![]() It might, however, be their "second best album". I personally don't agree with that assessment, but I'll come back to that counter opinion a little later. The album is currently sitting at 80% among critics at Metacritic, indicating an average of 4 stars given to it. The U.K.'s Independant even called the album, "probably The Monkees' best album, after their hits compilation". But it was worth it." If you go by Rolling Stone's most recent edition of their review guide, Good Times! is easily the highest rated Monkees album ever by this "institute of rock journalism". Rolling Stone gave Good Times! a three-and-a-half star rating, concluding in their glowing review that "Monkee freaks have waited far too long for this album. One notable solid review, for the new album, was actually issued by Rolling Stone, a rock magazine known for their viciously criticising, and basically writing-off, the entire Monkees catalogue, aside from their best-of compilations. It's "surprising" because the last several Monkees albums, dating from, at least, 1970's Changes to 1996's Justus, had been judged less than favourably, especially 1987's dismal, Pool It!, the first of their, now three, reunion albums. The reviews for Good Times! have been surprisingly positive to downright overwhelming in praise. The new Monkees album was released in late-May of this year, just a couple of weeks ago, in fact. The Neil Diamond-penned tune includes newly recorded backing vocals by both Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, thus allowing Davy Jones to make a posthumous appearance on Good Times! The lone track featuring Davy Jones singing, "Love to Love", is a hold-out from a number of sessions dating back to 1967-68. To celebrate the occasion, the remaining Monkees reunited, again, and recorded their twelfth album, titled Good Times! Despite the unfortunate loss of the band's resident "heart-throb", Davy Jones, who suddenly passed away in early 2012 from a heart-attack, the new album still features all four original members singing lead-vocals on, at least, one track. This September will officially mark the 50th anniversary of NBC's launching of The Monkees television show in 1966. ![]()
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