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From: gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: The Monkees
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Date: Fri, 4-May-84 12:24:20 EDT
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>Anyone want to attempt an artistic justification of the 1910 Fruitgum
>Company?] 


It was not the point of groups like 1910 Fruitgum Company, Strawberry
Alarm Clock, John Fred and the Playboys (? did they do Judy in Disguise
with Glasses ?) to be artistic.  It was their job to make fun songs that
people could sing along with and be glad about.  I think a lot of people
are missing the point of the Monkees (and other pop groups) that they
were not out to do "state of the art" music but to put out music that
was fun to listen to and sing along with.
-- 
					Be ye moby,
					for I am not moby.

Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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