The Monkees most lucrative venture the three had ever seen in their days as the Monkees, far surpassing the money they had made in the 1960s. Nesmith had little financial need to join in Monkees-related projects, mostly as his mother Bette Nesmith Graham was the inventor of Liquid Paper, leaving Nesmith an inheritance of over $25 million upon her death in 1980. A new album by the touring trio, "Pool It!" (the Monkees' tenth), appeared the following year and was a moderate success. From 1986 to 1989, the Monkees would conduct major concert tours in the United States, Australia, Japan, and Europe.
Listen to the Band (song) chord progression of “Listen to the Band” was created by playing another Nesmith-written song, "Nine Times Blue" backward. Listen to the Band (song) "Listen to the Band" is a song by The Monkees that was released on Colgems single #5004 on April 26, 1969. Written by Michael Nesmith, it is the first time Nesmith sang lead vocals on a Monkees A-side single. "Listen to the Band" was first heard on The Monkees television special "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" as a live performance with Peter Tork making his last appearance before leaving the Monkees. The one-hour special aired on NBC