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   "Ted Nolan "  wrote in message   
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   > I don't know about the shows of most of the groups up there, but it's   
   > my understanding that The Monkees, at least, really did play their   
   > instruments in concert.   
      
   Yes, eventually.   
      
   The studio sound had a richness that would not easily be recreated by four   
   actors, even if a couple of them could also play instruments.   
      
   --   
   Brian   
   "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."   
      
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