Talk Downunder

Monkees | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B000003IWT
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,818 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sydney Press Conference September 16, 1968

2. Balcony Appearance Interviews After Sydney Press Conference, By Baby John Burgess

3. Individual Sydney Interviews 2UW's Ward Austin Asks Listners' Questions Of Mike, Micky, Peter...

4. Melbourne Press Conference September 17, 1968

5. Melbourne Hotel Interviews By Phil Hunter-Fan, Davy: September 18, 1968

6. Sydney Hotel Interview By Baby John Burgess-Peter: September 20, 1968

7. Davy Plays D.J. With Ward Austin From The Sheraton Hotel, Kings Cross

8. Monkee Mike Pontificates On Why He Wears Sunglasses And Earplugs: On The American Political...

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Documentary On The Monkees, October 18, 1999

By 

Michael Daly "Monkeesfan" (Wakefield, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talk Downunder (Audio CD)

The Monkees Talk Downunder is an unusual CD, in that its featured group is caught in a series of press conferences and radio interviews. This "documentary" approach captures the group at a fascinating time of their career.

The Monkees had embarked on a Far East tour in the latter portion of 1968. Their popularity in the US and Europe was waning with the end of the TV show, but in Australia there was still a fresh enthusiasm for them. The enthusiasm bursts forth during the press conference that serves as the CD's opening track. Several young ladies burst in to see the boys; at times they sound so turned on that they almost climax at the conference microphones. The Monkees accomodate them and even kiss them, to the approval of one of the intrviewing journalists.

There is a humor tinged with cynicism in the boys, but also a genuine feeling of gratefulness in the support of the fans. One fan wrote a letter encompassing some 530 pages. When asked if this was some kind of record, Mike responds, with genuine amazement, that it's a record of self-discipline in any event. Micky likewise notes how he and the boys will do whatever is necessary for the fans, though he adds the caveat that he wishes the fans will accept them as they are.

The boys' cynicism shows when Mike explains the origin of The Monkees and how "the powers-that-were" thought they had a pliable group on their hands.

The funniest moments come when Mike and Micky do a quick satirical riff of Doublemint gum commercials - in the course of explaining the fan paraphenelia they regularly receive - and Mike imitates a radio DJ.

In all this CD offers a fascinating look at The Monkees entering the autumn of their initial run.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Monkee interviews, October 14, 2006

By 

Ewan Lover - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talk Downunder (Audio CD)

I've had this album on vinyl. It's good to have same album on CD, cause I can listen to it on iPod.