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The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Audio CD

A fair review of the The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Beach Boys reviews here, or go back to the The Beach Boys tabs.

The Beach Boys Band: The Beach Boys
Title: Pet Sounds
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Release Date: 1999-07-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Wouldn't It Be Nice 2: You Still Believe In Me 3: That's Not Me 4: Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) 5: I'm Waiting For The Day 6: Let's Go Away For Awhile 7: Sloop John B 8: God Only Knows 9: I Know There's An Answer 10: Here Today 11: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 12: Pet Sounds 13: Caroline No 14: Hang On To Your Ego - (bonus track) 15: Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo Mix) 16: You Still Believe In Me 17: That's Not Me 18: Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) 19: I'm Waiting For The Day 20: Let's Go Away For Awhile 21: Sloop John B 22: God Only Knows 23: I Know There's An Answer 24: Here Today 25: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 26: Pet Sounds 27: Caroline No

Best of Pet Sounds
The Wilson influence was immediately apparent and so a copy of "Pet Sounds" I had to have!
Oddly,it wasn't until getting to the stereo versions of the songs that the true brilliance came out,and so by track 24,my justification for buying this album was justified. As a record collector,somehow I'd previously overlooked this all-important "Concept" album,until recently acquiring a version of "love is here" in association with a project I'd been working on.
Fantastic!.


Pet Sounds CD
Years later, we become good friends with Larry Knechtel, keyboard and bass player who The Beach Boys summoned to play on this album. We lived in Heidelberg, Germany (Army) in 1969, and had the Pet Sounds vinyl album playing constantly then. Larry passed away in Aug, 2009, and listening to his music is bitter sweet. Pet Sounds is one CD I keep in the player. .


Undeniably Genius
There are so many things I could say about the music itself but I rather share my experience about its feel. I know many things have been said about this album, both negative and positive. First keep in mind that Pet Sounds is very dense and really is like a jazz record in the sense that it requires more then one listen to appreciate all that is happening.

It is my personal opinion this is one of the best records of all time because it captures a moment in everyone's life that we all experience in a very real way; becoming an adult. Brian wrote this album when he was 23 years old and it really captures the insecurities one feels when growing up. I am 20 right now and feel the way he did at the time so I can relate to everything he says in the record. When I hear the album at the right mood no other album can touch it; it is like an orgasm of the mind, if that makes any sense. At the right mood some songs cut you in the chest like a knife.

I recommend everyone give this a chance. But hear it more then once. I still remember the first time I heard the album; every song sounded the same, the singing was weird, and it was not very interesting. But one day after a long day I put it on and it was like someone had torn my heart from my chest showed it to me and said everything was okay. Highly recommended.

By the way if you still don't like the record hear some Smile tracks they are the complete opposite of this but still unbelievable, think Sgt. Pepper's on acid -yeah its that different. I still can't believe the same band did both one after the other.


OK
I appreciate wilsons harmonies and use of various instruments, but I feel sometimes the music is contrived. I have read several reveiws and feel that this album falls in between the masterpiece category and piece of trash category. Sloop john B, God only knows, Wouln't it be nice are excellent. The best thing about this album is that it was the start of what I consider one of the greatest rock masterpices - the song Good Vibrations which is a perfect mix of the early pop baeach boys and the artsy stuff.


it grew on me : )
It's not much like The Beach Boys' previous albums, but I still love it! It's definitely worth listening to and it's a gem to any Beach Boys fan! I've heard many people say they don't like the stereo mixes, but truthfully, I can't really tell the difference from the originals : /, though I really do enjoy "Hang On to Your Ego" which is right in the middle of the album. At first I didn't think much of this album, but as I listened to it more, I started it loving it. Some of my favourites are "God Only Knows", "Sloop John B", "Caroline, No", "Here Today", and the hit from 50 First Dates, "Wouldn't It Be Nice". There's so many songs on this album, it's hard to choose favourites! All in all, this is a wonderful album by the great Beach Boys!.


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