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Thyme Traveler 
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 Topic: The Monkees
Posted: May 28 2006 at 19:24 |
Hey why not add George Michael ?
Oh yeah, nevermind. He's already in the archives. Sort of.
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Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions.
What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum.
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daz2112
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Posted: May 28 2006 at 17:06 |
Should'nt be on PA but i do love The Monkees!!! 
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In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole
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Phil
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 17:12 |
There are some strange bands included in PA but I feel anyone would be hard pressed to make an argument for The Monkees! Never knew their claim to fame with the Moog though I must admit.
They did make some great music and although some may take the mickey (Dolenz or otherwise...) out of their musicianship, let's not forget Mike Nesmith was/is an acomplished musician.
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Certif1ed
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 16:56 |
It's a brilliant film in my opinion - and it is also a complete mess.
The two are not mutually exclusive 
Anyway, they're supervised by Frank Zappa...
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 14:44 |
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 10:01 |
 bhikkhu wrote:
I'll probably lose all credibility for this, but I think there's more to the "Fabricated Four" than most people realize. You can't deny that they had a lot of great, if nonthreatening, pop tunes. On "Headquarters," They actually did start playing their own instruments. The point about the moog was relevant, because it was introduced by the band members. They were striving to be more than their handlers wanted them to be. Check out "Headquarters," and "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd." (with an open mind) It may change the way you view these guys.
But they had absolutely nothing to do with prog.
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Have you ever seen the film "Head"?
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moodyxadi
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 16:40 |
Totally agree with you. They're born as Beatles clones, fight to ut their own music in their records and produce some very good albums. The thing started to ruin when Peter Tork decided to leave. But their "maturity" albums citade abice are worth- listening.
Of course they're not prog. But who cares about this? Thw world has a lot of other interesting music to offer, and The Monkees are fun and unpretentious.
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Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.
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Hector Gilbert
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 16:36 |
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I found their album Head in one of the music stores in my city. I'm still considering going over there tomorrow and picking it up...
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Dick Heath
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 15:44 |
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OOOhh stop messin' about. The Rutles demand entry with half of Patto
and a fifth of the Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band on board, for the real
musicians.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 23:29 |
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Haha, nice one Zach!
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Zac M
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 23:27 |
Bluesaga wrote:
Insane Clown Posse are totally prog!
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OMG YES TEH BEST PROG BAND EVR ONG I CANT BELIEV TEHY RNT ON THIS SITE OMG OMG OMG
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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bhikkhu
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 23:19 |
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I'll probably lose all credibility for this, but I think there's more to the "Fabricated Four" than most people realize. You can't deny that they had a lot of great, if nonthreatening, pop tunes. On "Headquarters," They actually did start playing their own instruments. The point about the moog was relevant, because it was introduced by the band members. They were striving to be more than their handlers wanted them to be. Check out "Headquarters," and "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd." (with an open mind) It may change the way you view these guys.
But they had absolutely nothing to do with prog.
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Mikerinos
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 20:08 |
Insane Clown Posse are totally prog!
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Minkia
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 18:40 |
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How about 'GORILLAZ', then?
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RELIGION IS HATE, RELIGION IS FEAR, RELIGION IS WAR,RELIGION IS RAPE, RELIGION'S OBSCENE,RELIGION'S A WHORE
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wolf0621
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 17:51 |
Moogtron III wrote:
Drew wrote:
The mother of one of the band-members invented white out.
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True! I forgot which one, but you know your facts!
The Monkees were designed to be a copy of The Beatles: it was a record company idea. (There was one who could write songs though: Mike Nesmith made some country rock albums and he really was good at it.) |
See here for the scoop on Mr White Out Jr:
and some recent info re: Michael Nesmith:
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 16:04 |
Drew wrote:
The mother of one of the band-members invented white out.
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True! I forgot which one, but you know your facts!
The Monkees were designed to be a copy of The Beatles: it was a record company idea. (There was one who could write songs though: Mike Nesmith made some country rock albums and he really was good at it.)
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Chicapah
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Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:52 |
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I can't tell you how many nights I have spent pondering the deeper meaning within "The Last Train to Clarksville." Is it a train of thought, of mouthwash, of turnips? Was Mickey Dolenz really Phil Collins' alter-ego? Or Bill Bruford's? Only by having them crowned worthy of prog status will we ever truly get to the bottom of these and many more questions.
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"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain
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cobb
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:52 |
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^ definitetly AOR
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marktheshark
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:32 |
The Village People would make a good addition. 
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cobb
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Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:32 |
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Yeah- go for it. If they're not prog related, I don't know what is. But I think the Partridge Family should go in first.
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