Many musicians meet and form bands because they like to write and play their own music. They may start with a group of high school students. For them, practicing music in other people's homes is the first step to fame. Sometimes they beg from passers-by on the street or in the subway, so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or buy musical instruments. Later, they may perform in bars or clubs and get paid in cash. Of course they want to make records in the studio, sell millions of copies and become millionaires!
However, one band started in a different way. It was called Monkees and started as a TV program. Besides playing music, musicians also play jokes on each other, most of which are based on The Beatles. The TV organizer plans to find four musicians who can perform and sing. They advertised in the newspaper for rock musicians, but they could only find one good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.
Because some of the actors are not good enough, they have to rely on other musicians to help them. So during the broadcast, they just pretend to sing. Anyway, their performances are humorous enough to be imitated by other groups. They are so popular that their fans set up clubs to get to know them better. Every week on TV, Monkees band will play and sing songs created by other musicians. However, within a year or so, they became more serious about their work and Monkees began to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they made their own records and began to tour and play their own music. In the United States, they are even more popular than The Beatles and sell more records. The band broke up around 1970, but happily, they reunited in the mid-1980s. They made a new record on 1996 to celebrate their official time as a real band.
A band that is not a band.
Have you ever thought about becoming a famous singer or musician in a band? Have you ever dreamed of singing in front of thousands of audiences at a concert, and the audience appreciated your singing and applauded you? When you sing karaoke, do you pretend to be the famous singer Song Like Zuying or Liu Huan? To tell the truth, many people value fame and fortune. So, how did everyone form a band together?
Many musicians get together to form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may be a group of middle school students at first, and rehearsing music in other people's homes is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play for passers-by in the street or subway, so that they can earn more money for themselves or the musical instruments they want to buy. Later, they may perform in bars or clubs so that they can get cash. Of course they want to record in the studio and sell millions.
However, there is another band that is formed in a different way. This band is called The Monkees. It started as a TV program. The musicians in the band played music, joking and laughing at each other. Most of these jokes and music are imitation of the Beatles. The TV producer originally planned to find four musicians who could sing and perform. They advertised for rock musicians in the newspaper, but only recruited them.
Because some of these actors can't sing very well, they have to rely on the help of others in the team. So they just lip-synched during the performance. Anyway, their performance was very humorous and other bands began to imitate them. They have become so popular that fans set up clubs to get to know them better. The Monkees sings songs written by other musicians on TV every week. However, about a year later, The Monkees became more and more serious about their work. They began to sing their own songs like a real band. Then they recorded their own records and began to tour their own music. In the United States, they are even more popular than The Beatles, and their record sales are higher. The Monkees was dissolved around 1970, but happily, they got together again in the mid-1980s. In 660,