What Monkees song sounds like Yngwie on guitar?

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What Monkees song sounds like Yngwie on guitar?

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Years back when the Monkees show was on every afternoon , I remember hearing a song that featured a Classical guitar in the background. I don't even think it had a solo spot. But the way I recall it it was pure Shred. It sounded like Yngwie doing arpeggio type stuff on an acoustic. I don't remember anything else about the episode. I'm curious if it was as technically impressive as I recall
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Kerry67 wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:58 amValeri
This. It was actually Glen Campbell on the guitar
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Black Stuff wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:00 am
Kerry67 wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:58 amValeri
This. It was actually Glen Campbell on the guitar
You mean the guy who used to post here and was the drummer from Helix?
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AlexVonHaig wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:30 am
Black Stuff wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:00 am
Kerry67 wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:58 amValeri
This. It was actually Glen Campbell on the guitar
You mean the guy who used to post here and was the drummer from Helix?
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Louie Shelton from The Wrecking Crew played that guitar part on Valleri. I saw a clip of him talking about it a few days ago.
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Learn something new every day! I had heard/thought is was Glen.
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They were also one of the early-users of the moog synth.

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What's kind of odd is there are two versions of the song. There was a version recorded for the tv show during the first season, but it wasn't released until the 90s when it showed up on a rarities collection. As the show was winding down during the second season, they made a new version, with added horns, for their fifth album, and that is the one that was a single.

I prefer the tv version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqUufWLfZc
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