I love this film! Maybe i'm one of few though, as I understand it was panned back when it came out. But love the sound track too. The songs are so heartfelt. Anyone like this album? I'm finally thinking if getting it. I love, Love on the rocks, America, You Baby, Amazed and confused. Love them all. Any fans here of the D man??

I finally saw a few bits and pieces

of this movie just last week for

the first time ever. It was very

entertaining, but it was late

and I never saw the ending

but yes, I love Neil Diamond

My favorite is "Crackling Rosie"

Neil wrote a few of the earlier Monkees songs, including what is probably their most known one I'm A Believer.

Growing up - my dad had this one station wagon where I swear the only 8 track he owned was a "hot august night" from Neil Diamond ....

great live songs ...

so later when this movie came out ... i was a fan (of the album ) so i saw it ... the movie is kinda lame but still some of the songs resonate ...

MickyDolenz said:

Neil wrote a few of the earlier Monkees songs, including what is probably their most known one I'm A Believer.

Wow!

i love the Monkees

and have most of their earlier LP's

never knew Neil wrote some of

their songs?

You learn something new everyday!

this is one of my favs

^^That wasn't a Neil song, Mike Nesmith wrote Mary Mary, and it's been sampled a few times on rap songs.

MickyDolenz said:

^^That wasn't a Neil song, Mike Nesmith wrote Mary Mary, and it's been sampled a few times on rap songs.

Yes I know that Mike was

supposedly the only one

in the group that was

actually a real musician

I remember when

RUN DMC sampled it

I forget which song it was on

but it went like this

"Mary Mary why you buggin?"

chriss said:

MickyDolenz said:

^^That wasn't a Neil song, Mike Nesmith wrote Mary Mary, and it's been sampled a few times on rap songs.

Yes I know that Mike was

supposedly the only one

in the group that was

actually a real musician

Peter plays several instruments including banjo, Micky was in a few bands before The Monkees as a singer and played a little guitar and Davy was a Broadway singer. Davy had an album out before the group and Mike had a few singles as Michael Blessing. Peter was in a group with Stephen Stills, later with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Peter also performed as a folk singer in clubs/coffeehouses beforehand.

Neil at his best:

Pure ear candy. Makes angels weep.

dancerella said:

I love this film! Maybe i'm one of few though, as I understand it was panned back when it came out. But love the sound track too. The songs are so heartfelt. Anyone like this album? I'm finally thinking if getting it. I love, Love on the rocks, America, You Baby, Amazed and confused. Love them all. Any fans here of the D man??

got the album as a b-day gift when I was 15 or so (1980?), loved it and listened to it a lot back then

later I saw the movie on TV a few times, and despite the cheese factor yep I quite enjoyed it

yeeh-hawww

and then there was Heartlight of course

and September Morn, this I must have on 7" single somewhere

Nice to see other peeps here giving ND some love. I plan to finally download the album today! I noticed on Itunes he's got a new album dropping next month. Great to see he's still recording. Didn't he headline a festival a few years back in the UK (can't remember which one) and I heard he got great reviews. Really brought the house down!