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RIP Davy Jones of The Monkee's
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Don't wanna change the subject, but just wanted to chime in. That was for Elephant Parts, right? What a time warp that vid is. Worth checking out along with his other output. I always loved all of the Monkees songs, regardless of how staged they were or were not. They put out some really great material.
I remember reading an interview where he talked about having money troubles and how he said "When you have everything, people want to give you everything. When you have nothing, people want to give you nothing."
the Monkees always (or at least used to) get grief for being prefab and "produced." but even early on, they had the best writers/players in the business working on their tunes. and even later in their run when they had more control, they still had people like Neil Young covering lead guitars and such.
this bummed me out more than i thought it would when i first heard. i knew the Monkees from the '80s reruns on Nickelodeon and MTV. along with the Beatles, they were my first favorite band. they'd hit the nostalgia circuit over the last couple decades, and i never went. but always loved those old albums. some good deep cuts where Davy got to shine, still worth checking out.
this bummed me out more than i thought it would when i first heard. i knew the Monkees from the '80s reruns on Nickelodeon and MTV. along with the Beatles, they were my first favorite band. they'd hit the nostalgia circuit over the last couple decades, and i never went. but always loved those old albums. some good deep cuts where Davy got to shine, still worth checking out.
i put some of the Monkees' Boyce/Hart tunes on the same level as the Beatles, musically. some fantastic invention for what was seen at the time as machine-generated pop. namely "Through The Looking Glass." best song Paul McCartney never wrote.
This hit me harder than I would of expected, I have performed a few of the Monkeys songs over the years and have fond memories of those performances. They were usually very well liked/received by our audiences. Really bummed. 
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
I loved him and the group watched this show as a kid walking around the house trying to use a British accent "elo luv" RIP
I can see where you are coming from concerning some of the new "acts".
Beiber is probably the most talented of them though.He actually can sing and play an instrument.
Brittney, there's another story.
P.s.
Met Davey twice in my life. A great person RIP Davey
The more these icons from my youth take the big nap the louder I hear the bell toll.
Gotta' say that the guy had class and talent. I never saw him in person but I just know that he had to command the stage with the same authority that I saw Ringo demonstrate on the All-Stars tour. They lived their lives onstage and took all it had to offer as it honed their natural talent.
We are less for your loss, Davey. In that there is no doubt.
iJazz
Gotta' say that the guy had class and talent. I never saw him in person but I just know that he had to command the stage with the same authority that I saw Ringo demonstrate on the All-Stars tour. They lived their lives onstage and took all it had to offer as it honed their natural talent.
We are less for your loss, Davey. In that there is no doubt.
iJazz
Guild Jetstar.
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I have one, purchased at Pittsburgh Guitars in 1979
Like Head...
As mentioned earlier, I recently picked up Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD (these are re-issues that are "affordable").
Amazon.com: monkees dvd: Movies & TV
Season 2 includes 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee...and I thought Head was a difficult watch!
Pretty cool that Brian Auger & the Trinity were so prominately featured in this TV special.
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The first song that came to mind when I heard was Daddy's Song.... and then I Wanna Be Free filtered in.
In the UK as an eleven year old in 1966, when they appeared, they never meant great things to me. At least not until 'Head' - I was already way too obsessed by the Beatles, Cream, Brit Blues, and imported American soul.
'Head' changed my span and I sort of re-learned the value of pure and simple entertainment through them, and shortly after 'Head' when I started an early relationship with a li'l gal who was a bit of a Monkees obsessive I went through a bout of regression taking back in everything they had done before.
Loads and loads of respect for them.
And for me, there's also that he's another Manchester lad, like myself.
This has made me quite sad. I would never have thought I'd feel such grief for a Monkee. Maybe it is as much that loss of a bit of ones childhood, as much as anything.
Peace, Davy. Godspeed. And thank you.
In the UK as an eleven year old in 1966, when they appeared, they never meant great things to me. At least not until 'Head' - I was already way too obsessed by the Beatles, Cream, Brit Blues, and imported American soul.
'Head' changed my span and I sort of re-learned the value of pure and simple entertainment through them, and shortly after 'Head' when I started an early relationship with a li'l gal who was a bit of a Monkees obsessive I went through a bout of regression taking back in everything they had done before.
Loads and loads of respect for them.
And for me, there's also that he's another Manchester lad, like myself.
This has made me quite sad. I would never have thought I'd feel such grief for a Monkee. Maybe it is as much that loss of a bit of ones childhood, as much as anything.
Peace, Davy. Godspeed. And thank you.
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Looks to be a great guitar shop. Hadn't seen their site before. GREAT SITE! Their collection is awesome. Seems like it would be a wonderful place to shop.
Looking closely at that Peter Tork picture, the Jetstar looks as though it was fitted out with a "Candyass No-Mass" bridge.
iJazz -
- It's a joke!!
I had "Last train to Clarksville" on a 45 when I was a kid
The Last Train to Clarksville has left the station.
