Emma: ***.5
Charlie: ***.5
Emma: Ok. I choose this based on a recommendation before I knew of the Bad Things about its producer, Phil Spector. But, all that aside, this classic 60's do-wop rendering of festive hits makes for a rather successful balance of new/genre and tradition. Upbeat and sweet and boogeyable. Sleighride is particularly great... the last spoken word track from Phil, well, you can just skip.
Charlie: It's difficult to listen to this without one's ears being clouded by the fact that it's yet another cultural artefact made by a power-tripping misogynist who ended up committing murder. So, there's that. The actual sounds on the record, though, are a perfect blend of traditional songs with 1960s shuffle stylings and wall-of-sound orchestrations. Not perfectly even, but strewn with hits, packed with strong performances, and very upbeat. As long as Phil doesn't get to enjoy the Spotify proceeds, I'm happy to stream this.
Queue it up: Yep.
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