The Monkees’ self-titled debut album established a sound for the band that straddled the lines between pop rock and country. The group got a tad heavier with their second album, More of the Monkees.

Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider had to adjust the tone of 'The Monkees' to make sure it resonated with audiences when it finally aired on television.

You mentioned the critics not necessarily getting the Monkees. Do you think the fact that you guys didn't come together the way a rock band would traditionally come together was part of the problem?

While The Monkees — consisting of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork — were a popular pop rock band, ...

Micky Dolenz says the Monkees weren't a band, they were a TV show about a band. The Beatles got it. To John Lennon, they were ...

The single peaked at No. 63 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Nesmith went on to revisit the song with his post-Monkees country-rock group, the First National Band, sans horns, in 1970. Another Andy Partr ...