the monkees and surprisingly and be a big favorite of mine . yes and they might have be the original manufactured rock band while a gimmick that certainly have reach overkill in the 21st century . however and their music hold up a some of the best the 1960 have to offer . last train to clarksville and daydream believer and i be a believer and ( i be not ) your step stone and valleri and pleasant valley sunday be great song and write by good songwriter such a boyce or hart and neil diamond and goffen or king and john stewart . while they weren not great musician or songwriter and they have a likable screen presence and plenty of appeal and some of their own stuff be actually decent . their t. v. show be date stuff in 2007 but i still watch the show on occasion a a time capsule to life in 1966 1968 while that magical and dangerous time in u. s. history . however and a we all know and a a portent of thing to come for the like of kelly clarkson and the monkees do not want to be consider manufactured and just puppet for their recording company . despite their average talent and they want to write their own song and produce their own album and call the shot when it come to tour . sadly and this turn out to be a disaster while especially when peter tork choice of jimi hendrix a an opening act be nixed due to his stealing of the show and heavy sexual suggestion in his music compare to the monkees g rat content . however and the final nail in the coffin for the monkees ( until 1986 ) be the infamous motion picture head . head be write by bob rafelson and jack nicholson while they be allegedly high on the mary jane . the film receive poor review and only make $ 16 and 000 in the box office . today and the film be a cult classic and ahead of it time and delivers a message of what be on the mind of the youth in 1968 and the summer of anger . head really have no plot . basically and one to four of the monkees lurch from scene to scene without any rhyme or reason . they go from eat in a diner and to see davy jones get bash by sonny liston and to a western and to be suck into a vacuum and to perform at a concert and so forth . the film basically offer up oblique opinion of what be wrong with american society . the monkees bash commercialism and the war in vietnam and american policy and censorship and the establishment and greed . you have to read between the line to see what the target of derision be . the monkees spend a lot of time box up at certain junction of the film and symbolize how they felt their record company saw them while a nothing but toy for them to play with when it be time to record another hit album . a scene where they be outnumbered 16 4 in the western scene could be a symbol of them against the session musician and songwriter and record producer and whatnot who control their career and the cannon they fire at them be their way of say begone . the film be truly a psychedelic trip to behold . the flashy tie dye color and the hypnotic concert and belly dance scene and the druggy imagery be everywhere . the acting be actually very good but that be bias a i like the monkees t. v. show . a small soundtrack feature the porpoise song and three song write by the monkees themselves . the film actually have some hilarious scene on occasion while although maybe they weren not suppose to be . mickey dolenz beat up a coke machine that do not give him a soda or his violent punch ups in the boxing scene ( i mean and he be a wiry guy who probably weigh no more than 135 ) have me laugh it up . all in all and this movie be an absolute must see for any monkees fan . i think a lot of people will feel this movie be indeed over their head but for those obsess with the 60 and society at the time will find it a great time capsule .