CD Fan Review
Released
in conjunction with Michael Nesmith's memoir of the same name,
Infinite Tuesday provides a fine introduction to and overview
of Nesmith's music career from 1965 to 2005.
The
collection is similar to George Harrison's first greatest hits album
in that, just as the Harrison compilation featured his top songs with
The Beatles, this retrospective includes Nesmith's lead vocal
performances on his select Monkees compositions. Chief among these
are the first recorded version of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere,"
which showcases Nesmith in top form as a singer.
A
solo highlight is the very pensive and existential "Opening
Theme – Life, the Unsuspecting Captive" from Nesmith's 1974
concept album The Prison.
Also
included here is "The New Recruit," a rare, cheeky anti-war
song with endearingly goofy Gomer Pyle-style vocals recorded by
Nesmith under the name Michael Blessing before joining The Monkees.
Infinite
Tuesday isn't quite as infinite as it could be, as Nesmith has
recorded new Monkees and solo material in recent years. But as a
short primer on his official, physically released non-Monkees work,
it gets the job done.
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