Pet Sounds

Just soothing and delightful. Takes chances, but sticks to the lovesick tone with excellent musicianship and exciting melody.

i get why people call this the beach boys' masterpiece. it's an excellent example of melancholy/wistful lyrics set to cheerful instrumentation and i loved it way more than i was expecting

Gagliardo, ma vecchiotto

Rating: 4.6

So good.

Of the the big bands of the 60s, this is probably the band I listen to the least. I enjoy a few of their hits, and I appreciate them for who they are. I think just... hearing "Kokomo" so much as a teenager got me very tired of them. But you can't deny "Pet Sounds" is one of the great albums of the 60s. Listening to "God Only Knows" and hearing some of the effects Wilson used on that and so many of the other songs... it's just so fascinating. I had just written about "Sloop John B", it's such a fun song. You kind of get a smile to your face when you hear every time. It can't be denied. One of the things I think about for a five-star album is will I want to listen to the album again? And I think that the album has that quality only because you're trying to pick out all of the things Wilson put INTO the songs. A classic album, even if they are not my favorite band.

This is a very good album but I am clearly missing the connection between all that came before it and all that came after it. I'm a big fan of albums and so I know I have much to thank this album for that - making albums a true production. But just based on sound, it's very good yet not amazing. Wouldn't It Be Nice and Sloop John B are two classics that are just that - sonic genius, melodic and catchy as hell. You Still Believe in Me, That's Not Me, and I Just Wasn't Made for These Times also have some nice harmonies and show a ton of maturity in Brian Wilson's songwriting. I don't exactly love I'm Waiting for the Day but if you need an example of that chamber pop sound and the vast musical arrangement going on, this is it. God Only Knows is beloved by many in the music industry and it didn't grab me at first but on multiple listens I get why. Deep lyrics and tons of vocal and musical layering. When I step back and think about the vocal harmonies, it sounds so easy with how it's been produced but to try and get that if you just had a bunch of singers doing different parts would be madness. So you've got to tip your cap to that. I enjoyed the album a fair bit, but not quite enough for a 5.

Wouldn't it be nice if I listened to this album more? It's a really nice one

5 stars but I will say that I think Pet Sounds is a little overrated. Which isn't to say I dislike it - this is a beautiful set of songs with lush vocal harmonies, and much more complex arrangements than we might expect from the Beach Boys. The lyrics too are wistful, romantic and thoughtful throughout. There's much more here than a bunch of songs about surfing. I don't think it's the greatest album ever and a true game-changer, but there's no denying how gorgeous this is to listen to.

This album is a masterpiece

I have mixed feelings about this, not really sure how to rate it

Easy to listen to, chill songs. 4.5

Incredible record from start to finish. I'd listened before and most tracks sounded familiar, but something my ears took close notice of this time were the "cry" harmonies at the end of You Still Believe In Me, they work so well. Also, God Only Knows is one of the best songs of all time.

Not good, not terrible.

No comment

Lots of great tracks and clearly an influential masterpiece, but I do find some stretches dull which holds it back from perfection.

Probably one of the biggest albums I don't really "get". It's fine, catchy, and fun. But I see it in the top 10 albums of all time list and I don't know. It kind of sticks out like a sore thumb when listening to some of it's neighbors on those lists. Even from records from the same time. Something like Revolver is much more varied and interesting than the same sort of beachy sound that runs through this whole record. I don't know - this is fine.

So THAT’S why everyone talks about this album.

Essential album

I just am not fond of the Beach Boys, sure they broke ground here with the elaborate orchestration but the music does not move me. I do love Sloop John B and God Only Knows. But I guess I like music with swing or some drama to it if it is orchestral.

Is this an objectively good album? Yes. Do I like it? No. The voice of the lead singer makes me want to tear my ears off and the only songs I liked were the instrumental and God Only Knows(mostly due to sentimental value) and al of this comes along with the fact that I hate 60s pop with a passion that burns hotter than the sun. This album is good but I still hate it.

it's a good album but except a few songs it wasn't very memorable to me

Some of their best, but also some filler in the second half

Some of their most upbeat hits

Didn't need both mono and stereo, one album was enough

The Beach Boys

A masterpiece from beginning to end. Not a down moment. Obviously some songs are greater than others, but just one of the greatest albums of all-time. Don't ask me what this means, but I feel like this appropriate music to play at a petting zoo. Favorite Songs: I'm Waiting for the Day, God Only Knows, Hang on to Your Ego

I was wondering when this album in particular would turn up. On the surface, one of the greatest albums of all time by the "Beach Boys"? The same group that gave the world "Kokomo"? Well, the answer is two words...Brian and Wilson. What he envisioned and heard and was able to commit to vinyl was groundbreaking. This album is a rich tapestry of sound. Layer upon layer of parts that if not in the hands of Wilson could be just an incoherent jumble. Sure, a couple of the songs are not among his best but "God Only Knows" and "Caroline No" are wonderful. Easily a 5 rating from me!

This is the kind of classic that is easy to listen to, even though I haven't done much of it. Makes me wanna go to the beach and wear nothing but sunglasses.

Great album for its time - it’s just not quite for me.

I first picked this up because it's always in the top 10 of greatest albums lists. I was just alright with it and didn't understand all the accolades. It's really good, but it's no Sgt. Pepper or Nevermind imo. I think a lot of the songs have a 'show tunes' aspect to them that I'm kinda blah with. But I know this album is great even if I'm lukewarm on it. I think the mono version is a better listening experience on spotify.

I like Wouldn’t It Be Nice, God Only Knows, I kind of like Sloop John B, Here Today, I almost like I’m Waiting for the Day, Pet Sounds

not my type

This was cute! Most of the numbers are double so idk I got to be a little much of the same after a while. But still, cute.

Ja tuurlijk krijgt deze er 5

Yoooooooooooooo, Ez 5 sterren Een van de weinige muziek dingen die mn pa me heeft bijgebracht

Wouldn't It Be Nice Let's Go Away For Awhile Sloop John B God Only Knows

5-

Love their harmonies! The best moment was probably when they sang the melody of the brass from the intro of God Only Knows.

Perfect album.

Classic. One of the most popular albums for a reason

One of the most influential albums of all time. It changed the way records were made and deserves all the praise it gets for that. However I don't particularly like it. There are too many sounds that seem to have been added just to have a sound in that spot. They don't enhance the feel or theme of the song, and in many instances stand out like tacked on after thoughts.

God Only Knows possibly makes this 5⭐️ all by itself But this would still be 5⭐️even without that track

A masterpiece, truly survived the test of time, it become a classic ;-)

Some classic songs, but a very samey album with majority of songs not that catchy.

Masterpiece. A true elevation from things that came before it. Beautiful, catchy melodies. Transcendent harmonies. Complex, clever, symphonic arrangements that elevate the songs. It can sound simple if you want to hear it that way, and it can be endlessly rewarding with deeper listens and analysis. It changed music forever and is one of the most influential albums of all time. It changed how I listen to music forever. Perfect, no notes. An all-time favorite.

Revolutionary

I had heard some of these songs but never the full album. It’s just not that great. I know this “revolutionised” production but it is massively over produced which distracts from the core of the songs buried in there

Classic.

This album is a great one. There is a reason the Beatles were envious of this album and worked hard to top it. Great melodies, great songs, and an infusion of so many instruments. I normally might give this 4 stars…but it is so far ahead of its time and influenced so many artists. Thus, my rating.

The good is really good, but the rest is just kinda fine. If you take out the two most popular songs, this album may not be on the list.

5/5

Decided to do this one as a stream of consciousness as I listened. - Can we start off by acknowledging that this album was largely inspired by Brian Wilson’s marriage to a literal child? Just … ew. - Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ, there are 26 tracks. - Oh no, I’m just an idiot and/or Tidal’s UI is terrible for marking the first half as mono but not the second half as *stereo* so I didn’t realize it’s the same songs twice. - I hate mono and I just listened to the whole album in it. God, I don’t want to have to do it again. - I hate wall of sound, and I think I just realized that’s why the Beach Boys always sound flat to me, even though there’s so much going on that it should sound dynamic. I always thought it was because of the mono versions, but it’s no different in stereo. It feels like listening to an album with a sinus infection. - Every single fade out is so jarring and clumsy, like someone is running over to turn down the volume knob. For an album noted for its revolutionary production, that just seems inexcusable. - There’s so much going on in every song that it often gets overwhelming (not in a good way). And it starts to feel like the Muppet Show sometimes because of all the bombast and chaos (which, I’m sure the show’s music was influenced by the Beach Boys, so that’s a point for their legacy I suppose haha). - Seriously, why are there so many fade outs? Why can’t you figure out how to end a song properly? - The random sounds are random. Why is there a bike horn in “You Still Believe In Me”? What are the train and the dog at the end of "Caroline, No" about? Is the implication that she jumps in front of a train? Like, what? - Also, Brian, if you didn't want your wife to change so much, maybe you should have married an adult! - I like most of the singles. I don’t know if that’s because they’re the most accessible songs or because I’ve been listening to them for literally my entire life (probably some combination of the two). “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is a classic and, while I don’t agree that “God Only Knows” is the greatest song of all time, it deserves to be in the top ten. - The percussion on “That’s Not Me” sounds like something Simon and Garfunkel would do. I don't know why that felt important to mention. - I think this might grow on me with repeated listens, but it’s never going to be one of my favorite albums. I’m sorry if that’s blasphemous. I recognize the importance and influence of this album, and it’s a good album. It’s just not a 5 for me personally. And I do genuinely think there's a bit of mythologizing and hindsight bias in the way people view this album that makes people feel pressured to say it's perfect. Highlights: Wouldn’t It Be Nice, That’s Not Me, God Only Knows 4/5 But it's not a 5 on my list.

I hate this album. Listening again did not change my opinion.

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Not there best album, but an ok album

Might be the perfect pop album of its era.

Neh

Absoluta obra maestra. En el top ten de cualquier lista de mejores discos de la historia. Desde la celestial apertura de Wouldn´t it be nice hasta mayestático el cierre con Caroline No, todo el disco es una inigualable sucesión de canciones prodigiosas. Brian Wilson y Tony Ashers se dan un festín sónico en el que las armonías del resto de la banda deslumbran como nunca. God only knows es una de las mejores canciones de la historia. Este disco es sencillamente genial. Otros discos de 1966: THE BYRDS - Fifth dimension, River Deep - Mountain High de Ike & Tina Turner, THEM - Again, THE BEATLES - Revolver, THE ROLLING STONES - Aftermath, THE SONICS - Boom, LOVE - Love y Da Capo, THE TROGGS - From nowhere, JOHN MAYALL - Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, SMALL FACES - Small Faces, BOB DYLAN - Blonde on blonde, JAMES BROWN - I got you, i feel good, SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - Second album, OTIS REDDING - Dictionary of Soul, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - Buffalo Springfield, 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS - The psychedelic sound, SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - Sounds of silence y Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme , PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - East wes, THE WHO - A Quick One (Happy Jack), THE SEEDS - The Seeds, LOS BRINCOS - Los Brincos, ), CREAM-Fresh Cream, THE ANIMALS-Animalism,The Mothers Of Invention con Freak Out!, Wild Is The Wind de Nina Simone, If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears de The Mamas And The Papas, Sunshine Superman de Donovan, The Monkees de The Monkees, Tim Buckley de Tim Buckley, The Exciting Wilson Pickett de Wilson Pickett, The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood de Lee Hazlewood, Daydream de The Lovin' Spoonful,Stevie Wonder - Up-Tight, The Supremes - I Hear a Symphony, The Lovin' Spoonful Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful,The Incredible String Band - The Incredible String Band, Would You Believe?, For certain because y Bus stop de The Hollies, You Got My Mind Messed Up de James Carr, Stevie Wonder- Down to Earth.

A lovely piece of work.

Non

It's a great album. Got a little sick of it after about the 5th loop through.

I had to listen to all songs twice because they were uploaded twice in the album - mono and stereo. Overall, nothing too exciting, nice little background listen, one familiar song and that's it.

great tracks and great song writing. I don't see myself returning to it though.

One of the best

Would I listen to it again: yes Do I like it: yes

boah ist das alt(backen)

This is proto emo. The album is infused with so much longing and misery and love, a tornado of youthful emotions. And then it mixes that up with crisp melodies and harmonies that probably felt nostalgic right from the moment it was released. It's also the kind of album that clearly spawned so many sons and daughters over the decades, a gift the keeps on giving after the heartache mends.

Unique sounds 😂

This is one the most critically acclaimed albums ever? LOL. 2.0

Good music, although wasn't all that interesting to me personally. Overall a solid high 3/5

Loved it

We won it five times

This album should be taught to show why your best song should never be first Wouldn't It Be Nice - 5/5 You Still Believe In Me - 4/5 That's Not Me - 3.5/5 Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - 3.3/5 I'm Waiting For The Day - 3.8/5 Let's Go Away For Awhile - 3.5/5 Sloop John B - 5/5 God Only Knows - 5/5 I Know There's An Answer - 4.9/5 Here Today - 4.7/5 I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - 4.7/5 Pet Sounds - 3.1/5 Caroline, No - 3.6/5 Total - 4.2/5

Headphones listen for sure, classic stuff. I also appreciated much more after I saw the film, “Love & Mercy” in 2014.

Every time I listen a whole new series of sounds are discovered. A true masterpiece. Nothing more needs to be said.

A true work of art from a song writing and production perspective. If you don’t think this is great, maybe you’re in the wrong place.

SHEEEEEEP! The production innovations, song writing, harmonies, uniques sounds and influence all make this an important album. There are some iconic and great songs on it and it’s an interesting listen. But honestly it just doesn’t tickle my soul nuts all the way through. I’ve listened to this in the past and didn’t feel a strong need to go back. Gave it a fair shot and it just doesn’t cross that 5 threshold for me. Baaaaaa baaaaa mother fuckers!

It’s Per Sounds. Not sure much else needs to be said about this album… 4.5/5

One of the most overrated albums ever. Sloop John B is the best song, by far. A lot of the other songs are very forgettable.

Ein sehr interessantes Album und ein gelungenes künstlerisches Gegenstück zu Beatles und Rolling Stone. Sehr ernstes konzeptionelles Album mit sehr guten Songs z. B. “Wouldn’t Be Nice”, “Sloop John B”, “I Waiting For Today” oder meinem Geheimtipp “Here Today”. Den Beach Boys gelang der Stilwechsel vom Good-Feeling Strand Sound hin zu Einbindung von ernsten Themen in die Synthesizer geprägte Pop Musik. Kein Wunder, dass die Kritiker seinerzeit Jahre brauchten um dies zu verstehen. Respekt 👍👍.

20240614

Already listened to this a bunch. Good stuff

This week I had Blackstar, Highway 51, Diamond Life, Remain In Light and now Pet Sounds. 5 straight 5s for me. The perfect week.

Annnnnnnd a wild perfect record appears!

Some stand out Beach Boys songs, Wouldn't It Be Nice and God Only Knows esp, as well as Sloop John B, and a couple of others.

Extraordinario álbum, entre los mejores de la historia y, sin duda, una de las cumbres de los años 60. Tiene todo él un aire sinfónico en el que los instrumentos son de los más variados, desde los convencionales teclados y guitarras, hasta theremin, flautas e incluso timbres de bicicleta. Y por supuesto, las inconfundibles armonías vocales de los Beach Boys, que hicieron de este disco, compuesto en su mayor parte por Brian Wilson, en uno de los clásicos de la banda. Contiene grandes canciones que son imprescindibles en cualquier repaso a la música de la década, comenzando por la apertura del álbum, "Wouldn't It Be Nice", un alegato romántico en favor de un mundo mejor donde le amor lo inunde todo. No le van a la zaga "God Only Knows", "Carline, No" o "Sloop John B", sobre el amor incondicional; la pérdida del amor y la inocencia; y el regreso a casa, respectivamente. Son las canciones más conocidas, pero el resto son en general estupendas y si hubiera que destacar alguna, lo haría con "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)" y "I Know There's an Answer". La historia cuenta que, en el duelo de influencias de ida y vuelta entre la música americana y la británica, Pet Sounds fue la respuesta al Rubber Soul de los Beatles, quienes respondieron a su vez con el clásico Sgt. Pepper. Bendita competencia.

I know this is supposed to be a classic, but man does this record put me to sleep at times.

classic

nota 10, Masterpiece.

Enjoying this listen - partly because of my nostalgia for some great tracks like the perfect Christmas track God Only Knows, and of course Sloop John B. Much of it is not grabbing me, but I can tell they're classics and popular

Meh

Is It a solid 5/5 beginning to end? No. Do I understand why people don't like it? Absolutely. But it deserves to be on this list.

4½

Zoals altijd ga ik geen punten uitdelen voor culturele relevantie of impact als ik er niet zelf bij ben geweest. Dit album heeft het nadeel dat ik het heel vaak genoemd heb zien worden als een perfect album. M'n verwachtingen zijn torenhoog en dan ga ik zitten zoeken naar wat er zo speciaal aan is. Het antwoord is volgens mij dan eigenlijk: Niet zo veel. Ik kan dit gezapige gedoe goed hebben, het is aardige muziek en de hitjes zijn wel leuk, maar voor mij zit het tussen de 3 en 4.

Good album with some crackers in it 7/10

Wouldn't It Be Nice is a GOAT song - and I also really liked 'Let's Go Away for Awhile'. its a simple album, but i think it really holds up. wouldnt mind if it came back up during rotation

OVERPLAYED as badly as the Beatles, I find no joy in listening to these guys anymore. 1 Star.

The actual sound palette of this album is truly spectacular. It's full of remarkable songs, a few I'd probably consider to be the best ever written. That said, I feel a couple tracks fall short of this very high standard and so, although I can see why people adore this album front to back, for me it's not quite one of my all time favourites for that reason. Totally brilliant sound for 1966 though. I think at its worst, it is really good, and at its best, it's one of the greatest ever.

I'm not the biggest Beach Boys fan. I mostly find their music pretty tepid and not really anything worth paying much attention to, despite how big they were back in the day. That said, when they got a good track down (namely "God Only Knows" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" from this album) they really were great. Unfortunately the rest of the album pales in comparison to the very few highlights here.

The songs are pleasant as in they brings joy when listen to, but it is not something i will look for when i want to listen to music

Good lyrics and has that classic old music feel from that era, which can be a vibe sometimes. It isn't what I would listen to on my own very often, so I score it lower based on my personal preferences, but for the role that this album fulfills it does so well.

It seems appropriate to just repeat my last review of a Beach Boys album: “I want to like The Beach Boys. I’m still not sure if I do.”

The Beach Boys are quintessential when it comes to the conversation around American Pop Music. Brian Wilson is a hit-maker. They've become synonymous with "California culture" and their music has shaped a lot of American pop acts. The album itself is great. Easy, smooth, inviting, worth a few listens in a row.

Top tier.

The more I listen to this album the more it is a 5/5. There’s some lyrics on here that are so emotionally aware and honest along with vibey music way ahead of it’s time. For example on I Know There’s an Answer “I know so many people who think they can do it alone They isolate their heads and stay in their safety zone Now what can you tell them? And what can you say that won't make them defensive” So so good! I have to give this a 5, I love this album

It’s ok I’m ok

I did not feel it was a masterpiece. Sure, I can see its importance and how innovative it must have been at the time. However, I felt that most songs were just midtempo tracks that didn't really rock out or made me chill.

this really does not sound like a rock album from 1966

An absorbing soundscape, with a band that really plays as a unit and never loses its vibe. There are a few songs, like Love is Here, with great lyrics that feel refreshingly different for such an old album. However, there are still parts of it which feel somewhat dated, and it does have this same-ish psychedelic rock vibe almost all the way through - there's not quite enough variation, layering and combination of different elements to warrant a 5 for me.

Couple really huge hits here, but mostly this was the recording technology which launched a whole, new, exciting sound. Not much of that sound on here - but promises!

I really wanted to like this album more than I did. I even tried it three times. And I found myself forgetting it was on midway through all three times. The vocals are clean. The sound is great. It just doesn’t hold my attention. Outside of three winners, the rest of the songs are easily forgettable.

Appreciate it in terms of song arrangements and harmonies but didn't really care that much about it. Although "God Only Knows" is amazing.

Pretty good and needs to be listened to with open ears and appreciation for the time it was written

5. That is all

This is The Beach Boys at their best.

Brian stayed home, dropped acid, and hired the Wrecking Crew to build a sonic dreamscape that confused his bandmates. But it ends with a classic early diesel streamliner, which is one of my core criteria—so the rest is just harmony.

Listened to this album before, but paid a lot better attention this time. Lots of innovative songwriting here. I don’t love it all, but you gotta give Brian credit.

No discussion. Classic.

Klassík. Fallegar melódíur og fallegar harmoníur.

Before this album, my knowledge of The Beach Boys was exclusively from their appearances on Full House. I had no idea they were such a boy group! Wouldn't It Be Nice is obvi

Wouldn’t it be nice is obviously a banger. I also liked Sloop John B, God Only Knows, I Know There’s an Answer, Here Today, and that’s about it. I sort of like the overall sound of The Beach Boys. So many catchy bits. Upbeat. The songs are all good but nothing really great in my opinion.

I distinctly remember the first time I ever heard The Beach Boys. I was in the back of Andrew’s parents car coming home from the lake and the song “I get around” came on the radio. It was a type of sound that I had never heard before. Their harmonies were just so cool. Listening to this album brought a rush back of that nostalgia and appreciation. I mean “wouldn’t it be nice” is one of my top 50 songs of all time. I did enjoy even some of the other songs that I hadn’t heard before but I couldn’t give this one a five just because some of them were a bit toooo cheesy sounding. It’s not that they’re straight up bad, it’s just 60 years is hard for anything to age well, but especially The Beach Boys kind of sound.

Childhood music for me. One of the bands I listened to the most with my parents. This album has the two standout hits in “Wouldn’t it be Nice” and “Don’t Worry Baby” but I don’t think the rest of the album was on the same level. There was always a story my mom told me about her riding to a beach boys concert in a limo with The Beach Boys. I’m going to have to go back and get the retelling of that story.

I think when artists try to make an album that flows together, this is the album they’re trying to emulate. It’s only a little over a half an hour, but every single song flows into the next and the cohesiveness of the album is what really sets it apart. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great album, it’s just a little dated and it doesn’t have as many hits as you’d expect for how many greatest album lists it ends up on. I’d give it a nine out of ten if I could, but for now I’ll stick with four stars.

Iconic songs, and easy listening. Easily a solid 4.

It’s a gorgeous album and a joy to listen to after the previous offerings.

I know this is good but I dont like it

This was an enjoyable listen. There are some gems on this album. There’s a complexity and depth to the songs. They have great vocal melodies and instrumentation. Not surprised it’s considered one of the best.

Doesn’t live up to the hype tbh

pretty. good

Banger

Prima, klonk een beetje als Beatles maar dan met wat anders

Nobody does harmonies like The Beach Boys does harmonies.

Super famous and on a bunch of top 50 albums lists. I like a few songs on it.

I love the Beach Boys' harmonies. This album has two great songs: Wouldn't It Be Nice and God Only Knows. The rest are fine.

I can see why there are people who are fond of later-day Beach Boys more than their earlier surf guitar work. It's definitely more sonically interesting. That said, once you get away from the singles (all of which I like), the quality drops.

Got about 12 cavities from listening to this. So saccharine, it's hard to take seriously - but for the few songs that slip into poingnancy courtesy of the chorus ('God Only Knows' and 'I wanna go home' from 'Sloop John B.') What a way to find out the only Beach Boys song I like is 'God Only Knows.'

I've been critical in the past of the Beach Boys for all their songs sounding the same, so I was surprised by the variety present in this album. I guess modern radio just has bad taste? Anyway, favorite track is "Sloop John B." A much higher ranking than I expected to give.

I want this album to play for my entire life

First five star album here! Feels like classical music which is complex with a high quality production. Favorite track: God only knows other picks: would'nt it be nice, you still believe in me, pet sounds

I can appreciate why this album is so respected. The song writing is good, and the production, while not a style I really like, is unique and immediately identifiable as the Beach Boys. But most of these songs I've just heard to death, so it's not an album I'm ever going to choose to put on. 2.5/5

I enjoy this, but probably not as much as I should. It's solid, but I just can't fall in love with it. 3.49/5

Really quite possibly the best album recorded. A

Very nice

A classic but I don't care about them

the beach boys

some concerning lyrics 😐 original teenage boy music...? i like the sound, especially when orchestral bits came in.'let's go away for a little while' was my fave, and tbh any of the instrumental songs or parts of songs were fab

I don't see any reason not to give it 5. What more can you want from 60's pop?

Strong singles and harmonisation, excellent for its time

another album i cannot be unbiased about. to me, pet sounds is the alpha and the omega. this is brian wilson firing on all cylinders. i think a lot of people miss the fact that what makes this album so special is the time period it was made in. nothing sounded like this in 1966 and nothing ever sounded like this again. it went on to influence countless contemporaries and future musicians. the arrangements are so superb and so complex that you don't even realize how complex they are while listening to the music. the structure of the songs was so progressive for the time. the vocals are impeccable, obviously the strong suit of the beach boys. the one thing you have to keep in mind is that because it's 1966, all of these were done pretty much live and recorded on four tracks, as compared to today where everything can be recorded on infinite tracks. it's just an incredible achievement of recording engineering, production, and songcraft that, in my opinion, has never been matched.

Beach Boys are not for me but I can appreciate their music.

Pet sounds is the best sounds.

4 or so solid tunes that still hold up, not into the stuff

I got no choice.

I really dislike The Beach Boys. I'm not sure why. I made it through two thirds of the album and had to stop. It's cheesy, hokey, upbeat. They're like a skit where a band is trying hard to be all those things...but they're real.

A good album, I liked Wouldn't It Be Nice, I'm Waiting For The Day and Sloop John B the most.

5 stars!! I love this album. So many big songs on here. And that Love and Mercy movie! very good! I only got to track 14. So I'll finish tomorrow. What a great album!

Different! Some classics in there.

relisten. basically a flawless album.

Typical Beach Boys. Wonderful harmonies

Uniquely strong in its ability to transport you into their world. Generation defining.

A truly exceptional album that I enjoy more as a cohesive work with each listen. Some of the most gorgeous choral and orchestral arrangements you’ll ever hear, and opening each side with Wouldn’t It Be Nice and God Only Knows doesn’t hurt at all

Zasadniczo to przyjemne, wesołe piosenki, idealne do uśmiechniętej Polski. Dużo o miłości co przypada akurat na tydzień naszego ślubu. 4/5

alli schwärmed immer so hert vo dem album und ich ha nonie gschafft zums durelose und appreciate. vlt ischs mega overrated. vlt wirdi überrascht. gsehmer. wouldnt ut be nice hani halt ide bachelorarbeit agluegt und d karol kaye slayet hert. herzige song schöni harmonies schön. you still believe in me au cute i guess. nai echt schön überrascht zum teil, aber seeehr heile welt. thats not me mega schöni gitarre sounds huere schö. glaub ich checks langsam? dont talk meega schöni melodie. bass wieder mega nice. im waiting for the day scho hübsch, chli a mir verbii. sloop john B anschinend mega legendär aber joooo. god only knows kenni vo love actually? huere schön mega nostalgisch. lieb de delay uf de perkussion. i know theres an answer funny kazoo oder whatever. ischs es sax? wie hets vier tenor sax ide credits?? huustiergrüsch sehr cool am ahfang

wouldn't it be nice rieeese banger OMG ICH HAN D HUPI VERGESSE BI YOU STILL BELIEVE IN ME jaa die nächste paar lieder findi cute zum lose aber nöd meh hahaha joa bis jz findi die woni kenn absoluti bops (bin jz bi sloop john b) und de rest findi ener lanwgilig poah caroline, no hani hert vergesse he obwohl ich mite andere lieder nöd mega vill han chönne ahfange, findi die paar bessere lieder unglaublich, wahrsch wirds halt trz es 4i

Oh shit the GOAT! Stoked for this one. This is one of those albums that completely fucked everything up. Sonically it’s light years beyond anything else that was coming out around this time so even by that metric it’s an essential record to listen to. They truly kicked the door in for so many reasons with this one. Wouldn’t It Be Nice starts this off with what these guys are best known for- soaring harmonies and that falsetto! Lyrics on this record go far beyond the simple times of Barbara Ann too. Real life stuff. Again this is one of the best records of all time so I don’t have much else to add other than find a high quality rip with some good headphones and do a J about it.

Yeah. Classic.

Respect the studio work for sure, but the Beach Boys saccharine harmonies are like an eject button to the moon for me. While listening, it's hard not to get lost in a fantasy about a gang of rockers beating their asses and stealing their equipment

This is one of the few (very few) albums I remember my dad playing when I was a child. so it gets two stars for nostalgia and some very fond memories that I forgot I had! The other star is for the cover - hilarious!!

Some people shouldn't sing falsetto - probably only do it if you can hit and sustain the notes? The album was ok - but I don't think The Beach Boys live up to the hype. A few of the tracks are catchy and it was good to hear the full album as an important part of music history

Big 4

There were a couple songs I liked

I like wouldn’t it be nice, you still believe in me, god only knows, and I just wasn’t made for these times

Emetic warning, particularly for Simon: this may the only record I’ve sobbed to with another. Fill that brown paper bag! Hadn’t listened to this in a long time, and got through it twice during a hellish drive into and out of the city, and it held up for me. The combination of heavy sentimentality, nostalgia, singing in harmony and a warehouse of strings drives many to hatred, but I fundamentally think this is a sad, lost little record made in good faith by an inspired eccentric. It’s creepy and I don’t mind. Considered dropping a star, then remembered how lovely Brian Wilson was to a friend who hosted him in an HMV, answering a ton of questions that others had channeled to my friend. He even answered: “Anyway, since you're willing to offend him, ask him what it was like to be so fat and fucked up that he couldn't get out of bed and had to have his maid/nurse jerk him off because he couldn't.” “A) it was great. it saved me from having to lie on my arm for 15 minutes.”

Just: no. The Beach Boys never actually sound like how the people who drink their Kool-Aid describe; it's not a magical wall-of-sound with beautiful harmonies and incredibly inventive instrumentation. It's a flat, tinny 3rd-rate Phil Spector knock-off with limited tuneage, mediocre vocals, creepy 60's incel lyrics and fucking harpsichords (please applaud). Comparing this to Rubber Soul (yet alone *Revolver*) is just laughable "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is the closest Earthly approximation of the soundtrack in Hell; imagine being poked in the arse by cheery demon pitchforks while something unattainably worse drivels on in the background "Caroline, No" has a recording of a fucking train and a dog appended at the end, for no apparent reason - genius! "Love and Mercy" (specifically, the later version) is the only Brian Wilson-related musical offering I have ever felt lived up to the infinite hype - maybe Landry had some benign influence after all? Wake up people, this is shit. Saved from 1* by a residual fondness for Frank Black's "Hang On To Your Ego"

That opening riff to Wouldn't it Be Nice, incredible The album sounds way better through headphones because of all the harmonies Its a classic, but I prefer Holland, Smile and the Dennis Wilson album, but still likely 5

All time classic, every song on it is pleasant to listen to and there are some stand out tracks like I just wasn't made for these times and wouldn't it be nice. There are no pet sounds in this album however >:(.

Nope... still hate the Beach Boys.

One of the great white whales! The first thing I will acknowledge is that it isn't The Beach Boys fault that God Only Knows and Wouldn't It Be Nice have been over-played to the extent they set my teeth on edge. Seriously though, they've become a watchword for bland platitude advertising at its worst. Despite all that, this album is obviously magnificent. The vocal harmonies, the invention, the emotion in some songs (I Just Wasn't Made For These Times and Caroline, No in particular) are all absolutely on point, and it's just got a beautiful sound to it. Side point: What the Beach Boys needed was a John Lennon to their McCartneys - maybe they could do with being a little less polished at times. Look it's brilliant OK! Don't @ me for giving it 4.8.

One of the greatest albums of all time

Perfect. Timeless. Iconic. Essential. The purest form of Brian Wilson's genius.

An absolutely beautiful album.

I appreciate it but I found it boring

Definitely grown on me overtime. Gorgeous

It has one of the greatest songs of all time. It's a pretty good album.

Great album, one of their best

Okay, I know this is an Important Album. The sounds are cool, but I think it can only do so much amidst the asinine lyrics. It's good. But I didn't love it, trying to listen with an open mind.

Iconic, but a bit bland

I think this is one of the greatest albums of all time

I like some songs on here but I am not sure if that's just a happy memory from whatever pop culture they appeared in. Mostly it is quite mid.

Lovely

Influential, experimental and yet angelic. Absolute gem, 5/5.

It’s perfect

Peak harmonies. The most beautiful pop record on this earth

Pretty standard beachy vibes for their stuff. It's perfectly nice and enjoyable, but I'd never listen to this album straight through again either.

I waffled between thinking this is saccharine bullshit and the melancholy Brian Wilson songwriting classic it’s supposed to be. I think I need a few more listens to decide whether to bump this to a 4 or down to a 2.

4.1

The impact this album has had is hard to fathom. I can’t even count how many times I’ve heard an artist refer to it when talking about influences; probably more than any other work. That alone earns it a spot on this list. And understandably so. Their harmonies are unparalleled, the songwriting is amazing, and the music is great. The fact that I never listened to this entire album before is probably criminal. From a personal standpoint, The Beach Boys was the first concert I went to when I was twelve (opened up for by THE Katrina and the Waves), so they will always have a place in my heart.

Man this era of The Beach Boys was SO sleazy, it’s really hard to enjoy it as serious music. Now Surfs Up from 1971, was truly an amazing album, and I gave that one a very high rating, but this will probably be a 2 for me.

Best album ever

Love love love the instruments and melodies

The Beatles wish they could be The Beach Boys. Good, fun, delicate collection of songs. A wonderful, tender listen. Standouts: Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder), I’m Waiting For The Day, Let’s Go Away For Awhile, Here Today, I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times, and Pet Sounds.

Not as groundbreaking as like, Smile, but still beautiful

Christmas music for any time of year.

It is very good. Lots of good songs. God Only Knows is very good, as are some of the lesser known Beach Boys songs on these albums. Overall, very good.

Iconic 1st song, chill album

The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is regarded as one of the greatest and most ingenuitive albums in music history. A departure from the surf rock commonly associated with the Beach Boys, this album is more art rock than anything else. Their trademarked vocal harmonies are mixed in an assortment of musical elements from a variety of genres, with a smattering of very unusual instrumentation, and "Wall of Sound" production quality.

Groovy

Caroline saved this albums ass with a 3

I'm kinda torn on this one. A classic album from a classic group. Do I like a lot of it? Yes. Do I think it does enough for me to give it the score it usually receives? I'm not sure. Fuck it, I'll give it a light 4. Fav songs: - Wouldn't It Be Nice - Waiting for the day - Sloop John B - God Only Knows - I Know there's an answer

After the first 3 songs I’m thinking “over rated” but I enjoyed the rest. Not the top 5 best all time, like some critics have it, but quite good.

Oh baby this has long been in many peoples top albums of all time list. On that note Sloop John B -> God Only Knows is incredible, two generational songs back to back. I think God Only Knows is a top 5 song of all time. This album has such a specific sound and formula, not only unique for it’s time but unique for almost anytime.

Love the production.

enjoyed more than i thought

In my top ten of my most listened to albums. Amazing from beginning to end.

I think this is the first time I have heard this album from start to finish. Amazing vocals and harmonies and very familiar songs at times. Shame it hasn't got Good Vibrations on it!

great album

Classic. I would love to live in an alternate universe where the Beach Boys kept exploring this path.

West Coast Sound vom Feinsten

Such great harmony and composition, but not many hits.

Its fine Fav songs: here todas :-<

This is the album you get when you confine a semi-psychotic musical genius (Brian Wilson) in a sandpit with some goats and a sizeable budget. Pet Sounds is that rare album where I can say that nothing - absolutely nothing - sounds quite like it. I challenge you to prove me wrong. There's something so oddly gratifying about the loopy chord progressions (consisting of a lot of melancholic maj7 chords), slightly blurry orchestra sound, the angelic voice of Brian Wilson, the silky-yet-rough-around-the-edges American production sound... But the fact that it's so hard to pin down is probably why it hasn't been replicated. The songs themselves are straight up bangers, start to finish. The trio of radio-friendly tracks - Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B, and God Only Knows - are all fantastic, incorporating pop elements from the Beach Boys' "rival" band, the Beatles, among other influences. The two instrumental tracks, particularly the first one, Let's Go Away For Awhile, are beautifully composed; the tasteful entry and dropping-out of different wacky instruments is especially noticeable. Most of the remaining eight tracks take on an introspective vibe that's noticeably different from their previous output, and indeed from nearly all pop music up to 1966. I would list highlights, but it's so hard to choose. Don't Talk is just utterly gorgeous and a brutal reminder that, as a single person, I'm missing out on a lot. You Still Believe In Me has such an unpredictable melody and smooth, goosebump-inducing harmonies (and a car horn). Oh yeah, I should mention the vocal harmonies. It's the Beach Boys. The harmonies are spectacular. Nothing else to say. The bass playing is also worth pointing out. It contributes monumentally to that gorgeous sound that's so hard to pin down. Rating: 5/5 Key tracks: all of them Caroline: No

I love the album. I don’t understand the musical history behind it but know of its infamy. I just think it’s a bomb little moody pop album. I love the grumpy lyrics mixed with sunny beachy tunes. Surprisingly intricate.

Playful and fun. Would definitely listen to on a summer day. Bliss

A few classics scattered throughout here, just some standard British pop. Didn’t love it but I still find quite a few of their songs enjoyable

It sounds like some one bet them an over under of how many instruments they could use in an album I feel like their genre is movie soundtracks They tried so many different things and still sound the same, I mean maybe that’s the reality of a band like them but all their songs kinda blend together Damn they also kinda whiny Idk it was good but nothing that blew me away

Here's a hot take, Brian Wilson has more talent and creativity than any other single member of the Beetles and this band could have been as big or even bigger than the Beetles if he didn't have to single handedly carry the groups creative load. His genius is on full display in this album. I think that this is an album where it stands up today but you have to take a step back and realize how revolutionary this style of recording and songwriting was for the time. Brian Wilson and the Beetles stand alone as the only ones doing anything this innovative with the recording technology available at the time. The rich harmonies and orchestral sound was unlike anything anybody heard in pop music before. Is it my favorite collection of songs? Not really, I do like a bunch of them though. But the historical significance of this one is hard to understate.

I don't think I heard a single pet

it’s one of the all time greats

Very good

This is kinda mid. This is kinda miiiiid. This is nothing special. This is kinda mid.

'Wouldn't It Be Nice' is definitely a classic, but the rest of the album is not doing too much for me. Still, it's actually alright for how ancient it is.

If cheesy Christmas music was more mushy and whiny you'd have a Beach Boys song every time.

Muy fresco y divertido

There's a reason this album is frequently on lists of the greatest albums of all time. The vocal harmonies are amazing, and the sound is so full and lush. The songs range from good to excellent. I listened to both mono and stereo versions. In my experience, I have found that if the album was originally released in mono that tends to be better than the stereo version, but in this case, the stereo mix is very well done and I prefer that one.

Goated w the sauce

Middle of the road for me. Sorry just can't put it up there as one of the greatest ever particularly when people say that there would have been no Sgt Pepper without it.

Incredible collection of some of their best.

Yea

Gerade der erste Titel ist ein Klassiker, der Restt so lala.

Perfect

Ähh, vähän tylsää. Aika aurinkoista, mutta ei vaan ollut mitään tarttumapintaa. Tuommosta perus 60-luvun rockia. Parhaat: Wouldn't Be Nice, mikään muu ei jäänyt mieleen jos sekään

A few good songs and the rest were OK. 3.5/5

Another classic I guess. I’ve begun to appreciate The Beach Boys and this I guess is a one of their best.

Yeah, it’s good. Not sure it’s as good as people make it out to be though. 3.5 stars.

One of the best albums of all time. Brian Wilson's masterpiece.

Not as groundbreaking now as in 1966 but still a nice listen. I particularly enjoyed Lets Go Away for a While which constantly seems ready to transition into a verse but never does. Even without lyrics it says more than most songs can with a dozen verses.

All the hope of the sixties wrapped up in one album. Sorry it never worked out like you wanted, boys.

Lots of good stuff on here. Welcome to bumble around my playlist but not gonna chase it.

Take me back to a time when pop music was exploratory and worth something. Sheer perfection 5.0

I always thought The Beach Boys were annoying, but listening to this album changed my mind.

A classic! Didn’t find any singles that stood out to me other than the hits on the album. I think it’s more of a complete album to listen and relax to back to front

Fantastic! A phenomenal record, it is an unbridled delight to listen to for my ears and soul. Every track is great in its own way. This is the crown jewel achievement of Brian Wilson’s delicate musical genius. Truly revolutionary and unlike anything else ever recorded before. It’s a masterpiece. All killer and no filler, just like Brian wanted.

It's like a being wrapped in a big warm comfort blanket and it makes me happy. What more could i want? nothing really

Youtube music transitioned this into The Beatles when the album finished and I didn't notice a change. 'Nuff said.

Najbolje pjesme: 1. Here Today 2. Don't Talk (Put Your Hand On My Shoulder) 3. Let's Go Away For A While 4. Wouldn't It Be Nice 5. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 6. That's Not Me 7. I Know There's An Answer

I never really understood why this album is held in such high regard. It probably has more to do with the compositions, arrangements and the studio recording techniques used given the times than it did as an overall listening experience. "God Only Knows" is a masterpiece and easily my favorite Beach Boys song. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is also a great single but the rest of the album is just average to "meh" at best. ("Sloop John B" was another big hit but I always thought it was annoying schlock.) But for the two songs mentioned above this was a 2-star album all day, every day. For those two songs alone I'll add an additional star.

its Pet Sounds

Brach Boys aren't one of my favorites, but you have to recognize Brian Wilson's genius here.

Absolutely wonderful, as always. I know most of these songs already and I love them. Great listen.

It sounds like young love, summertime, TV and Movie soundtracks that you can't name but make you smile. The harmonies are familiar, even on tracks that I haven't heard a million times and the building and layering on the melodies is really a study in "how to make a listenable song." Classic for a reason.

splendid spectacular impressive striking glorious superb majestic awesome awe-inspiring breathtaking sumptuous resplendent grand imposing monumental palatial noble proud stately exalted

Tolle Produktion, toller Mix, tolle Vielfalt

нее, не сегодня, сатана. это я слушала

heard this album a ton already. super pretty and enjoyable album. ignoring the obvious choices, dont talk is my favorite song. i dont find myself putting this on very often though. 8/10

Great!

Probably 4.5, but maybe 5. I like the timpani and orchestrations a lot in this. I'm waiting for the day has the amazing outro "you don't think..." repetition and "i know there's an answer" are the two songs I didn't know as well that hit me this time. Sloop John B is so great (I have it intertwined in my memory with Okkervill River's "John Allyn Smith Sails" by now due to my listening habits. And I love the John B <> John Berryman signifier in that song).

The Beach Boys have always been a temporal anomaly in my mind, where I see them being an 80s/90s band no matter what I read about them or which song I hear from them. This doesn't have anything to do with the album, just felt the need to put my brain malfunctions in writing.

I'm sure its super

I found true appreciation for this album (and The Beach Boys in general) after seeing the movie Love and Mercy which I recommend.

I’ve been going to hard on 5s. This was tough.

In my heart it's a three, but I recognize the crucial importance of this album. Also recently watched a documentary about The Wrecking Crew, the house band at Capitol Records that Brian Wilson leveraged to make all these incredible sounds. An incredible group of people.

Oh yay, this album is so incredible you need to listen to it in MONO to really appreciate it? Is it? Or is it one of those automatic classics we just assume has always been incredible? Don't we have to deduct points here simply because singer Mike Love is arguably the biggest douchebag in rock history? What's with the fucking goats, anyway? Ultimately all that matters is people will be listening to, and covering, God Only Knows a million years from now. Forget all the surfer shit, God Only Knows is the essential song Brian Wilson will forever be remembered for. And STILL, you listen to this album completely and remember Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B, and I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times are included. Along with Hang On To Your Ego, a song you first remember hearing the Pixies and Frank Black cover. And you understand how depressed Brian Wilson was because he found a way to include it in every waking moment of the album, so much so that THERE WASN'T ROOM for Good Vibrations (?!?), the only song that will possibly outlast God Only Knows and is arguably Brian Wilson's quintessential master work. Oh, and I'm Waiting For The Day is one of the greatest deep cuts found on any album in any genre. Listings of the greatest albums of all time have been released and re-released in the decades following, and Pet Sounds is ALWAYS in the top 5. Because it sounds even better in stereo, where you understand that if you had to deal with Mike Love's shit, you'd be as depressed as Brian Wilson, too. Thank God he has brother Carl Wilson sing lead on God Only Knows, because who the hell else could deliver that beautiful vocal. And ultimately, you start to wonder if one day Brian Wilson is going to remembered and mentioned in the same circles as Mozart and Beethoven. This album alone puts him there.

Crazy how I don’t think I ever heard this beyond the singles before. So complex and beautiful

Goat feeding Beach Boys on the cover playing easy listening pop from the 60's.

Good. Listen 2x 3.4

Great album

Paar echte klassiekers en een paar lekkere nieuwe bangers

Masterpiece!

I remember this one, some good tunes on here. 4

Brilliant. This album changed the sound of music, and I could not listen to it enough.

Great

Between the harmonies, songwriting, production and revolutionary chord progressions that are still used all over the world today, this is such a phenomenal album that its minor flaws can be easily forgiven.

Realmente creo que no es un sonido que vaya con mis gustos personales. Me gusta el rock de los 60's pero simplemente este álbum no ha encajado con mis preferencias...

Heavy hitter today. Widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. Definitely groundbreaking for its time and still holds up to this day. I think it comes down to if you vibe with the vocals or not. While I don't love them, I don't hate them either. 8/10 (4/5)

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. What is everyone hearing here that I'm not? I've read and watched and listened to so many critical assessments and deep dives into this album, and it still just shines like The Beach Boys. I get that they innovated with the baroque sound that became popular in the mid sixties, and of course Brian Wilson is a great composer of melody, and this is undoubtedly a very good album. But it being in the conversation of greatest album ever is confounding to me. Also, I HATE the way they recorded the drums. It sounds like they're in another room down the hall. And they put Sloop John B on here. It's a banger but imagine if Roll Over Beethoven was on Sgt. Pepper.

9/10. I was leaning 8 up until Pet Sounds. It felt like that song allowed me to better digest what they were doing instrumentally throughout the album.

Surfs up duuude Shit album cover award

It's motherfucking Pet Sounds

Amazing!! So many beautiful songs on here.

Another perfectly executed LP by the Beach Boys, who have some of the best instrumental chops of this era's bands by a long shot. I will say I felt this album had some unrealized potential - the few uptempo tracks show a much different side of the band with some amazing songwriting and tones that I hadn't heard from them before. It was a bit disappointing, then, to hear the album descend back to the usual mid- to ballad-level tempo and put things creatively in park. The slower tracks are still layered with amazing melodies and vocal harmonies, but I just feel there was a moment where it seemed this album was going to re-invent what I knew about the Beach Boys before providing more fo the same.

Waiver between a 2 and 3. Way now emotional then I realized the Beach Boys were. Vocals not great though. Funny this generation complains of later musicians just screaming into the mic

Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up on a Friday morning to Pet Sounds being the album of the day? Love this album so much. Sloop John B makes me emotional with how much I love it, it’s just so great. Their departure from bubble gum surf rock (which is also fun) while still feeling like The Beach Boys is just a delight. Everything is so well composed and thoughtful. A beautiful wall of sound. And it even ends with a train and some dogs, chef’s kiss. Easy 5 for me!

Absolute classic, strong start. 9/10

Brian Wilson's answer to the Phil Spector Wall Of Sound production design and the Beatles Rubber Soul album. Here is a band pushing to be even more than they were, a transition from the beach sound persona and stretching and experimenting with sound and what an album could be. They brought in the infamous Wrecking Crew to play the instruments on this album and then layered vocal harmonies, strings, and orchestra. A fuller sound and a departure from the standard method of creating a few hot singles for 45 sales and then padding out the rest of the album with fluff. Brian pushed hard to create a record with no filler, a concept album more to do with design than lyrically. Brian began to delve into psychedelics and continued with marijuana use here, claiming that it opened him up creatively. Whether that was the case, it is hard to argue with the beauty of the songs on the album. Pet Sounds stands as an album that was influenced by other greats of the time and in turn was an influence on those same greats amongst others. Pretty, happy, yet melancholic throughout.

Yesterday's review was for The Cure's Disintegration, which I called "Pet Sounds for the 1980s and goths." I think that gets across more than enough for Pet Sounds itself. I'd be lying if I said I loved every track on here, but the big songs are among the best in history.

Classic sounds of enjoyable surf tunes

It’s considered one of the greatest albums ever made. This is for good reason. At no point does it drag. There are no skips. What The Beach Boys have crafted is one of pop musics finest moments. One so good it shook music and changed production forever!

Overrated to my ears.