I do not always write about bands that I particularly like, and this one of those times. While they were quite popular at the time, none of the songs released by the band were very important in the grand scheme of music in my opinion.
The band formed in 1965 and by 1968 was no more, as they wanted solo careers. We see how well that worked out for them with one exception. The reunited for a couple of months in 1971, but not much came of it. Their entire existence sort of reads like a soap opera, and we shall hit the high (this is quite a pun) parts of it during this piece.
Even though they are still remembered, they only had six songs to chart in the Top 10 in the US, and only two or three of those are remembered by more than real hardcore fans of them. “Monday, Monday” and “California Dreaming” are about all there are known to most folks.