“Some Of Your Love” is the catchiest song on the album and features some traditional upbeat harmonies. Mike Love’s lead vocal is amazingly effective and this should have been a successful single.
As with the last several albums, Keepin' The Sumer Alive ends on a down note. “When Girls Get Together” is not only a bad song but it is also a dumb song which tends to cover up a poor vocal outing by Mike Love. “Santa Ana Winds” features good production and more poor lyrics and vocals by Mike Love. “Endless Harmony” is a Bruce Johnston attempt at a pop song. It has well crafted lyrics but the melody does not flow.
Keepin' The Summer Alive would be the last studio album by the Beach Boys for five years. 1985 would find a far different Beach Boys trying to cope with the death of one of its original members.
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1 - Rick
" "When Girls Get Together" is not only a bad song but it is also a dumb song which tends to cover up a poor vocal outing by Mike Love."
This song was recorded early 1970 and originally intended for the "Add Some Music" album (it even existed a release date with May 1970), which later became the "Sunflower" album (only six songs from the "Add Some
Music" line up survived).
And "Santa Ana Winds" was recorded summer 1978 with only minor changes in the mix in 1980.