Good Times!
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曲目リスト
1 | Good Times |
2 | You Bring the Summer |
3 | She Makes Me Laugh |
4 | Our Own World |
5 | Gotta Give It Time |
6 | Me & Magdalena |
7 | Whatever's Right |
8 | Love to Love |
9 | Little Girl |
10 | Birth of An Accidental Hipster |
11 | Wasn't Born to Follow |
12 | I Know What I Know |
13 | I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time) |
商品の説明
2016 release from rock legends The Monkees, the band's first new album in 20 years. Good Times finds all three surviving band members (Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork) taking turns on lead vocals, playing a wide range of instruments, and sharing new compositions. The unmistakable voice of the late Davy Jones is also included with a vintage vocal on the Neil Diamond-penned "Love To Love." To produce the album, the band found the perfect musical co-conspirator in Grammy and Emmy-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne, Ivy). Schlesinger also wrote "Our Own World" and co-wrote the album's finale with Dolenz, aptly titled "I Was There (And I'm Told I Had A Good Time)." Much like The Monkees' early albums, Good Times features tracks written specifically for the band by some of the music world's most gifted songwriters, including Rivers Cuomo of Weezer ("She Makes Me Laugh"), Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie ("Me & Magdalena"), Andy Partridge of XTC ("You Bring The Summer"), as well as a song co-written by Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller ("Birth Of An Accidental Hipster").
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- 製品サイズ : 14.2 x 12.7 x 1.09 cm; 110 g
- メーカー : Rhino
- EAN : 0081227947361
- 商品モデル番号 : CD553592
- オリジナル盤発売日 : 2016
- レーベル : Rhino
- ASIN : B01BGDXOFC
- ディスク枚数 : 1
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上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
プールイット、ジャスタスも買って聞いてみたがこれが一番しっくり来た。50年の時空を超えてモンキーズが蘇ったといえば大げさだが、
プロデュースワークや参加アーティストたちのモンキーズ愛がとても感じられてGOOD!80年前後の日本でのモンキーズ再評価ブームに聞いた人たち、まだ聞いてるかな?私はモロリアルタイムで毎週のようにモンキーズショー見てました。中学生だったあの時分が今となってはとても懐かしいです。ロックがこれからいよいよってな時、クラスに武道館まで見に行った同級生の女の子がいて驚いたもんです。生で見たい!マイケルネスミスも、ピーターとミッキーだけじゃなくてもう一度一緒にコンサートやってほしいなあ。
に加えてAdam Schlesinger(Fountains of Wayne)がプロデュースで、
Andy Partridge(XTC)、Noel Gallagher、Paul Weller、Rivers Cuomo(Weezer)
らがソングライティングで参画した超豪華な作品。
また、60年代の未発表曲にオーバーダブ等を施して現代に蘇らせた楽曲もあり
新旧ハイブリッドな作品とも言える。
当然のことながらサウンド面では統一感を欠いており、ゲストが書きおろした曲も
Monkeesをイメージしているとはいえ、ライターの個性が強く出過ぎていて
(例えば、Partridge作のM2などはどう聴いてもXTCそのものだし)どうしても
featuring Monkees的な趣が漂う。
しかしながら、それらを差し引いてもお釣りがくるほどに楽曲の質が悉く高い。
これは、バンドメンバーの書いた曲についても当てはまる。
次回作も期待したくなる素晴らしい作品。
比較的小さなスタジオで録られているせいか、ミュージシャンが身近にいるような暖かい音がします。また作曲陣も元々Monkeesのファンだったのでしょう、実に素晴らしい曲を提供しています。下手にコンテンポラリー(現代的)なサウンドに仕上げるのではなく『Monkeesと言えばこうでしょう!』と云った『彼ららしさ』を全面に出したのが成功したのだと思います。また数曲は60年代に録られた未発表曲にボーカルなどをオーバーダブしたもので、マニアックなファンの方も思わずニヤッとしてしまうのではないでしょうか?
Davyが亡くなってしまっていて参加していないのが唯一残念なのですが、Love To LoveではDavyが60年代に録音したものにオーバーダブを施し収録したことで追悼しているのがとても泣かせます。
ファンなら絶対に聞いて損はないと思います。
とても70歳を過ぎた声帯とは思えない。
1曲目は「恋の終列車」のような雰囲気がする曲で始まるものの、ハイライトは既に発表されている50年前のLove To Loveのリミックスであることが残念である。DavyはJohn Lennonのように未発表曲を録音していたわけではないので、フリー・アズ・ア・バードのように「新曲」を作ることも出来ない。特にミッキーは現在でも元気に「枯れた魅力」に満ちたアルバムを未だに発表しているので、このアルバムはどうしてもそちらの方との比較になってしまう。Davyの曲はLove To Love1曲のみ。アルバムカバーの後ろには、3人の老人と1人の若者が写ってるのが何とももの悲しいく感じられる。出来ることなら4人が揃った最後のツアーのライブアルバムを出して欲しい。
過剰な期待を持たずに聴くのであれば楽しめると思います。
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Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and the late Davy Jones all turn in fantastic (and time-defying) vocal performances and all three surviving members contribute both instrumentally and as songwriters in this new pop masterpiece. The album is a seamless blend of brand new songs and previously uncompleted Monkees demos retrieved from the vault from their chart-topping heyday of 1967-68.
The 60s songs were all written by legendary songwriters: Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jeff Barry, Joey Levine, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (who actually showed up to sing a background vocal here). The 60’s backing tracks were either completely re-recorded, augmented with some some new instrumentation or left just as recorded in the 60s but polished up to match the sonic clarity of the tracks recorded in 2016.
As soon as I heard Adam Schlesinger was producing, arranging, playing and writing on the album, I knew it would be amazing. For those who don’t know, Adam Schlesinger is a Grammy and Emmy award winner and has been nominated for multiple Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony Awards. He’s the genius multi instrumentalist, co-writer, arranger and producer for all his pop band projects; Fountains of Wayne, Ivy and Tinted Windows and he still finds time for a full time career writing for TV, film and other bands.
If all that talent weren’t enough to ensure a stellar album, Adam brought in the amazing Mike Viola (Candy Butchers) to play guitar on the new tracks (Mike Viola’s also the guy who sang lead on that huge (Adam Schlesinger-penned) hit, “That Thing You Do!” from the 1996 Tom Hanks film of the same name).
Adam also brought in fellow bandmates Brian Young (drummer from Fountains of Wayne) and Jody Porter (guitarist from Fountains of Wayne) to make sure the new backing tracks would be super-tight. All the basic tracks were recorded live within a 10 day period.
The jaw dropping list of songwriters of the new songs are; Adam, Andy Partridge (XTC), Rivers Cuomo (Weezer), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Noel Gallagher (Oasis) and Paul Weller (The Jam). Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz all contributed strong original songs to the album to round it all out.
All of the songs on this album are amazing and fit like a glove.
"Good Times" is a romping blues-infused rock duet featuring the late, great Harry Nilsson and Micky on co-lead vocals. The instrumental track is a mix of the original 60s session players with newly added guitar parts by Nez and Adam Schlesinger. There's a surprisingly strong Nilsson vocal here especially considering that it was intended as a guide vocal on a demo. The passion in Micky’s vocal is wonderful to hear and the idea of a vocal duet was his idea. Good friends reunited through the magic of the studio.
"You Bring the Summer” is classic XTC pop candy perfection but tailor made for the Monkees. Adam’s arrangement is a virtual time-machine trip to the 60s and had this gem been released in 1967 it would have been a huge hit. This really picks up all the musical personalities involved on this one (Monkees meets XTC meets Mike Viola meets Fountains of Wayne). You can’t go wrong with that combo.
"She Makes Me Laugh” is another jangly pop would-be 60s hit that also happens to be a brand new song. Like in the previous song, there are lots of huge hooks and a feel-good vibe. Micky’s voice sounds like he’s still in his 20s and really belts it out in the chorus. Peter Tork’s banjo adds a nice touch as does Mike Viola’s chiming guitar. The guys lay down great background vocals on this one and it was the first single chosen from the album.
"Our Own World” also sounds like it came straight out of the 60s but Adam wrote it for this project. He plays most of the instruments on the track too. I think the bouncy feel of the song is a perfect fit for the Monkees sound. Adam uses a quirky vocal gimmick here (…you changed my tu-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-une…). Adam used a similar gimmick on his hit “Stacey’s Mom” (Stacey can I come over after schoo-ooh-ooh-ool…).
"Gotta Give It Time” is one of the tunes recorded in the 60s and the original was pretty much left alone with only new vocals added and a new mix and EQ treatment to the backing track. The song itself and the feel are great and I’m surprised this wasn’t released back in the 60s because it has so much going for it. Oh well, better late than never, and besides, it fits perfectly in the running order of the new album.
"Me & Magdalena” is a hauntingly beautiful and evocative love song so typical of Ben Gibbard. That guy has such a gift for melancholy and always amazes. This tune will camp out in your head and won’t leave, which is a good thing. Nez delivers a perfect lead vocal that conveys the song’s mood perfectly and Micky’s harmony blend is absolutely beautiful. There is a “Version 2” of this song on the deluxe edition. It’s a total Monkees meets Fountains of Wayne perfect power pop take that you must hear (at least once on YouTube) if you didn’t pick up the deluxe version of the album.
"Whatever's Right” is a great Boyce and Hart song that makes you wonder why it was never released in the 60s. The original backing track was scrapped for a brand new backing track by Adam, Mike V., Brian and Peter. The new background vocals include Bobby Hart in the mix which I think is really cool. Micky’s sister Coco is also on background vocals along with Nez. As usual, Micky kills the lead vocal (in a good way).
"Love to Love” is a typically strong Neil Diamond song that’s a perfect fit for Davy Jones and a great way to feature him posthumously. To most fans, it wouldn’t really be a Monkees record without Davy on it so this is the perfect solution and really fits the flow of the album. It’s great to hear the cleaned up 60s track and it’s a great performance through time.
"Little Girl” is an ambling waltz written by Peter. There are some great lyrics here and a solid lead vocal by Peter. It’s a nice departure from all the poppy awesomeness. Mike Viola covers the backing vocals on this one beautifully.
"Birth of an Accidental Hipster” is a Noel Gallagher/Paul Weller song that is probably the most ambitious song on the album and one of the most rewarding. It’s really two radically different songs in one (kind of like "A Day In the Life" is really two radically different songs in one). The first part of the song, written by Noel Gallagher, reminds me a lot of "Cindy of a Thousand Lives” which was written by Johnny Marr for Billy Bragg. The similarity is understandable considering Noel Gallagher worships Johnny Marr — but really, who doesn’t? The Weller section fits in perfectly even though it’s so drastically different. The lead vocal by Nez is one of his best ever. The instrumental performance is also fantastic with a great guitar solo by Mike Viola. This one might actually get some alternative rock airplay.
"Wasn't Born to Follow” was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King but sounds more like they’re channeling Leonard Cohen. Peter’s vocal is absolutely perfect for this song. His banjo work over the old Wrecking Crew track works well and the overall peaceful mood of the tune feels like time travel. Gorgeous.
"I Know What I Know” is a stripped down version of a Michael Nesmith solo song he’s recorded several versions of with a variety of orchestration ideas. Adam thought the song was so engaging that the arrangement should be stripped down to just the basics to really expose the beauty and strength of the song itself. Adam plays all the instruments on the track supporting Mike’s vocal and the result is chilling. The emotional nakedness in his vocal is devastatingly beautiful and overall it’s a sublime musical statement.
"I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time)” was written by Micky and Adam. The title of the song was a running joke response that Micky would use when asked about the party scene 60s and 70s. Adam said, “That sounds like a fun song, let’s write it.” This is the result. It’s the only song where Micky plays drums on the album and it’s very Beatles influenced. It’s a good bookend to the Nilsson opener and the best way to end this great album.
Here is the album’s personnel:
"Good Times” (writer: Harry Nilsson)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Harry Nilsson - lead vocals, piano
• Michael Nesmith - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - guitar
• Rick Dey - bass
• Eddie Hoh - drums
"You Bring the Summer” (writer: Andy Partridge)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Michael Nesmith - guitar, backing vocals
• Peter Tork - organ, backing vocals
• Mike Viola - guitar
• Pete Min - guitar
• Jody Porter - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - bass, keyboards
• Brian Young - drums, percussion
"She Makes Me Laugh” (writer: Rivers Cuomo)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Peter Tork - banjo, backing vocals
• Michael Nesmith - guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Viola - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - bass
• Brian Young - drums, percussion
"Our Own World” (writer: Adam Schlesinger)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Peter Tork - keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Nesmith - backing vocals
• Adam Schlesinger - guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Brian Young - drums, percussion
"Gotta Give It Time” (writers: Jeff Barry, Joey Levine)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Al Gorgini - guitar
• Don Thomas - guitar
• Hugh McCracken - guitar
• Lou Mauro - bass
• Artie Butler - organ
• Herb Lovelle - drums
• Tom Cerone - tambourine
"Me & Magdalena” (writer: Ben Gibbard)
• Michael Nesmith - lead vocals
• Micky Dolenz - backing vocals
• Mike Viola - guitar, bass
• Jody Porter - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - piano, drums
"Whatever's Right” (writers: Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Michael Nesmith - backing vocals
• Bobby Hart - backing vocals
• Coco Dolenz - backing vocals
• Peter Tork - keyboards
• Mike Viola - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - bass
• Brian Young - drums
"Love to Love" (writer: Neil Diamond)
• Davy Jones - lead vocals
• Peter Tork - backing vocals
• Micky Dolenz - backing vocals
• Al Gorgini - guitar
• Don Thomas - guitar
• Hugh McCracken - guitar
• Lou Mauro - bass
• Artie Butler - organ
• Herb Lovelle - drums
• Tom Cerone - tambourine
"Little Girl" (writer: Peter Tork)
• Peter Tork - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Mike Viola - guitar, backing vocals
• Adam Schlesinger - bass
• Brian Young - drums
"Birth of an Accidental Hipster" (writers: Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller)
• Michael Nesmith - lead vocals
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
• Coco Dolenz - backing vocals
• Mike Viola - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - bass, piano, percussion
• Brian Young - drums
"Wasn't Born to Follow" (writers: Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
• Peter Tork - lead vocals, banjo
• Mike Deasy - guitar
• Dennis Budimir - guitar
• Al Casey - guitar
• Max Bennet - bass
• Michael Melvoin - harpsichord
• Milt Holland - vibes
• Earl Palmer - drums
• Stan Leavey - percussion
"I Know What I Know" (writer: Michael Nesmith)
• Michael Nesmith - lead vocals
• Adam Schlesinger - piano, bass, guitar, keyboards
"I Was There (And I'm Told I Had a Good Time)” (writers: Micky Dolenz, Adam Schlesinger)
• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals, drums
• Mike Viola - guitar
• Adam Schlesinger - piano, bass
Bottom line: Good Times is on a par with the very best music the Monkees ever released and is the surprise hit of the year. Nobody could have predicted a new Monkees album would be #1 on both the Pop and Rock Amazon sales charts in 2016 — not in their wildest dreams — but this is an album that fulfills Monkees fans' wildest dreams and then some. Buy it.