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How the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Entered the Pop Music Pantheon. (Eventually.)
Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.
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‘Pet Sounds’: Al Jardine Initially Misinterpreted the Meaning Behind the Beach Boys’ Album Name
The Beach Boys are the artists behind Pet Sounds, a fan-favorite album featuring the song “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” With a confusing title and animal-based cover art, one member of the Beach ...
Remembering the Beach Boys' masterwork Pet Sounds as we mourn Brian Wilson's death
The death of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson reminds us all that the great artists don't live forever, and we should ...
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"It's purely experimental, with zero regard for commercialism": How Brian Wilson recorded Pet Sounds and reinvented music
Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session ...
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‘Pet Sounds’ Was the First Time the Beach Boys Didn’t Play Instruments on an Album
The Beach Boys mentioned their appreciation for this release, even if Jardine misinterpreted the meaning of the Pet Sounds title. “I thought it was about making out. You know, petting in high ...
Brian Wilson's musical imagination was truly oceanic
Beach Boys bandleader Brian Wilson was a songwriting giant whose musical imagination felt deeper than the ocean and brighter than the sun.