People say the monkied around--but they were too busy singin' to put anybody down...............
Come on, there is no reason that The Monkees should not be nominated. Contray to popular belief, they did play their own instruments and some of the fine songs. - plus, they took Neil Diamond’s “I’m a Believer” to #1 in the US, England and Austraila simultaneously. Monkees - helped rock become a visual as well as aural experience.
In 1967, for example, they sold more records than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones COMBINED. They had four number one albums IN A YEAR. Their first two albums dominated the #1 position on the album chart for 31 WEEKS! Not too shabby. By looking at the gold/platinum certifications, it probably doesn't seem like much, but in 1967, selling 5 million copies of one album was unheard of. It would be like selling 10 million albums today
So why does Rolling Stone Magazine want to keep them out of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?
2007-06-15
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