The Monkees - The Monkees - Greatest Hits
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Free Music Notes for The Monkees - Greatest Hits
Free Music Review: OK...But there are better Monkees
Hit: 2 Stars
This is an odd collection to call "Greatest Hits". It doesn't contain a complete collection of singles... Its debatable whether an album-only track like 'I Wanna Be Free' deserves inclusion over say, 'For Pete's Sake', or 'Cuddly Toy'. Likewise, 'D.W. Washburn' -- which was assuredly never a hit -- stands out from the rest of the tracks like a pothole in the road.If you?re a completist, you may want to buy this if only because its the only single disc that contains 'Washburn' and 'Its Nice To Be With You'.
If you?re looking for a single-disc collection of the best Monkees songs, go for 'Best of The Monkees" which has 25 songs on one disc, and a much more balanced selection of songs that represented The Monkees's best work from their original run.
Free Music Review: A great collection!
Hit: 4 Stars
Had to put in my two cents worth having been a Monkees fan since 1966 and set the record straight...one of the reviews calls this collection "the worst of the worst" and says that not having even Hendrix or Jim Morrison in the lineup could have saved them...that's about as far away from the point of these guys as you could get! The Monkees were about entertaining people and having fun...Morrison or Hendrix would have been about as out of place here as mustard on chocolate...to be fair, Jimi and the boys understood each other and even toured (however briefly) together. Mike and Peter and company would get into disguise and go into the audience during his set to catch a look at him onstage. Furthermore, these were hardly what you could consider the worst of the worst when the chart success on a lot of the songs speaks for itself. Carole King, Neil Diamond, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Harry Nilsson, and countless other fantastic songwriters all played a part in bringing this music to millions of fans and the reunion tours in the 80s and 90s showed they weren't wrong. Sure the CD works out to about an hour but there are 20 tracks here, and perhaps best of all, you get the sadly overlooked gem "Heart & Soul" from 1987 (thanks MTV for the sour grapes). The Monkees made a lot of fans happy, and people still enjoy the music to this day, never mind that the series is out on beautifully remastered DVDs. To the guy who said "worst of the worst", don't disrespect what you just don't understand!Free Music Review: Hey Hey, not bad.
Hit: 4 Stars
No matter how much musical "credibility" the Monkees have now, you can't deny that they sang some of the most fun and catchy songs to come out of 1960's pop (and if cedibility is a problem to you, then don't look too hard at some of the "artists" today then, either). Most of their hits are here, and it's not a bad place to start looking at Davey Jones and co.Instantly recognizable hits like "(Theme From) The Monkees", "I'm a Believer", "Daydream Believer", "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone)", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", and "Last Train to Clarksville" are all here. Other real standouts are the lesser known "Porpoise Song", "The Girl That I Knew Somewhere", That Was Then, This is Now", "Words", and "Listen to the Band". Overall it's a load of great music at a very reasonable price, and you definitely get your money's worth on this compilation.
Also of note, is that this collection contains a lot of B-sides and alternative versions of songs that are unavailable on their other discs (I know, I know, possibly a scheme by Rhino), and it is essential to complete any Monkees collection. Even though it's a great set of music, I'm giving it 4 stars because I really don't think it's quite up to snuff as a replacement for the Arista label release "Then and Now... The Best of the Monkees", which is currently out of print (definitely pick it up on Ebay or a used CD store if you can find it). Still, it's a lot of fun to listen to, and a great glimpse into one of the most misunderstood bands in rock/pop history.
Free Music Review: GREAT PLACE TO START, BUT DON'T END UP BEING A SUCKER...
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a decent (not the best) compilation of the Monkees Greatest Hits. Since 1969 countless record companies have tried to come up with a definitive Monkees Greatest Hits. It seems almost impossible to do since The Monkees have too much great material to place on one CD. However if you're just getting into the pre-fab four Rhino's Greatest Hits is the best place to start. I made the mistake of not buying this album first and instead choosing 'The Monkees Anthology' over it. It's true that the double disc anthology is a far better compilation than this, but if you plan to buy all 9 of The Monkees classic albums after you've gotten a taste with a Best Of compilation then you'll want to get this CD. Why? because there are a few songs found on this cd that have not appeared anywhere else except on big expensive box sets. Particularily D.W. WASHBURN, IT'S NICE TO BE WITH YOU, A LITTLE BIT ME A LITTLE BIT YOU and the original version THE GIRL I KNEW SOMEWHERE. With all do respect to the good folks at Rhino, but they could have included these tracks as more bonus selections on the Monkees 9 reissues. Instead they issued this greatest hits, a little less than a year after they reissued all of The Monkees original albums with a few songs not included on any of those 9 CD's. Thus forcing Monkeemaniacs to go out and buy a cd with only four songs they need on it. This is not the first time they have done this. Oh well, it doesn't hurt to listen to any of The Monkees hits yet again.
This album has tons of great Monkees classics such as the Monkees #1 hits I'M A BELIEVER, LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE, and DAYDREAM BELIEVER. As well as other favourites like I WANNA BE FREE, I'M NOT YOUR STEPPIN' STONE, MARY MARY, VALLERI, PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY, WORDS, THE PORPOISE SONG and LISTEN TO THE BAND. Although some selections are questionable (particularily the final two 80's tracks) and others missing (TAKE A GIANT STEP? SOMEDAY MAN? TEARDROP CITY? OH MY MY?) This compilation isn't so bad for Monkeemaniacs afterall. Most of the songs differ from the album versions slightly since they are single versions.
Overall not a bad compilation. The best place for a Monkees fan to start. Just don't make the mistake I did! Highly recommended!
Free Music Review: Great album!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This was my first Monkees album. Now I have them all. This album is super. All of the songs on it are great. If you love the Monkees I suggest buying this album.