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EAN: 0081227015022 Label: Rhino / Wea Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rhino / Wea Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Rhino / Wea Editorial Review: Album Description: A collection of rare and unreleased studio tracks from 1966-1968. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Some Good SongsThis collection of missing links has some good songs, but you could see why many of these were left off the Monkees albums. In my opinion, this is definitely the worst of the three Missing Links albums...they really improve with the other two. The solid collection of Mike songs is the only thing that really saves this album. Here are my reviews of the songs: 1. "Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears" - Sounds like a worse version of Last Train to Clarksville or Tear Drop City. Not ... Read More Rating: - Once upon a once in a while...This is a collection of previously unreleased Monkees songs. Frankly, it's a mixed bag. There are some good songs here, alongside some not so good songs. "I Don't Think You Know Me", "All of Your Toys" and "Nine Times Blue" are great songs. Most of the songs here that Davy Jones wrote are bad songs. Then there are curiosities like "Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears", which is a decent song, but sounds a bit too much like "Last Train to Clarksville". "My Share is of the Sidewalk" is a strange ... Read More Rating: - UNspectacular, but...Nothing on here you really haven't heard before, except it has a gem of a song that's overlooked by many fans. "If You Have the Time" has forgettable lyrics and vocals, but its keyboard/synth track is fantastic, and the CD version really brings that out. Rating: - Must have for Monkees completists, quality variesOdds and ends from the Monkee's original lifespan. Some good tracks and some forgettable ones. As another reviewer has pointed out, many of these are included as bonus tracks on "regular album" CD releases. "Of You" is my favorite of this bunch. Rating:  - Missing -- With Good ReasonMake no mistake; most of the tracks in Rhino's Missing Links series weren't good enough to be released in the first place. Listening to one of these discs is like fumbling around an ice chest full of Yoo-Hoo hoping to find a forgotten Pepsi. This volume is especially disappointing, since the gems here (All Of Your Toys, Nine Times Blue, and Carlisle Wheeling) can be heard as bonus tracks on other CDs. That leaves a lot of room for songs that sound like Davy is just making it up as he goes along (So ... Read More |
