Hey Hey we're listening to the Monkees... part 10

Side 2
1."I'll Be Back Up On My Feet" (Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell)
2."The Poster" (David Jones/Steve Pitts)
3."P.O. Box 9847" (Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
4."Magnolia Simms" (Michael Nesmith/Charles Rockett)
5."Valleri" (Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart)
6."Zor and Zam" (Bill Chadwick/John Chadwick)

This and 'Headquarters' could well turn out my favorites in the end.

Goes on right where side one left off with weirdness like 'PO Box 9847' and 'Magnolia simms', but has a strong pop feel too (I'll be back up on my feet' and especially 'Valleri', finally a mutation of the Satisfation riff that goes somewhere unexpected). It's more scattershot than side 1, there's no strong overall mood, but it must be fun to listen to the whole record in one sitting.

'Zor and Zam' and 'The poster', well, every record needs its problem areas. They're easy to overlook. 'Zor and Zam' has...something appealing somewhere - if only for its headscratchiness.

What a weird record - this must've turned some heads. Were Boyce and Hart still involved, going along with the new regime (PO Box 9847), or were the Monkees twisting their 'normal' pop songs beyond recognition, just for the hell of it?

Off to 'Head'. Just the record though, don't think I'll be going as far as actually watching the movie.