The Grand Ennui: Michael Nesmith 1970-1975

This compilation collects more than twenty album cuts and live performances from Nesmith’s First and Second National Bands and his stripped-down collaborations with Rhodes. They range from a cosmic cover of Patsy Cline’s classic “I Fall To Pieces” to the koan-like “The Grand Ennui” to the uncharacteristically sentimental “Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun To Care).” Taken together, they put on full display the breadth of Nesmith’s catholic musical interests, the depth of his personal philosophy, and the exaggerated height of his archly raised eyebrow.