The Monkees - Well I remember them anyhow. They were a group formed in the late '60s just for a TV series. Trouble is, non of them were musical. Sure, Davey Jones could kind of sing but that was it. As time progressed, Davey's voice improved and Mike Nesmith turned out to be quite the all round musician. By the end of the series he played guitar very well, sung with more style than the others and wrote some very good lyrics. Due to the fact that his mother invented "White Out" he was never short of a quid either.

    When the Monkees parted, Mike did several projects in the musical / comedy vein. My first Laser Disc imported from the States was called Elephant Parts and was a Mike Nesmith concoction of music and musical comedy (you had to be there).

    One of Mikes next projects was a band called The First National Band which was a kind of Country and Western (ish) outfit. I loved them.

    This is a DVD of the concert performed in 1992 at an outdoor festival in Jacksonville, Oregon. There's music from his Monkees day's onwards and the recording is fantastic. I could sit and listen to this DVD over and over, which is a good thing as the picture quality is - if you don't mind the odd expletive - shithouse. No other way to say it really. Sound is in Dolby Digital 5.1 although there's very little surround information.

    Not really a disc for old Monkees fans, more for people who just enjoy music and meaningful lyrical storytelling. I've watched this disc around 20 times and still look forward to it's next play.

Sound 4.5 out of 5

Picture 1 out of 5

Content 4 out of 5