The Monkees Live: The Mike and Micky Show
The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | April 3, 2020 | |||
Recorded | March; June 2019 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 78:04 | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Producer | Andrew Sandoval | |||
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The Monkees Live: The Mike and Micky Show is a 2020 live album by The Monkees, recorded in March and June 2019, during the band's successful tour. The concerts marked the first time that surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith toured as a duo. The album is the first Monkees release following the death of Peter Tork in February 2019.
In addition to many greatest hits, such as "Last Train to Clarksville," "I'm a Believer," and "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and well-remembered songs from the band's TV show, such as "Mary, Mary" and "Papa Gene's Blues", the tour (and subsequent album) contains fan favorites and deep cuts,[1] such as "St. Matthew," "Tapioca Tundra," and "Auntie's Municipal Court." The tour/album also includes songs from their successful and acclaimed 2016 album Good Times! such as "Me & Magdalena" and "Birth of an Accidental Hipster."[2]
Additionally notable is the return of Dolenz on lead vocal for "For Pete's Sake" (the Monkees' second season closing theme); Dolenz originally sang the lead vocal on the track on Headquarters, but the song was given to Tork to sing during their reunion concerts (as he co-wrote it), until this first tour since his death.
The Monkees Live: The Mike and Micky Show reached No. 178 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3] The album was released in CD and vinyl formats.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Record Collector | [5] |
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Michael Nesmith, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal | Length |
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1. | "Last Train to Clarksville" | Micky Dolenz | 3:06 | |
2. | "Sunny Girlfriend" | Michael Nesmith | 2:39 | |
3. | "Mary, Mary" | Micky Dolenz | 2:42 | |
4. | "You Told Me" | Michael Nesmith | 2:27 | |
5. | "For Pete's Sake" |
| Micky Dolenz | 2:18 |
6. | "The Door into Summer" | Michael Nesmith | 3:21 | |
7. | "You Just May Be the One" | Michael Nesmith | 2:07 | |
8. | "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" | Neil Diamond | Micky Dolenz | 2:44 |
9. | "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" | Micky Dolenz | 2:51 | |
10. | "Birth of an Accidental Hipster" |
| 3:31 | |
11. | "St. Matthew" | Michael Nesmith | 2:54 | |
12. | "As We Go Along" |
| Micky Dolenz | 4:15 |
13. | "Circle Sky" | Michael Nesmith | 2:37 | |
14. | "Pleasant Valley Sunday" |
| Micky Dolenz | 3:15 |
15. | "Papa Gene's Blues" | Michael Nesmith | 3:54 | |
16. | "Randy Scouse Git" | Micky Dolenz | Micky Dolenz | 3:49 |
17. | "Tapioca Tundra" | Michael Nesmith | 3:46 | |
18. | "Me and Magdalena" | Ben Gibbard | Michael Nesmith (with Micky Dolenz) | 3:33 |
19. | "Auntie's Municipal Court" |
| Micky Dolenz | 4:46 |
20. | "Goin' Down" |
| Micky Dolenz | 3:08 |
21. | "Sweet Young Thing" |
| Michael Nesmith | 2:30 |
22. | "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" |
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| 2:56 |
23. | "Daydream Believer" | John Stewart | Micky Dolenz | 3:36 |
24. | "Listen to the Band" | Michael Nesmith | 2:08 | |
25. | "I'm a Believer" | Neil Diamond | Micky Dolenz | 3:11 |
Total length: | 78:04 |
Personnel[]
- Micky Dolenz – vocals, guitar, percussion
- Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar
- Christian Nesmith – backing vocals, guitar
- Wayne Avers – guitar, arranger
- Alex Jules – backing vocals, keyboards
- Probyn Gregory – banjo, acoustic guitar, trumpet, melodica
- John Billings – bass
- Rich Dart – drums
- Pete Finney – pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar
- Coco Dolenz – backing vocals, percussion
- Circe Link – backing vocals, percussion
- Additional
- Andrew Sandoval – producer
- Christian Nesmith – recording mixer
- Matthew Littlejohn – sound engineer
- Dan Hersch – mastering
References[]
- ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ixci4/eli5what_does_it_mean_to_call_a_song_a_deep_cut/
- ^ https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/the-monkees-present-the-mike-nesmith--micky-dolenz-show.html
- ^ "The Monkees". Billboard.
- ^ The Monkees Live: The Mike and Micky Show at AllMusic
- ^ "Review: The Monkees Live: The Mike & Micky Show". Record Collector.
- The Monkees live albums
- 2020 live albums