The Gift of Rock

by Smash Mouth

Overview

Coming two years after their fourth studio album, 2003's Get the Picture?, Smash Mouth delivered their first holiday-themed album with 2005's The Gift of Rock. Still featuring the California band's high-energy, somewhat retro-sounding punk-pop sound, The Gift of Rock primarily features a few classic and some lesser-known holiday cover songs. Included are cuts by such artists as the Kinks, Louis Armstrong, the Sonics, and others. These are fun, somewhat novelty-oriented songs that fit well next to Smash Mouth's own material. In fact, cuts like Smash Mouth's reworking of the Ramones' "Merry Christmas, I Don't Want to Fight Tonight" and especially the group's exuberant take on the Royal Guardsmen's 1967 cult classic "Snoopy's Christmas" are gleeful, garage rock-style holiday anthems that should appeal to both longtime Smash Mouth fans and anyone who loves left-of-center Christmas songs. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2012
Label:	429 Records
UPC:	0795041791627

Tracks

1. Father Christmas
2. Don't Believe in Christmas
3. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
4. Zat You, Santa Claus?
5. The Christmas Song
6. Snoopy's Christmas
7. Christmas Ain't Christmas
8. Come on Christmas, Christmas Come On
9. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
10. 2000 Miles

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Smash Mouth   Primary Artist
Brian Dyer   Choir/Chorus
Greg Camp   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
David Palmer   Keyboards
Joey Blake   Choir/Chorus
Zoe Ellis   Choir/Chorus
Sunshine Becker   Choir/Chorus
Leah Tysse   Choir/Chorus
Vernon Bush   Choir/Chorus
Ellen Van Den Honert   Choir/Chorus
James C. White   Choir/Chorus
Paul DeLisle   Vocals (Background),Bass
Steve Harwell   Vocals
Michael Urbano   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Michael Urbano   Group Member,Producer
Reto Peter   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Rodriguez   Engineer
Sune Rose Wagner   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Jack Fox   Composer
Greg Camp   Producer,Group Member
Jeff Barry   Composer
Richard Starkey   Composer
Brad Kobylczak   Engineer
Buck Owens   Composer
Kelly Castro   Design,Photography,Art Direction
Robert Hayes   Management
Gerald Roslie   Composer
Brian Swanson   Booking
Christine Hynde   Composer
Paul DeLisle   Group Member
Steve Harwell   Group Member
Chris Bellman   Mastering
Chrissie Hynde   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Dick Holler   Composer
Dean Grakal   Composer
Mark Hudson   Composer
Jeffrey Hyman   Composer
Phil Gernhard   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer