Monkeemania: The Story of the Monkees [Paperback]

Glenn A. Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 26, 2000

Glenn Baker traces the Monkees' meteoric rise to fame, the adulation and hostility they faced at the top of pop's ladder, and their sudden decline. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, including Monkees ephemera and film stills, this guide offers a complete discography and coverage of the Monkees' 30th anniversary.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'...recalls the highlights of their short career ... and it's amply illustrated. A good buy for the old fans - and the new.' -- Music Week

'Monkeemania...showers you with facts, provides the obligatory discographies and lists the episodes of the show...' -- Melody Maker

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Plexus Publishing; 3rd edition (January 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0859652920
• ISBN-13: 978-0859652926
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,761,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Comedy of Errors, May 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Monkeemania: The Story of the Monkees (Paperback)

Affordable, readily available and lush with text, this is the only source many fans turn to for Monkees information. Unfortunately, it is rife with errors even minimal research could have avoided.

Examples: The author credits Micky Dolenz with the creation of Jefferson Starship, mistaking him for Micky Kantner. Peter Tork's former girlfriend is identified as the daughter of actor Jimmy Stewart when, in fact, she is no relation. The list goes on and on and on.

If you really want to learn about the Monkees, steer clear of this one. It appears informative, but is not.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Glenn A Baker? Glenn A Faker is more like it! (Rock Me), March 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Monkeemania: The Story of the Monkees (Paperback)

If you are looking for ACCURATE information about the Monkees, this is NOT the book to buy! This book is poorly written, and even more poorly researched. The incorrect information in the book is so blatant that even a casual Monkees fan can pick out the misinformation or spend 30 seconds on the internet confirming the mistakes. Steer clear of this book!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but not completely accurate, July 29, 2002

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This review is from: Monkeemania: The Story of the Monkees (Paperback)

Kudos to Baker for writing a book about The Monkees, the most misunderstood group of rock history. They still tour and are still popular (and still damned good). But, aside from some decent photos and a fairly interesting pace, there's a ton of misrepresentations here, old rumours that noone bothered to check up on and just plain old errors. In dates, personal lives, etc.--just about every element is distorted at least somewhat. I'm not saying intentionally, but still... Which while it doesn't really stop you from reading, it gets pretty annoying. Come to think of it, of all the books published about The Monkees, there is no one single definitive tome available and there never has been. Maybe one day a serious literary endeavour will emerge to tell the whole story accurately, but then The Monkees story is not yet over.