I gave Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. a few listens and enjoyed it. You're right: several of the songs are tinted with shades of country-western, yet the Monkees are seldom if ever regarded as influential in originating the country rock genre. The album was even released prior to Gram Parsons-era Byrds! I'm hoping to listen to The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees soon, as I was really impressed with "Writing Wrongs".