Music Review: The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Christmas Album - Page 2

Part of: The Discographer

Later album notes show that Brian Wilson was less invested in this LP than the regular studio releases. He even brought in an outside arranger to work on some of the instrumental arrangements while he concentrated on the vocals. This division of duties shows as the vocals are, for the most part, of the usual Beach Boys caliber. The instrumental backing however, is inferior and more stripped down. It may be that Brian Wilson was just tired, as this was the Beach Boys fourth album release of 1964 and their eighth in 24 months. 

Dispite my personal feelings, The Beach Boys Christmas album remains one of the groups more popular pre-Pet Sounds releases which is a testament to the pure voices that the members of the group possessed.        

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  • 1 - Curth

    May 14, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Wrong cover :-)

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