Aquarius And Capricorn

You'll move mountains, Aquarius

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Maybe this is not exactly the life of your dreams, but when you assess your experiences with the people you love, look around at all you have acquired. You just may decide that this is the good life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Instead of struggling with your inner critical voice (which, by the way, will be especially loud now), try to befriend it. Listen to what it has to say and respond, “I see your point, but I respectfully disagree.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can expand your intellectual horizons by simply avoiding mind-numbing activities such as losing yourself in entertainment you’ve already seen or in an ocean of Internet correspondence.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you feel distant from a person, you are less likely to care about whether or not your actions please that person . Create a closeness with loved ones that will make your relationship impervious to apathy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will be uplifted by the camaraderie of music. Go where you can listen to music with others. A song passes through you like an invisible thread, connecting you to your fellow music lovers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s a rivalry going on. Emotions are high, alliances are clear, and everyone wants his own side to win. Acknowledge how important this is to those around you, even though you may be ambivalent about the outcome.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The correct answer is obvious, though many people around you will choose the incorrect response. Some will cave to the social pressure. Stand strong for what is right.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The truth sometimes makes you cry, and you can move others to tears by stating the truth through your various means of self-expression. If you dabble in the arts, today’s “dabblings” will be brilliant.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You do what you do because you want to love and be loved. Others may not respond in the manner you would prefer, but they still feel your intention and return the feelings.

Jeff's Fancy Blog: On my turntable (Monkees edition): Pisces ...

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, ltd (or PACJ as I'll call it, because it's such a long friggin title!) is the Monkees music peak, in my opinion. By this point the band knew what they were doing, and along with producer Chip Douglas they made an album that beautifully captured the "summer of love" vibe of 1967. The album's first single, released in July, 1967 ("Pleasant Valley Sunday" b/w "Words") was a knockout, hitting #3 on the singles chart, indicating the more daring and psychedelic direction the band was headed with their music. On PACJ the Monkees brought in session musicians to augment their own playing. Only one track, "Cuddly Toy", maintains the band formula employed on the former LP, the wonderfully organic Headquarters . I can't say that I blame them -- Headquarters was a big effort, one that was perhaps too big to continue replicating if you're also shooting a weekly television series and performing world tours to thousands of shrieking kids. Although PACJ was recorded amidst all this chaos, it is considered by many fans to be the group's best effort. PACJ is one of my top five favorite albums of all time. There isn't a dud on the LP. My earliest memories of PACJ date back to pre-school; My brother and I were lent the first four Monkees albums from a neighbor down the block, and since we were too young to know about proper record care we just scratched the hell out of them, so she let us keep them. When I hear PACJ today it still reminds me of early spring mornings and the smell of crayons. PACJ features the first use ever of a synthesizer on a rock record. At the time only three Moog synthesizers existed in the world, and one of them belonged to Micky Dolenz. The incredibly far-out song "Daily Nightly" (written by Nesmith) prominently features Micky playing the instrument, creating noises that were unlike anything the public had ever heard. Curiously, The Monkees released the single "Daydream Believer" one month before the release of PACJ , even though the song is not included on the album. The single's b-side, the scorching "Goin' Down", remained a b-side only track, although at one point it was considered for inclusion on PACJ . "Daydream Believer" was eventually included on the band's fifth album, The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1968).

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