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Did the Monkees really sing and play their instruments?
The Monkees are about as real as a fake band can get. By the band’s third album the musicians were actually playing and singing much of their own music (with the frequent aid of session musicians).
Was the Monkees a real band?
The Monkees are an American rock and pop band originally active between 1966 and 1971, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. Their original line-up consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork with English actor/singer Davy Jones.
Did the Monkees get along with each other?
The Monkees basically like, dislike and love each other in various levels at various times. They were never the closest of friends, though, from day one.
Did any of The Monkees smoke?
… As for drugs, erm, well…they all did drugs, in the ’60s and beyond. Micky also wrote in his book about how much pot he smoked in the ’70s, and Peter went into slightly harder drug territory and actually did cocaine briefly (but he got completely clean and quit all drugs and drinking around 1980/1981).
Why did the Monkees not play their own instruments?
The common rap on the Monkees, then as now, is that they were TV fakes who didn’t even play their own instruments. It’s true that, originally, the Monkees’ music was supervised by Don Kirshner (later of The Archies fame!), who didn’t want even Nesmith and Tork, both gifted musicians, playing on the recordings.
Who was the guy who played the guitar on the Monkees?
Mickey Dolenz was a working actor sent in by his agent. The common rap on the Monkees, then as now, is that they were TV fakes who didn’t even play their own instruments.
What was the first song The Monkees ever recorded?
The first song the Monkees ever recorded on which they all played their own instruments was “All of Your Toys”, which was recorded in 1967 but due to copyright issues, not released until 20 years later. (It also happens to be one of my favorite Monkees songs.)
Are there any similarities between the Beatles and the Monkees?
YES! they did play their own instruments and exceptionally well to boot. I personally like both the Beatles and the Monkees but the truth of the entire matter is that the Monkees really did have it all over the Beatles.