US Band Tournament - 1st Round - The Banana Splits vs The Monkees

[Anubis]

You know it’s the Splits.

 

 

[cloggypop]

Boss song

 

 

[cloggypop]

But so's this

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem > The Banana Splits

[cloggypop]

 

[TheHowieLama]

 

[Juniper]

Battle of the manufactured bands.

 

Splits for me 

[VladimirIlyich]

The Monkees because they had more than one decent song,even though the 'one banana,two banana' song was ace.

[ZonkoVille77]

What's this all about?

I thought the Monkees already went up against Alice In Chains ?

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Even when I was a kid Banana Splits irritated the living shit out of me.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

 

[easytoslip]

The Monkees just because of I'm a Believer and that's it. 

Though do the Monkees count as a band as didn't The Wrecking Crew play it all? Maybe other session players

[AngryOfTuebrook]

22 minutes ago, easytoslip said:

The Monkees just because of I'm a Believer and that's it. 

Though do the Monkees count as a band as didn't The Wrecking Crew play it all? Maybe other session players

Just looked it up.  Session musicians on the first two albums, but The Monkees playing their own instruments on the rest.  So Theme From The Monkees, Last Train to Clarkesville, Stepping Stone and I'm A Believer were session musicians; Randy Scouse Git, Pleasant Valley Sunday and Daydream Believer were "real" Monkees songs.

[cloggypop]

The first four albums only took them about a year like. 

[easytoslip]

6 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Just looked it up.  Session musicians on the first two albums, but The Monkees playing their own instruments on the rest.  So Theme From The Monkees, Last Train to Clarkesville, Stepping Stone and I'm A Believer were session musicians; Randy Scouse Git, Pleasant Valley Sunday and Daydream Believer were "real" Monkees songs.

Yeah just checked myself, only like Stepping Stone and I'm a Believer as such. I've heard Day Dream Believer of course but Randy Scouse Git, can't say I have, I wonder what made them name a song that? 

Some players in that Wrecking Crew over the years. 

[Rico1304]

The Monkees because Davey Jones was my mates uncle and his dad had a summer touring with them in America.  Imagine being in Stockport in the 60’s one minute and following a band in America the next.  He’s probably got hundreds of kids 

[cloggypop]

The Monkees used to sell more records than The Beatles and had Jimi Hendrix as support act. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

2 minutes ago, easytoslip said:

Yeah just checked myself, only like Stepping Stone and I'm a Believer as such. I've heard Day Dream Believer of course but Randy Scouse Git, can't say I have, I wonder what made them name a song that? 

I think they learned the phrase from Alf Garnett (talking to his son-in-law) and decided they liked it.

 

 

[cloggypop]

[easytoslip]

Just now, cloggypop said:

The Monkees used to sell more records than The Beatles and had Jimi Hendrix as support act. 

Mad isn't it, but then again Robbie Williams probably out sold them all at one stage, the mind boggles as its not just kids who buy his fuckin' shit. 

 

[Code]

 

[cloggypop]

[easytoslip]

3 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

I think they learned the phrase from Alf Garnett (talking to his son-in-law) and decided they liked it.

 

 

I have heard it I know now, not one to be putting on after a few mind. 

[easytoslip]

6 minutes ago, Code said:

 

I quite like that pop song curiously enough, keep it to yourself. 

[TheHowieLama]

29 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Just looked it up.  Session musicians on the first two albums, but The Monkees playing their own instruments on the rest.  So Theme From The Monkees, Last Train to Clarkesville, Stepping Stone and I'm A Believer were session musicians; Randy Scouse Git, Pleasant Valley Sunday and Daydream Believer were "real" Monkees songs.

There is zero chance Davy Jones played an instrument on any record.