| One of the most
memorable '60s US pop groups, the Monkees were put together by US
television producers to play members of a pop band based on the Beatles.
They were critcized as a pre-fabricated outfit, but the passage of time
has left behind much of the critical drubbing, leaving in its place some
great, catchy pop music. By the late '60s HEADQUARTERS, BEES & THE
MONKEES, and their musical/cinematic classic HEAD, showed a proper band
writing, recording, and producing their own records while garnering
commercial and critical success. Michael Nesmith went on to pioneering
work in country-rock and music video, while the rest of the band
reunited periodically over the years to the delight of an unflagging
fanbase |
