I think the Rock Hall plans certain things to happen in a certain way. Sometimes they actually use seniority. Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Genesis, Deep Purple, The Moody Blues, The Monkees, Chicago, Kiss and Rush are the artists that the public complains about the most for not being in the Rock And Roll Halll Of Fame.

Neil Diamond and Alice Cooper are now in. So, the Rock Hall inducts Neil Diamond first in 2011. Neil Diamond wrote and performed the original Kentucky Woman. Kentucky Woman was covered by Deep Purple. Deep Purple is mentioned in Neil Diamond's Rock Hall biography. Deep Purple gets nominated for the Rock Hall two years after Neil Diamond, and Neil Diamond will be mentioned in Deep Purple's Rock Hall bio. Neil Diamond also wrote songs for The Monkees. The Monkees pre-date Deep Purple by three years, but Deep Purple was more Rock than The Monkees, so Deep Purple gets inducted first. The Monkees will be inducted next.

Neil Diamond ---> Deep Purple ---> The Monkees

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/5/2013 @ 09:08am

I think the Rock Hall plans certain things to happen in a certain way. Sometimes they actually use seniority. Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Genesis, Deep Purple, The Moody Blues, The Monkees, Chicago, Kiss and Rush are the artists that the public complains about the most for not being in the Rock And Roll Halll Of Fame.

Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper and Genesis are now in. So, the Rock Hall inducts Neil Diamond first in 2011. Neil Diamond wrote and performed the original Kentucky Woman. Kentucky Woman was covered by Deep Purple. Deep Purple is mentioned in Neil Diamond's Rock Hall biography. Deep Purple gets nominated for the Rock Hall two years after Neil Diamond, and Neil Diamond will be mentioned in Deep Purple's Rock Hall bio. Neil Diamond also wrote songs for The Monkees. The Monkees pre-date Deep Purple by three years, but Deep Purple was more Rock than The Monkees, so Deep Purple gets inducted first. The Monkees will be inducted next.

Neil Diamond ---> Deep Purple ---> The Monkees

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/5/2013 @ 09:11am

Roy, the Monkees will never be elected to the Hall.

Chicago (and even Styx) have much better chances of someday being elected.

Posted by Paul in KY on Wednesday, 02/6/2013 @ 07:23am

Wrong, 2014 will be the year of the Monkees and Deep Purple.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/6/2013 @ 09:41am

I can't tell if Roy is serious or if he is a track or two short of a full CD. Either way, he should keep his day job.

Posted by Paul on Wednesday, 02/6/2013 @ 14:03pm

This website has too many Pauls.

Posted by Paul K on Wednesday, 02/6/2013 @ 15:34pm

see this is why you pick nonsense names like me.

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 02/6/2013 @ 16:27pm

I was the first Paul! Do generally agree with other Pauls. Although I have seen Roy be right a few times about things.

He's not 100% wrong all the time, just too optimistic (IMO).

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 02/7/2013 @ 07:47am

And too prolific. Most of the crap he posts is conjecture or fantasy. Now that Jeanne Dixon is gone, he could take up the slack and write horoscopes for the Enquirer.

Posted by Paul on Thursday, 02/7/2013 @ 10:37am

Deep Purple and the Monkees and Kiss on the same ballot next year! You'll see!!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/19/2013 @ 02:43am

I hope the Monkees get in SOON

Posted by Happy on Tuesday, 03/19/2013 @ 04:25am

There isn't a 60-something rock musician, famous or otherwise, that wouldn't have traded his eye teeth for a chance to be a Monkee, back in 1965 when they did the auditions. The Monkees innovated from here to there and back again. And the fact that they were under contract to tow the line, yet in the end did whatever the heck they wanted to, is the very essence of rock rebellion. I could put together four albums, each featuring ten songs written and performed by each of the Monkees, and then play them for most music lovers, including the most metal-loving stoner, and the verdict would be, more often than not, "Wow - that's some great music! Who is it?" Yes, I see your concerns about opening the door to other fabricated acts. Whatever - it ended up working in this case. Let's make the Monkees the exception that proves the rule: "We do not put fabrications into the Rock Hall, UNLESS they happen to be legitimately good." Finally - it is possible that at least one of them would have made it anyway. Jones was well on his way. Nesmith was writing some great stuff. Tork had some great connections. And Dolenz the pedigree a la Ricky Nelson (ahem). They might all have wound up with a record in the Hot 100.

Posted by Rockhall Gordo on Sunday, 05/5/2013 @ 20:52pm

I agree Rockhal
And besides that they were fun to hear and watch on TV

Posted by Happy on Sunday, 05/5/2013 @ 23:53pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zkIOf7U6Y

Assholes at the Rock Hall leave out Davy Jones of the Monkees from the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In Memoriam video

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/7/2013 @ 23:20pm

Roy, Davy Jones was actually in the In Memoriam section from last year's ceremony. He died two months before the 2012 Induction Ceremony. Here is the link from the 2012 ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?1&v=gzOb8fnlDN4

Posted by John R.C. on Sunday, 07/7/2013 @ 23:32pm

My bad!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/7/2013 @ 23:57pm

I'm not sure if this has been brought up, and it's a little off-topic, but have they ever considered changing the name to "Music Hall of Fame"? With all due respect to the likes of Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, etc. I don't think they qualify as "Rock and Roll". This way, more names that are deserving of such an honor (the name Sinatra comes to mind) could be included without as much argument as people tend to have. Just a random thought.

Posted by CP on Thursday, 07/18/2013 @ 15:57pm

(I'm Not Your)Steppin' Stone-Paul Revere & The Raiders May 1966
(The Monkees' version was released six months later)
Stepping Stone-Jimi Hendrix Band Of Gypsys April 1970

(Note: Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees on a late '67/early '68 tour)

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Monday, 01/6/2014 @ 15:41pm

Contrived, made-for-TV pap. Safe music for people who didn't have the intellectual capacity to understand Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin or anyone else making good music at the time. Bubblegum music.

Posted by Ty Stain on Saturday, 01/18/2014 @ 10:03am

Kinda surprised to see you defend the Monkees (sorta). As for Joplin, it's not a matter of intellectual capacity, just aural. Her voice just grates on me. If you saw "Across The Universe", it's kind of funny that the Sadie character was supposed to be modeled after Joplin, considering how much like an old crone Joplin sounded like on her songsl

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 01/18/2014 @ 13:08pm

It's not even so much defending the Monkees as the fact this idiots acting as if Pop music is inferior to TROO INTELECKTUAL MUSIK (like fairly straightforward blues rock)

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 01/18/2014 @ 13:56pm

Pop music isn't inferior in any way, it's just different from rock, in it's conception. I completely agree that you can enjoy "pop" music and "intellectual" music, though I'm not quite sure what the latter is supposed to be.

Most who bash on the Monkees never bother to acknowledge the move towards rock at the end. If they did, it would render their argument moot.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Sunday, 01/19/2014 @ 06:01am

"I completely agree that you can enjoy "pop" music and "intellectual" music, though I'm not quite sure what the latter is supposed to be. "

Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, apparently.

Posted by GFW on Sunday, 01/19/2014 @ 13:10pm

Do you think that creates a little bit of a slippery slope too? Granted, you didn't actually say the Monkees should be inducted into the Hall, but you do acknowledge that enjoyment of the Monkees and Jimi Hendrix are not mutually exclusive, which almost gives it a solid footing under "Unquestionable musical excellence" which is supposed to be what will get you inducted. I ask because I think about other pop acts from that era who I think were really good in their craft, even I wouldn't put them in the Hall: the Vogues, Jay And The Americans, the Association, and Gary Lewis And The Playboys, for example. If the capacity to enjoy acts like these runs concurrent with the ability to enjoy Janis, Jimi, or any other "intellectual" music, does that give those other acts a better chance of actual induction, since their music was "excellent" for what it set out to do? Should it mean that? Just food for thought.

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 01/19/2014 @ 18:07pm

Tbh, I'm just using the term "Intellectual music" to take the piss out of Ty Stainy (what kinda name is that, anyway?)

Posted by GFW on Sunday, 01/19/2014 @ 19:00pm

It's the kind of name that hasn't heard about the awesome power of Clorox 2 for colors! If you need to take the piss out of your Ty, get that awful Stainy out with Clorox 2. Tough on stains, gentle on colors. In the bleach aisle.

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 01/19/2014 @ 21:19pm

I'm glad they paid tribute to MARV TARPLIN, one of the original members of Motown's First Group...THE MIRACLES .

Posted by Bill G on Monday, 01/20/2014 @ 14:05pm

It kills me that The Monkees have not been considered. I mean Hell, Janis Joplin was inducted. Janis Joplin proved 3 things to the world. 1. You don't have to be attractive. 2. You dint have to have a good singing voice. And 3. You don't need to have any musical talent whatsoever to be a rock star. And they want to railroad The Monkees???

Posted by Rich on Friday, 02/21/2014 @ 23:44pm

"1. You don't have to be attractive."

You're right, you don't Because looks do not = musical talent.

"3. You don't need to have any musical talent whatsoever to be a rock star."

You do realise that the Monkees didn't even play on some of their best stuff, right?

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 02/22/2014 @ 10:18am

The Monkees should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame period!
Linda Ronstadt is going to be admitted and one of her biggest hits "Different Drum" was written by none other than Michael Nesmith a Monkee!
They were the first band to use a Moog Syntesizer and Mickey Dolenz bought the 3rd one sold.
They are the only artists to outsell the Beatles and Stones in one year.
They were the first group to put video and music together, thanks Mr. Nesmith!
Their songs are covered by at least one artist every single year!
Enough is Enough, put the Monkees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
It probably wasn't a heart attack that killed Davy Jones, it was probably a broken heart from not being admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Madonna? Run DMC? The Beastie Boys? But not the Monkees? Give me a break!
I mean Jimi Hendrix opened for them?
What should that tell you?

Posted by Reginald Craig on Friday, 03/28/2014 @ 14:03pm

"I mean Jimi Hendrix opened for them?
What should that tell you?"

It tells me what I think everyone really knows deep down. The little girls boo'd Hendrix off the stage because they were screaming for the boy band created by and for TV. Thankfully for the boys, the screaming helped drown out the fact that they sounded dreadful live.

Hendrix has been in the hall of fame for 22 years. The Monkees have never and will never be nominated. What should that tell you?

Posted by Jack on Monday, 11/24/2014 @ 23:18pm

It should be noted that [1] many great popular music artists did not play their own music (e.g. Simon & Garfunkel, the Mamas and Papa, anyone from Motown or Stax, etc) and [2] the Monkees actually did play on their albums starting with "Headquarters" (1967).

Posted by RM2 on Monday, 12/1/2014 @ 16:11pm

http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnnyr6/debunking-every-excuse-for-keeping-the-monkees-out-arl4#.muWRzY9gy

Debunking Every Excuse For Keeping The Monkees Out Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Every induction ceremony just reminds us that The Monkees deserved to be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame from day one. Some folks have argued against it. Their arguments don’t hold up. Even against many of the legends already inducted.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 04/27/2015 @ 23:42pm

http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnnyr6/debunking-every-excuse-for-keeping-the-monkees-out-arl4#.muWRzY9gy

Debunking Every Excuse For Keeping The Monkees Out Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Every induction ceremony just reminds us that The Monkees deserved to be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame from day one. Some folks have argued against it. Their arguments don’t hold up. Even against many of the legends already inducted.

1. They Didn’t Play Their Own Instruments
2. They Didn’t Write Their Own Songs
3. They Were Puppets
4. They Were A Manufactured Band
5. The TV Show Mattered More Than The Music
6. They Were Just Actors
7. They Weren’t Counterculture
8. They Were Cheap Beatles Knock-Offs
9. They Weren’t Very Rock & Roll
10. They Weren’t Influential

Posted by Roy on Monday, 04/27/2015 @ 23:45pm

Roy, that article didn't debunk my 'excuse' (that I have written out here somewhere, but evidently on another page than this):

Given all the help they had (Network publicity, top notch song writers, etc.), they should have been bigger than they were. Why did they flame out after only 2 or 3 years?

Posted by Paul in KY on Tuesday, 04/28/2015 @ 07:23am

THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART

THE MONKEES

01. 1966 - # 1 - The Monkees
02. 1967 - # 1 - More Of The Monkees
03. 1967 - # 1 - Headquarters
04. 1967 - # 1 - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
05. 1968 - # 3 - The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
06. 1968 - # 45 - Head
07. 1969 - # 32 - Instant Replay
08. 1969 - # 89 - The Monkees Greatest Hits
09. 1969 - # 100 - The Monkees Present
10. 1970 - # 152 - Changes
11. 1971 - # 207 - Barrel Full Of Monkees
12. 1976 - # 58 - The Monkees Greatest Hits
13. 1986 - # 21 - Then & Now... The Best Of The Monkees
14. 1987 - # 72 - Pool It!
15. 2003 - # 20 - The Best Of The Monkees

THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART

THE MONKEES

01. 1966 - # 1 - Last Train To Clarksville
02. 1966 - # 1 - I'm A Believer
03. 1966 - # 20 - (I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone)
04. 1967 - # 2 - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
05. 1967 - # 39 - The Girl I Knew Somewhere
06. 1967 - # 3 - Pleasant Valley Sunday
07. 1967 - # 11 - Words
08. 1967 - # 1 - Daydream Believer
09. 1967 - # 104 - Goin' Down
10. 1968 - # 3 - Valleri
11. 1968 - # 34 - Tapioca Tundra
12. 1968 - # 19 - D.W. Washburn
13. 1968 - # 51 - It's Nice To Be With You
14. 1968 - # 62 - Porpoise Song
15. 1968 - # 106 - As We Go Along
16. 1969 - # 56 - Tear Drop City
17. 1969 - # 63 - Listen To The Band
18. 1969 - # 81 - Someday Man
19. 1969 - # 82 - Good Clean Fun
20. 1969 - # 109 - Mommy And Daddy
21. 1970 - # 98 - Oh My My
22. 1986 - # 20 - That Was Then, This Is Now
23. 1986 - # 79 - Daydream Believer (Remix)
24. 1987 - # 87 - Heart And Soul

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/29/2015 @ 08:32am

Roy, just for fun, do that same aggregating on Styx. Would be interesting to see how they compare. I say this, as Styx is more a 'normal' rock/pop band. Came up thru the ranks, no help from Networks, etc.

Posted by Paul in KY on Wednesday, 04/29/2015 @ 14:42pm

What a freakin' embarrassment. No. Give me Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden!

Posted by Ryan on Saturday, 07/25/2015 @ 22:26pm

Of course the Monkees should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After watching the documentary "The Wrecking Crew", every band in the sixties was guilty of using studio musicians. To keep out The Monkees because they didn't play their instruments is kind of a non issue. Plus the Monkees have one of the biggest music catalogs of any band during that period with music that still sounds great.

Posted by Rick Orta on Saturday, 10/17/2015 @ 16:56pm

THE MONKEES

THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART

01. 1966 - # 1 - The Monkees
02. 1967 - # 1 - More Of The Monkees
03. 1967 - # 1 - Headquarters
04. 1967 - # 1 - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
05. 1968 - # 3 - The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
06. 1968 - # 45 - Head
07. 1969 - # 32 - Instant Replay
08. 1969 - # 89 - The Monkees Greatest Hits
09. 1969 - # 100 - The Monkees Present
10. 1970 - # 152 - Changes
11. 1971 - # 207 - Barrel Full Of Monkees
12. 1976 - # 58 - The Monkees Greatest Hits
13. 1986 - # 21 - Then & Now... The Best Of The Monkees
14. 1987 - # 72 - Pool It!
15. 2003 - # 20 - The Best Of The Monkees

THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART

01. 1966 - # 1 - Last Train To Clarksville
02. 1966 - # 1 - I'm A Believer
03. 1966 - # 20 - (I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone)
04. 1967 - # 2 - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
05. 1967 - # 39 - The Girl I Knew Somewhere
06. 1967 - # 3 - Pleasant Valley Sunday
07. 1967 - # 11 - Words
08. 1967 - # 1 - Daydream Believer
09. 1968 - # 3 - Valleri
10. 1968 - # 34 - Tapioca Tundra
11. 1968 - # 19 - D.W. Washburn
12. 1968 - # 51 - It's Nice To Be With You
13. 1968 - # 62 - Porpoise Song
14. 1969 - # 56 - Tear Drop City
15. 1969 - # 63 - Listen To The Band
16. 1969 - # 81 - Someday Man
17. 1969 - # 82 - Good Clean Fun
18. 1970 - # 98 - Oh My My
19. 1986 - # 20 - That Was Then, This Is Now
20. 1986 - # 79 - Daydream Believer (Remix)
21. 1987 - # 87 - Heart And Soul

THE BILLBOARD BUBBLING UNDER 100 CHART

01. 1967 - # 104 - Goin' Down
02. 1968 - # 106 - As We Go Along
03. 1969 - # 109 - Mommy And Daddy

Posted by Roy on Friday, 11/20/2015 @ 12:55pm

So I see where the Monkees are touring again?! Mikey won't be with them, so let's just call it a 'half-@$$ed' tour. With Davy gone, I honestly don't know how they can pull this off. Maybe they are just trying to get the NomCom to notice them for 2017? After all, it is their 50th anniversary this year

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 02/15/2016 @ 22:09pm

The Monkees are not in but their producer Don Kirshner is? That ain't right.

Posted by WILLIAM TELL on Sunday, 03/13/2016 @ 20:33pm

If the Monkees get inducted, then The Cowsills should get in too! Actually, the Cowsills should get in before the Monkees.

Posted by Tom NJ on Monday, 04/25/2016 @ 16:21pm

The facts don't lie....

The main reason why the Monkees are not in Hall of Fame is Jann Wenner personal snubbing is point blank.

The nomination committee consists of corporate music executives and music critics who always been pain in ass of every performer from Elvis to Beyoncé. They do not listen to no criticism that performers and inductees should have a vote every year of their own peers to be inducted. The Monkees should already be inducted by a special committee of historical basis instead of closed secret group. They were the precursor of pre fabricated musical groups of the 80's such as The New Kids on The Block and N'Sync.

Posted by Erayman64 on Wednesday, 05/4/2016 @ 01:45am

Following up to my comment from nearly 4 months ago, the Monkees now have a new album out, with one track with vintage Davy vocals. So far I've heard nothing but good reviews from it. I have yet to hear it, so I can't judge. What does this mean? I don't know, maybe they're trying to get respect from Jann Wenner

Posted by Jason Voigt on Friday, 06/3/2016 @ 13:03pm

I'm sure there are many people that will be upset with the discussion of the Monkees eligibility. But I'm for it. So I'll enjoy your hissing lol.

First of all, many people in the 60s were guilty of it, and for many reasons, some sound pretty bad and some do not. But whether pride makes you not say that the Monkees were really a great sound, you shouldn't even be criticizing because these discussion pages are not worth having you on. We should have fair critics. Hit me I'm ready for it.

But I like to think of the Monkees as a great musical project, the early stuff, as we are told the later stuff, they were actually playing on and they were GREAT! The great musical moments captured were great! But think about this. Early stuff also incredible, and I'm sure there was some influence SOMEWHERE in a great amount of people down the line later in time. Dave Clark Five gave GREAT stuff, but the whole thing was a GREAT idea filled with great musicians! Not most of the same musicians you see in the band! It was a loooooot of people that were involved. And Ron Ryan had that idea and the rest of the folks continued that idea with his help, and tried so even afterwards when he was cut off by a greedy sob. But look at the influence they gave! Bruce Springsteen and his guitarist! His band! Max Weinberg! Gene Simmons! A little bit of Stevie Wonder! Monkees were not as heavy, but you cannot tell me their music didn't sound GREAT! There was talented sound mixing probably all in there and everything! The best of the best was there! That's why it was a PROJECT! (Then later Nesmith, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork were able to come in and make the best of what they could do, which was also GREAT!) Great music from them!

Now, as George Carlin once said, the upper rich class in the private clubs that nobody knows about that maybe top CEOS will go to, they don't give a rat's behind about you. Same goes with the Rock Hall. These are big people that discuss things privately on who will go in. There's some snubbing. They don't give a rat's behind. They are just there for money. It also disturbs me with how Dave Clark and his band came in, with also the documentary coming soon right after, and the book. Those who know Dave's reputation will know exactly what I'm talking about. Anyways, what the Sex Pistols said was right. They are a stain. And plus things are way overpriced there. Wonder why? Losing money? Hmm. Anyways, there should be a website or blog that has the artists put in democratically. And this is not going to be artists who were a major influence on rock n roll ONLY recognized by the USA. This is going to be ALL of rock n roll. That's right. T. Rex as huge of an influence as they were, should be in. (If you disagree, please look them up a little more and their wiki page.) But somebody should be in charge of this website who is fair and democratic and is not stuck in his freaking views. All the bands we are talking about should be put in.

Posted by Carlos Bosso on Saturday, 06/11/2016 @ 23:07pm

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-our-life-in-15-songs-w435214/that-was-then-this-is-now-1986-w435273

The Monkees: Our Life in 15 Songs
Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork tell the stories behind some of their most enduring tunes

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 08/28/2016 @ 21:08pm

guess who's back? that's right! theAMZINGcool has made another TRIUMPHANT RETURN !!!

Posted by theAMAZINGcool on Wednesday, 11/2/2016 @ 14:46pm

THE MONKEES

THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART

01. 1966 - # 1 - The Monkees
02. 1967 - # 1 - More Of The Monkees
03. 1967 - # 1 - Headquarters
04. 1967 - # 1 - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
05. 1968 - # 3 - The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
06. 1968 - # 45 - Head
07. 1969 - # 32 - Instant Replay
08. 1969 - # 89 - The Monkees Greatest Hits
09. 1969 - # 100 - The Monkees Present
10. 1970 - # 152 - Changes
11. 1971 - # 207 - Barrel Full Of Monkees
12. 1976 - # 58 - The Monkees Greatest Hits
13. 1986 - # 21 - Then & Now... The Best Of The Monkees
14. 1987 - # 72 - Pool It!
15. 2003 - # 20 - The Best Of The Monkees

THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART

01. 1966 - # 1 - Last Train To Clarksville
02. 1966 - # 1 - I'm A Believer
03. 1966 - # 20 - (I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone)
04. 1967 - # 2 - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
05. 1967 - # 39 - The Girl I Knew Somewhere
06. 1967 - # 3 - Pleasant Valley Sunday
07. 1967 - # 11 - Words
08. 1967 - # 1 - Daydream Believer
09. 1968 - # 3 - Valleri
10. 1968 - # 34 - Tapioca Tundra
11. 1968 - # 19 - D.W. Washburn
12. 1968 - # 51 - It's Nice To Be With You
13. 1968 - # 62 - Porpoise Song
14. 1969 - # 56 - Tear Drop City
15. 1969 - # 63 - Listen To The Band
16. 1969 - # 81 - Someday Man
17. 1969 - # 82 - Good Clean Fun
18. 1970 - # 98 - Oh My My
19. 1986 - # 20 - That Was Then, This Is Now
20. 1986 - # 79 - Daydream Believer (Remix)
21. 1987 - # 87 - Heart And Soul

THE BILLBOARD BUBBLING UNDER 100 CHART

01. 1967 - # 104 - Goin' Down
02. 1968 - # 106 - As We Go Along
03. 1969 - # 109 - Mommy And Daddy

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/25/2017 @ 15:06pm

Any thoughts on the impact of last year's album on the Monkees' otherwise thin chances of getting in during the surviving members' lifetimes? I found it almost shockingly good.

Posted by Kal on Wednesday, 07/26/2017 @ 23:35pm

Why isn't Randy Scouse Git listed as one of the essential songs?

Posted by mmmjv on Monday, 04/9/2018 @ 03:44am

The Monkees should be in the hall of fame for their dominance of music in the 1966-68 time period, their pioneering of music videos, their elimination of laugh track on TV comedies, and their explosive impact on mid-60s culture, including the pre-teen market..which we now know gets you fans for life, including me. The Monkees are such an obvious choice that I'm not surprised the tone-deaf HOF hasn't jumped on this induction. Guess enough of them aren't dead yet, 'cause that's how they roll. Idiots!

Posted by kathy2trips on Thursday, 05/24/2018 @ 17:52pm

Regarding Roy's Debunking Every Excuse For Keeping The Monkees Out Of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame #3 = They were puppets.

Any body in a rock group in the 1950s & 1960s with a record contract was a puppet. THEY ALL WERE PUPPETS! You don't think Elvis was Col. Parker's puppet? Watch some of his 60s movies and tell me different. This is a totally invalid excuse.

Posted by kathy2trips on Thursday, 05/24/2018 @ 18:28pm

Elvis was never a puppet.
But he did do “Puppet On a String”
Irony?
You be the judge. :-)

Posted by Mark on Thursday, 05/24/2018 @ 20:19pm

Mostly a novelty act, so they probably won't get in.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 13:25pm

https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/the-monkees-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-2019-three-dog-night-news/

The Monkees are your favorite choice for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2019

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/7/2018 @ 21:21pm

Gold Derby polls are push polls. Hint they left off some of the most long time requested rtist.

Where was

Tommy James & the Shondells
The Guess Who
BTO
REO
Peter Paul & Mary
The Kingston Trio?

Wht person in their right mind is going to pick teenie bopper music instead of actual rock and roll?

Who is going to pick

Csrole KIng
Janet Jackson
Cher
Carly Simon
over women who actually made a difference

sounds more like the kind of picks a bunch of kids would make who are clueless to what is really rock and roll. It isn't even worth bringing up such complete nonsense.

Posted by Zuzu on Monday, 10/8/2018 @ 09:39am

The Monkees will be nominated after The Zombies get inducted!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/21/2018 @ 21:15pm

Excuse me, just when have The Monkees ever been considered for induction? Last I checked they never have and it's one of the biggest BS (and in this case DELIBERATE!) snubs going.

Posted by j klapper on Monday, 11/19/2018 @ 10:49am

No one has ever answered my question: With all the stdio help they had, hit TV show, Neil Diamond writing songs for you, etc.

Why weren't they bigger?

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 11/19/2018 @ 13:26pm

This is taking too long!

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/20/2019 @ 06:12am

RIP Peter :(

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peter-tork-endearingly-offbeat-bassist-and-singer-in-the-monkees-dies-at-77/2019/02/21/479cf4ae-35ee-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html

Posted by dmg on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 11:43am

Just heard the news about Peter Tork's passing.

I honestly think that if nominated, they'd get right in and that they'd have a great chance at winning the fan vote.

R.I.P. Peter

Posted by Steve Z on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 13:02pm

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/peter-tork-monkees-dead-at-77-obituary-797269/

Monkees Singer and Bassist Peter Tork Dead at 77

The affable performer played with the Monkees from their earliest days as a made-for-TV band all the way through their recent reunion tours

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 16:07pm

Does anyone remember when the now late Peter Tork criticized Jann Wenner for ignoring him and the rest of the Monkees almost thirteen years ago?

“[Wenner] doesn't care what the rules are and just operates how he sees fit. It is an abuse of power. I don't know whether the Monkees belong in the Hall of Fame, but it's pretty clear that we're not in there because of a personal whim. Jann seems to have taken it harder than everyone else, and now, 40 years later, everybody says, 'What's the big deal? Everybody else does it.' [Uses studio artists or backing bands.] Nobody cares now except him. He feels his moral judgment in 1967 and 1968 is supposed to serve in 2007.”

With half of members from the band now deceased, I think Jann should apologize for snubbing them once they get in at some point.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 17:51pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diN7g7STBTM

Peter Tork of the Monkees, Dead at 77 - Our Tribute

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 18:42pm

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8499416/peter-tork-dead-monkees-bassist-dies

Monkees Bassist Peter Tork Dies at 77

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 18:44pm

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8499485/monkees-peter-tork-best-songs

Peter Tork's 10 Best Monkees Songs: Critic's Picks

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/21/2019 @ 18:45pm

Don't see The Monkees getting inducted this cycle after Tork's death. I remember when legendary singers Chris Cornell and Joe Cocker died. They appeared to be good bets to be inducted. No, they were not even nominated. My guess Peter, Paul, And Mary, Procol Harum, Steve Winwood, The Guess Who have a better chance of induction in 2020 from that time period. KING

Posted by KING on Friday, 02/22/2019 @ 16:38pm

There is a great Peter Tork interview by Rolling Stone, that was done in 2007, and just reprinted in full. I just read it, and it is very good. On the website, and is called The Lost Interview..

Posted by Will N. on Saturday, 02/23/2019 @ 23:43pm

The Monkees and Jan and Dean should be inducted in the same year!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/26/2019 @ 19:07pm

Monkees' Music Sales Increase by 1,172% Following Peter Tork's Death

“Following news of the death of The Monkees’ Peter Tork, the band’s music saw a huge jump in sales, according to initial reports from Nielsen Music.”

“In the U.S. on Feb. 21 (the day Tork’s death was announced), combined sales of the band’s albums and digital songs grew by 1,172 percent, rising to a 3,000 sold (up from a negligible figure on Feb. 20).”

“The top selling Monkees song on the day of Tork’s passing was “Daydream Believer,” a track which Tork played piano, including its memorable introduction.”

“Daydream” was one of three No. 1 hits for the band on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In total, the act scored 20 entries on the tally. Further, the act has placed 16 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including four No. 1s – all consecutive – between 1966 and 1967.”

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8499620/peter-tork-death-increases-monkees-music-sales

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 03/1/2019 @ 16:13pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tLiBCymgaQ

Top 10 Monkees Hits Of All Time - Tribute To Peter Tork

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 03/9/2019 @ 22:26pm

This past episode of the podcast "Who Cares About The Rock Hall?" was one I really enjoyed, and had several random thoughts about.

First, it was nice to have them discuss an "Oldies" act. Not their first, but I feel like Dick Dale is someone that younger people mention to prove they know older music, much like how people my age namedrop Billie Ellish to show they're up on modern music. And Lesley Gore, well... if a former NomComm member wants on your show, you discuss whoever the heck they want to. This one was different, and I liked that, just a pure foray into '60s Oldies music.

Kristen... "Jann S. Whiners". Add that to the fricken glossary for our hobby. That's gold right there. Well done, J. Kidding! This was probably her best episode in a long while for how much she was able to contribute to the conversation.

John Levenstein definitely did his homework before the podcast, so good for that, but I feel like for all he had to say, he didn't really "speak the language." If his case for the Monkees had any problems, it's that he didn't nail the talking points using the buzzwords that we instantly recognize. Not always a bad thing, but when he's trying to argue longevity and critical respect using a different definition than most of us generally use, it doesn't help him out too much.

In fact, the extraneous things that John was touting the highest and loudest are probably things that in my "I-5" metric, would be filed under "Intangibles." They definitely help the case as those points add color and depth to the argument, but what I've noticed in how I rank artists by merits, is that if the "Intangibles" category is the strongest of the four pros, you're probably going to be ranked a bit lower. Fortunately for the Monkees, the Impact category is their strongest by a country mile, not the Intangibles.

One thing I definitely need to agree with Kristen about is that even without Nesmith's video project, MTV would still have happened. The impression I get is that they bought Nesmith's vehicle to drive the route they had planned out well ahead of time.

What I don't agree with Kristen about though, is the tributary argument she made. While the "tributary" analogy is basically what we would call "Influence," I don't know if it's really necessary for the Monkees to have opened up a tributary in order for them, or any act, to be worthy of induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And with the somewhat populist bent of the past few years, a nomination for the Monkees at this point would not be entirely out of place either.

Recognizable songs: I'd be much better equipped to argue with Joe on this one if not for the fact that Oldies radio is pretty much disappearing from the FM airwaves. Growing up and listening to Oldies radio as much as I did, I'd normally argue that Joe gave the Monkees very short shrift. Oldies radio stations did played "Pleasant Valley Sunday" QUITE a lot, as well as the not-mentioned "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You," "Words," and "Valleri" (though they played that last one at the end of the song). The theme song actually also did a little bit of airplay once in awhile too, so I would throw that one in the mix as well.

Going back to the question that Seymour Stein asked Bob Merlis of Chubby Checker that also applied to the Monkees, "Do you really think they were great artists?" My response to that remains: KISS. Were KISS "great artists"? I've called them the band that would sell out their principles for a Klondike bar, and even they sometimes admit they were more brand than band. But despite being lowbrow, they were still deserving of their induction, so that argument is a total non-starter, in my opinion.

John tried to bring the point home, but couldn't quite stick it, a point I made earlier: in the end, they were forced to choose between a TV show or a band, and they chose band. Real cred for them. But the listening public wouldn't let them grow and evolve. That's why they weren't bigger after the cancellation after the show. They were already musically typecast, and they couldn't change the public perception about them.

Whereas this was one of Kristen's strongest episodes, I feel this was one of Joe's weaker. He was definitely being a courteous host, giving John a lot of room, but I feel like he maybe should have kept a tighter control on the proceedings here. And I feel he needed to press the prefab issue a little harder. It's just the elephant in the room. You have to deal with the prefab problem when making the case for the Monkees and I think that the word "prefabrication" was used only once.

I was actually oversold to the point of almost being unsold on the Monkees. I've been okay with the idea of them being inducted, but when John kept arguing and repeating the same points, I got a little burnt out on it. And that's where I think Joe should have held the reins a little firmer, imo.

That said, one thing John said that I really liked was suggesting "listenability" as a category. This is for a couple reasons. While it's subjective, it's almost the closest palpable thing we have to "unquestionable musical excellence" that the Hall claims to care about, so having that as a yardstick maybe should be a thing; two, for some time now, I thought they should have a sidebar after "Iconic Songs" and "Recognizable Songs" for "Other Quality Songs." This would totally be the moment to let the guest share what songs they think a person needs to listen to to help make an artist's case for induction into the Hall. It helps to have that kind of moment to let you understand an artist through the ears of the guest, a chance to really understand their enthusiasm for the artist. The songs a person immediately thinks of when they think of an artist probably help shape the opinion of whether or not that artist should be in the Hall Of Fame. So, if I had any constructive criticism for Joe and Kristen, that might be it.

Lastly, if there is another bigger selling '60's group (not including soloists) who are not in the Hall Of Fame yet, I think it might be Herman's Hermits. And that's actually something to take note of. The Monkees were formed to be America's "answer to the Beatles," but listening to the music, and even knowing a little of the backstories, they were probably more like America's answer to Herman's Hermits. That's not a bad thing. But I'll bet that there aren't too many people who are for one of those two groups, but against the other. One might even say the Monkees are the end of the Herman's Hermits tributary.

A great episode, really. Knowing how they choose their guests, it's gonna be few and far between that they discuss Oldies acts that I really love (Oldies being my fave genre, and most of my favorite Oldies acts are already in the Hall anyway), but this was a fun one for me overall. Thank you Joe, Kristen, Josh, and everybody that Joe thanks at the end of every episode!

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 07/7/2019 @ 21:25pm

They took psychedelic rock and fused it in with the sunshine pop of the sixties.

Posted by Hayden Hansen on Monday, 07/8/2019 @ 13:24pm

A unique spin on the music industry, which is playing out now more than ever today. Very influential with the music videos. I would argue they should be in.

Posted by CajunPirate on Friday, 08/16/2019 @ 12:50pm

75 million records sold why are they not in in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whoever makes the decisions for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that the monkeys aren't inducted hell they should get on the Last Train to Clarksville

Posted by Wood Posey on Saturday, 10/19/2019 @ 21:59pm

In his book 'The Monkees, Head and the 60s', Peter Mills who teaches at Leeds-Becket University in England makes a brilliant argument that THE Monkees, not the Beatles or the Stones, were the group that most represented the culture of the 1960s.
I wish the board of idiots at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had to read it. The Monkees were a TV show that became a group, and not only that- a group that dominated the charts for two years. The Monkees continue to sell records and they have a huge fan base to this very day.
The Rock and Roll Hall is too busy putting Abba and Mariah Carey into the Hall to realize they have missed the influences from the 50s and 60s who belong in the Hall. The Monkees, Jan and Dean, Paul Revere and the Raiders-all these groups belong in.
The reason the Monkees aren't in is because Jann Wenner is still running the board of directors and also they keep the same people voting. The Monkees had the best musicians on their records (sure they were studio musicians, the smae one's used by the Byrds, The Hollies, The Beatles and Buffalo Springfield). It's a shame they weren't put in before Davy Jones and Peter Tork died. It's a shame Jan and Dean weren't put in before Jan Berry died. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is like an apple that looks red and delicious, but it's core is rotten.

Posted by D Prather on Sunday, 05/31/2020 @ 14:19pm

1) Wenner is no longer serving on the board.

2) The Monkees have never been on the ballot. The problem is that nobody in that nominating committee room of 30-40 people has ultimately made a strong enough case for them to make it on said ballot.

3) Mariah Carey is not in the Hall. And further, I doubt you will find many people here who think The Monkees were more important than ABBA.

4) To call out the Hall on not inducting 50s/60s performers (especially the 60s) is rather ludicrous. It's the 80s/90s (and to a lesser extent, 70s) that have been shortchanged. Jan & Dean should rightfully take a backseat to Bjork, Soundgarden, Duran Duran, New Order and OutKast.

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 05/31/2020 @ 14:57pm

How they came to be should have no bearing on whether they should be in the hall of fame. The important thing is that they produced some of the most entertaining and catchy rock music of the late sixties. So what if they didn't write the majority of their hits or play their own instruments on the records. If playing and writing your own lyrics was an essential criterion to get into the hall, then most the Motown artists who happen to be in the hall,would not be there. Don't get me wrong, I love Motown music. But, like the Monkees, motown artists were part of a hit making machine. One in which, the artists themselves had no artistic freedom. If the Four Tops and The Temptations are in the hall, so too should the Monkees. Time to put this double standard to rest and honor the Monkees. It's long overdue.

Posted by Frank on Tuesday, 07/7/2020 @ 23:28pm

theAMAZINGcool has returned in 2020...all HAIL theAMAZINGcool !!!

Posted by theAMAZINGcool on Monday, 07/20/2020 @ 08:35am

To someone from like 15 years ago about Bill O'Reilly. Nobody gives a shit what that wife beating fossil thinks.

Posted by David W Richman on Monday, 02/15/2021 @ 20:57pm

Davy Jones from The Monkees - The O'Reilly Factor - Bill O'Reilly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwWKdQIiU90

Posted by Roy on Friday, 03/12/2021 @ 12:54pm

Micky Dolenz turned 76 years old four days ago.
Michael Nesmith turns 79 years old in December.

Posted by Roy on Friday, 03/12/2021 @ 13:11pm

They should be, because good bubble gum is as valid as any other subgenre of rock. And they were good bubble gum. They'll eventually turn up some time around 2035.

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 03/31/2021 @ 15:20pm

Um wednesday you know that the beatles came almost ten years before the monkees right

Posted by Zach Lutz on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 09:08am

The Monkees show/band formed as a sit-com to take advantage of the popularity of The Beatles and some other (mostly) British bands. They had more in common (at the beginning) with The Archies than with any conventional band.

Maybe in some distant future where the Hall voters actually think they were a real band from the getgo (cause they're too lazy to use SpaceGoogle) they'll be inducted.

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 14:05pm

Maybe THIS will get the Monkees considered for the Hall: Rest in Peace Michael Nesmith, 1942-2021.

Posted by Joe S. on Friday, 12/10/2021 @ 11:36am

Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78

"With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes," his family said in a statement

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-dead-1270079/

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/10/2021 @ 14:06pm

Michael Nesmith, Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist of The Monkees, Dies at 78

After starring with his bandmates on TV for two seasons, he won a Grammy, produced films and was a music video pioneer.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michael-nesmith-dead-the-monkees-singer-dies-1235008162/

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/10/2021 @ 14:10pm

Sorry to hear about the death of Michael Nesmith. Had the opportunity to see him and Dolenz in concert shortly after Tork's death. Tork had video pre-recorded for the concert though, which was a nice tribute to see from the man himself to himself.

R.I.P.

Posted by Steve Z on Friday, 12/10/2021 @ 15:16pm

The reason they aren't in is because they "aren't interested", which is IMO a stupid criteria.

Posted by Garrus on Saturday, 12/11/2021 @ 03:02am

One thing reading through some of these comments is the fact that the Monkees did not write their own songs. I know that it has been mentioned before that a lot of groups did not write their own hits or play on their early records. Just to follow up on that train of thought let's look at Bonnie Raitt who has been in the HoF for years. I have nothing against her but if you look at her top 40 charted hits she did not write a single one, Nick of Time charted in the low 90's was hers. I didn't look at every album but looking at the track listings for most of them there are very few songs that she has written. Now she is a good slide guitarist but not someone who I would consider a guitar god of any sort and she had some good records in the early 70's and just as many pieces of crap. So apart from being a woman and the correct political persuasion what are her HoF bona fides? The Monkees deserve a spot.

Posted by Mick L on Tuesday, 12/14/2021 @ 12:09pm

This honor is long overdue for this band. When you visit the hall they have a polling box asking you what musician or group you feel should be inducted. The Monkees have been an overwhelming fan favorite. Now that Michael Nesmith has left us, please make it right while the last remaining member of the band, Micky Dolenz is still here.

Posted by David Wender on Tuesday, 12/14/2021 @ 21:37pm

While The Monkees were before my generation as I grew up in the 80's and 90's music I've always liked the music of the 60's and 70's.While I don't know all the history of The Monkees I do know music history. My all-time favorite is The Doors. They took music from Willie Dixon, Van Morrison and some play that I can't remember where they heard Whiskey Bar. Music is always written by others and given to other artists. Some artists even steal others songs, moves and culture and are considered the greatest ever. Yes I'm talking about you Elvis Presley and no one says anything. HOUND DOG....STOLLEN..So in my opinion the music they played still lives on today...Put them in...For GOD'S sake you just put in The Go Go's and turned away Rage Against the Machine. Whose next the Bangles, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. The Monkees were at the top of the charts and are still relevant today but are sadly overlooked. And this is coming from a guy who grew up well after they were done and I enjoyed them back then and still enjoys their music. Yes they are not the Stones, Doors, Zeppelin, Who or the Beatles but who the hell is? They are The Monkees get over it and do the right thing for music

Posted by Jeff on Saturday, 12/18/2021 @ 00:46am

They are were the monkees .. extremely talented ...have outlasted some of the best and ppl adore them for what they made ppl do ..which is feel good ..laugh..and sing ..with and without inhibition ..thats about all the criteria needed to be loved by giving love..nuff said ...hall of famers in our eyes ...who cares if the HoF feels the same .. tho it would be better they did ...micky mike peter david wtfg :)

Posted by Reg on Wednesday, 12/29/2021 @ 07:10am

There is a main reason why the Monkees are not in the R & R Hall of Fame "In a Facebook post, Nesmith stated that he does not know if the Monkees belong in the Hall of Fame because he can only see the impact of the Monkees from the inside, and further stated: "I can see the HOF (Hall of Fame) is a private enterprise. It seems to operate as a business, and the inductees are there by some action of the owners of the Enterprise. The inductees appear to be chosen at the owner's pleasure. That is why Rap, Hip Hop artists, Madonna and Whitney are in
and the Monkees are out. The whim of the owners. The HOF is a private enterprise and they do what they like,
NOT what the fans like. They really are a joke, example, how long it took to get the Doobie Brothers in while
letting in people who have as much to do with Rock as Guy Lombardo.

Posted by KMSSCS on Saturday, 01/1/2022 @ 10:09am

A pretty decent pop band, but 400 odd comments on here? Why are they deserving of such acclaim? They didn't even write their own songs and got Neil Diamond to do it for them.

Posted by StunningStocktaker on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 11:38am

Michael Nesmith was right. The Hall of Fame is a joke. If his saying that keeps The Monkees out, I'm fine with that. The fans know who belong. But if the HoF came to their senses, it would be great to do it before last band member dies.

Posted by StephenE on Friday, 01/14/2022 @ 16:06pm

Hurry up and get this done while we still have a Monkee left! If you don't think they played a part in music history you're out of your mind. Rr hof is ignoring the people on this! This page has 10k followers https://www.facebook.com/monkeesHOF

Posted by Mare Sasser on Wednesday, 02/2/2022 @ 11:27am

I was raised on The Monkees. I was born in the late 90s so I am one of their younger fans. I was lucky enough to see them perform twice (not all together at either occasion). I can understand why they are not inducted as most of their music was not written by them, but they were innovative with the songs they did write.
Micky Dolenz is STILL performing and he is still as energetic as he was in the 60s (from what I have seen in interviews and music videos). It really is a shame that they haven't been inducted. I see newer artists that came out with music while I was a child and it blows my mind. I do think that other artists are innovative but I don't understand wow it can count as rock music. The Monkees being left out is extremely disheartening.
What Mike Nesmith said about HOF is something that can be understood in some ways.
I really wish they had a chance but the longer they aren't inducted, the less chance there is. People in my generation don't know the Monkees unless they were raised on it by their parents like I was, or if they run into "Daydream Believer" after seeing Shrek (and looking for the original version of the song, not the Smash Mouth version.)

Posted by Sam M. on Saturday, 03/5/2022 @ 08:08am

PUT THEM IN..EVERYONE HAS COVERED THE POINTS TOTALLY
..PUT THEN IN!!!

Posted by Becky Truluck on Sunday, 03/6/2022 @ 16:12pm

This group belongs in the R&R HOF, simply because of what they could do as musicians and actors. They talents of these four men inspired a generation of kids. I remember running home from school just to watch the Monkees. "Here we come..." to the call to the hall. With Mickey being the only surviving member it would be great to have him accept the nod.

Posted by Jeremey on Monday, 03/7/2022 @ 05:43am

260 votes short of 5000.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 05/17/2022 @ 16:42pm

SHOCKING! There is absolutely no valid reason for this trend-setting band not being in the Hall! So many great hits that are fully embedded in our culture. Come on...

Posted by William Stearman on Friday, 05/27/2022 @ 19:44pm

Well this is certainly interesting: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-monkees-micky-dolenz-fbi-1234584299/amp/

Posted by Raichu on Wednesday, 08/31/2022 @ 13:34pm

I tend not to wander over to individual pages, but the Monkees may be the last 60s band needing induction.

It's a crime they haven't been in for over 30 years at this point

Posted by K-Dawg on Wednesday, 04/19/2023 @ 15:52pm

There is simply no justification for excluding the Monkees from the HoF. Their influence on rock and roll is undeniable, and their songs play on and continue to bring joy in 2023. Common excuses include "not a real band" and "didn't write their own songs," which were true for about 1/2 a minute of the group's existence as a band. Their record sales, concert sales, and enduring popularity more than qualifies them for entry into the HoF. Their musical peers at the time (Laurel Canyon music scene) certainly seemed to consider them their equal, so if it was good enough for them, it should certainly be enough for the HoF! What did the Monkees do to you Jan Wenner that to this day you keep them from being admitted? Whatever it was, it's time you got over it and gave the Monkees their due. Otherwise, you can consider the HoF nothing more than your personal popularity club rather than a true representation of the legends of rock and roll.

Posted by Carolyn on Friday, 05/5/2023 @ 16:17pm

There is simply no justification for excluding the Monkees from the HoF. Their influence on rock and roll is undeniable, and their songs play on and continue to bring joy in 2023. Common excuses include "not a real band" and "didn't write their own songs," which were true for about 1/2 a minute of the group's existence as a band. Their record sales, concert sales, and enduring popularity more than qualifies them for entry into the HoF. Their musical peers at the time (Laurel Canyon music scene) certainly seemed to consider them their equal, so if it was good enough for them, it should certainly be enough for the HoF! What did the Monkees do to you Jan Wenner that to this day you keep them from being admitted? Whatever it was, it's time you got over it and gave the Monkees their due. Otherwise, you can consider the HoF nothing more than your personal popularity club rather than a true representation of the legends of rock and roll.

Posted by Carolyn on Friday, 05/5/2023 @ 16:18pm

It is a disgrace that the Monkees have not been placed in the HOF! You cannot discount the fact that they outsold the Beatles for a time and had Jimi Hendrix as an opening act for crying out loud! Yes, they began as a "manufactured" band but they did begin writing their own music and they DID play their own instruments. Mickey Dolenz was one of the greatest voices of the 1960's and Mike Nesmith was a musical genius and a pioneer of country rock!. The Monkees were a total new concept through their TV show, which translated into concerts, records and radio. The TV show, while short-lived, was a cultural phenomenon. Mickey is unfortunately the only member still living so you need to get your heads out of the sand and stop looking down your noses at this talented group!

Posted by Jennifer on Thursday, 07/6/2023 @ 22:04pm

Now that Jann Wenner's fully out, time to nominate The Monkees!

Posted by xwing1212 on Sunday, 09/17/2023 @ 22:51pm

Don Kirshner, the architect for the success of the Monkees, has already been inducted. It is enough to honor the most memorable and important works of the Monkees by honoring Don Kirshner. So I think the Monkees will not have a chance.

Posted by Nick Davis on Monday, 12/4/2023 @ 11:24am