Davy Jones dies too early

[Omaroo]

Only 66, the ex Monkee Davy Jones has died.

RIP Davy - I was a big fan.

The Monkees were the first band to break the Top 40 using a Moog synthesizer, and were primarily responsible for my love of them. Mickey Dolenz bought Bob Moog's third production model, and it was first used on their forth album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd."

[cybereye]

Very sad indeed... The Monkees were a big part of my pre-teen years...

Mario

[telecasterguru]

Davy Jones was a legend.

Frank

[bartman]

Damn.....
RIP Davy....
Hey Hey were the Monkees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuGFO0a2Q30) ...
Bartman

[Ric]

RIP Davy

Very sad to hear of his passing

A great band in their day and I loved the TV show as a kid.

[jjjnettie]

:( Very sad news.

[wavelandscott]

Bummer...

[lacad01]

Yeah sad to hear :(, also loved the show as a kid. Remember their movie "Head"?

[Keltik]

Being a Beatles fan as a kid, I had a bit of a prejudice against the Monkees (as a lot of poms did at the time)...they were regarded as a bit of a rip-off, a calculated attempt to cash in. It wasn't until I realised that the songs were actually very very good that I forgave them the hype. I always thought Mike Nesmith was the coolest. But Jones was a good, boyish foil for Nesmith's coolly-cynical persona, and Dolenz's general lunacy.
"Clarksville" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" are, with "Daydream Believer", some of the best pop songs ever written. Sad, but inevitable, this parade of our heroes from our young days as they leave the stage......

[stephenb]

Too true, Keltik... too true....

RIP Davy...

Stephen