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Daydream Believer - A Monkees Tribute band

I'm fascinated by the whole concept of tribute bands - as opposed to cover bands. A cover band plays songs made famous by other artists, but with a variety of artists. A tribute band tries to recreate the experience of the original artist. Think Elvis impersonators.

The Monkees were my first favorite group as a child, and I still enjoy their music. I am amazed though that grown men would devote a large portion of their working life to recreating the monkees experience, but that's just what the band Daydream Believer does.

There are some photographs and some MP3 song samples on their website. I don't think the performers look particularly like Davey, Mike Mickey and Peter, but from a distance, that might not be a problem. The vocals aren't spot on, but are close enough to be enjoyable. The thing that really struck me about the music samples is the quality of the drumming. DB's drummer has down pat the rapid-fire style of session ace Hal Blaine, who played on many of the Monkees' hits.

Bottom line: if Daydream Believer stopped in my town, I'd probably check them out. You can check out the website at the link below.



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