Michael Nesmith & The First National Band

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Silver Moon 03:14 Tools
Joanne 00:00 Tools
Calico Girlfriend 00:00 Tools
Nine Times Blue 00:00 Tools
Little Red Rider 00:00 Tools
Mama Nantucket 00:00 Tools
I Fall to Pieces 00:00 Tools
Listen to the Band 00:00 Tools
Grand Ennui 00:00 Tools
Beyond the Blue Horizon 00:00 Tools
The Keys to the Car 00:00 Tools
Tengo Amore 00:00 Tools
Hollywood 00:00 Tools
Thanx for the Ride 00:00 Tools
Conversations 00:00 Tools
Lady of the Valley 00:00 Tools
Dedicated Friend 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweeds 00:00 Tools
Bye, Bye, Bye 00:00 Tools
The Crippled Lion 00:00 Tools
Rainmaker 00:00 Tools
Here I Am 00:00 Tools
Nevada Fighter 00:00 Tools
Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care) 00:00 Tools
Texas Morning 00:00 Tools
The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart) 00:00 Tools
I Looked Away 00:00 Tools
Only Bound 00:00 Tools
René 00:00 Tools
Hello Lady 00:00 Tools
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette 00:00 Tools
One Rose 00:00 Tools
Hello, Lady 00:00 Tools
1st National Dance 00:00 Tools
Rose City Chimes 00:00 Tools
Propinquity 00:00 Tools
1st National Dance - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
1st National Dance (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Little Red Rider - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Calico Girlfriend - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Mana Nantucket 00:00 Tools
Nine Times Blue - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Little Red River 00:00 Tools
American Airman 00:00 Tools
Mama Nantucket - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
First National Rag 00:00 Tools
Dedicated Friend - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Listen To the Band - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Hollywood - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Thanx For the Ride - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Tengo Amore - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Lady Of the Valley - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Texas Morning - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
I've Just Begun To Care (Propinquity) 00:00 Tools
Beyond the Blue Horizon - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Hello Lady - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Keys To the Car - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
One Rose - (Magnetic South - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Conversations - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke 00:00 Tools
Bye, Bye, Bye - (Loose Salute - 1970) 00:00 Tools
Different Drum (Alternate Version) 00:00 Tools
Grand Ennui - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Nine Times Blues 00:00 Tools
I Looked Away - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweeds - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Only Bound - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Neveda Fighter 00:00 Tools
Nevada Fighter - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Rene - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Loose Salute (Radio Spots) 00:00 Tools
Rainmaker - (Navada Fighter - 1971) 00:00 Tools
Joanne (Michael Nesmith & The First National Band) 00:00 Tools
Rio 00:00 Tools
Bye, Bye, Bye (Alternate Version) 00:00 Tools
Dedicated Friend (Alternate Version) 00:00 Tools
Hollywood (Alternate Backing Track) 00:00 Tools
Thanks For The Ride 00:00 Tools
Rene (Uncut Version) 00:00 Tools
Tengo Amore (Alternate Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Texas Morning (Alternate Take) 00:00 Tools
Nevada Fidhter 00:00 Tools
Tapioca Tundra (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
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The First National Band was an American country group led by singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith, formerly of The Monkees. TFNB was an important early proponent of country rock, adapting an idiosyncratic, genre-busting aesthetic. The group consisted of Nesmith (guitar, vocals), Red Rhodes (steel slide guitar), John Ware (bass guitar), and John London (drums). The group had two successful singles, "Joanne" and "Silver Moon", peaking at #21 and #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. By the time of The Monkees' dissolution, Nesmith had amassed a considerable backlog of original songs; some songs had been recorded by The Monkees, such as "Listen to the Band" and "Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)", with an eccentric touch of genre experimentation added to traditional country sounds. Eager to experiment further, once he had bought his way out of his Monkees contract, Nesmith founded the First National Band in 1970; in their brief existence, they released an album trilogy -- Magnetic South, Loose Salute (both in 1970), and Nevada Fighter (1971) -- each bearing one of the colors of the flag of the United States. This trilogy saw TFNB tackle Nashville standards such as "The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)" and "I Fall to Pieces", alongside Nesmith's original compositions, filled with impressionistic lyrics and ironic humor. Each new album was progressively more eclectic in its approach than the last. Despite the singles success of "Joanne", TFNB did not attain much commercial success due to playing in the United Kingdom at the time; the reason for this was to avoid the label of still being a "Monkees guy" in the United States. Harmony within the group began to break apart during the recording sessions for the final trilogy installment, leading to London and Ware leaving the group before the album was released in 1971. Nesmith would later form a Second National Band which retained Red Rhodes as a member alongside members of Elvis Presley's band at the time; their sole release, Tantamount to Treason, Volume One, was a critical and commercial flop. Subsequently he would also record a few solo albums with Rhodes as his lone accompagneur. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.