Poll for the over-50 DUers: The Monkees or Paul Revere & The Raiders?

[Bake]

Which band were you a fan of as a kid? The made-for-TV not-a-band, or the real thing? Davy Jones or Mark Lindsay? Woolly hats or the cool three-cornered hat?

Bake

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. The Monkees man, the Monkees.

[Bake]

2. That's pretty much what I'd expect from you!

:hi:

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[LeftyFingerPop]

3. I still love 'em!

:hi:

[no name no slogan]

4. THE RAIDERS. At least they were a REAL band

The Monkees were cute, but were not a real working band. Althogh Mike Nesmith made some kickass records in the 70s.

However, the Raiders were kicking serious rock-n-roll ass throughout the great northwest while Davy Jones was busy trying on turtlenecks.
Go for the real thing, not the cheap imitation.

[Bake]

6. Exactly!!

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[Deja Q]

16. Ever listen to "Headquarters" (1967)?

And Nesmith did put in some songs before that album too.

"The Monkees" fought negative press. Today's manufactured bands bend over as wide as possible for more. "The Monkees" fought to be itself, even if it was for one shining moment.

Damn straight they should be in the hall of fame. Unlike :puke: pop singers that have nothing to do with the genre "rock and roll".

:D

[Deja Q]

17. BTW, you're under 50, why did you respond?

Of course, I'm about your age too, so why did I respond too? :rofl:

[Bertha Venation]

5. Hey! I'm 46! Can I vote?!

Monkees, baby. Monkees.

[Bake]

7. Of course you can

I put "over-50" because I didn't think you youngsters would remember that far back!

:hi:

Bake

[MorningGlow]

8. Monkees!

Davy...sigh...be still my 5-year-old heart! :loveya:

[dana_b]

10. haha! Davy Jones could dance!

at least Axl Rose thought so

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI

[livetohike]

9. Paul Revere! " Well it's a groovy world....."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAiWbqEbgfs

[abq e streeter]

11. Liked em both as a kid, but like others here said, The Raiders were a real band

and recorded a lot of serious kickass rockers...That said, however, The Monkees were likeable people from what I could tell, had pleasant singing voices, and were fed some very nice songs to sing while the cream of LA's session guys played on em. Think of songs like Look Out,Here Comes Tomorrow ( one of Neil Diamond's best, and I'm not a big fan of his stuff generally) and Mike's own You Just May Be The One, and then Pleasant Valley Sunday and Valerie just to name a few more----1st rate songs and performances even if not by a"real" band. But still gotta go with Paul Revere and The Raiders .

[blondeatlast]

12. -50 and both, but I think PR &The Raiders were vastly underappreciated and damn--they STILL

put on a kick ass show!

[dawgmom]

13. Other -- liked them equally. nt

[old mark]

14. Other: The McCoys. They were formed by Rick Deringer and his

brother who later played with Johnny Winter's Blues band for years.
McCoys wrote and recorded "Sorrow", later covered by Bowie.


Monkees sucked, still do, Raiders were a pre-teen band, and in their own way also sucked.

mark

[texanwitch]

15. Monkees.

I don't remember Paul Revere and The Raiders.

I need a picture of them.

I liked Mickey, even went to a Monkees concert here in Houston.

The ticket price was $7.


There was so much screaming you couldn't hear the band.

[kimmerspixelated]

18. Liked em both!

But tuned in every Monday nite(remember??) at 7pm for the Monkees, which was then followed by Laugh-In!!! The good old days!!!!

[elocs]

19. I have a friend who is almost 70 and back in 1964 she was "forced" to chaperone her younger sister

to see The Beatles in Chicago (her sister must have been about 10 at the time). She didn't really like The Beatles, but she got to see them in concert. The next year little sister had the choice of seeing The Beatles again or to see Paul Revere & The Raiders. You can guess which one she chose to see in concert (hint: it wasn't The Beatles). If she only knew.

[Deja Q]

20. Monkees.

Both bands are good, but given the negative press aimed at the group, the vitriol of Nesmith and Tork over their treatment after joining the show, they fought to make their own presence and sound. "Headquarters" was completely "theirs", and later albums were mostly "theirs" too.

That and compare "For Pete's Sake" (Monkees) with "Just Like Me" (Raiders)... :D