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Unless you're a snob, a good Monkees collection belongs on your shelves, not too far from discs by the Turtles, the Lovin' Spoonful, and other avatars of clean, occasionally rocking '60s Top 40 pop. Greatest Hits is a more than generous stack, bringing together not only the obvious megahits ("I'm a Believer," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the incredibly propulsive "Valleri") but also a number of tunes that had the bad luck to fall on the wrong side of the act's swift rise and fall. Foremost among these is "Porpoise Song," a lyrically incomprehensible Goffin/King stab at psychedelia that's at once a crass cash-in and one of the loveliest, most fragile sounds to emerge from the American hippie dream. --Rickey Wright
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For a 1960s teen band, the Monkees stood head and shoulders above the rest in the quality of their tuneful songs and their strong pop voices. This music has aged surprisingly well and most of the songs far surpass today's pop by any measure. There are hooks aplenty in these catchy little gems whilst the vocals and instrumentation are just perfect! My favrites include Last Train To Clarksville, I'm A Believer, Stepping Stone, Pleasant Valley Sunday, Daydream Believer, Valleri and Listen To The Band. Michael Nesmith went on to become a successful solo artist himself with songs like Silver Moon, Some Of Shelley's Blues, Nevada Fighter and Joanne. I highly recommend his album Listen To The Band. As for the Monkees, their effusive melodicism shines on whilst some of the tracks, for example Last Train To Clarksville and Pleasant Valley Sunday, contain evocative imagery and are really soulful. This album includes all of their greatest hits plus some other memorable ditties from the golden age of pop and is highly recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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For a 1960s teen band, the Monkees stood head and shoulders above the rest in the quality of their tuneful songs and their strong pop voices. This music has aged surprisingly well and most of the songs far surpass today's pop by any measure. There are hooks aplenty in these catchy little gems whilst the vocals and instrumentation are just perfect! My favrites include Last Train To Clarksville, I'm A Believer, Stepping Stone, Pleasant Valley Sunday, Daydream Believer, Valleri and Listen To The Band. Michael Nesmith went on to become a successful solo artist himself with songs like Silver Moon, Some Of Shelley's Blues, Nevada Fighter and Joanne. I highly recommend his album Listen To The Band. As for the Monkees, their effusive melodicism shines on whilst some of the tracks, for example Last Train To Clarksville and Pleasant Valley Sunday, contain evocative imagery and are really soulful. This album includes all of their greatest hits plus some other memorable ditties from the golden age of pop and is highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
only track missing that I would have liked was "Only shades of grey", all the old favourites were there.
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memories
Sent for this after hearing of Davie Jone's death, as all I have are LP's of the Monkees, Was a great fan of thiers in thier day. Cd was here in good condition and well packaged. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cakelady
Hey, Its the Monkeys
Has all the hits, not sure of the quality of the recordings? Probably would have tried another recording that has been digitally re-mastered but I still enjoy listening to the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Victory
Monkees greatest hits - definitely great!
Bought this for my wife for christmas and she was delighted with it. Not a bad track. well worth buying for a present or just to cheer yourself up.
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by A. S. Pomfret
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