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1. The highly anticipated new album GOOD TIMES! by The Monkees is the band's first new album in 20 years and tied to their 50th anniversary and extensive North American Tour. 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/5().

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2. Reviewed in the United States on May 27, Verified Purchase. The classic Monkees, as awesome as ever. This album goes from strength to strength, with feel-good tunes like "You Bring the Summer," rockin' R&B entries like "Good Times," and more contemplative pieces like "Birth of an Accidental Hipster."/5().

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3. 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 .

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4. Jul 08,  · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Good Times! on Discogs. Label: Rhino Records (2) - R2 • Format: CD Album • Country: US • Genre: Rock • Style: Folk Rock, Pop Rock/5(30).

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5. Designed as a celebration of the Monkees ' 50th anniversary, Good Times! certainly is a joyous revival of the cheerful jangle that characterized the group's big '60s hits, yet underneath the frivolity is an unspoken truth: this album is quite likely the band's last. After all, two decades passed between this and its predecessor, Justus, during which time Davy Jones died; in another twenty years 8/

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6. 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 (Weezer), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Andy Partridge (XTC), and Zach Rogue (Rogue Wave).

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7. May 28,  · Good Times! is certainly the best Monkees LP since their '60s heyday, but it also stands firmly on its own as one hell of an album circa To be honest, you'd be hard-pressed to find another Author: Dave Swanson.

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8. Jun 10,  · Like many of early The Monkees work, the album has songs written solely for the band by some of the most talented songwriters. The album opens with “Good Times,” a track from a late ’60s demo. Written by Harry Nilsson, it featuring Dolenz and Nilsson on lead vocals, complementing each other beautifully as they harmonize.

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