Peter Tork reveals why he's still Monkeeing around and coming to Moseley Folk ... - Birmingham Mail
While today’s acts happily release an album every few years, the Anglo-American sixties pop sensations’ work schedule resulted in eight studio albums, one soundtrack, a TV series and a movie, as well as countless promo and live appearances – all... “I rather believe that everything we ever recorded that was remotely listenable has been released as extras in the deluxe re-releases of the first half dozen or so albums,” Tork says. Hired as a US counterpoint to The Beatles and the ‘Brit Invasion’ of the time, which saw UK acts such as the Fab Four, Herman’s Hermits and the Dave Clarke Five re-shape the American music landscape, The Monkees worked with some of the leading... The resulting hits included Last Train To Clarkesville, Daydream Believer, I’m A Believer and A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me. Contrary to myth, they were also decent musicians and songwriters themselves, adding to a body of work that drifted... “Of course we mostly stuck to middle of the road, mainstream pop, starting with bubble gum and moving up and out a bit into somewhat more adult songs, and some more experimental sounds, in keeping with the changes in the music scene at the time. Source: www.birminghammail.co.uk
