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DISCID=b108ce0c
DTITLE=The Monkees / The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (Japanese Press
DTITLE=ing)
DYEAR=1968
DGENRE=
TTITLE0=Dream World
TTITLE1=Auntie's Municipal Court
TTITLE2=We Were Made For Each Other
TTITLE3=Tapioca Tundra
TTITLE4=Daydream Believer
TTITLE5=Writing Wrongs
TTITLE6=I'll Be Back Up On My Feet
TTITLE7=The Poster
TTITLE8=P.O. Box 9847
TTITLE9=Magnolia Simms
TTITLE10=Valleri
TTITLE11=Zor And Zam
EXTD=The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (Japanese Pressing)\n1992 BMG V
EXTD=ictor - Japan\n\nOriginally Released April 22, 1968\nJapanese CD 
EXTD=Edition Released October 21, 1992\nRhino Remastered + Expanded CD
EXTD= Edition Released September 20, 1994\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Not on
EXTD=e of their better efforts, dominated almost wholly by session mus
EXTD=icians (with the occasional songwriting and instrumental contribu
EXTD=tion by Mike Nesmith) and containing too many sickly sweet Davy J
EXTD=ones-sung numbers. It does have the hits "Daydream Believer" and 
EXTD="Valleri," as well as Nesmith's "Tapioca Tundra," which just inch
EXTD=ed into the Top 40, but overall the material is pretty weak. The 
EXTD=CD adds some previously unissued songs and alternate takes, the o
EXTD=nly one of interest being Peter Tork's "Lady's Baby," which sound
EXTD=s like a Buffalo Springfield outtake with its laid-back country/f
EXTD=olk/rock flavor.  -- Richie Unterberger\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER 
EXTD=REVIEW\nThis album gets knocked unfairly..., March 14, 2005 \nBy 
EXTD= Chet L. Young\n\nIt's certainly no PISCES, AQUARIUS...(the only 
EXTD=truly cohesive album the Monkees ever did), but it's still a lot 
EXTD=of fun. Since this was the group's "White Album", of sorts, I'll 
EXTD=review each member's contributions seperately. \nDAVY JONES--Incl
EXTD=uding the bonus material, Davy gets the greatest number of tracks
EXTD= on THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND THE MONKEES: a whopping seven(and he
EXTD= wrote the lyrics for three or four of them). The hits, "Daydream
EXTD= Believer" and "Valleri", are of course terrific, but most of Dav
EXTD=y's other efforts on this album are subpar...with the exception o
EXTD=f the opening song, the catchy, horn-driven "Dream World". \nMIKE
EXTD= NESMITH--Mike sings on three tracks, all of which he wrote; "Mag
EXTD=nolia Simms", a quirky, affectionate parody of 1920s popular musi
EXTD=c, is the best of these. "Tapioca Tundra" is kind of a less melan
EXTD=choly version of "The Door Into Summer"(from PISCES, AQUARIUS), a
EXTD=nd has some loopy psychedelic overtones. "Writing Wrongs", a long
EXTD= track with an extended atonal jam in the middle, is all-out psyc
EXTD=hedelia and, while entertaining, borders on being a downer(which 
EXTD=doesn't bother me, but some Monkees fans might find it a bit heav
EXTD=y for their tastes). \nMICKY DOLENZ--Unfortunately, Micky is the 
EXTD=only Monkee who didn't get a writing credit on this album. He doe
EXTD=s, however, contribute vocals to four solid songs: the countrifie
EXTD=d "Auntie's Municipal Court"(co-written by Mike); the poppy, upbe
EXTD=at "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet"; the brief anti-war chant "Zor an
EXTD=d Zam"(which was put to great use, in an alternate version, on th
EXTD=e final episode of the Monkees' TV show); and Boyce and Hart's ma
EXTD=gnificent "P.O. Box 9847", a trippy pop number that should have b
EXTD=een a single. \nPETER TORK--Once again, Peter is underrepresented
EXTD=. With the exception of the piano track on "Daydream Believer", h
EXTD=e has only one contribution here: the Beatle-esque outtake "Lady'
EXTD=s Baby". You can hear him straining to sing in a rock voice, but 
EXTD=this--and the total sincerity of what he's saying in the lyrics--
EXTD=actually makes the song work. \nOverall, a good album. You can he
EXTD=ar the Monkees expanding their horizons just as their popularity 
EXTD=was peaking. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOdds'n'Sods mix of
EXTD= good, bad and everything in-between (3.5), July 28, 2003 \nBy  M
EXTD=ichael Topper (Pacific Palisades, California United States)\nIt's
EXTD= easy to see why this album receives such mixed reviews from the 
EXTD=reviewers below. Unlike the focused, cohesive low key sound of "H
EXTD=eadquarters" and the glittery psych-pop fiesta "Pisces Aquarious.
EXTD=..", this one is all over the map, moving from conventional orche
EXTD=strated ballads to some truly off-kilter psych experiments, socia
EXTD=l protest, bouncy pop and other tunes which are simply uncategori
EXTD=zable. The quality also ranges from the superb ("Valleri", "Zor A
EXTD=nd Zam") to the awful ("Dream World", "Magnolia Simms"). Not surp
EXTD=risingly, it was recorded in fractured conditions, with each memb
EXTD=er producing their own tracks, although Peter Tork was almost com
EXTD=pletely left off of the final product despite having written and 
EXTD=recorded at least five songs of his own during the sessions (some
EXTD= of which would end up on the next album, "Head"). \nDavy Jones' 
EXTD=syrupy compositions "Dream World" and "The Poster" are predictabl
EXTD=y the weakest, although he puts in fine vocals for the two hits "
EXTD=Daydream Believer" (a refugee from the "Pisces" sessions that was
EXTD= saved for this one) and the fuzz-rocker "Valleri" (an even earli
EXTD=er outtake from the "More Of The Monkees" period that was re-reco
EXTD=rded here). Mike Nesmith puts in a record four tunes of his own, 
EXTD=and although they are all interesting, they are not as strong as 
EXTD=his contributions to the previous albums: "Auntie's Municipal Cou
EXTD=rt" is a catchy number with a cool vocal treatment and "Writing W
EXTD=rongs" is an underrated, keyboard-driven proto-prog piece, but "M
EXTD=agnolia Simms" and "Tapioca Tundra" are essentially throwaways bo
EXTD=lstered with overblown arrangements. Dolenz, however, weighs in w
EXTD=ith two excellent performances on the Boyce/Hart would-be psych h
EXTD=it "PO Box 9847" and the closing anti-war mini-epic "Zor And Zam"
EXTD= (in which he impersonates Grace Slick amazingly well). \n\nEven 
EXTD=the best songs here do not hit the heights of "Pisces Aquarious",
EXTD= however, and the fractured, odds'n'sods feel of the album as a w
EXTD=hole does not help. What's puzzling are the great number of super
EXTD=ior tunes that were left as outtakes, some of which are included 
EXTD=here, some of which would make it to "Head" and some of which wou
EXTD=ldn't see the light of day until the "Missing Links" volumes deca
EXTD=des later. A much stronger, more cohesive album could've been com
EXTD=piled with the best five or six songs here ("Valleri", "Auntie's 
EXTD=Municipal Court", "Daydream Believer", "Zor And Zam", "PO Box 984
EXTD=7" and maybe "I'll Be Back Upon My Feet" or "Writing Wrongs") and
EXTD= some of the better outtakes, but as it stands, "The Birds The Be
EXTD=es And The Monkees" remains one of the group's more piecemeal eff
EXTD=orts. Still recommended for fans, but only just. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM
EXTD= CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWeak, May 28, 2003 \nBy  M. J KILLEEN (Collingd
EXTD=ale, PA USA)\n\nThis was a weak album -- a disappointing follow-u
EXTD=p to the superior 'Pisces' LP, and the end of the Monkees' artist
EXTD=ic winning streak. There are several very weak Davy songs on this
EXTD= record (including some he co-wrote himself like 'Dream World' an
EXTD=d 'The Poster'). These drag down the rest of the record, but ther
EXTD=e is plenty of blame to go around. Pretentious tracks like 'Zor a
EXTD=nd Zam' and 'P.O. Box 9847' ultimately don't have anything new to
EXTD= say. The two very good tracks, 'Daydream Believer' and 'Valleri'
EXTD= were actually recorded previously to this album's sessions, and 
EXTD=seem to be included here to bolster a bad product -- it helps, bu
EXTD=t not enough. Although 'Auntie's Municipal Court' is decent, the 
EXTD=sole original gem here is Mike's 'Tapioca Tundra' -- a weird, but
EXTD= very good Latin-influenced rock song. The bonus tracks are nothi
EXTD=ng special. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSeparate but not eq
EXTD=ual, March 6, 2002 \nBy  redtunictroll (Earth, USA)\nThis mid-per
EXTD=iod effort is effectively The Monkees "White Album." Given collec
EXTD=tive production credit and individual allotments of studio time, 
EXTD=Mickey, Davy and Mike each held separate sessions to produce thei
EXTD=r contributions. Peter Tork, though pictured, is basically absent
EXTD= from the original album (though he appears in the bonus tracks a
EXTD=ppended to this reissue).\nNesmith's contributions are the real s
EXTD=tars, including brilliant psychedelic influences on "Auntie's Mun
EXTD=icipal Court," featuring layered, droning guitars and a filtered 
EXTD=lead vocal from Mickey. "Tapioca Tundra" melds Latin rhythms with
EXTD= space-age production touches, beautifully recorded stereo guitar
EXTD=s and a wonderfully memorable melody. Further out, Nesmith salute
EXTD=s the music of dusty 78s on the monaural "Magnolia Simms" and unw
EXTD=inds on the lengthy experimental rock of "Writing Wrongs." The di
EXTD=versity of his work is hugely impressive.\n\nDavy's tracks are mo
EXTD=stly the sort of treacly ballads he'd come to on his own. Carole 
EXTD=Bayer's "We Were Made For Each Other," and his own "Dream World" 
EXTD=simply don't have much going for them. "The Poster" ventures into
EXTD= the sort of harmonies made popular by the Hollies and Bee Gees. 
EXTD=The only truly bright spots are John Stewart's "Daydream Believer
EXTD=," the Monkees last #1 single, and Boyce and Hart's "Valleri."\n\n
EXTD=Mickey is not as well-served by his songwriters as on previous al
EXTD=bums. Boyce and Hart's "P.O. Box 9847" is filled with their usual
EXTD= tackle-box full of hooks, but "I'll Be Back Up on My Feet Again"
EXTD= is a forgettable pop tune. The cautionary tale, "Zor and Zam," c
EXTD=loses the album with a dramatic tale of kings unable to war.\n\nT
EXTD=he bonus tracks provide two glimpses of the soon-to-depart Peter 
EXTD=Tork. "Alvin," an acapella piece that was originally to introduce
EXTD= "Daydream Believer," and the legendarily expensive production of
EXTD= "Lady's Baby." The latter is more famous for its cost than its c
EXTD=ontent, which is a Lovin' Spoonful-Buffalo Springfield-Mama's & P
EXTD=apa's-ish ode to Tork's live-in lady's baby. Two more Davy ballad
EXTD=s ("I'm Gonna Try" and "The Girl I Left Behind Me") are, well, tw
EXTD=o more Davy Ballads. Finally, an early mix of "P.O. Box 9847" is 
EXTD=interesting for its changes (most notably a Moog synthesizer in p
EXTD=lace of the strings), but doesn't stand up to the final mix.\n\nT
EXTD=he group dynamic forged on "Headquarters" and "Pisces, Aquarius, 
EXTD=Capricorn & Jones Ltd.," was all but dissipated by this fifth eff
EXTD=ort. The result is a middling album with some fine tracks by Mich
EXTD=ael Nesmith and a handful of stellar hit singles. As a "band," ho
EXTD=wever, the Monkees had clearly peaked. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER 
EXTD=REVIEW\n uneven but ultimately engaging, January 6, 2001 \nBy  Ja
EXTD=son Penick (Oakland, CA)\n\nAs much of a grab-bag as this record 
EXTD=is, it remains one of my most listened to Monkees LPs. One thing 
EXTD=I really like about this record is the fact that while everybody 
EXTD=seems to feel that some tracks are better than others, no one eve
EXTD=r really agrees on exactly which tracks those are. Certainly the 
EXTD=average Monkeefan is bound to dislike Nesmith's "Writing Wrongs" 
EXTD=because of its length and the odd way in which the parts are glue
EXTD=d (a meandering middle section that was actually intended to be a
EXTD= seperate track). However, a fan of West Coast Psychedelia would 
EXTD=probably tell you it's one of the best songs on the entire album,
EXTD= and would point to Davy Jones' contributions as the low-points. 
EXTD=I tend to side with the second viewpoint, and I find all four of 
EXTD=Nesmith's contributions to be some of his most engaging work (eve
EXTD=n the retro-20's "Magnolia Simms"). Mike was obviously way too cr
EXTD=eative at this point to be forced into the kind of "please the fa
EXTD=ns" records the Monkees were making at the time. As a result, his
EXTD= four compositions almost stand apart as a seperate record by a s
EXTD=eperate artist.\nAs for the other three Monkees, Micky does prett
EXTD=y well with the Boyce/ Hart composition "PO Box 9847" and Linzer/
EXTD= Randall's "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet". His highlight here, thou
EXTD=gh, is certainly Bill Chadwick's eerie "Zor and Zam" which was fe
EXTD=atured on the last episode of their TV show. Comparisions to Grac
EXTD=e Slick's vocals are justified. Peter, who was originally shut ou
EXTD=t from placing a track on the LP though he had several to choose 
EXTD=from, is finally paid his due in this reissue. His "Lady's Baby" 
EXTD=is a fine composition featuring Steven Stills and Dewey Martin of
EXTD= the Buffalo Springfield. "Alvin" is a cute but disposable sing-a
EXTD=long penned by Tork's brother. I'd have rather heard Pete's "Tear
EXTD= the Top Right Off My Head" in its place, but that song is availa
EXTD=ble on Missing Links 3. Davy finishes in last place with four new
EXTD= ballads, two of which he co-wrote that border on unlistenability
EXTD= (at least to these ears). However, he is somewhat redeemed by hi
EXTD=s vocals on the classic singles "Valleri" and "Daydream Believer"
EXTD=.\n\nAs stated in earlier reviews, this is the work of four dispa
EXTD=rate musicians working independantly with their own backing bands
EXTD=. This kind of thing turns a lot of people off, and has never hel
EXTD=ped in a critical sense. Yet, if you stop thinking about who's pl
EXTD=aying what and just let the music hit you, you may find this reco
EXTD=rd does have some common ground. The result is something like a c
EXTD=ross between the Byrds, the Kinks, the Raiders and the early Airp
EXTD=lane, blended together and filtered through the popular AM radio 
EXTD=sounds of the day. A true 60's time capsule in other words, with 
EXTD=five outstanding tracks-- "Tapioca Tundra", "Writing Wrongs", "Zo
EXTD=r & Zam", "Auntie's Municipal Court" and "Lady's Baby". \n\n\nAMA
EXTD=ZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPsychedelic Fun!, December 25, 1999 \nBy
EXTD=  Henry R. Kujawa ("The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ))\n\nThe firs
EXTD=t time I heard this album most of it was a pleasant surprise, sin
EXTD=ce only 4 of the songs had ever turned up on the TV show. It stil
EXTD=l seems strange to me that with dozens of unreleased songs at the
EXTD= time, The Monkees went full-tilt creating even MORE, which left 
EXTD=little room for any sort of cross-promotion. My faves here includ
EXTD=e "Dream World", "Auntie's Municipal Court", "Tapioca Tundra", "D
EXTD=aydream Believer" (left over from the previous era), "The Poster"
EXTD= (as a "circus" song I like this MUCH more than "Mr. Kite"), "Mag
EXTD=nolia Simms" (what a riot!) "Valleri" (probably the only time I t
EXTD=hink a remake was equal to the original) and "Zor And Zam" (what 
EXTD=a POWERFUL message!). I was very disappointed with "I'll Be Back 
EXTD=Up On My Feet", the album's OTHER remake, as the original (found 
EXTD=on Rhino's MISSING LINKS VOL.2) had FAR superior playing AND sing
EXTD=ing! Bonus track "Alvin" wasn't on the LP, and it's a really "cut
EXTD=e" bit from Peter. (Whereas "Lady's Baby" was bad enough on MISSI
EXTD=NG LINKS-- I could have done without the baby talking.) Overall, 
EXTD=a wild, fun, eclectic mix far superior to the follow-up INSTANT R
EXTD=EPLAY. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOne of their weakest alb
EXTD=ums, March 27, 1999 \nReviewer: A music fan\n\nThis is one of the
EXTD= weakest Monkees albums to date. My real rating would be 2 1/2 st
EXTD=ars, but I had to round up.\nOne reason this album suffers is bec
EXTD=ause Davy Jones tries his hand at writing songs. His two efforts 
EXTD=are completely unlistenable. He sang on three other tracks here, 
EXTD=but the only good one is "Valleri" (sorry, "Daydream Believer" do
EXTD=es nothing for me.)\n\nMichael Nesmith went totally experimental 
EXTD=here, and it wasn't a bad thing, most of the time. His Latin-soun
EXTD=ding "Tapioca Tundra" is probably the best. "Magnolia Simms" is k
EXTD=ind of fun, but "Writing Wrongs" is a snoozer.\n\nMicky Dolenz sa
EXTD=ng on Mike's "Auntie's Municipal Court," the only Nez-written son
EXTD=g here that's down-to-earth. "P.O. Box 9847," while not too bad, 
EXTD=suffers in comparison to the psychedelic material on the previous
EXTD= album. "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet" is great, but "Zor and Zam" 
EXTD=is way overdone, especially Micky's dramatic vocals. I don't ment
EXTD=ion bonus tracks in most of my reviews, but the only notable one 
EXTD=here is Peter Tork's "Lady's Baby." It would have given this medi
EXTD=ocre album a lift if it were released on it the first time. \n\n\n
EXTD=Half.com Details \nContributing artists: Buddy Miles, Hal Blaine,
EXTD= Harry Nilsson, James Burton, Stephen Stills \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe
EXTD= Monkees: Peter Tork (vocals, guitar, piano); Michael Nesmith (vo
EXTD=cals, guitar); Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz (vocals).\n\nAdditional p
EXTD=ersonnel includes: Michael Deasy, Al Hendrickson, Gerry McGee, Ke
EXTD=ith Allison, Bill Chadwick, Dennis Budimir, James Burton, Al Case
EXTD=y, Howard Roberts, Louie Shelton, Lance Wakely, Stephen Stills (g
EXTD=uitar); Michael Melvoin (piano, harpsichord); Don Randi, Paul T. 
EXTD=Smith, Keith "Red" Mitchell (piano); Harry Nilsson (keyboards); M
EXTD=ax Bennett, Richard Dey, Chip Douglas, Lyle Ritz, Joe Osborne, Re
EXTD=d Callender (bass); Earl Palmer, Eddie Hoh, Billy Lewis, Milt Hol
EXTD=land, Hal Blaine, Buddy Miles (drums).\n\nProducers: The Monkees,
EXTD= Chip Douglas.\nReissue producers: Andrew Sandoval, Bill Inglot.\n
EXTD=\nRecorded at Western Recorders, RCA Victor Studios and United Re
EXTD=corders, Hollywood, California between June 1967 and March 1968. 
EXTD=\n\nTracks 1-12 originally released on Colgems (109). \nIncludes 
EXTD=liner notes by Andrew Sandoval.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n6 - Good - .
EXTD=..display[s]...[Michael] Nesmith's burgeoning West Coast country-
EXTD=rock sound...\nNME (02/18/1995)\n\n4 Stars - Excellent - ...It's 
EXTD=a strange, daring, even deep album, moving from Nesmith's sci-fi 
EXTD=C&W to Dolenz's nightmare vaudeville, using the full limit of stu
EXTD=dio gimmickry to make its courageous point...\nQ (03/01/1995)
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