Monkees Headquarters Vinyl LP Record

 REDISCOVERING AMERICA
I remembered The Monkees by their brilliant TV Show (I was 8 when it was first aired in my country and love it) and their best known hits but never didn't care of their albums. Some months ago I listened to the 'Music Box' package (downloaded from Slsk) and remained so delighted that began to seek for detailed info about their career and decided to order the first 6 Rhino CDs ..... What a wonderful experience !. THE MONKEES & MORE OF THE MONKEES are 2 of the best releases of their time; no matter that their musical input was minimal because every track beat like a heart by the strong personalities that they developed on TV. HEADQUARTERS and PAC & J LTD show The Monkees as a band and .... what a band ! .... their playing is very competent and the songwriting match (and in some casessurpass) those of the best-known songwriting teams that the used 'til then. On BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES the playing is again on the hands of studio cats but The Monkees retain the control of the production and, excepting for a couple a mellow Davy Jones tracks, is another good album. But my fave of all the pack is the HEAD soundtrack, a sort of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT on acid during an interestellar trip and one of the best pieces of psicodelia ever done. I recieved my order almost a month ago and I can hardly listen to another stuff. Thanks Mike, Mick, Davy & Peter and thanks to CD Universe.
Submitted by Stonedeluxe (Caracas, Venezuela.) 
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 The Monkees As A Garage-Rock Band
This album was recorded in the early 1967 (the group was on a brief break from filming the television show) and shows that the band was a passable garage band. The drumming is fairly weak (producer Chip Douglas had to piece together drum performances from various takes), the vocals are first-rate, and the guitar playing is competent. "You Just May Be The One" is the steadiest performance on this record and is a good slice of folk-pop.
Submitted by jimandtambailey (Missouri)
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 The true Monkees
Recorded in late-night sessions while filming their TV show, the Monkees took control of their music, playing most of the instruments and contributing many of the album's finest songs - though not all, as the prior reviewer indicated. A great 60s pop record with a lot more variety than many of the era's more widely appreciated albums.
Submitted by Stuporfly (New York)
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 best
This is the best album they ever released and the only one where they played all their own instraments on every song and wrote all the songs, essential if you're a monkees fan
Submitted by jason (CO, USA)
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