To most people he’s recognised as the ‘quiet’ Monkee; surly,
irreverent, with a good ol’ southern drawl, boy. But while Michael Nesmith may indeed
have auditioned for stardom along with Davey Jones and the other members of the
group, musically he seemed one or three steps ahead of the rest. Nesmith penned
my favourite Monkees songs ‘The Girl I Knew
Somewhere’, ‘You Just May Be the One’,
and ‘Listen to the Band’, and, in my opinion, he recorded one of the best ever
gigs – The Amazing ZigZag Concert, Roundhouse, 28 April 1974.
