Brian and Murdock answer an inquiry regarding The Pre-Fab Four and one member who may (or many not) have had an outsized impact on the future of rock n roll beyond the band.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-monkees/1997/cardinal-stadium-louisville-ky-4bda9b8e.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nesmith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justus_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rafelson
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/head-1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tork
https://americansongwriter.com/the-brutal-reason-why-stephen-stills-was-rejected-by-the-monkees/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004880/bio/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Nesmith_Graham
Michael Nesmith’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Tuesday-Autobiographical-Michael-Nesmith/dp/1101907517/ref=sr_1_1
https://medium.com/the-riff/one-of-the-last-interviews-with-michael-nesmith-aba038cb4703
The Damien Love deep dive piece: https://damienlove.com/writing/loose-salute-the-story-of-michael-nesmith-and-the-first-national-band/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_(Michael_Nesmith_song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_National_Band
The RIO video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yciLq5kYFnU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_Radio_Engine_to_the_Photon_Wing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qube_(cable_television)
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