The album was a swan - song to the surf and car music the Beach Boys built their commercial standing upon .
All Summer Long introduced exotic textures to the Beach Boys ' sound exemplified by the piccolos and xylophones of its title track .
The album was a swan - song to the surf and car music the Beach Boys built Beach Boys ' commercial standing upon .
All Summer Long introduced exotic textures to the Beach Boys ' sound exemplified by the piccolos and xylophones of its title track .