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Talk Downunder

The Monkees Format: Audio CD

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.87 x 0.39 inches; 3.25 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Raven [Australia]
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Raven [Australia]
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000003IWT
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Mark David Lieske

About what you might expect.

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013

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Talk Downunder is for hardcore Monkees fans only. Sound quality overall is excellent. The disc chronicles The Monkees visit to Australia. The TV show was done and Head was the big news. Stardom in the U.S. was beginning to fade. The release of "Head" wouldn't do anything but accelerate that. A quick tour of Australia to cash in on the mania before it faded was in order.
The Monkees hop from one Australian town to the next, accompanied by the press of the day. Some typical questions are asked, with the typical responses. Nothing in-depth is really covered. Somehow, Davy finds the time to grab a paycheck from a local diamond merchant. Maybe it was fun (and profitable) for him, but it's no fun for the listener.

Again, for the hardcore completist type fan ONLY.

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teach4560

Talk Downunder

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2012

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This is a good CD to add to any Monkee collection. It is a documentary CD about an early tour the Monkees had to Australia.It is a lot more talking than music but gives you a great idea of the Monkees tours in the early days. It is a good part of the Monkees history.

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JAMES I.

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017

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IT'S OK

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nala1971

Well worth the money

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2013

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This CD is full of information of things you do know and some things that you do not know. On one track it tells how much they love their fan. I highly recommend this CD.

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Ellen M

A must for any fan

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013

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This CD includes interviews, radio spots and more. No music, just The Monkees talking - as themselves, not their TV-show characters. I love this CD :-)

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Michael Daly

A Fascinating Documentary On The Monkees

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 1999

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.

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Ewan Lover

Monkee interviews

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2006

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

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