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That remains to be seen. NBC has won the ratings for nine straight weeks, but it has scored highest with reruns of such hits as The Cosby Show, Family Ties and Miami Vice. In fact, the first of four new NBC series planned for the summer, Michael Nesmith in Television Parts, an offbeat comedy using music-video techniques, was dead last in the ratings for three of its four telecasts...
...Monkees also presaged the advent of country rock, notably in Mike Nesmith's compositions and their wonderful cover of Michael Murphy's deceptively simple-sounding "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round?" There are also ample pleasures to be derived from lesser-known songs; the Monkees came from the era when albums were supposed to be more than just filler to put around singles, and for the most part they delivered...
...while, anyway. Disc Three marks the end of the '60s hits, and while its often skirts the edges of silliness, it's surprising how consistently listenable it is, especially "Porpoise Song," the failed single from "Head," and Nesmith's contributions. It also features a live cut, "Circle Sky," which lays to rest any doubts about their viability in concert. Nesmith's nasal vocals nothwithstanding, his efforts are about the only redeeming feature of the final disc, a somewhat grimmer prospect that includes late-'60s meanderings, some truly naff Davy Jones treacle, and more of Mickey Dolenz' inane flights of fancy...
...hard to get mad at these guys. Apparently, they rarely did at each other, and if it was more obvious on TV, that good-naturedness somehow comes through on record as well. The last two tracks find the full foursome back together in 1996 (Nesmith had long refused to participate in reunions), playing their own songs and instruments, and even if it's well past the point of relevance, it has a certain wistful sweetness. Indeed, there's a fundamental decency, wit and charm in evidence throughout this collection that so completely transcends the Monkees' prefab origins, and those...
...Liquid Paper 1979, based on invention by secretary Bette Nesmith Graham...