regarding the Michael Nesmith lp above...
This is my first time listening to it. All of my memories of him were from watching The Monkees tv show when I was a kid.
Listening to this lp, (by the way, the sonics are pretty remarkable), after my years of musical interests, it's obvious to me that he had quite a bit of talent. These songs are well written, well performed, period. Not shy about listing it here.