard the singer from the Characters play the intro lick at a Monkees convention back in 1986; that's about it.<br><br>Re. DJB&H: yeah, the Grace Slick comparisons certainly hold hear. Moonfire is a highlight, but mostly, they sound drunk/hungover, and off their game. It Always Hurts the Most in the Morning, a Boyce and Dolenz co-write (!) is pretty killer, however. No one talks too much about this record. Apparently their A&R rep left Capitol Records shortly after DJB&H signed, leaving them somewhat adrift. How great to see this clip again. The video was produced for re-runs of the Monkees tv series in Saturday morning re-runs, btw. And another stickler point: the 1986 Monkees chart (That was then, this is now) was not actually a Monkees chart, but “Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (of the Monkees)”, given Davy's decision not to participate (a move that would have dire consequences for attempts to get a record deal in 1987 and 1989 respectively;Arista remembered and said 'no')…speaking of That Was Then This is Now, it was produced by Michael Lloyd, who had worked with Micky on the ill-fated 1972 Starship project, a sure contender for (really, really) Lost in the '70s status. They made some great records, two of which appeared on the Lion label, an MGM off-shoot (Lloyd had been MGM vice-president when he was barely out of his teens). But I digress…
I appreciated the commentary on this obscure near-gem. To my knowledge this has never appeared on a Monkes or solo live set list. I once heard the singer from the Characters play the intro lick at a Monkees convention back in 1986; that's about it.

Re. DJB&H: yeah, the Grace Slick comparisons certainly hold hear. Moonfire is a highlight, but mostly, they sound drunk/hungover, and off their game. It Always Hurts the Most in the Morning, a Boyce and Dolenz co-write (!) is pretty killer, however. No one talks too much about this record. Apparently their A&R rep left Capitol Records shortly after DJB&H signed, leaving them somewhat adrift.

]]> By: JohnHugheshttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29836 JohnHughes Fri, 29 May 2009 15:21:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29836 Please tell me there's a tape. Please tell me there's a tape.

]]> By: JohnHugheshttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29837 JohnHughes Fri, 29 May 2009 15:18:36 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29837 How funny you say that...the other half heard me playing "Zor and Zam" and "Mommy & Daddy" and asked me what Jefferson Airplane songs those were!<br><br>You're not alone in that observation! How funny you say that…the other half heard me playing “Zor and Zam” and “Mommy & Daddy” and asked me what Jefferson Airplane songs those were!

You're not alone in that observation!

]]> By: wayoutjunkhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29828 wayoutjunk Fri, 29 May 2009 13:04:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29828 That's just a cover they put together for the CD. Here's a (slightly better) picture of the cover for the actual album (along with reviews of the last few Monkees albums:<br><br><a href="http://sinatraguide.com/Monkees/albums2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://sinatraguide.com/Monkees/albums2.htm</a><br><br>I hope this doesn't sound blasphemous, but when Micky sang these bluesy sort of songs like "Oh My My" his voice reminds me an awful lot of Grace Slick's. I'd love to hear Micky's interpretation of a song like "Somebody to Love". That's just a cover they put together for the CD. Here's a (slightly better) picture of the cover for the actual album (along with reviews of the last few Monkees albums:

http://sinatraguide.com/Monkees/albums2.htm

I hope this doesn't sound blasphemous, but when Micky sang these bluesy sort of songs like “Oh My My” his voice reminds me an awful lot of Grace Slick's. I'd love to hear Micky's interpretation of a song like “Somebody to Love”.

]]> By: jasonharehttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29827 jasonhare Fri, 29 May 2009 12:39:12 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29827 Here's my shameful story: I became a Monkees fan as a kid in 1986, due to their anniversary resurgence. Being an obsessive music fan even at the young age of 9, I went and sought out as many of their albums as I could -- but my local Record World seemed to only carry the shitty stuff, like "Instant Replay" and "Changes." In the fourth grade, we had to put on some kind of puppet show (the details are vague at this point), and I somehow fashioned a storyline using songs from those two albums. Pretty awkward. Here's my shameful story: I became a Monkees fan as a kid in 1986, due to their anniversary resurgence. Being an obsessive music fan even at the young age of 9, I went and sought out as many of their albums as I could — but my local Record World seemed to only carry the shitty stuff, like “Instant Replay” and “Changes.” In the fourth grade, we had to put on some kind of puppet show (the details are vague at this point), and I somehow fashioned a storyline using songs from those two albums. Pretty awkward.

]]> By: forwardgirlhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29814 forwardgirl Fri, 29 May 2009 00:02:09 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29814 Oh, cool post, JCH! I agree with you completely about Dolenz. His voice just soars in songs like this. Changes isn't a bad album, though I had to revisit it to jog my memory. It's kind of an outtake album for Micky and Davy fans, a 'sorry, the band's done' little parting gift. 'Tell Me Love' and 'I Love You Better' are cool Micky tracks too. Oh, cool post, JCH! I agree with you completely about Dolenz. His voice just soars in songs like this. Changes isn't a bad album, though I had to revisit it to jog my memory. It's kind of an outtake album for Micky and Davy fans, a 'sorry, the band's done' little parting gift. 'Tell Me Love' and 'I Love You Better' are cool Micky tracks too.

]]> By: JohnHugheshttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29812 JohnHughes Thu, 28 May 2009 21:11:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29812 That cover is brutal! I've read about this, but never heard anything from it. Any good? That cover is brutal! I've read about this, but never heard anything from it. Any good?

]]> By: wayoutjunkhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-70s-the-monkees-oh-my-my/comment-page-1/#comment-29811 wayoutjunk Thu, 28 May 2009 21:00:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=18964#comment-29811 While not an official Monkees reunion, there was also an album where Micky and Davy were joined by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. "Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart" that was released in 1976, and is available on a badly remastered CD here:<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dolenz-Jones-Boyce-Hart/dp/B000A6SXX0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Dolenz-Jones-Boyce-Hart/d...</a> While not an official Monkees reunion, there was also an album where Micky and Davy were joined by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. “Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart” that was released in 1976, and is available on a badly remastered CD here:

http://www.amazon.com/Dolenz-Jones-Boyce-Hart/d…

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