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The Monkees: Made in Hollywood

Tom Kemper

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Description:"Thorough and remarkable" -- "Weird Al" Yankovic"A lot of fun" -- Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters"Best Music Books of 2023" -- Variety"Fascinating and witty" -- ShindigThe behind-the-scenes story of the controversial 1960s made-for-tv rock band. The Monkees represent a vital problem for rock: is it the music that matters or the personality and image of the performers? This book explores the system behind the Monkees, the controversial made-for-TV band that scored some of the biggest hits in the 1960s. The Monkees represent the cumulative result of a complex coordination of talented individuals, from songwriters to studio musicians to producers—in short, the 1960s Hollywood music industry. At the time, the new rock criticism bewailed the "fake" band while fans and audiences pushed the Monkees to the top of the charts. Through the Monkees' unlikely success, this book illustrates the commercial genius of the Hollywood system and its legacy in popular music today."I spent the entire summer of 1987 on the road opening up for The Monkees, and I didn't learn 1% as much about them as I learned from this thorough and remarkable book by Tom Kemper." -- "Weird Al" Yankovic"The Monkees gets into the vast machinery that goes on behind the scenes of producing perfect pop - still relevant today even if the names and corporations have changed - and does it with a lot of fun." -- Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters"Kemper's book clarifies so much that is misunderstood in the Monkees story." -- Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles"Kemper astutely explains how the highly integrated music industry created, developed, and eventually abandoned the Monkees." -- Library Journal"A keenly incisive---and, at times, refreshingly objective and even-handed---analysis of the entertainment machinery of the era, and the manner in which radio, television, and other areas worked together to manufacture The Monkees seemingly out of thin air." -- Musoscribe"A knowledgeable and incisive portrait of the popular music industry." -- Paul Hirsch, Northwestern University"Fascinating and witty . . .The book is full of interesting insights . . . [and] Kemper is impressive in unpacking particular songs . . . a fresh and engaging take on an oft-told story." ― Shindig!" Valuable, interesting, well-argued, and built on a pile of documented evidence. " - Psychobabble"Belittled at the time of their creation in the mid-Sixties, as made-for-TV Help-era Beatles clones, The Monkees' music has stood the test of time, and then some. Tom Kemper suggests, in his excellent book, that the initial snobbery surrounding the group, at least in elevated critical circles, came about because of the rise of a new rock culture based on authenticity, individual expression and idealism." - Pick of the Week, Choice"Kemper helps us understand what it is that continues to make the Monkees phenomenon 'compelling, fascinating and divisive." - The SpectatorWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Monkees: Made in Hollywood. To get started finding The Monkees: Made in Hollywood, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "Thorough and remarkable" -- "Weird Al" Yankovic"A lot of fun" -- Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters"Best Music Books of 2023" -- Variety"Fascinating and witty" -- ShindigThe behind-the-scenes story of the controversial 1960s made-for-tv rock band. The Monkees represent a vital problem for rock: is it the music that matters or the personality and image of the performers? This book explores the system behind the Monkees, the controversial made-for-TV band that scored some of the biggest hits in the 1960s. The Monkees represent the cumulative result of a complex coordination of talented individuals, from songwriters to studio musicians to producers—in short, the 1960s Hollywood music industry. At the time, the new rock criticism bewailed the "fake" band while fans and audiences pushed the Monkees to the top of the charts. Through the Monkees' unlikely success, this book illustrates the commercial genius of the Hollywood system and its legacy in popular music today."I spent the entire summer of 1987 on the road opening up for The Monkees, and I didn't learn 1% as much about them as I learned from this thorough and remarkable book by Tom Kemper." -- "Weird Al" Yankovic"The Monkees gets into the vast machinery that goes on behind the scenes of producing perfect pop - still relevant today even if the names and corporations have changed - and does it with a lot of fun." -- Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters"Kemper's book clarifies so much that is misunderstood in the Monkees story." -- Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles"Kemper astutely explains how the highly integrated music industry created, developed, and eventually abandoned the Monkees." -- Library Journal"A keenly incisive---and, at times, refreshingly objective and even-handed---analysis of the entertainment machinery of the era, and the manner in which radio, television, and other areas worked together to manufacture The Monkees seemingly out of thin air." -- Musoscribe"A knowledgeable and incisive portrait of the popular music industry." -- Paul Hirsch, Northwestern University"Fascinating and witty . . .The book is full of interesting insights . . . [and] Kemper is impressive in unpacking particular songs . . . a fresh and engaging take on an oft-told story." ― Shindig!" Valuable, interesting, well-argued, and built on a pile of documented evidence. " - Psychobabble"Belittled at the time of their creation in the mid-Sixties, as made-for-TV Help-era Beatles clones, The Monkees' music has stood the test of time, and then some. Tom Kemper suggests, in his excellent book, that the initial snobbery surrounding the group, at least in elevated critical circles, came about because of the rise of a new rock culture based on authenticity, individual expression and idealism." - Pick of the Week, Choice"Kemper helps us understand what it is that continues to make the Monkees phenomenon 'compelling, fascinating and divisive." - The SpectatorWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Monkees: Made in Hollywood. To get started finding The Monkees: Made in Hollywood, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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