When I was little, I
used to LOVE to watch The Monkees on TV. When I was in high school, I
LOVED all their cheesy hits ("Daydream Believer," "Last Train to
Clarksville," etc.). As an adult, I feel as though I kind of outgrew The
Monkees. I was expecting this album to be sugary sweet '60s bubblegum pop, but
I was pleasantly surprised. After the release of their 2nd studio album, More of the Monkees, The Monkees wanted to prove to all the hippies that they were more than just puppets manufactured for a TV show that couldn't play their own instruments. They were a real rock band. So, they fired their musical supervisor and took charge.
Although this album doesn't contain any of their biggest hits, it does contain some of their best songs, like Mike Nesmith's folk-rocker "You Just May Be the One," the rocker "No Time," the soul ballad "Forget That Girl," which features one of Davy Jones' best vocals, and the surpisingly political "Randy Scouse Git," which proved just how avant-garde (and controversial) Mickey Dolenz could actually be -- this song was renamed "Alternate Title" for the UK because its original name was deemed offensive.
This album reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200, but was knocked off by a little album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It did hold on to the #2 spot for 11 weeks, though.
01. You Told Me
02. I'll Spend My Life With You
03. Forget That Girl
04. Band 6
05. You Just May Be The One
06. Shades Of Gray
07. I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
08. For Pete's Sake
09. Mr. Webster
10. Sunny Girlfriend
11. Zilch
12. No Time
13. Early Morning Blues And Greens
14. Randy Scouse Git
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