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hippiechick60 · 01-01-2007, 07:30 PM

which "made up for tv show band" do you perfer the most?!!

gidgetgrape · 01-01-2007, 08:02 PM

I LOVE both shows, but I like the Monkees' songs better.

HelloLarry · 01-10-2007, 02:07 PM

Interesting comparison however I think the P Family is more akin to the antics of the Brady Bunch than the Monkees. The songs are more on the same level and they were family sitcoms.

The Monkees is unique and in a class all by itself IMO. The music was light and poppy as some of the PFamily music but it did get a little more sophisticated (for what it was) as it went along whereas the PFamily always remained pretty gounded in its original concept.

However (and people usually laugh when I say this) I think the PFamily is much better written show than the Brady Bunch. I find more adult type humor and jokes in the show and laugh at it still today becuase its funny. With the BBunch, I still appreciate the show but it is more from a nostalgic perspective. The writing is very 'safe'.

I know this doesn't address your original question but I just wanted to chime in with my opinion.

D

Lee G · 01-10-2007, 03:42 PM

I never cared for The Monkees, the TV show or the music. The Partridge Family as a sitcom was awful, the music was good in the beginning but went downhill later on. The Partridge Family Album, Up To Date, and Sound Magazine are pop classics and are the only three Partridge albums worth owning. After Sound Magazine, the music got progressively worse. As a sitcom, I prefer The Brady Bunch over The Partridge Family. In my opinion, Brady Bunch is the better show. More entertaining, more fun to watch. I used to watch The Partridge Family back in the day during the first couple seasons only to find out what song they were going to sing.

AB · 01-10-2007, 04:44 PM

I'm leaning more to the Partridge Family but I do like both.

hippiechick60 · 01-10-2007, 07:55 PM

hey i'm sorry but this is for people that love the monkees,for monkees fans! and the brady bunch lol!!! oh my God!!! people they suck they were so dumb and very very simple minded and they didn't have half of what the monkees had!! oh and the pfamily!!! lol just as bad they didn't have half of what the monkees had either!! and has much as i like hearing other peoples opion about stuff like this...i for one are such a big monkees fan that i just get really ticked off if anybody says anything bad about the monkees! i'm sorry but i just totally disagree with you all on that one a 110%!!

LONG LIVE THE MONKEES!!!!

HelloLarry · 01-10-2007, 10:50 PM

Please take a deep breath Hippiechick. Im afraid my original post may cause you to burst a vein or something.

)

I hope I didn't start anything here. What my point was (hopefully that I got across) I love the Monkees too, there are so many memories tied with the show and the music. I just think the Monkees were more of a cool concept from the perspective that they became the band that they were originally hired to play on the show.

With the PFamily, they were never that daring because nobody, save for DC, could play an instrument and you couldn't really tell the difference in their music if you put a song on from say Crossword Puzzle and then Up to Date which is why I see them muscially and visually more related to the Brady Bunch, which I also like (just not as much).

With the Monkees, although they were at the hands of various producers throughout their career, there is a different sound to their music as they progressed and the show is much cooler than the PFamily sitcom because its anti-sitcom.

However, whichever is better is a matter of taste and how cool we can all chime in with an opinion for these shows are all still alive 30-40 years later.

hippiechick60 · 01-11-2007, 01:46 PM

yeah well i guess so!

Lee G · 01-12-2007, 11:08 AM

The Monkees TV show is totally whacked out. A person needs to watch this in the dark with strobe lights flashing and have a good buzz on in order to get the full effect. The episodes are way over the top, and the plots make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

HelloLarry · 01-12-2007, 05:34 PM

I don't think one would watch a Monkees episode for 'plot' much the same as they wouldn't watch an episode of ER to see the doctors do a fun romp with "Steppin' Stone" playing in the background. That's why I kinda think its 'anti' sitcom. However, on that subject, most sitcoms have pretty inane plots to begin with. I wish I could wrap an issue up in 26 minutes...even better 22 minutes if I was doing it in syndication.

Ive never watched an episode of the Monkees under the conditions you describe Lee and it still managed to entertain me and remains one of my favorite shows to this day. It has about as much 'plot' as say, The Abbott and Costello Show or Seinfeld. It just makes me laugh but if what you are describing would enhance my viewing pleasure, then maybe Ive been missing out on something all these years.

I love what you posted though!

Lee G · 01-12-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HelloLarry

I don't think one would watch a Monkees episode for 'plot' much the same as they wouldn't watch an episode of ER to see the doctors do a fun romp with "Steppin' Stone" playing in the background. That's why I kinda think its 'anti' sitcom. However, on that subject, most sitcoms have pretty inane plots to begin with. I wish I could wrap an issue up in 26 minutes...even better 22 minutes if I was doing it in syndication.

Ive never watched an episode of the Monkees under the conditions you describe Lee and it still managed to entertain me and remains one of my favorite shows to this day. It has about as much 'plot' as say, The Abbott and Costello Show or Seinfeld. It just makes me laugh but if what you are describing would enhance my viewing pleasure, then maybe Ive been missing out on something all these years.

I love what you posted though!

Glad you enjoyed the post. One other thing I forgot to recommend for Monkees viewing is incense burning. It will enhance the experience. Hang some bead curtains as well. So flip off the lights, get the strobes flashin, burn that incense and you'll be all set for the complete Monkees experience.

HelloLarry · 01-12-2007, 07:58 PM

It would probably help to have a guitar in my hand with no strings and strum it like a madman pretending like I know how to play my own instruments.

Damn! Now you got me doing it.

hippiechick60 · 01-14-2007, 01:06 PM

oh what do any of you know! and if you all are unaware this is talk about the monkees not dising them! you guys know nothing about them! it just wasn't about there shows that i'm a big fan of and it isn't all just about there shows that made up the monkees either! i like the monkees cause they fought to be takeing seriously! and to be a real group and not just play one on tv! i deeply admire them for all of that! and if you guys can't see past there "burn out tv shows" or whatever the heck you call them! then you are not a monkees fan and know nothing about them! so the next time you want to talk about them like that then don't! cause it just oftens me even more! i don't care what you guys have to say about them they were great and even though there not the monkees anymore doesn't matter i mean people are still fans of the beatles even though they're a lot diffrent from the monkees but you know what i mean! so watch what you say from now on ok! cause i'm looking to attack anything unnice you all have to say about them!

LONG LIVE THE MONKEES!!!

AND IF YOUR NOT DOWN WITH THAT I'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA
SUCK IT!!!!!!!

HelloLarry · 01-15-2007, 01:54 AM

Please don't misunderstand me, I enjoy their show and music very much and think the story of how they were a tv show and then became a band and realized they mediocre at both is fascinating. I mean, watching them 'perform' Don't Call On Me on the TV show and seeing Davy going all Jimi Hendrix with his maracas when the song is all acoustic is absolute genius.

"Who writes that stuff?" - Rupert Crosse

I've only been joking around, I really dig the Monkees and have for years; listening to their music makes me feel like Im 12 and have hair again. I just like to have fun with it once in a while, no offense intended. I think they're just great and actually have met all of them over the years.

Cool story, Michael was at the Cubby Bear here in Chicago about 15 years ago (whenever his solo catalog was first reissued on Awareness) and the place was PACKED...and not just because its a Wrigleyville bar but because they really liked Michael. The place went nuts and I think he was even a little surprised. After he finished one of the tunes (don't recall specifically which one) he humbly said "Boy, you really are fans." Verrry cool moment.

Didn't mean to raise your bp again Hippiechick (it was Lee G's bad influence and unnice comments that made me say that last remark about the instruments) See what you did Lee??

Honestly...Im just having some fun.

AB · 01-15-2007, 02:03 AM

I thought this was a poll, so there shouldn't be a right or wrong answer. Did
I misunderstand?

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01-01-2007, 07:30 PM	#1
hippiechick60 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 632	Monkees or Partridge?!! which "made up for tv show band" do you perfer the most?!!

01-10-2007, 02:07 PM	#3
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	poll Interesting comparison however I think the P Family is more akin to the antics of the Brady Bunch than the Monkees. The songs are more on the same level and they were family sitcoms. The Monkees is unique and in a class all by itself IMO. The music was light and poppy as some of the PFamily music but it did get a little more sophisticated (for what it was) as it went along whereas the PFamily always remained pretty gounded in its original concept. However (and people usually laugh when I say this) I think the PFamily is much better written show than the Brady Bunch. I find more adult type humor and jokes in the show and laugh at it still today becuase its funny. With the BBunch, I still appreciate the show but it is more from a nostalgic perspective. The writing is very 'safe'. I know this doesn't address your original question but I just wanted to chime in with my opinion. D

01-10-2007, 10:50 PM	#7
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	sorry... Please take a deep breath Hippiechick. Im afraid my original post may cause you to burst a vein or something. ) I hope I didn't start anything here. What my point was (hopefully that I got across) I love the Monkees too, there are so many memories tied with the show and the music. I just think the Monkees were more of a cool concept from the perspective that they became the band that they were originally hired to play on the show. With the PFamily, they were never that daring because nobody, save for DC, could play an instrument and you couldn't really tell the difference in their music if you put a song on from say Crossword Puzzle and then Up to Date which is why I see them muscially and visually more related to the Brady Bunch, which I also like (just not as much). With the Monkees, although they were at the hands of various producers throughout their career, there is a different sound to their music as they progressed and the show is much cooler than the PFamily sitcom because its anti-sitcom. However, whichever is better is a matter of taste and how cool we can all chime in with an opinion for these shows are all still alive 30-40 years later.

01-12-2007, 05:34 PM	#10
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	The Monkees I don't think one would watch a Monkees episode for 'plot' much the same as they wouldn't watch an episode of ER to see the doctors do a fun romp with "Steppin' Stone" playing in the background. That's why I kinda think its 'anti' sitcom. However, on that subject, most sitcoms have pretty inane plots to begin with. I wish I could wrap an issue up in 26 minutes...even better 22 minutes if I was doing it in syndication. Ive never watched an episode of the Monkees under the conditions you describe Lee and it still managed to entertain me and remains one of my favorite shows to this day. It has about as much 'plot' as say, The Abbott and Costello Show or Seinfeld. It just makes me laugh but if what you are describing would enhance my viewing pleasure, then maybe Ive been missing out on something all these years. I love what you posted though!

01-01-2007, 08:02 PM	#2
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	I LOVE both shows, but I like the Monkees' songs better.

01-10-2007, 03:42 PM	#4
Lee G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 850	I never cared for The Monkees, the TV show or the music. The Partridge Family as a sitcom was awful, the music was good in the beginning but went downhill later on. The Partridge Family Album, Up To Date, and Sound Magazine are pop classics and are the only three Partridge albums worth owning. After Sound Magazine, the music got progressively worse. As a sitcom, I prefer The Brady Bunch over The Partridge Family. In my opinion, Brady Bunch is the better show. More entertaining, more fun to watch. I used to watch The Partridge Family back in the day during the first couple seasons only to find out what song they were going to sing.

01-10-2007, 04:44 PM	#5
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I'm leaning more to the Partridge Family but I do like both.

01-10-2007, 07:55 PM	#6
hippiechick60 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 632	hey i'm sorry but this is for people that love the monkees,for monkees fans! and the brady bunch lol!!! oh my God!!! people they suck they were so dumb and very very simple minded and they didn't have half of what the monkees had!! oh and the pfamily!!! lol just as bad they didn't have half of what the monkees had either!! and has much as i like hearing other peoples opion about stuff like this...i for one are such a big monkees fan that i just get really ticked off if anybody says anything bad about the monkees! i'm sorry but i just totally disagree with you all on that one a 110%!! LONG LIVE THE MONKEES!!!!

01-11-2007, 01:46 PM	#8
hippiechick60 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 632	yeah well i guess so!

01-12-2007, 11:08 AM	#9
Lee G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 850	The Monkees TV show is totally whacked out. A person needs to watch this in the dark with strobe lights flashing and have a good buzz on in order to get the full effect. The episodes are way over the top, and the plots make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

01-12-2007, 07:58 PM	#12
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	It would probably help to have a guitar in my hand with no strings and strum it like a madman pretending like I know how to play my own instruments. Damn! Now you got me doing it.

01-14-2007, 01:06 PM	#13
hippiechick60 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 18, 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 632	oh what do any of you know! and if you all are unaware this is talk about the monkees not dising them! you guys know nothing about them! it just wasn't about there shows that i'm a big fan of and it isn't all just about there shows that made up the monkees either! i like the monkees cause they fought to be takeing seriously! and to be a real group and not just play one on tv! i deeply admire them for all of that! and if you guys can't see past there "burn out tv shows" or whatever the heck you call them! then you are not a monkees fan and know nothing about them! so the next time you want to talk about them like that then don't! cause it just oftens me even more! i don't care what you guys have to say about them they were great and even though there not the monkees anymore doesn't matter i mean people are still fans of the beatles even though they're a lot diffrent from the monkees but you know what i mean! so watch what you say from now on ok! cause i'm looking to attack anything unnice you all have to say about them! LONG LIVE THE MONKEES!!! AND IF YOUR NOT DOWN WITH THAT I'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA SUCK IT!!!!!!!

01-15-2007, 01:54 AM	#14
HelloLarry Meathead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 273	Monkees or Partridge Please don't misunderstand me, I enjoy their show and music very much and think the story of how they were a tv show and then became a band and realized they mediocre at both is fascinating. I mean, watching them 'perform' Don't Call On Me on the TV show and seeing Davy going all Jimi Hendrix with his maracas when the song is all acoustic is absolute genius. "Who writes that stuff?" - Rupert Crosse I've only been joking around, I really dig the Monkees and have for years; listening to their music makes me feel like Im 12 and have hair again. I just like to have fun with it once in a while, no offense intended. I think they're just great and actually have met all of them over the years. Cool story, Michael was at the Cubby Bear here in Chicago about 15 years ago (whenever his solo catalog was first reissued on Awareness) and the place was PACKED...and not just because its a Wrigleyville bar but because they really liked Michael. The place went nuts and I think he was even a little surprised. After he finished one of the tunes (don't recall specifically which one) he humbly said "Boy, you really are fans." Verrry cool moment. Didn't mean to raise your bp again Hippiechick (it was Lee G's bad influence and unnice comments that made me say that last remark about the instruments) See what you did Lee?? Honestly...Im just having some fun.

01-15-2007, 02:03 AM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I thought this was a poll, so there shouldn't be a right or wrong answer. Did I misunderstand?