Rays

The ex-Monkee and overall fine solo artist returns with a bunch of keyboard-drenched songs with Latin percussion. The overall tone is cool and groovy, led by a wall of synthesized string-sounding chords topped with the jazzy tones of a B3 organ. Occasionally, Mike will pick up his guitar but the piano and keyboards definitely rule here. Synth strings, synth horns, synth bass, even synth drums in some of the songs! The Latin percussion is analog though. Seven of these tracks are instrumentals; five feature Nesmith's loving vocals (occasionally buried or plugged through crazy effects).