essential recording
If you need some pointy-headed pundit to sell you on the merits of Pet Sounds, your money might be better spent on an ear specialist. Brian Wilson’s gift to 20th-century music elevated this pop album into a beguiling musical and emotional cogency that still operates outside pop culture’s fickle space-time continuum–and limited critical lexicon. There’s never been another record to compare (Rubber Soul, its inspiration, is close; Sgt. Pepper’s, its response, misses the point), and certainly no album has been as dissected, overanalyzed, and predigested for public consumption. In 1997 Capitol Records devoted an entire four-disc box set, The Pet Sounds Sessions, to its thorough deconstruction. The techno-marvel centerpiece of that project–the album’s first true stereo mix, painstakingly conjured out of multitape session sources by producer-engineer Mark Linett (under Wilson’s supervision)–was at once heresy and revelation. Now the label has gr (click here for further information)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
it grew on me : )
At first I didn’t think much of this album, but as I listened to it more, I started it loving it. It’s not much like The Beach Boys’ previous albums, but I still love it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best albums I have ever listened to…
And not just for the more recognized songs like “wouldn’t it be nice” and “god only knows”. The majority of songs are pretty mellow and understated, but they sure leave an…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds being The Beach Boys 11th studio album and their 1966 release and singles released on the album were “Caroline No”, “Wouldn’t it be nice”, “Sloop John B” and “God Only…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong!!
Greatest album ever? Try worst album ever, I can’t believe I fell for those erroneous reviews. As a “gen Xer” who appreciates 60′s, particulary “hippie” music, I think this is a…
5.0 out of 5 stars
One year before Sgt. Pepper
Pet Sounds
is from 1966; one year before Sgt. Pepper was released; my favorite album of all time. Pet Sounds
also uses various instruments that are played throughout the songs,…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must Have Classic BB album
The Pet Sounds album is one of my favorite albums of the “Beach Boys”. I just love it! I enjoy the lyrics of the Pet Sounds songs as well as the tunes and the instrumentals…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great pop album – mediocre as revelation
As a true child of the sixties, I remember Pet Sounds when it came out, and as a 13 year old kid I loved it. It is a very good pop album.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perennial Guide for Heart, Mind and Soul
I had never heard, nor had I even heard much about Pet Sounds until it was first released on compact disc back in 1990.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Masterpiece ? Nope ,not even close
Tears came down from my eyes while listening to this album , as I could not stop YAWNING.How childish , tedious and boring stuff . One star too many for this .
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brian’s Songs
In 1966, when it was released, this album didn’t sell as well as previous Beach Boys albums. I don’t know why. I thought it was fantastic.