tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855858170324181302.post3112620109974042268..comments2023-10-18T07:54:08.229-07:00Comments on Ranting and Raving: Rant #426: "Rock Concert" In the SkyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855858170324181302.post-91093044438628537392011-01-20T17:45:04.247-08:002011-01-20T17:45:04.247-08:00When I said "creation," I really should ...When I said "creation," I really should have said "the Monkees sound," because that is what he created. He knew what he was doing,but the Monkees were successful without him, too. And yes, I still listen to my Monkees and Archies records.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163421362475667551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855858170324181302.post-1521151850546306232011-01-20T07:04:48.259-08:002011-01-20T07:04:48.259-08:00Don Kirshner didn't create the Monkees - Bob R...Don Kirshner didn't create the Monkees - Bob Rafelson and Bert Schnieder created the Monkees and hired Kirshner to provide the music. Kirshner was a vital element in their initial success but he always tried to claim more credit than was due him, and that's what got him yanked from the project. Anyone who's ever read any of the behind-the-scenes info on the Monkees project written by anyone other than Kirshner or his cronies knows this. Kirshner was obviously a talented man and probably had more to due with the Monkees' initial success than anyone, but if he had kept in mind that he was as much a hired hand as the four group members themselves that success might have been even greater than it was.<br /><br />This wasn't intended to be an anti-Kirschner rant; he was a great talent and deserves credit for that. I actually am a fan of his; I just wish people would get that part of the story right. And for what it's worth, I'm almost 50 years old and I STILL enjoy my Archies albums!John Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940622286367039418noreply@blogger.com