More mono please?

I'll be the first to admit that my music taste is somewhat "eclectic". While being dominated by lots of strange European trip-hoppy stuff, I can easily bounce back and forth between something like Cypress Hill to classic jazz with Ella and Louis. This morning, in an odd mood, I queued up the The Monkees' 1967 album More of the Monkees. Yeah, it's campy and downright quaint, but one thing that I do appreciate about it, is the interesting mono mix. Sure it has no depth to the sound, but there's something to be said of the effect--especially for some of the tracks with a driving, distorted guitar. For some of the more minimalist bands out there like the Black Keys and White Stripes, I'm somewhat surprised that they haven't explored this avenue. I really think it'd add some great pop to their stuff.