regarded by most music buffs as one of of the greatest albums ever released if not the greatest...pet sounds is now 40 years old and the surviving members of the group have got together to celebrate the legacy of this groundbreaking album this week....
.....the genius of brian wilson was the driving force behind what made this album so great as he battled to try and outdo the beatles in the mid sixties...happy birthday..pet sounds!



GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME




1 The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
1966


2 The Beatles
Revolver
1966


3 Nirvana
Nevermind
1991


4 The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
1967


5 The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967


6 The Rolling Stones
Exile on Main St
1972


7 Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde
1966


8 Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bollocks - Here's the Sex Pistols
1977


9 Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
1971


10 The Clash
London Calling

23 Prince
Sign Of The Times


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I don't like the Beach Boys, and even I can't deny the greatness of "God Only Knows". I don't know this album, but if it follows suit, it is undeniable.

Moonbeam said:

give it a listen, moonbeam, might not be your cup of tea but u should hear some of his melodic genius coming through...

I thought this was a Pet Shop Boys thread for a sec...

You know i didn't even listen to this album til a couple of years ago. I could always take or leave The Beach Boys. A lot of so called great bands i don't like..ie The Beatles. I know Moonbeam is no great fan either but Pet Sounds really is an astonishing album. It's so immediate but theres so much depth in there and Wilson's voice is perfect. My fave song..I know theres an answer.

Finally a Brian Wilson/ Beach Boys thread on here!

For me, 'Pet Sounds' is one of my all-time favourate albums. A unique blend of '60s pop, folk music, jazz, classical and a couple of great but intentionally slightly cheesy instrumentals.

'God Only Knows' amd 'Sloop John B' are two of the great '60s pop singles.

I love the Beatles, but Brian Wilson in his 65-67 prime did alone what it took Lennon, McCartney and George Martin together to achieve - to compose, arrange and produce some of the greatest pop music ever put to tape.Better than Phil Spector. Also, notice, Phil Spector - Pet Sounds - PS is deliberate on Brian Wilson's part.

Also, imo you haven't heard 'Pet Sounds' properly until you've heard the stereo remix. There's stuff there you can't hear on the original mono record.

Anyone who buys and digs 'Pet Sounds' should also get the excellent 2-fer CDs of Beach Boys 'Today' and 'Summer Days' (and Summer Nights!)' and also 'Friends/ 20/20 (2 fine late '60s BB albums. Oh, and then finish off with the early '70s 'Sunflower'/ 'Surf's Up' 2-fer and you'll have the makings of a good Beach Boys CD collection.

Trust me on this. You know, I love my funk and jazz and my Hendrix/ Zeppelin and so on, and Brian Wilson/ Beach Boys may not be slick or 'cool' or whatever BS goes around here at times, but Brian Wilson was and at times still is a great composer/ producer who can move your emotions like no other. 'God Only Knows' is one of the most moving songs ever recorded. Just ask Paul McCartney.

And if you're feeling brave after buying some of these, you must get Brian's magnum opus - his 2004 finished version of the 'Smile' album, the great lost album of the '60s. 'Smile' imo crushes 'Sgt Pepper' etc and is one of the masterpieces of 20th century music, up there with George Gershwin and Duke Ellington's extended works etc.

After that explosion of enthusiam, I think I'll have a nice lie down.

brian wilson wrote the greatest music of the 20th century in the mid sixties before his mental breakdown...his songs stand up to anything the beatles wrote around that time , your the man, brian

anyone here who is a Brian fan MUST watch the Smile Live/Interview DVD.

perfection.