 Controversy hit early in 1967 concerning the Monkees' studio abilities.Dolenz told a reporter that the Wrecking Crew provided the backing tracks for the first two Monkees albums, and that his origin as a drummer was simply that a Monkee had to learn to play the drums, and he only knew the guitar.A January 28, 1967 "Saturday Evening Post" article quoted Nesmith railing against the music creation process.