The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
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Free Music Review: Wow! And I am not ever a huge fan.
Hit: 5 Stars
A couple of weeks ago a guy at my work was playing Endless Summer and It was nice to hear the Beach Boys again. Growing up my dad always played the Boys while working in the garage or while cleaning the house. After listening further I decided to get some of the albums on CD for myself. I talked with my dad first to see if he had them which he does not. He does however have all of the LPs, and I made him swear that they are mine when he passes. I asked him what was his favorite and he told me Pet Sounds. I remember him playing it a bunch as a kid as well as Smiley Smile and a few others. He told me to research this album as the whole world revered this album. Review after review and even Sir Paul's reviews left me thinking this was the pinnacle of pop music. It was even added to the National Recording Registry?! I doubted very much the Beach Boys could do that. I thought they were just surfing and girls and cars. Well, I ordered this album and Smiley Smile and Endless Summer. Locally I picked up a couple of more at the used CD place. When this came my anticipation was off the deep end. I waited until the kids went to bed and popped this in to the player and just relaxed. It played through in mono and then went into stereo. I do not have the words to describe this experience. The closest I have was being a little kid and watching Star Wars for the first time. There is nothing I can add that hasn't already been said. Other then the goofy cover art, this is flawless. Brian Wilson is the rarest of talents. This is that rare album that is timeless. If you haven't listened to this, you have lost. Free Music Review: Two Words Pet Sounds
Hit: 5 Stars
Realesed in 1966 Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys is loved by critics and well anyone who likes the Beach Boys. Pet Sounds is one of those albums that are just not able to created ever again. By this time Brian Wilson who had suffered a nervous breakdown while on tour with The Beach Boys now remains in the studio writing and recording new material. Pet Sounds shows the bands growth from there humble beginnings to more complex songs and much more greater album compared too there earlier ones... Highly influentail album that has even influenced the Sgt. Peppers. Such classics as, "Sloop John B", and "God Only Knows", remain classic songs too this day. Albums like this come around once in a lifetime. Pet Sounds is a pop, rock, and psychedelic album and explored Brian Wilson's exploration of the drug LSD. So what are you wating for the only Beach Boys album you will ever need buy Pet Sounds today
You wont be dissapointed
Free Music Review: A masterpiece for the ages
Hit: 5 Stars
Pet Sounds. This is where the group's mastery of the technical came to the forefront like never before. There are so many vocal layers, and such a rich symphonic sound that by this point it was clear, the Beach Boys had something pretty special happening. However, it has all been said before. And my guess is you're probably pretty sick of hearing about it. Pet Sounds is a classic so universally recognized that it seems silly for me to even bother reviewing it. But the fact remains, some of the Boy's greatest tunes adorn this album. Also, some of the most sweetly naive and almost childlike lyrics on Pet Sounds color this period of the sixties permanently with the heartbreak of a nation's collective loss of innocence. "Wouldn't it Be Nice", "Don't Talk", "Sloop John B", "Caroline No"...These have all become part of the American musical landscape of the twentieth century, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't still be appreciated for their almost hymnal beauty. And "God Only Knows" still stands as probably the greatest achievment in Brian Wilson's storied career. Even though many contemporary musicians claim that the Beach Boys were a major influence on their music, I believe albums like Sunflower and Surf's up actually sound more like modern pop than Pet Sounds does. The influence of the spirit of the late 60s Beach Boys though, and their interminable drive to push the musical envelope was great indeed. The Beach Boys of this period pretty much perfected pure pop, so unless the spirit of the music is once again channeled, today's groups are just retreading old ground...and I'm not interested.Free Music Review: Here Comes The Sun King
Hit: 5 Stars
As a landlocked kid growing up without ready access to beaches or a car, I had a hard time relating to the Beach Boys. Their celebrations of sun, surfing, and hot-rodding were too removed from my own experience. It wasn't until I got older that I appreciated them. Songs that had once sounded frivolous suddenly revealed multiple layers of emotions which had previously eluded me.
Mind you, that wasn't true of every Beach Boys song. But classics like "Surfer Girl" and "Don't Worry Baby" were wistful and beautiful evocations of love and longing - both questioning and reassuring.
Brian Wilson then outdid himself with his compositions for the landmark 1966 album "Pet Sounds" - their apex and finest achievement - and arguably the greatest record ever released by an American band. Paul McCartney has said that if you haven't heard it, your musical education isn't complete. He further said it inspired the Beatles to make "Sgt. Pepper". I don't really hear "Pet Sounds" influence on that record, but I do on "Abbey Road" - especially on tracks like "Because" and "Here Comes The Sun King".
This CD contains the full album in mono and stereo. Wilson's musical and vocal arrangements still sound stunning to this day. If for any reason you've resisted buying this, you shouldn't. At the very minimum, any serious music fan should own "Pet Sounds" and a good collection of their hits such as "Sounds Of Summer" (2003).
Wilson's solo career has also been of interest. "Brian Wilson" (1988) was a good one. So was the belatedly completed "Smile" (2004), which was originally intended as the follow-up to "Pet Sounds" - wherein he proved himself to be a latter-day Gershwin. "Smile" collaborator Van Dyke Parks and Wilson had previously released the excellent "Orange Crate Art" (1995). Recently, Wilson issued "That Lucky Old Sun" (2008), another innovative song suite in the style of "Smile" - and it's fine. All are highly recommended.
Whether you live in California or not, don't miss out on the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson.
Free Music Review: Difficult to overrate
Hit: 5 Stars
It's really difficult to overrate 1966's "Pet Sounds". Aside from its influence on other musicians ("God Only Knows" spurred on Paul McCartney, for example, in the game of one-upmanship between the Beatles and the Beach Boys during the late '60s), it remains, quite simply, one of the most enjoyable pop albums ever released--like your favorite cold beverage on a very hot day. Even the two instrumentals, "Let's Go Away For Awhile" and "Pet Sounds", fit into the sequencing perfectly. The other Boys may not have grasped exactly where Brian Wilson's head was at (there's not a single car or surfing song on the entire record), but they deliver vocally--listen to Carl Wilson's lead on "God Only Knows", and Mike Love's backing on "Wouldn't It Be Nice." (If you want to spend a few more bucks, buy the "Pet Sounds Sessions" box, which contains outtakes demonstrating Brian's total control in the studio.) Not only the best album by this vital group, but, quite simply, one of the very best pop albums ever made.