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, and the final release to feature Nesmith prior to his December 2021 death.
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| Released | April 3, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | March; June 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 78:04 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Andrew Sandoval | |||
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In addition to hits such as "Last Train to Clarksville," "I'm a Believer," and "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and songs from the band's television show, such as "Mary, Mary" and "Papa Gene's Blues", the album contains fan favorites and deep cuts,[1] such as Nesmith compositions "St. Matthew," "Tapioca Tundra," and "Auntie's Municipal Court." The album also includes songs from the acclaimed 2016 album Good Times!.[2]
Additionally notable is the return of Dolenz on lead vocal on "For Pete's Sake", the closing theme to the second season of The Monkees. Dolenz originally sang the lead vocal on Headquarters, but the song was given to Tork to sing during their reunion concerts, since he co-wrote it.
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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
Track listing
editAll songs 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
edit- 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
Charts
edit| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ ELI5:What does it mean to call a song a "deep cut"? : explainlikeimfive
- ^ The Monkees Present: The Mike Nesmith & Micky Dolenz Show
- ^ "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 Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 18. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.