The Monkees - The Monkees - Greatest Hits
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Free Music Review: Greatest Hits....
Hit: 3 Stars
I don't think so. Perhaps every second track was a hit. I did not buy this as an avid fan but more to remember how bad these guys were at trying to copy the humour the Beatles had.The music is a good addition to ones 60's pop collection. This is still good fun.Free Music Review: cool album
Hit: 5 Stars
The Monkees greatest Hits album is really cool. It has my two favorites, I'm a Believer & The Last Train to Clarksville, and also a really weird one called DW Washburn, that's a cool song. It's a great album and well worth the money.Free Music Review: GREAT, BUT IT'S MISSING SOMTHING
Hit: 4 Stars
THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM, FOR MONKEES FANS, BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ADDED SOME SONGS(MAYBE TURN IT INTO A 2CD). I'D LIKE IT TO HAVE "AUNIE GRAZELDA", "CUDDYLY TOY","YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE" AND MORE. STILL, BUY THIS VERY COOL CDFree Music Review: Listen to the Band!
Hit: 4 Stars
Like many greatest hits albums, this one is a mixed bag. While there are a number of really great songs on this album, there are also a few duds that keep this disc from being a first-rate compilation.This album has all of the band's great signature songs such as I'm a Believer, Last Train to Clarksville and Pleasant Valley Sunday and, to its credit, Rhino Records also made room for long forgotten hits such as Goin' Down, Words and Listen to the Band. These songs alone would make this album worth buying, however, songs like That Was Then, This Is Now and Heart and Soul are mediocre if not forgettable pieces and Rhino would've done well to omit them.
Much of what the band recorded after 1968 is essentially nondescript. By then, Peter Tork had quit the group and their TV show had been canceled. This was the beginning of the end for The Monkees because at this point, the group's popularity began to wane. Without a TV show to back them up, Nesmith, Dolenz and Jones seemed to lose their sense of purpose and direction--and it shows. In all fairness though, their last top-40 album, Instant Replay, produced two minor hit singles, Teardrop City & A Man Without a Dream, and it could be argued that these songs should've been included with this compilation too.
Overall, The Monkees: Greatest Hits is a very good album and I would recommend it to any serious or closet Monkees fan. Enjoy it for the music. Enjoy it for the nostalgia.
Free Music Review: Listen to the Band!
Hit: 4 Stars
Like many greatest hits albums, this one is a mixed bag. While there are a number of really great songs on this album, there are also a few duds that keep this disc from being a first-rate compilation.This album has all of the band's great signature songs such as "I'm a Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and, to its credit, Rhino Records also made room for lesser-known hits such as "Goin' Down," "Words" and "Listen to the Band." These songs alone would make this album worth buying, however, songs like "That Was Then, This Is Now" and "Heart and Soul" are mediocre if not forgettable pieces and Rhino would've done well to omit them.
Much of what the band recorded after 1968 is essentially nondescript. By then, Peter Tork had quit the group and their TV show had been canceled. This was the beginning of the end for The Monkees and at that point, the remaining band members seemed to lose their sense of purpose and direction--and it shows. In all fairness though, their last top-40 album, "Instant Replay," produced two minor hit singles, "Teardrop City"/"A Man Without a Dream," and it could be argued that these songs should've been included with this compilation.
Overall though, this is a very good album and I would recommend it to any serious or closet Monkees fan. Enjoy it for the music. Enjoy it for the nostalgia.