tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post4019633208345176724..comments2023-10-30T09:08:40.925-07:00Comments on Burdens of a Bachelor: Hippies vs. Punks: The Monkees' Head (1968)Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-16456716908598843842016-04-02T11:23:12.653-07:002016-04-02T11:23:12.653-07:00When I was in college, mid-'80s, there was a m...When I was in college, mid-'80s, there was a mini-Monkees renaissance. Most beer parties you would hear "I'm a Believer" and "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" on the mix tape. Re-watching the TV show was a big disappointment. As a kid I recall it being much more freewheeling, to the point of Dadaism, not the dead hand of formula situation comedy with a smattering of pop-culture references -- like Roy Lichenstein -- tossed in.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-7225844525021662222016-04-02T09:40:29.953-07:002016-04-02T09:40:29.953-07:00I think it's the Rhino box set. It's annot...I think it's the Rhino box set. It's annotated as far as who played on each track where known. It's interesting. "As We Go Along" was a Carol King song, it think it was in a weird 5/4 time. Neil Young played on that one and I think that was on "Head". That song was good for the time, but yeah, even at their most popular a lot of us realized the concept of The Monkees was corporate bullshit. By the time I reached my senior year in high school they were long in the rearview mirror. I think it was the hormones that focused me on other things.Bob In Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969665109260881650noreply@blogger.com