The Monkees - The Monkees - Greatest Hits

nostalgia

I got this CD just for kicks. There is a remake of one of their songs on the radio and remembering how much I loved their tv show I bought the real thing. I love it. It will be fun to throw an occassional Monkeys song into the playlist. Will it comes up between nirvana, white stripes, sting, the doors, bob dylan, green day, bonnie rait? who knows, but it will make people smile-cuz everyone used to love the Monkeys.
oh yeah, I like the CD just fine, quality sound (duh), good selection of favorites, yadayadayada... July 2, 2008

Monkees Greatest Hits CD

Hey, hey it's the Monkees - how could it be bad? This isn't a necessary addition to my musical collection but it sure is fun! April 25, 2008

'Monkee' Business is for me.......

I remember well the day that I was first introduced to the multi-talented Monkees (and, yes, I say that with utmost seriousness!--well, with my tongue slightly in cheek.) I must have been about seven years old, happened to be channel surfing, and low and behold, their television series had been syndicated and brought to our local network. I was immediately drawn into the high jinx of these four young fellows, circa 1960, getting into oodles of trouble and managing to come together for spontaneous musical interludes (quasi music videos) in the midst of the shenanigans. These upbeat numbers included the soulful "Last Train To Clarksville," "I'm A Believer," and "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You." All of those songs (and more) are featured here on this great album. March 14, 2008

Perfect for Monkees fans

Has all of their greastest hits. You could also go with The Best of The Monkees. It has pretty much the same songs. February 22, 2008

fine retrospective CD

The Monkees had an incredibly good sound and their musical legacy is a fine one. This CD gives us twenty tracks by The Monkees that proves their capability as musicians. They were one awesome group!

The CD starts with the theme from "The Monkees." This catchy tune has them harmonizing and the guitars, drums and percussion work very well. The beat shifts from time to time to make the song bouncy and energetic; it's a great song to start off the album. "Last Train To Clarksville" follows and again The Monkees never cease to amaze me. They harmonize so well on this song as they sing of a woman taking a train to Clarksville to be with her sweetheart. The electric guitars on "Last Train To Clarksville" really help this number rock!

"I'm A Believer" is good rock even though the first few bars have that "bubblegum" flavor. They sing this with style and the guitars, percussion and drums carry the bulk of the musical arrangement. "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" is a great song about a relationship between a man and a woman when the man wants to try patch up their love affair. The background harmonizing is flawless and the guitars and even the handclapping make "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" a very strong number. Great!

The single version of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" continues the big hits and The Monkees make great use of the modulations between major and minor keys; and listen also for "Daydream Believer" with an awesome spoken intro. "Daydream Believer" is my very favorite tune by The Monkees; this sweet love ballad also rocks well and the musical effects are very nicely done.

The single version of "The Porpoise Song" is a somewhat lesser known tune by this group; but it has a stunning beginning and the melody is beautifully arranged and performed. Listen for some great guitars on "The Porpoise Song;" and The Monkees also sing this flawlessly. "Listen To The Band" starts with great percussion and the singing is stupendous. "Listen To The Band" rocks a bit harder than some of the other tunes by The Monkees; but it all works very well and I predict that you will enjoy "Listen To The Band" very much.

The CD ends with "Heart And Soul;" this tune rocks really well and I really like this number. "Heart And Soul" makes a strong ending for this album and the band performs this number without a superfluous note!

The artwork is very nicely done; and Ken Barnes contributes a fine, informative essay about the group and their recordings. We also get the song credits.

The Monkees were a remarkably talented group but they don't get their due recognition these days; hopefully in our times more people will soon pick up this album and realize just how special The Monkees really were.
January 31, 2008

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