HOLLAND
| The Beach Boys
HOLLAND
Holland is the 19th studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys, released on January 8, 1973. Self-produced by the band, the album peaked at number 36 in the US and number 20 in the UK. The album is the second of two studio recordings to feature Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar, who joined the band the previous year to record Carl and the Passions "So Tough". It is also the third and final studio album created under the management of Jack Rieley. WIKIPEDIA
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RollingStone
1973 - Holland offers that music at its most satisfying. It is a special album.
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sputnik music
2017 - The last creative high for one of America's greatest bands.
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ALL MUSIC
The surprisingly weak result of a concerted effort by both band and label to push the Beach Boys back into the Top 40.
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Starling Rinet
one of those records you can actually respect more than you can enjoy it.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Review
A surprising last-minute gasp of brilliance, this carefully produced album is far more sincere and hard-edged than its immediate predecessors.
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Don Ignacio
often considered the Beach Boys final gasp before they turned into a corny nostalgia band.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
this album is slow, soft, gentle music for boring aging people, and while I don't quite love it I nonetheless enjoy it a good deal
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Mark Prindle
Holland finds the Beach Remainders continuing in their experimental whirlwind of anti-beach music, with a bunch of deliciously melodic tunes riding on tasty piano riffs, flavorsome steel guitar licks and appetizing background vocal harmonies.
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Aphoristic Album Review
Holland is a surprisingly strong last gasp effort from The Beach Boys, and it marks the end of an era.
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blogcritics
It still remains a pleasurable listening experience.
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