Including the newer ones: 13. Pool It 12. Christmas Party 11. Just Us 10. Changes 9. The Monkees Present 8. Head 7. Good Times 6. Instant Replay 5. Headquarters 4. The Birds, The Bees and The Monkees 3. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 2. More Of The Monkees 1. The Monkees What can I say the countless times I’ve heard them on the albums and tv show still not sick of the classics.
I bought the first 5 Monkee albums, but wandered away after that with bands like Quicksilver, Jefferson Airplane, the Stones, and Hendrix. I loved Headquarters for obvious reasons, but, 50 years later, I think the one record that has aged the best is Pisces. . . Once you get out of the teenybopper phase of the first 2 albums, there's a lot of interesting stuff from those guys.
Although changes is my least favourite Monkees album, there were a couple of catchy songs on them, 99 pounds, Do You Feel it too, The only reason I put it at my least favourite is because there were only Micky and Davy and it didn't feel the same as their first 6 albums when they were together
Yay! Had to check this one out, Chris. Very interesting choices. For what it’s worth I would’ve placed More of the Monkees much higher. I haven’t got Changes so I need to rectify that. Pisces, Aquarius would be a great intro album I agree. Hope you are fine and keeping well. Take care, John.
Loved this video, Chris. Well done. I appreciate your enthusiasm for this music. Although I have not owned any Monkees albums (except for Head, now that I think of it), your video prompts me to remedy that situation post-haste! See how influential we can be with these videos?! Hahaha. Cheers. Jeff
I thoroughly enjoy The Monkees myself as well. have all of their albums. without a doubt, my very all-time favorite Monkees album has got to be HEAD. love the fact that it features lead vocals from all 4 members of the group. I highly suggest the Rhino Handmade box set of HEAD. a must-have!
Hey Chris - thanks for the ranking. I only have two Monkees records - Monkees Forever and Greatest Hits. Seems like I see the astrology record sometimes...maybe I'll check into that. I think my favorite song is either Steppin' Stone (I like it even better than the Minor Threat version) or Last Train to Clarksville. Or maybe Pleasant Valley Sunday. I think at the time it came out, Pleasant Valley Sunday was, maybe, looked at by some as an indictment of the suburban lifestyle. But I look at it as being pretty swell now. I guess sort of the same with Descendents' Suburban Home. Rock on Chris! ~ Randy
That’s part of the reason I like you, Randall! You’re one of the only people who can link the Monkees to the Descendents. Lol. Pleasant Valley Sunday is a killer tune. Take care.
This is my rankings of Monkees albums:9.Changes,8.The Monkees Present,7.Instant Replay,6.More of The Monkees,5.The birds,the bees and the monkees,4.Head,3.Headquarters,2.The Monkees and 1.Pieces, Acquarius, Capricorn and Jones
Fun ranking Chris! There are similarities in our ranking but some differences too. Someday we'll have to do a collab on The Monkees. Here's my ranking list, today anyway (3 and 4 are pretty interchangeable): 9. Changes 8. The Monkees 7. More of The Monkees 6. The Monkees Present 5. Headquarters 4. Instant Replay 3. The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees 2. Head 1. Pices, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Great ranking, Bill!! Pisces and Head rule! I would definitely be in to doing a collaboration video on The Monkees. Just give me the time and date! Lol.
PRESENT- Kill Ladies aid, and Pillow Time and exchange for the outtakes "If I Knew" and "Carlisle Wheeling", (or "Crippled Lion") then you have a near perfect album!!!
I always love your passion for the band The Monkees! I definitely need to check out more of the studio albums! I have only heard the first two albums! I do know the greatest hits though! I wonder why they changed the cover for "Instant Replay!"
I’ve always loved the Monkees. I’m a huge Michael Nesmith fan. I love his country tinged songs. It made them unique. I don’t know why they changed the cover on the rerelease? I’ve been wondering the same thing.
Love the fact you go from SAMHAIN to THE MONKEES....i've always been like that myself musically. Favorite MONKEE album for me is PAC&J. Pleasent Valley Sunday & The Door Into Summer are 2 of the greatest songs ever.
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed thanks for the upload. sooo many people think it's crazy that i'll go from SLAYER, MEGADETH & BLACK FLAG to like, THE BYRDS, THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS & THE BEE GEES & everything in between. fun fact: i'm from NEW ORLEANS. when THE MISFITS got arrested in N.O. back in '82, they were going to see the grave of my great-great-great-great grand ma ....voodoo priestess MARIE LAVEAU.
Hey Chris, just started following your channel, great vid, love the Monkees and have been pondering what to grab "outside" of the well known releases. Thanks for a little direction :)
I've had all those Monkees albums at one time or another but all I have now is one "hits" album and a CD "The Definitive Monkees" with 29 tracks. I still like all of their albums but only so much room in my house!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed Crazy. I replied but it didn't show up. OK...I answered Headquarters and then remembered I have a British Mono copy of Pisces, Aquarius etc and gotta like that a lot too. Also, not an album but the DVD of Head which is my favorite Monkees item of all! If it wasn't cheating I'd put that at #1.
#1 Headquarters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #2 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., #3 Meet the Monkees, #4 More of the Monkees, #5 The Birds the Bees and the Monkees.
Chris is a believer! Can’t say I’m the biggest fan. As a child of the 60s I remember the show. I have Greatest Hits and that’s enough although if I see one of the albums you mentioned at an estate sale I may pick it up.
Chris Propfe Musically Obsessed You won’t believe this but Run Out Groove is featuring the first album as one of the three you can vote for this month. See www.runoutgroovevinyl.com/vote-for-next-release?type=vote&campaign=%22The%20Monkees%22%20(Deluxe%20Edition)
Chris Propfe Musically Obsessed Chris, Run Out Groove chose the Monkees album as their next album, in case you weren’t aware. The preorder period is good for about another 20 days or so in case you’re interested.
Good to hear praise for Changes., as it had some great songs that still stand up today. Unfortunately, it was released when the Monkees were completely written off and fans had no real way to show support.
Glad to see the love for Changes and Instant Replay but The Monkees Present is probably my least favorite album with the possible exception of Justus, dull dreary and missing key tracks like Someday Man, St. Matthew, Steam Engine and If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again, not to mention Nine Times Blue which they played on The Johnny Cash Show advertised as off of their new album lol.
Calico Girlfriend Samba & Down the Highway (Michigan Blackhawk) would've been a cool additions to Present too. That really could've/should've been a double album.
I do like Changes, probably more than most, and it definitely benefits from underexposure. That said, I can't objectively say it's better than the first two LPs, even if I've heard the first two albums to death. If anything, Changes suffers from the lack of textural variety that having Mike and/or Peter on board brings. But Changes is definitely waaay better than it gets credit for.
Cool rankings! I fully agree there's gems on every album. I really like the fact that you appreciate and recognize Changes. Oh My My, I Love You Better, 99 Pounds are great rockers; and Ticket on a Ferry Ride is beautiful and in the same class with As We Go Along, Shades of Gray, and Me & Magdalena. My #1 is PAC&J, but as long as it's any Monkee album, I'm good!
I’m burned out on the first two albums myself. Yes, there are some great songs on them but I’ve heard some of them so many times I’m tired of them. Changes would be perfect if they’d added “Steam Engine” and “If You Have The Time”. My favorite over all is PAC&J. If you make a playlist and add Daydream Believer and Goin’ Down it’s a near perfect album.
Great ranking even if I don't agree with many placements. When I review an LP, I ignore songs that made it to 45 RPMs. My rankings -- 9. Changes 8. Head 7. Present 6. Monkees 5, Birds Bees 4. More 3, Headquarters 2, Pisces 1. INSTANT REPLAY
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed ive found a copy of it on amazon with the white cover it has some bonus tracks as well i kinda like the white cover over the silver/gray cover
#9 Changes #8 More of ... #7 The Monkees debut #6 Present #5 Head #4 Instant Replay #3 Headquarters #2 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd #1 The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
Hard to argue with any of your rankings, and why would I, since they are YOUR rankings. Great list for sure, my list would be somewhat similar, with Headquarters being #1 and Present 2. And also, I totally agree with you on Changes, doesn't get the respect it should
13. Changes, 12. Instant Replay, 11. Justus, 10. The Monkees Present, 9. The birds the bees, 8. Head, 7. Christmas Party, 6. Good Times, 5. Pool it!, 4. Headquarters, 3. More of the Monkees, 2. The Monkees, 1. PAC&J (I honestly thought Missing Links volume 1 was a very good album. I know it doesn't count though)
Haha definitely a natural progression. Another band I've not checked out much. I know a few of their more famous ones but not really my style. They are still a great band though.
This is a good one..I am a fan..Chris, I saw The Monkees at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in 1967...WOW, you are ranking the first two albums at the bottom !!! Headquarters at six..you sure you are not ranking from 1 to 9 ?? Pisces, Aquarius might be number one..I can’t rank Head and Present ahead of the classic first four albums..Loved this video...glen kellaway
My list from worst to best of the first nine albums....and to prevent bias I wrote this before watching your video: 9. Changes (A Dolenz-Jones album and not a good one at that.....I Love You Better is the only excellent song IMO) 8. Instant Replay (Not terrible.....but it suffers compared to the rest of the catalog) 7. Monkees Present (See above) 6. Self-titled (It has classics....but there is a burnout factor) 5. Head (It would have been nice to have more songs replacing some of the movie dialogue) 4. Birds and Bees (Lots of good-but-not-great songs....but Nesmith does have a few gems here) 3. More of the Monkees (With exception to the inexplicably bad "The Day We Fall in Love" a first rate mid-60s pop album) 2. Headquarters (A great garage band album that's full of charm) 1. PAC&J (Excellent on various levels.....even the lesser songs are likable) Great video! Here is something you might like: ruclips.net/video/sqWznmaKurQ/видео.html
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed My Favorite Beatles Albums Are Rubber Soul And Revolver My Favorite Monkees Albums Are Definitely The Debut Headquarters More Of The Monkees Pieces And Changes
I think Head is the Monkees worst album, with only six songs on it. Headquarters is my favourite album & i would rank their first two albums higher than this reviewer did, i also think Instant Replay & Present are really good albums.
Sorry, I just couldn’t handle this ranking lol I feel that just because you get tired of the classics, doesn’t change the greatness of the songs. Here is what I think based on the high quality of the songwriting and production. My rankings also take into account, what album the originally unreleased songs belong on. 1. Pisces…Ltd. 2. More of the Monkees 3. Good Times 4. Monkees (debut) 5. Headquarters 6. Birds, Bees,Monkees 7. Head (Soundtrack) 8. Missing Links 2 9. Instant Replay 10. Missing Links 1 11. Christmas Party 12. Changes 13. Present 14. Pool It 15. Missing Links 3 16. Justus
I gave up on this one after about two minutes. The number of times you've heard a song shouldn't influence your rating of it. And I very quickly got tired of his overuse of the word "killer."
Including the newer ones:
13. Pool It
12. Christmas Party
11. Just Us
10. Changes
9. The Monkees Present
8. Head
7. Good Times
6. Instant Replay
5. Headquarters
4. The Birds, The Bees and The Monkees
3. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
2. More Of The Monkees
1. The Monkees
What can I say the countless times I’ve heard them on the albums and tv show still not sick of the classics.
Great ranking!!!! Present is my favorite!
Sometime In the Morning is an amazing song.
Agreed!
I bought the first 5 Monkee albums, but wandered away after that with bands like Quicksilver, Jefferson Airplane, the Stones, and Hendrix. I loved Headquarters for obvious reasons, but, 50 years later, I think the one record that has aged the best is Pisces. . . Once you get out of the teenybopper phase of the first 2 albums, there's a lot of interesting stuff from those guys.
The later albums are the best!!! Pisces rules!!!
Although changes is my least favourite Monkees album, there were a couple of catchy songs on them, 99 pounds, Do You Feel it too,
The only reason I put it at my least favourite is because there were only Micky and Davy and it didn't feel the same as their first 6 albums when they were together
It’s such a great album with some killer tunes!!!!
I have quite a few albums by the monkees and the first box set. I’ve not heard a few that you like - I shall check them out.
Let me know what you think!!!!
Yay! Had to check this one out, Chris. Very interesting choices. For what it’s worth I would’ve placed More of the Monkees much higher. I haven’t got Changes so I need to rectify that. Pisces, Aquarius would be a great intro album I agree. Hope you are fine and keeping well. Take care, John.
The birds the bees and the monkees. The best pop music ever.
Love that album!
I agree and the Super Deluxe Edition is phenomenal
Loved this video, Chris. Well done. I appreciate your enthusiasm for this music. Although I have not owned any Monkees albums (except for Head, now that I think of it), your video prompts me to remedy that situation post-haste! See how influential we can be with these videos?! Hahaha. Cheers. Jeff
Awesome!!!! I hope you enjoy the Monkees albums you eventually get in your collection!
I thoroughly enjoy The Monkees myself as well. have all of their albums. without a doubt, my very all-time favorite Monkees album has got to be HEAD. love the fact that it features lead vocals from all 4 members of the group. I highly suggest the Rhino Handmade box set of HEAD. a must-have!
Head is phenomenal!!!! I’m going to look into that box set. Thank you!
Hey Chris - thanks for the ranking. I only have two Monkees records - Monkees Forever and Greatest Hits. Seems like I see the astrology record sometimes...maybe I'll check into that. I think my favorite song is either Steppin' Stone (I like it even better than the Minor Threat version) or Last Train to Clarksville. Or maybe Pleasant Valley Sunday. I think at the time it came out, Pleasant Valley Sunday was, maybe, looked at by some as an indictment of the suburban lifestyle. But I look at it as being pretty swell now. I guess sort of the same with Descendents' Suburban Home. Rock on Chris! ~ Randy
That’s part of the reason I like you, Randall! You’re one of the only people who can link the Monkees to the Descendents. Lol. Pleasant Valley Sunday is a killer tune. Take care.
Headquarters is my favorite. I’m slowly acquiring Monkees LPs in mono.
Headquarters is a kick ass album!
Very cool. You mentioned several albums that I've never heard of, which means I have to hunt them down. You have great taste in music. Thanks my man.
Thank you!!!! Happy hunting!
This is my rankings of Monkees albums:9.Changes,8.The Monkees Present,7.Instant Replay,6.More of The Monkees,5.The birds,the bees and the monkees,4.Head,3.Headquarters,2.The Monkees and 1.Pieces, Acquarius, Capricorn and Jones
All of the albums are killer. So hard to rank!
Fun ranking Chris! There are similarities in our ranking but some differences too. Someday we'll have to do a collab on The Monkees.
Here's my ranking list, today anyway (3 and 4 are pretty interchangeable):
9. Changes
8. The Monkees
7. More of The Monkees
6. The Monkees Present
5. Headquarters
4. Instant Replay
3. The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
2. Head
1. Pices, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Great ranking, Bill!! Pisces and Head rule! I would definitely be in to doing a collaboration video on The Monkees. Just give me the time and date! Lol.
PRESENT- Kill Ladies aid, and Pillow Time and exchange for the outtakes "If I Knew" and "Carlisle Wheeling", (or "Crippled Lion") then you have a near perfect album!!!
Those are great songs too!
I've never really dove into The Monkees discography. I will have to give more of their albums a listen!
Great stuff! Definitely check out the album Pisces Aquarius Capricorn if you get the chance.
I always love your passion for the band The Monkees! I definitely need to check out more of the studio albums! I have only heard the first two albums! I do know the greatest hits though! I wonder why they changed the cover for "Instant Replay!"
I’ve always loved the Monkees. I’m a huge Michael Nesmith fan. I love his country tinged songs. It made them unique. I don’t know why they changed the cover on the rerelease? I’ve been wondering the same thing.
Love the fact you go from SAMHAIN to THE MONKEES....i've always been like that myself musically. Favorite MONKEE album for me is PAC&J. Pleasent Valley Sunday & The Door Into Summer are 2 of the greatest songs ever.
Two great bands!!!! Pices rules! The Door Into Summer is a killer track. Thank you for watching!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed thanks for the upload. sooo many people think it's crazy that i'll go from SLAYER, MEGADETH & BLACK FLAG to like, THE BYRDS, THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS & THE BEE GEES & everything in between. fun fact: i'm from NEW ORLEANS. when THE MISFITS got arrested in N.O. back in '82, they were going to see the grave of my great-great-great-great grand ma ....voodoo priestess MARIE LAVEAU.
@@satanlaffing That’s me too!!! Variety is the spice of life! Slayer!!!!!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed if you dig funk, check out DUMPSTAPHUNK from New Orleans. Them dudes KILL!
Did not expect that order in any way! I may have to revisit Present, and listen to it with fresh ears. Maybe I will get a new perspective on it.
I know my order was a little different but I love the album Present. It’s not for everyone, but I dig it!
Like all their albums, but prefer all Nesmith songs.
Hey Chris, just started following your channel, great vid, love the Monkees and have been pondering what to grab "outside" of the well known releases. Thanks for a little direction :)
Welcome to my channel. I appreciate you subbing. Hopefully I lead you down the right road! Just subbed to your channel as well!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed Now I just need to decide what to do with my channel, lol
Try some music reviews? Or show off your collection?
I now have a new appreciation for The Monkees. Too much monkey business and I like it.
Yes!!!!
I've had all those Monkees albums at one time or another but all I have now is one "hits" album and a CD "The Definitive Monkees" with 29 tracks. I still like all of their albums but only so much room in my house!
I understand. Do you have a favorite album?
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed
Crazy. I replied but it didn't show up.
OK...I answered Headquarters and then remembered I have a British Mono copy of Pisces, Aquarius etc and gotta like that a lot too. Also, not an album but the DVD of Head which is my favorite Monkees item of all! If it wasn't cheating I'd put that at #1.
mistery-ed Head is great. I have it on DVD as well. It’s hard to find copies of that nowadays.
#1 Headquarters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #2 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., #3 Meet the Monkees, #4 More of the Monkees, #5 The Birds the Bees and the Monkees.
Awesome albums!
What are your thoughts on Pool It, Justus, and Good Times? I found their latest to be very good!
I love Good Times. Justus is pretty good. I don’t care for Pool It. She’s Moving In With Rico disgusts me. Lol
Love your rankings, especially because Present is my favorite album also! Not a bad record in the bunch.
Thanks Jeff! Most people don’t agree with us. Lol.
Chris is a believer! Can’t say I’m the biggest fan. As a child of the 60s I remember the show. I have Greatest Hits and that’s enough although if I see one of the albums you mentioned at an estate sale I may pick it up.
Awesome! I would definitely pick up Pisces if you find it!
Chris Propfe Musically Obsessed You won’t believe this but Run Out Groove is featuring the first album as one of the three you can vote for this month. See www.runoutgroovevinyl.com/vote-for-next-release?type=vote&campaign=%22The%20Monkees%22%20(Deluxe%20Edition)
That’s awesome! Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Chris Propfe Musically Obsessed Chris, Run Out Groove chose the Monkees album as their next album, in case you weren’t aware. The preorder period is good for about another 20 days or so in case you’re interested.
@@Jazzeum awesome! Thank you!
Good to hear praise for Changes., as it had some great songs that still stand up today. Unfortunately, it was released when the Monkees were completely written off and fans had no real way to show support.
Such a shame because it’s a great song!
I doubted you at first. But I think you completely nailed it here. But I still think Initium is better than November Fire.
You know you commented on the Monkees video right? Lol
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed Oops forgot to title it. Yeah, your Monkees list makes perfect sense.
Glad to see the love for Changes and Instant Replay but The Monkees Present is probably my least favorite album with the possible exception of Justus, dull dreary and missing key tracks like Someday Man, St. Matthew, Steam Engine and If I Ever Get To Saginaw Again, not to mention Nine Times Blue which they played on The Johnny Cash Show advertised as off of their new album lol.
Those songs would have been killer on the record. Nine Times Blue is one of my favorites!
Calico Girlfriend Samba & Down the Highway (Michigan Blackhawk) would've been a cool additions to Present too. That really could've/should've been a double album.
I do like Changes, probably more than most, and it definitely benefits from underexposure. That said, I can't objectively say it's better than the first two LPs, even if I've heard the first two albums to death. If anything, Changes suffers from the lack of textural variety that having Mike and/or Peter on board brings. But Changes is definitely waaay better than it gets credit for.
Agreed! Changes rules!
Cool rankings! I fully agree there's gems on every album. I really like the fact that you appreciate and recognize Changes. Oh My My, I Love You Better, 99 Pounds are great rockers; and Ticket on a Ferry Ride is beautiful and in the same class with As We Go Along, Shades of Gray, and Me & Magdalena. My #1 is PAC&J, but as long as it's any Monkee album, I'm good!
Thank you for watching. Changes is so underrated!!!
I’m burned out on the first two albums myself. Yes, there are some great songs on them but I’ve heard some of them so many times I’m tired of them. Changes would be perfect if they’d added “Steam Engine” and “If You Have The Time”.
My favorite over all is PAC&J. If you make a playlist and add Daydream Believer and Goin’ Down it’s a near perfect album.
Prices is almost the perfect album. I love it too!
I’m not too familiar with The Monkees catalog. Thanks for this showcase. Great stuff.
I find a lot of folks aren’t familiar with the Monkees catalog. I’m here to school! Lol
Great ranking even if I don't agree with many placements. When I review an LP, I ignore songs that made it to 45 RPMs.
My rankings --
9. Changes
8. Head
7. Present
6. Monkees
5, Birds Bees
4. More
3, Headquarters
2, Pisces
1. INSTANT REPLAY
Instant Replay! Yes!
My Ranking
01. Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd 1967
02. Headquarters 1967
03. Instant Replay 1969
04. Christmas Party 2018
05. More of the Monkees 1967
06. Missing Links Vol.1 1987 (1966-1969)
07. The Monkees 1966
08. Pool It 1987
09. Missing Links Vol 3 1996 (1966-1969)
10. The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees 1968
11. Head 1968
12. Good times 2016
13. Justus 1996
14. The Monkees Presents 1969
15. Missing Links Vol.2 1990 (1966-1969)
16. Changes 1970
Great ranking!
I have the debut album I got that from a goodwill and I'm wondering should I get the soundtrack to the Monkees movie head
You should!!!!!!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed ok I'll make sure to check it out
@@zeldafan9016 It’s one of my favorites!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed ive found a copy of it on amazon with the white cover it has some bonus tracks as well i kinda like the white cover over the silver/gray cover
And now Mike is gone , damn !
Have to pull out an album or 2
I’ll do the same!
Really great ranking, i never got into the Monkeys but i was surprised how many songs I recognized, is Oh My My the Ringo Starr song?👍🤘🤘
Im not sure about the Ringo song. I’m gonna do some research! Thanks, Aaron.
I just listened...it’s not😀
#9 Changes
#8 More of ...
#7 The Monkees debut
#6 Present
#5 Head
#4 Instant Replay
#3 Headquarters
#2 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd
#1 The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
Great ranking!
Hard to argue with any of your rankings, and why would I, since they are YOUR rankings. Great list for sure, my list would be somewhat similar, with Headquarters being #1 and Present 2. And also, I totally agree with you on Changes, doesn't get the respect it should
Glad we agree on some of the rankings!!! Monkees rule. Thank you for watching!
13. Changes, 12. Instant Replay, 11. Justus, 10. The Monkees Present, 9. The birds the bees, 8. Head, 7. Christmas Party, 6. Good Times, 5. Pool it!, 4. Headquarters, 3. More of the Monkees, 2. The Monkees, 1. PAC&J (I honestly thought Missing Links volume 1 was a very good album. I know it doesn't count though)
Great ranking!
Haha definitely a natural progression. Another band I've not checked out much. I know a few of their more famous ones but not really my style. They are still a great band though.
I’ve loved the Monkees since I was a kid. 😀
This is a good one..I am a fan..Chris, I saw The Monkees at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in 1967...WOW, you are ranking the first two albums at the bottom !!! Headquarters at six..you sure you are not ranking from 1 to 9 ?? Pisces, Aquarius might be number one..I can’t rank Head and Present ahead of the classic first four albums..Loved this video...glen kellaway
Lol. You’ve seen so many good shows!!! I love rankings! Everyone is a little different. Take care, Glen😀
There were no wrong answers on this one ❤️❤️❤️❤️glen
I agree!!! All great albums!
I have to go with Instant Replay as my favourite because of the fun of Shorty Blackwell
Great album!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed Over all single would be Goin Down , Micky gets to be a cross between James Brown and Mel Torme
Instant Replay is so very good!!!
My ranking of the modern ones....
5) Christmas Party
4) Pool It!
3) The Mike and Micky Show
2) Justus
1) Good Times!
Great ranking!
Instant reply is my fave monkees LP. es
THEN more of the monkees
the monkees
changes
Headquaters
head
PAC&J
birds n bees
present.
Instant Replay rules! Great list by the way!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed People do look down on instant replay though don't they. I've never known why.
@@pastorbri While I Cry.
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed every song on IR Is great.
My list from worst to best of the first nine albums....and to prevent bias I wrote this before watching your video:
9. Changes (A Dolenz-Jones album and not a good one at that.....I Love You Better is the only excellent song IMO)
8. Instant Replay (Not terrible.....but it suffers compared to the rest of the catalog)
7. Monkees Present (See above)
6. Self-titled (It has classics....but there is a burnout factor)
5. Head (It would have been nice to have more songs replacing some of the movie dialogue)
4. Birds and Bees (Lots of good-but-not-great songs....but Nesmith does have a few gems here)
3. More of the Monkees (With exception to the inexplicably bad "The Day We Fall in Love" a first rate mid-60s pop album)
2. Headquarters (A great garage band album that's full of charm)
1. PAC&J (Excellent on various levels.....even the lesser songs are likable)
Great video! Here is something you might like: ruclips.net/video/sqWznmaKurQ/видео.html
Great list. Any ranking of the Monkees is awesome to see. I’ll check out that link too…thanks!
I Definitely Gotta Find Those CD'S
Such great albums!!!
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed My Favorite Beatles Albums Are Rubber Soul And Revolver My Favorite Monkees Albums Are Definitely The Debut Headquarters More Of The Monkees Pieces And Changes
Pisces was the best !!!!!!!!
Such a great album!
LIKED AND SBBED TY
Thank you, Chris!
I think Head is the Monkees worst album, with only six songs on it. Headquarters is my favourite album & i would
rank their first two albums higher than this reviewer did, i also think Instant Replay & Present are really good albums.
So many great albums and songs to choose from!
Pool it is an 80's masterpiece but I think you were only doing their 60's and 70's
She’s moving in with Rico.
@@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed yes! That is a great one love the reggae sound. "Gettin' in" is my favorite
Sorry, I just couldn’t handle this ranking lol
I feel that just because you get tired of the classics, doesn’t change the greatness of the songs. Here is what I think based on the high quality of the songwriting and production. My rankings also take into account, what album the originally unreleased songs belong on.
1. Pisces…Ltd.
2. More of the Monkees
3. Good Times
4. Monkees (debut)
5. Headquarters
6. Birds, Bees,Monkees
7. Head (Soundtrack)
8. Missing Links 2
9. Instant Replay
10. Missing Links 1
11. Christmas Party
12. Changes
13. Present
14. Pool It
15. Missing Links 3
16. Justus
Thank you for sharing.
I gave up on this one after about two minutes. The number of times you've heard a song shouldn't influence your rating of it. And I very quickly got tired of his overuse of the word "killer."
Ok
"More of..." second to last? Afraid not.
Thank you for watching and sharing your opinion. It’s a great album, I just tend to go to the later albums more.
Headquarters number 6?
Yes. Great album, but I like some other ones better.
Head should not have even made the list. Only album they ever did that I don’t like.
More of the Monkees is still my all time favorite
Head is a phenomenal album!
Nesmith did not write "what am I dong......
Ok