Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD.
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD. by The Monkees (Rhino/1967) - 9 out of 10 simians agree: this opus from Fall of 1967 was The Monkees finest album. Drifting back towards more outside input in playing and songwriting, though really, as far as players, it is much the same as Headquarters, with the exception of Micky bowing out on the drums, and producer Chip’s pal, Eddie Hoh, taking over. Generally, Mike on guitar, Pete on keyboards, Chip on bass and sometimes guitar, plus horn players on a few tracks. Micky plays his brand new Moog modular synthesizer on Daily Nightly — while session player Paul Beaver plays it on Star Collector (Micky’s work is a lot more interesting). A consistently good batch of tunes with strong production. Another in Rhino’s series of 2-disc Deluxe Editions, with stereo and mono versions, alternate mixes, out-takes, etc. — so you also get the essential, but non-album Goin’ Down in a couple of versions. Are The Monkees in the tank yet? With tunes like Salesman and Pleasant Valley Sunday, I think not. Entropy and dissolution crept in the following year, 1968.
Posted by M.Ace - August 28, 2007...Record-Bin category.
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