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I got this when it first came out in 1990, and had to replace it a couple times, 'cause my CDs kept getting scratched and worn...an indication of how much I listen to and adore this album. Rhino's current deluxe packages are making the ML sets obsolete, but for fans who grew up with them, they were a cool addendum to the then ten studio albums.
VOLUME TWO wisely starts off with one got away (i.e., never made it onto an album while the show was on the air), "All The King's Horses." Then a couple that were later re-recorded, Words," and "Valleri," the latter I feel superior to the version released as a single in 1968. We get a welcome Peter Tork vocal on "Come On In," "Changes" from Davy Jones, which has a toughness a la his "You And I," and "I Prithee" aka "Do Not Ask For Love," familiar to Monkees fans from Peter's rendition in 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, but here in it's original form sung by Micky Dolenz.
Obviously, the crux of this set - any Monkee mash-up set, really - is in the Michael Nesmith songs, ones he wrote and ones he just sang: "Some Of Shelley's Blues, "The Crippled Lion," "Saginaw," and "Down The Highway." (You can Mike wrote the first two 'cause the titles have nothing to do with the song!) And this set marked the first appearance of the live version of "Circle Sky," ridiculously cut from the HEAD soundtrack by Mr. Nesmith.
We also have the debut of one of the best Michael Nesmith numbers of all time, "St. Matthew," which is almost indescribable in its brilliance, lyrically and musically. I mean: "She discovered three new ways she could help the dead.../She calls herself Saint Matthew when she is on the run." That's ridiculously cool! I wish this song had found contemporary release so more people could have gotten to know it.
Is it Mike's greatest song of all TIME? Hmm...
I would end the praise at "St. Matthew," but two of my favorite Monkees songs make this set worth every penny: the original version of Mr. Nesmith's "You Just May Be The One," where, unlike the HEADQUARTERS version, Mike doesn't slur the word "just." (I'm an audiophile, what can I tell you?); and the original version of "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet," which, while I don't necessarily like it BETTER than the BIRDS AND BEES version, I love it for what it is, with its thumping bass, crisp guitar and holy church organ! An inspirational song, this should have been a single in either version.
And as a capper, we get the lovely "Riu Chiu" with "fifth Monkee" producer Chip Douglas filling in for Davy Jones.
This is an eclectic set that flows as smoothly as a Micky Dolenz vocal to me. 5 stars+!!!!!
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