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Los Angeles, United States (1965 – 1970, 1986 – 1989, 1996 – 1997)

The Monkees were a four-man musical band created to be the stars of an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. The members were: Micky Dolenz (drums, vocals), Michael Nesmith (guitar, vocals), David Jones (percussion, vocals) and Peter Tork (bass, keyboards, vocals). The Monkees were formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California and disbanded in 1970. At their peak they were competing with The Beatles for the top spot on album charts.

Several reunions of The Monkees have taken place. The first reunion lasted from 1986 to 1989 while another regrouping took place between 1996 - 1997. The Monkees last worked together in 2001.

Created by producers of a TV series to be an American Beatles, the antics of the Monkees band members on the television series were very reminscent of Beatles’ antics in films like ‘Help’ and ‘Hard Day’s Night’. Indeed, in songs like ‘Forget that Girl…’, the band and even the lead singer could sound just like the Beatles. With songs provided by Don Kirshner from such writers as Neil Diamond and Carole King, among others, the Monkees were assured of pop success. However, in the beginning, the four group members were hired only as actors to front the band and to provide the vocals whilst studio musicians recorded the backing music. These recordings were provided by Kirshner.

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Fixateur wrote:
Monday afternoon

When I listen to I'm a believer, I'm always picturing this in my head : http://fredetglop.free.fr/strips/76.gif ... =)

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brownieboy wrote:
last week

Pleasant Valley Sunday - not a bad song at all

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xTYLERisMETALx wrote:
last month

I heard they had a major influence on The Beatles

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nickwafer wrote:
last month

Only music elitists will deny the fact that The Monkees had some damn good pop songs.

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katy_darling wrote:
last month

"I'm in love, I'm a believer" melodious and positive. I like it)

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doyourdishes wrote:
last month

My dad's a huge fan of The Monkees! I saw Micky in '07 with my dad at the Hershey Centre. The majority of the audience were adults so I could, without doubt, feel a sense of nostalgia emanating from them. @ BeckyLovesDelta, and I'm pretty sure I'm the only 13-year-old (that I know of) who likes these guys, haha. Their music is absolutely marvelous!

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singingbirds wrote:
last month

their music always makes me happy!

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kmaja1 wrote:
last month

they both rule

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IanCurtis13 wrote:
December 2009

The Monkees rule.... The Beatles suck.

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HeCtor-182 wrote:
December 2009

i agree

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xCarnageV2 wrote:
December 2009

Only music elitists who are too proud to like the all-too big Beatles listen to The Monkees. It's true.

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kmaja1 wrote:
December 2009

fun fun fun!

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countchockula wrote:
December 2009

I would not be the music lover that I am today if it wasn't for The Monkees...really, no joke :-)

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iixdotbe wrote:
December 2009

I had a hamster named after Peter when I was a kid. In case anyone was wondering.

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Mylesjlong wrote:
December 2009

These guys don't get enough plays...

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canbfrisky wrote:
December 2009

Unreal...literally ! But they sure were fun to watch w/ a bowl of cereal each Saturday when I was young !

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maridu_ wrote:
December 2009

I'M A BELIEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHH ♥

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VelBer wrote:
December 2009

@BeckyLovesDelta: Not quite ;) The Monkees was the best american band. Their TV-show was lovely =D

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colorofsoul wrote:
December 2009

well it just shows you have good music taste =)

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BeckyLovesDelta wrote:
November 2009

i'm probably the only 17 year old that likes them :P

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