Heart Attack

Overall Album Score: N/A

My review for Stack-O-Tracks is going to be relatively skimpy (and I'm not doing track reviews because I'm not sure what I should write). This album is full of Beach Boys hits without the vocals. This way, you can sing the hits in the privacy of your own home! This was just a silly idea by the record company to release more Beach Boys albums for some $$$, but it didn't end up selling that much. It was released in 1969, and the general public probably didn't care much to purchase something that was basically useless. The Beach Boys' name power wasn't quite as pungent at it was in 1965. That still holds true today. Why would you need something like this???

Needless to say, these versions of the Beach Boys hits are worse than the originals especially since the Beach Boys give so much attention to the sound of their wonderful vocal harmonies. What's the Beach Boys without being able to hear them sing???? Wha-----?????

At the same time, this is was an interesting idea, and it preceded the karaoke movement by a few decades. I never sing karaoke, but I'm sure there are a few people in the world who would like this to sing with. Also, it's kind of interesting to hear how they did those instrumentals --- out of curiosity. Brian Wilson took great care in his arrangements and that was never this evident.

Again, this is just a release for the fans. It's kind of interesting, but it's ultimately just a cash-in.

Overall Album Score: N/A (Compilations don't count, and I don't care enough to score this! :-P)

Average Song Score: N/A (I didn't score the songs. They'd all be pretty good if the vocals were included.)

Album Tilt: N/A (It's a compilation therefore it doesn't count as an "album.")

Artist Rating: N/A (Their art of removing the vocals was pretty good, I'll admit. I could still hear some of them softly, but ... I liked those ones the best!)

Track Reviews

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