Never saw this before. And what I most liked seeing was the Wrecking Crew live behind J&D (7-10 minute point of the video). I've seen almost nothing of Hal Blaine playing live....and would have loved to been just behind him once watching him play. And here you get quite a few glimpses of his style on classic 60's Jan and Dean tunes. The show is very much like the TAMI shows that were recorded live. But, in those you don't see the WC actually playing. Tommy Tedesco is another WC member I recognize. Hal Blaine gets a supporting actor role in this short as "Clobber." Pretty cool to see that. That double bass drum kit with the orchestra sort of surprised me. It does give the drummer more space to be "featured."
If you grew up in the 60's this pretty much was what you saw on TV for "teen entertainment." I'd call this short a Frankie and Annette beach movie on land. Others will see it as trying to copy the Beatles movies. This pilot was filmed right before Jan's car accident and before the Monkees TV showed aired. Quite a lot happening in 1966.
Pilot Show
If you grew up in the 60's this pretty much was what you saw on TV for "teen entertainment." I'd call this short a Frankie and Annette beach movie on land. Others will see it as trying to copy the Beatles movies. This pilot was filmed right before Jan's car accident and before the Monkees TV showed aired. Quite a lot happening in 1966.
Pilot Show
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