http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1581&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rssAlthough critics and disgruntled music fans are quick to point out the shallowness of the current music circuit, shallow, sugary, manufactured pop has been a mainstay in the music industry for years. Take, for instance, the Archies. Using top Brill Building songwriters and session musicians, entertainment Svengali Don Kirshner attempted to recreate his success with the Monkees by completely fabricating a band out of the popular cartoon series. The track "Sugar Sugar" ended up being one of the best-selling singles of the '60s and opened the doors for other prefab artists like Josie and the Pussycats and Banana Splits. Musically, it was formulaic, catchy Bubblegum that dealt with weighty issues like sugar, spice and hot dogs, but it opened the industry up to the idea that music can be sold as a commodity without a genuine artist behind it -- a fact that does not go unnoticed today. - Jon PruettBubblegumen720Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:14:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1581&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Although critics and disgruntled music fans are quick to point out the shallowness of the current music circuit, shallow, sugary, manufactured pop has been a mainstay in the music industry for years. Take, for instance, the Archies. Using top Brill Building songwriters and session musicians, entertainment Svengali Don Kirshner attempted to recreate his success with the Monkees by completely fabricating a band out of the popular cartoon series. The track "Sugar Sugar" ended up being one of the best-selling singles of the '60s and opened the doors for other prefab artists like Josie and the Pussycats and Banana Splits. Musically, it was formulaic, catchy Bubblegum that dealt with weighty issues like sugar, spice and hot dogs, but it opened the industry up to the idea that music can be sold as a commodity without a genuine artist behind it -- a fact that does not go unnoticed today. - Jon Pruett http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215923&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bubblegum Sun, 29 Jun 1969 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Archies on Rhapsody Online 6215923 tra.6215923 The Archies art.1581 0.99 Sugar, Sugar alb.6215270 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/6/6/676634_170x170.jpg 2004-11-10 00:00:00.0 1969-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Sugar Sugar tra.6215923 168000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215923&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215923&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17526043&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bubblegum Thu, 8 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Archies on Rhapsody Online 17526043 tra.17526043 The Archies art.1581 0.99 The Archies - EP alb.17524178 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/1/7/1157160_170x170.jpg 2006-06-08 00:00:00.0 2006-06-08 00:00:00.0 true Sugar Sugar - Original tra.17526043 168000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17526043&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17526043&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8763248&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bubblegum Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Archies on Rhapsody Online 8763248 tra.8763248 The Archies art.1581 0.99 20 Best of 60's Rock n' Roll alb.8762207 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/2/3/753207_170x170.jpg 2005-11-02 00:00:00.0 2004-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Sugar Sugar tra.8763248 170000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8763248&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8763248&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21859764&rws=%2Fthe-archies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bubblegum Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:56:37 -0800 Top Tracks by The Archies on Rhapsody Online 21859764 tra.21859764 The Archies art.1581 0.99 This Is Pop! 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