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Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

1966
3.92
Rating
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Distribution
Genres: Pop, Rock Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Vocal, Art Rock

Reviews (page 6 of 17)

An obviously influential album, with some all-time songs on it. This is my second Beach Boys album, and I would say that outside of the classics I do find that my tolerance for the other songs is limited. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is great, but then the immediate follow-ups are a bit of a struggle. "I'm Waiting for the Day" worked, pretty well for me, but I found pretty early on I was just waiting for "Sloop John B" and "God Only Knows" to make an appearance so I could go home. After that there are moments that I enjoyed, but largely it was more interesting just to hear where groups like The Beatles took some ideas, than it was listening to the songs themselves.

Not my thing but they were the best at it

Pop masterpiece

It was fine, some big hits but didn't get me too excited.

Wouldn't it be nice if this album was more interesting. Did not need to be 20+ tracks long

Still not a fan, even after a relisten.

Me likey! Great arrangements and production! I really love "God Only Knows." Arguably the greatest love song of all time.

Took me too long to realise it was looping, but a fun ride along the way.

One of the quintessential albums of the era. As a lifelong Beatles fan, you can hear how they inspired each other's musicality .

Songs are all short and sweet. Nothing individually really jumped out at me but the whole album is definitely rated high for a reason

I thought this would be an easy 5*, and it does contain a couple perfect songs (God Only Knows and Wouldn't it Be Nice) and some great songs (Sloop John B) and incredible arrangements. But some of the songs are just a bit too pop for this to really be a perfect album.

This album was definitely something new for its time (1966) Starting with first song it sets high standard and determines the mood of future material. However, rest of the songs were less attractive for me. I left 4 songs for “second chance” Album has a lot of orchestra additions which make it sound rich.

Classic beach boys

Brian Wilson truly was a genius, RIP

A little bit goes a long way

I don’t get the hype

I mean it's Pet Sounds. Not my personal favourite B Bois but I like it more than Sgt Peppy.

Favourite track: God Only Knows

A high 2 but I didn’t really gel with this at all. I appreciate the contribution to music the beach boys made though

objectively good but i’ve never been huge on the beach boys

Some classic songs and always great interesting harmonies. But a lot of songs that aren’t really earworms and are ultimately forgettable for me. Leaves me waiting for the familiar melodies, but nothing to dislike either. I’d say 3/5

Just not my style of music, but I can rate it well because musically it's excellent. Pet Sounds is a good instrumental I hadn't heard before.

I feel like this album is held up as the best by the Beach Boys but it's pretty repetetive and boring to me. Maybe their vocals just sound the same on every song which kinda makes every song sound the identical to me. It's a fine album just not for me.

It's decent at best. Every track sounds the same, and nothing really stands out. Favourite Track(s): You Still Believe In Me Least Favourite Track(s): Sloop John B

It has influenced generations and is widely included in discussions about the greatest album of all time. Justifiably so as it is an incredible marvel of studio production and songwriting. The performances are memorable and the songs are timeless. A true classic that belongs on the list of albums you must hear before you die.

The Flaming Lips embody that hopeful, melancholic sound that was everywhere in the early 2000s. This album definitely made an impact on me when I heard it for the first time.

I know this is a groundbreaking album and I respect the iconic music that changed the landscape of pop music forever; but the easy going pop music with dreamy vocals isn’t any more attention grabbing for me just because it’s high art and sophisticated music with immense production value and introspective/trippy lyrics. Though it’s still enjoyable and fun. But I more so understand how influential it was by inspiring the fully cohesive and concept albums that followed. Essentially, better albums have come since, but this was one of the first and can holds up well considering it’s mid 60s.

Is this the one where Brian Wilson went crazy and had an orchestra of goats to form the perfect album? 7/10

Their biographies are fucking wild

a classic.

Great album, no notes

Was OK, but don't get the hype.

Id like to have it on vinyl.

Amazing & world class.

Overall enjoyed this album! The Beach Boys have such a classic and nostalgic sound, so this was a fun listen.

Honestly as soon as I saw this I knew what I wanted to score it. Didn’t really need to listen to the album seeing as I had listened to it a couple days prior just randomly at work. But with that being said I still gave it a listen and it was still just as good.

Have always loved this album.

I mean, it's Pet Sounds. It's a masterpiece in production alone. Brian Wilson at the top of his game. Now is it an album I'd have on regularly? No. It just doesn't fulfill my musical hungers. But it absolutely belongs here and was happy to play today just to remind myself just how good it is.

As a longtime Beach Boys hater, I liked this way more than I though I would. The lead singer's voice is still a little grating, but every song is just so catchy. Favorite Songs: Here Today

The Beach Boys best albums, and one of the greatest and most ambitious musical statements of all time. Brian Wilson is in peak form as a songwriter, producer, and orchestrator, and the top flight musicians deliver a perfectly executed and restrained performance, highlighted by The Beach Boys at their harmonic best. These songs and melodies are more sophisticated than anything The Beach Boys had done before, or would do since. It is a clear illustration of the vast possibilities inherent in pop music.

It was the sight of Brasky's naked body that drove Brian Wilson insane If you drop a phonograph needle on Brasky's nipple, it plays the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds’ Easy classic, a perfect 5 out of 7 stars

Not a single bad song anywhere on this album. I can listen to this album everyday. Legendary.

Blink and it's gone. Very whatever.

Beautiful album, definetly earned its place on the list. Some of the songs feel even too cluttered with the "wall of sound" style. I do like the harmonies though. Some of the songs sound christmassy - propably because of the flutes, tambourines and chimes. I was wondering why Sloop John B sounds so familiar, but found out it's used as football chant!

This record is considered something of a landmark achievement in music production and songwriting, and while I'm not really willing to swoon over it like some folks, it is pretty great. It sounds like a Phil Spector record; it has a kind of "wall of sound" vibe, but dialed back a bit. I love the instrumentation and even the songs that don't immediately grab my attention through pop, vocal hooks, well, they still offer a pleasant listening experience. Beach Boys and Brian Wilson have always kind of been standouts for vocal harmonies and this record has a ton of that too. It's hard for me to think of the Beach Boys as a "rock band" like I think Brian Wilson thought of them because they've always lacked any sort of edge for me, but they're kind of their own thing that works. I like Pet Sounds pretty good and it sounds like a ton of meticulous work was poured into it. I'll probably never be the biggest Beach Boys fan in the world, but what they do, they do really well, and it's pleasant enough to listen to even if I'll never really spin this record a bunch of times on my own. 4/5

I don't even need to listen to this album again to give it a 5. I love the beach boys and this is one of their best. Starting with Wouldn't it be nice, aka one of the best songs of all time, is just unfair to every other album on this list. Easy 5.

I finally listened to the full album a few years ago, it truly is a masterpiece. "wouldn't it be nice" has been a long time favorite, "god only knows" in my opinion is the best song the group ever did, and "sloop john b" is fantastic

nice, easy to listen to

I know that the album is iconic and changed the way bands approached album creation, but it’s just another Beach Boys album to me. It’s good, but not great

Too corny for me.

This was already one or my favorites. Whether you listen in mono or stereo, the instrumental layers consume you with their beauty, and Brian’s voice sucks you in. I love how the songs can seem bright and bubbly, but often hide a melancholy tale. It deserves its reputation as one of the greatest albums ever.

Brian Wilson’s opus! Expanding on Spector’s Wall of Sound he managed to create a timeless masterpiece that is unarguably one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded.

I know it's cliche, but this is genuinely a masterpiece. Definitely deserves to be on this list, but you knew that already

Is it just me or Caroline, No sounds like Aerosmith's Dream On?

Meh, Wouldn't It Be Nice is a banger but the rest I listened to was pretty irritating

Hear is a record that I have never listened to (stop groaning) and I see previous review on beach boys i just don't get them. But in the spirit uof the list (and to appease everyone else in the world who loves this record) i will give it a good listen Nope still don't get it 😕

Not my thing

I probably don't have anything to say about this album that hasn't already been said, and certainly wouldn't be able to say it in a way that would do this album justice. For my money it's as close as pop music has come to perfection over the scale of an album. The popular narrative is that the Beatles won the arms race between the two bands with the release of Sgt. Pepper's, but while Sgt. Pepper may have been plenty innovative and culturally significant, it doesn't compare to Pet Sounds in terms of beauty, cohesiveness, and emotional heft. Even with the massive carousel-like soundscape the band was playing with on many tracks, there's not a note out of place and everything contributes beautifully to the album's reflections on life and love. Initially, the lyrics come off as a pretty basic, but more melancholy, extension of the girl-chasing songs of the Beach Boys' early records. I've seen some criticism of the album for the "adolescent" emotional range of the songs, but the lyrics here approach the relationship in a much more mature, if ambiguous, way. Maybe what we hear is that adolescent personality growing up and encountering the complicated reality of adulthood for the first time. When you're younger, it's so easy to rush forward, to try to do everything you're not yet able to (Wouldn't It Be Nice). But when you get to the stage where you can call your own shots, you begin to realize that life's not as simple as it used to be, and some part of you, however small, longs to return to those easier times, when you don't need to face those difficulties yet. This mixture of excitement at the prospect of a world wide open to you and mourning at what you've lost in getting to this point, along with the fear you face while you search for your way in this new world - that's what I feel in this album, and that feeling is more powerful to me now than ever. Musically, part of what I love about the album is that, despite the sometimes-odd choices and combinations of instruments and sound-effects, the individual components feel familiar. Unlike something like Sgt. Pepper or the Beatles' later studio trickery, Pet Sounds feels like the logical extension of Brian Wilson's pop symphonies, where he just changed the composition of the orchestra. My only complaint is that my dog likes to add to the end of Caroline, No, which makes it hard to enjoy this masterpiece on my speakers. But if that's my only complaint, we could be doing a heck of a lot worse.

I like this album even if I have to admit that the people claiming that it's one of the best things ever are overrating it. The best thing about it is the production. Very layered with some truly beautiful progression, and also very unique for its times. Wouldn't It Be Nice is amazing of course, timeless song. I'm Waiting for the Day is a personal favorite of mine, the arrangements are just so undeniably stunning. Many songs have those incredible psychedelic textures that are very ahead of its time. My main problem is that it's a bit inconsistent, with some songs just feeling kinda average to me. I'm talking about songs like You Still Believe in Me or Don't Talk, which kind of pale in comparison to the way more interesting songs around them. I don't think that all of the instrumental songs are necessary either, even if I do appreciate them.

Its like important for pop music and stuff, but I just dont like it.

just makes me want to be 20 and smoke a blunt on the beach on a hot summer night after taking a dive

I love this album!!

not a beach boys fan but you cannot argue with the production value of this album. Especially considering when it was made, it is just so far ahead of its time that it has to be properly rated.

Straight bangers, front to back. That's a . . .

I really dislike the Beach Boys. Nice blazers, though. And that white goat looks like you could go on a proper goat-packing trip with it. It seems powerful and nimble-footed. I would have it carry all of my liquor and maybe a large sleeping pad so I could camp in luxury. The goat and I would probably be good friends. It might even become my pet. And any fucking sound it would or could make would be preferable to listening to this band or this album. +1 star for a couple of vaguely catchy tunes.

When I first bought this album in the 90s, it had this little extra on it which helped me understand the melodic universe that lived in Brian Wilson’s head for a little while. This is a background song on this album and it touches God. https://youtu.be/scIncjf0y0E

I've learned more recently about the Beach Boys from listening to Andrew Hickey, so I no longer think of their music as stuck-in-1960 teenage fluff oldies. This has some great stuff on it, especially the wall-of-sound songs. And I think it will reward repeat listening; I'll definitely put it on again. "I'm Waiting for the Day" is my favorite, and I'd never heard it before. Rounding down from 4.5 because I don't like "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and that's the biggest hit here.

5/5 - Would easily be on a top 100 albums to hear before you die for me. The arrangements are harmonies here are so lush and beautiful, I don’t know what superlative to use. Asher’s lyrics are up to the task of Brian Wilson’s vision and the musicianship of The Wrecking Crew delivers the goods as always. I’m not the first to say that God Only Knows is a perfect pop song, but it’s true. Hard to believe this was released in 1966 and is still a pillar of orchestral pop/rock. I don’t always love the derivatives of this genre, but Pet Sounds is a masterpiece.

In my opinion what this album does so well is its use of space. There is so much distinction between each layer of each track, the drums, vocals, keys and strings / horns all have their own space with complete destination but come together so well. It almost reminds me of orchestra music with each section of the orchestra playing alongside each other. I also think this album is special in its ability to disguise some pretty heavy, introspective and personal themes in pop music that at first listen sounds completely light and airy. The more you listen to the lyrics and learn about the band it almost comes off as eerie at times, a bit like a dark inside joke of presentation vrs reality. All in all I’m fascinated by this album and genuinely enjoy it from start to finish.

Ok, what is up with the horn at the end of You Still Believe In Me? I understand that Brian Wilson was obsessive about every single sound in this album, so I am picturing him sitting at the mixing console with a nearly finished track just looking for that one last thing to make a perfect track and somehow he settled on a little 'honk-honk, honk-honk'? Anyways, on to my actual review. I stated that I don't really get the Beach Boys in my review of the Beach Boys Today. It's not really the band or their music that I don't understand, it's the lofty praise thrown around in any discussions of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and Pet Sounds in particular. "Genius", "masterpiece", "redefining pop music", etc. After three listens of Today, it was growing on me, but I still wasn't really understanding the hype. After listening to Pet Sounds, though, I'm starting to get it. Today was fine, but Pet Sounds is a great album. The tracks are finely crafted and catchy, the production is immaculate, you can feel how meticulous Brian Wilson was in putting this all together. I'm on my second listen now and I feel like more and more of the album is revealing itself. I'm finding something new in each listen and the more I listen, the higher the rating is getting.

average Beach Boys album: "I HATE YOUR BOYFRIEND" "look at this cool boat :)" "I WOULD LOVE YOU MORE THAN HIM" look, I like the Beach Boys. I'm more of a 20/20 guy myself, but I love the sound of their music overall. but boy howdy, they sure fucking know how to write songs that are every Nice Guy's "your boyfriend doesn't love you properly but I am perfect for you actually and you just don't know it yet but I can FIX you" anthem. I've been asked out on dates by guys like that. it's not endearing, folks.

Such an amazing album. Truly masterful songwriting and performance.

01) Wouldn't It Be Nice - 7,5 02) You Still Believe in Me - 8,0 03) That's Not Me - 7,5 04) Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) - 7,0 05) I'm Waiting for the Day - 7,0 06) Let's Go Away for Awhile - 7,0 07) Sloop John B - 8,5 08) God Only Knows - 10,0 09) I Know There's an Answer - 8,0 10) Here Today - 7,5 11) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - 7,5 12) Pet Sounds - 8,0 13) Caroline, No - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,77 (78/100) Current ranking: 249/702

A clear 5. It’s even in mono. I skipped the 1997 tracks.

Not sure what to say about this. The best known tracks are great, the arrangements are great, the production may have been groundbreaking but often sounds dated now, and as an album it's really overrated.

I’ve probably seen Pet Sounds in ‘Top 10 Albums of All Time’ lists as much as any other, which perhaps raised my expectations when I hit play on this album for the first time. ‘Wouldn’t Be Nice’ and ‘God Only Knows’ are memorable, but over the relatively short runtime of the album The Beach Boys’ harmonising and jovial-ness worse thin a little. Not bad by any means, but hardly the greatest thing ever put to record.

Hella overrated. While I think Wouldn’t It Be Nice is a great song with some heavenly vocal harmonies, the rest of the album didn’t really have any standouts and was kind of samey. A lot of people call this one of the best albums of all time, and it’s definitely very influential, but when I think of other albums that fall into that category like Rumours and Abbey Road, this falls short. An enjoyable listen - no more, no less.

Very good, worthy of a place on the list although it’s not a 5 star in my eyes

Brian Wilson making Lennon and McCartney look like absolute chumps. Glorious composition and magical harmonies

I mean I know this is a masterpiece, but I will still happily listen to this again.

Good music of its time, but not my favorite

IMHO - This is one of the most overrated LPs in rock and roll history. There are some really good moments on here but I've never seen what the all fuss was about. The band and the LP are just okay IMHO.

Listening to them is always like having a trip around countryside, remind me of good old days

I thought I would like this album more. However, it feels tasteless and uninteresting, but, overall, pretentious. Some songs are nice, but the album doesn't favour them, and they are not as strong to actually make this album better than what it is.

I was really expecting to be floored by this -- but I wasn't? Don't get me wrong, it's certainly good, and I can understand why it's considered essential listening; I just found a lot of the tracks to fall seriously flat, and boy does it sure sound dated. I don't know. Not for me, I guess. Fave tracks: - Wouldn't It Be Nice - That's Not Me - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - I'm Waiting For The Day - Sloop John B - God Only Knows - Here Today - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times

it's the fuckin goat of all time baby

A classic for sure but not a personal favorite. It doesn't quite have the same timeless feel of my favorite 60's classics.

Steel guitar stones! Salt of the earth! F-yes! Love this album always have but haven’t listened to it end to end in decades!

Amazing to listen and think about Brian crafting it all- Listening for what he was trying to tell us.

I remember listening to the Beach Boys on AM radio with Mom while headed to the beach on summer weekends. It wasn't ever anything from this album as far as I remember. I was in my late teens by the time I got turned on to this and probably my twenties until I understood and appreciated it. Every listen brings some new undiscovered texture.

I tried. I really tried. For years I've heard what a great album this is. Best in class. Groundbreaking. And after at least 5 whole tries over 20 years or more, I have to give up. This is just treacle. It's sappy and same-y throughout. Teenage boy lyrics and those annoying harmonies! So, now that I've dunked on it a bit, let me tell you that I'm an audiophile. I love so many types of music and I'll give anything a shot. So many times on this list I've said "While its not for me, I can understand why someone likes this." I guess that's true here too. It's def not for me AND I can see a lot of people liking cheesy teenager whiney/lovey songs. As for the technical aspects, the problem is just that I heard hundreds of albums with great production before I heard this and it just makes me shrug. But of course, I'm not a child of that era. At the time, it was groundbreaking. It's kind of liking loving cyberpunk as a genre and only reading Neuromancer after 100 other books. It's filled with stuff that everybody uses. "Yeah, but it started the whole fucking thing!" So, props to Brian Wilson for putting so much into it and hats off to you all that find it immersive and amazing. I won't be back for another round. I'm giving it a 2 here because in truth it's not horrible. I don't look at any one song and say, "That sucks!" It just all sounds about the same to me and it's not interesting,

God only knows what I'd be without you.

Good album.

Already listened

Definitely not for me. I feel like this is an album that is a product of its time and doesn't live on very well unless you're a fan of the Beach Boys. Pass.

Amazing Great band who makes hits after hits

A lot of better spoken people than me have already said smarter things than I could articulate about Pet Sounds. I'll just say it's phenomenal. Ground breaking work with some of the greatest songwriting in pop music history. Wouldn't It Be Nice and Sloop John B are both great tracks. God Only Knows is one of my favorite songs ever (and might be my #1 if I'm pressed to pick). There are flaws. It's odd how much this album is both sophisticated and quaint. The fade outs are awful: especially on Here Today and Wasn't Made for These Times where just stopping the progression would have been a natural ending. For the period though, I can't really count that against Wilson and Co. Easy five stars. RIP to Brian Wilson.

Punto por la primera canción que me recordó varias peliculas. Un álbum muy feliz pero no muy sobresaliente a mi parecer en algún sentido particular.

Gods hift

It was interesting listening through a couple of times and realising that, even in its ‘sunniest’ moments, there’s a real sense of melancholy at the heart of this album which, In the context of what came before it, makes it all the more remarkable. That it essentially came fully-formed from the mind of one man barely into his twenties is pretty astonishing.

The harmony, arrangements and songwriting are fantastic and I love the sense of melancholy that runs through a lot of the songs.

This is one of those rare gems that, despite having listened to this multiple times, I still find novel touches on each play through amongst the layers of sound. It’s probably hard to picture a time before this as well as it’s likely been so hugely influential on so much that came after. I also really like how it doesn’t disband their previous lyrical focus, much of which were accounts of the carefree nature of youth, but this shows a nuance to that youthful exuberance and an understanding that it isn’t going to last which to me, makes it that much more engaging compared to their releases prior.

I love Pet Sounds. Beautiful harmonies. It's an emo coming-of-age album. Five stars

Maybe I’m biased. My parents loved this record, and we’d listen to it all the time. At some point they nicknamed me JB after the Sloop John B. For some reason. Because of that, and because it's completely amazing, I’m compelled to give this one- FIVE STARS

Yeah this is a beautiful album. "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" is the highlight by far.

Legendary. Lives up to the hype. Holds up. What more can be said?

Best Song: Sloop John B Fantastic album from beginning to end. Not a bad track on here!

Great album

Fantastic album. I was recently at the beach and wish I had this then.

One of my favorite albums. It’s perfect. 5/5

Yes, it's well produced. And yes, the arrangements are quite elaborate. But this is all too sweet, too much harmony, and the lyrics I really couldn't care less about. It's like the Beatles without the elements that actually made them interesting and groundbreaking.

What hasn't been said about the beach Boys and pet Sounds in particular? Nothing more that I can say really

Every track is the same.

The beach boys staan bij mij toch wel bekend om hun vrolijke muziek. Nou is het niet zo dat dit album niet vrolijk is, dat kan bijna niet anders met alle belletjes en rinkeltjes. Alleen, met name het eerste deel, vond ik zo ontzettend saai. Er zat voor mijn gevoel nul tempo in. Dat veranderde iets vanaf Sloop John B, wat ik dan wel weer een lekker nummer vond. God Only Knows is natuurlijk een absolute hit. Echter moet ik ook bekennen dat de nummers na deze 2 mij ook maar weinig zijn bijgebleven. Dit is een 2.5 voor mij, maar vind 3 echt te hoog. 2 dus.

Amazing! I think The Beach Boys often get lumped into the classification of easy listening type “yacht rock”. This album should dispel any of those thoughts immediately upon hearing it. A great album that can be listened to on repeat even after all these years.

Wow. A full album called Pet Sounds and not a single woof, meow, or tweet. Though in all seriousness this wasn't what I expected of the Beach Boys. The first song sure, but as the album went on it definitely lost it's "beach pop" sound and moved into something much more complex. Actually until today I thought God Only Knows was a Beatles track.

Kinda boring, kinda bland, kinda like a boiled potato

Geggjuð plata, Brian Wilson er frábær... kemur mér alltaf í gott skap

This is such a great album. The musicianship of these guys in this era and the writing of Brian Wilson is unmatched.

Top 10 album of all time, quite possibly.

i have listened to pet sounds a couple of times. i understand its significance intellectually. but it's kinda like listening to classical music.

I've obviously never listened to the Beach Boys before. This was moodier than I was expecting. Less bubble-gum. I almost got through a couple of listens...feel like I need one more to make better sense of it. But I don't think another listen will make me like it any better. Not for me.

I have attempted to get into this album multiple times over the decades, and this most recent one may be my most successful. That still isn't saying much, because I don't foresee ever listening to this on my own. I appreciate this as a landmark album and respect its place in music history. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows" are classics for a reason, and there are great musical moments throughout. But I've always found their songs pretty trite (with some exceptions), and those vaunted Beach Boys harmonies just aren't my thing.

What can I say that hasn't already been said about Pet Sounds? It's a true masterpiece, as important for the history of music as it is pleasurable to listen to. It's still fresh today. Et cetera. Also, it may have the biggest discrepancy between the musical quality and the cover art. Goats, green, and yellow. Don't judge a record by its cover.

Never understood why this album is so much praised. A couple of non-spectacular, inoffensive, nice radio-songs.

Genuinely so boring

Love the harmonies. Deep, rich, at times moving.

Memories of listening to my older Sisters Beach Boys Greatest Hits album when she went out. Knowing where she hid it! Enjoyed listening to this album again in full. At the time of its release It was a new sound which obviously made it a classic breakthrough album but for me while every track is easy on the ear only a few Beach Boys tracks in general stand out for me. “God Only Knows” being one of my all time favourites.

Strong start and end……

Another failed attempt to like this album. Two (three if you're generous and include Sloop John B) decent tracks. The rest sounds like an Andy Williams Christmas special. Maybe that's the point. It influenced a lot of music and production at the time. But sadly we've all moved on.

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It is a combination of pop/jazz with a ton of orchestral music woven in. It showcases why Brian Wilson is considered to be one of the greatest songwriters in history.

Pretty sixties sounds with no impact.

The big songs are good. Although I don't really like Sloop John B. The rest I really don't get.

I just don't really get the beach boys. Their big tracks are out of this world, but the others are just there and I find them fairly forgettable. Quite a few on this sounded like they were gonna be Christmas songs with the prominent early jingly percussion. I guess I just fins it hard to understand the impact this album had at the time. And this is what people are thinking when they can't get their heads around why the Beatles are amazing. But there we go. Id happily put on a greatest hits anytime, but if this is their best album I'm not fussed about their albums.

One of the best ever. Generational bangers and talents.

Easily one of my top-5 rock albums of all time. I'd say "fight me" but I doubt that is controversial.

I get that this was revolutionary and is ranked high on so many album lists, but it's not something I LOVE listening to by any stretch. They are so skilled at weaving their voices together. The backing instrumentals are great too.

This song is #2 on the rolling stones top 500. Do I think this is the second best album ever made? Absolutely not. Do I think it's the second most influential? Also no. However, what I do know is that Wouldn't it be nice is an all timer and a great way to open an album, and every song gives you something to really key in on whether it be the vocals, instrumentals, or lyrics.

Pretty GOAT album historically, still holds up pretty well these days. A few of the instrumentals feel repetitive to my zero attention span zoomer palate. Wouldn't IT Be Nice is undefeated, and I like that he also gets morose on the pop album with I Just Wasn't Made For These Times.

I love the vocal harmonies going on. It also feels like they used an infinite number of instruments, almost every song had at least one weird couple bar inclusion that made even the simplest progression more interesting.

I've listened to this album a lot over the years. To be honest I have never really got it as an album. There are a few absolute classic slices of pop perfection (in particular Sloop John B and Wouldn't it be Nice) but a lot of it sort of washes over me.

It's got some hype this album. Give it 5 stars for its influence. Some good tunes, some very 50s pop sounding Beach Boys songs.

I’d known Pet Sounds was hailed as one of the greatest rock albums of all time, but I had never actually listened to it until now. I gave it three tries, hoping to understand what makes it so great, but it just isn’t my taste. Once again, I realized I’m drawn to guitar-driven rock, and since guitars are almost absent here, maybe that’s why it didn’t click with me.

This is a great album, with interesting production choices. Obviously more novel at the time of its release, it’s still a fun listen. God Only Knows is one of the best songs ever written, so this is a strong 4 stars.

Very unique high pitched sound with harmonies that people probably either love or hate. Starts off strong with "wouldn't it be nice" and also has "god only knows" - these are probably the punchiest songs on the album, the rest are slow and somber. So, it's not my favorite album of theirs, but not bad.

An interesting album. I really enjoy a few of the songs on here, such as Sloop John B., and Wouldn't it be Nice. I appreciated the funny noises, but overall it was just alright. I know critics and others will say this album was insane and groundbreaking, but I think it's just not quite my sound. Favorite song was God Only Knows.

I know I should like this but I find it really really boring Nostalgic dream pop and a mental breakdown associated with this album seem to be what is always said about this - I just don’t get it

juste vraiment bon, très beatles-core son préféré: here today

What an epic album! We all knew this one was going to appear. It is always number two on greatest album lists. I was a diehard Weezer fan in my late teens, and this album was always mentioned as being the inspiration for most of their early work (and I don't really care about anything past 1998 from that band! Take that! crappy teal album!). So, I happily purchased a copy of this with my first proper paycheck (or the second or third... who's counting?). Having the 'Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats' album blasted by my mother in the car growing up, I was a bit surprised how slow the album became after track one. There was a lot of gentleness. But, it was enjoyable. 'Let's Go For a While' really captured me from the get-go (all the way back in 2009!), I still remember the moment it came on in my car. 'God Only Knows' is a great piece of songwriting. I've read the Brian Wilson book, which gave a bit of insight into the album, and there is that movie about him too. I was a bit gutted when I found out there was a lyricist involved. Big fan of 'I know there's an answer' or as it should be titled 'Hang on to your Ego', until I found out Mike Love sang co-lead on it. I don't think there is a weak song on it. But, it is an album that you do have be in the right mood to listen to. 'Still Believe in Me' doesn't always inspire when you're annoyed at the world. Still, I really like this album. 5 Stars.

It is early January, you are with your parents at the family holiday home. They are going on an evening lake cruise with their friends and they don't want to get a babysitter, so they are dragging you along. At least your cousins will be there, but you'd rather just be at home playing PlayStation because you were given Final Fantasy VIII and you just passed the SeeD exam so you can start exploring the open world, outside of Balamb Garden and the Fire Cavern. Your parents and their friends are having a great time, drinking rum-based cocktails that are heavy on the pineapple, but there isn't too much for you to do. The buffet dinner has chicken nuggets which is pretty cool, but by the time you have waited for the adults to serve themselves, the nuggies have cooled down quite a lot, and they were actually pretty stale anyway. Now that the adults have a good head of steam up, the karaoke machine is turned on and you watch as your parents fumble their way through The Lion Sleeps Tonight. They get you to join them to provide the background 'wimoweh' chant which is pretty fun, but you are aware that you are very much an extra in this evening, and the lake cruise wasn't really planned with you in mind.

Some great tunes but a bit of a dates sound now. And too many lyrics related to young girls.

Only like one song from the beech boys and we all know which one.

After I had Brian Wilsons album Smile I was put off from the idea of the beach boys, but this was a great album executed amazingly!

Musically really nice. favorite tracks: I'm waiting for the day, let's go away for a while.

a nice easy album to listen to 3.5

Bra men lite carried av Wouldn’t it be Nice och God Only Knows

Ganska charmigt o mysigt sound, och flera klassiker såklart och inga direkt tråkiga låtar men är inte supersåld heller. Lagom bra, o kul att ha lyssnat!

The beach boys album är ikoniskt

Hade väldigt höga förväntningar, men utöver hitsen jag redan hade koll på (och verkligen gillar!) stack det inte riktigt ut. Därför "bara" en 4a.

Asså det är inget o snacka om.

Some good songs some bad doesn't feel cohesive don't know what folks are on about

I was not very positive about other albums by them or brian wilson. This one benefits from the great hits on them, the other songs are mixed. 4.5 stars with benefit of the doubt

The better known songs were the best by The Beach Boys, and the rest was satisfying. I am a little surprised this is considered such a revolutionary album, but it was a pleasant listen all around.

The beach boys zijn altijd leuk

What an album, nice for album generator to give me a treat on a Monday morning.

Also included in my upcoming book ‘1 album to hear before you die’

Solid easy listening, every song is good, few all time great tracks 4.8

I’m a sucker for harmonies. But other than a few songs I didnt find these super memorable.

Timeless

Great album, ahead of its time.

It's funny, I don't like The Beach Boys, but I really like this. I like that Brian Wilson sings more leads and not Mike Love. Also the songwriting, production and use of the Wrecking Crew helps. I also like the lack of surfing references here! Liked Songs Added: Wouldn't It Be Nice Sloop John B G-d Only Knows Hang On To Your Ego I Just Wasn't Made For These Times

bah, meow, ruff ruff

I mean yea, it’s one of the albums

This is difficult. Three of my favourite Beach Boys songs on here, 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', 'Sloop John B' and 'God Only Knows'. The rest, while not exactly 'fillers' can't live up to those. I'm too old (by more than 40 years) for themes of 'teen angst and romance' to resonate, so lyrically this doesn't speak to me. I KNOW this is an 'important' album. Everyone says so... I'm not scoring things on that, though, I'm not a music critic. I'm scoring things on my personal enjoyment and on that basis it gets a 3/5.

Arguably one of the most influential albums of the last 100 years.

I’m not sure, it’s kinda enjoyable but kinda cringe almost, I don’t get how people say this is one of the best albums ever tbh

Influential sure but not a 5 any more

I feel like some of the stuff on here is still need to grown on me, but everything that I love here is so good... I'll regret later if I don't rate it 5 now. Songs I already knew before are fantastic.

it's just simple, good, honest pop / rock and roll from the 60's. yeah it's def their best album.

By far, The Beach Boys' best album, there are really no low points in the album. Their best hits, mixed with slightly experimental and polished album tracks that are worth the hype. One of the best 60s albums, and it deserves the goat that lies on the front cover.

i knew that i'd would probably hate them, i only underestimated the amount...

I may have had too high of expectations going in knowing this is a lot of people’s favorite album but really only two standout songs. The harmonies and musical arrangements are all very precise clearly thought out but not personally a 5 star album, going with 4 but honestly could be a 3

A landmark in pop music history, Pet Sounds is a masterclass in songwriting, harmony, and emotional depth. Brian Wilson’s visionary production blends lush orchestration with heartfelt lyrics, creating timeless tracks like “God Only Knows” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” Over half a century later, its beauty and innovation still resonate. A flawless, transformative album.

Classic Beach Boys. There's a lot to like about this album. It's not just a pop album. They used a lot of different instruments, which makes the the entire thing feel so much richer and more vibrant. My Rating: 5/5

5.0 / 5.0

THE blueprint for a pop album, delivered by the Wilson brothers in 1966. The big hits are, of course, universally beloved; however, the entire album is a crash course in what makes a great pop song. 5/5

Not nearly enough sounds from pets

Pet Sounds is an album I've tried to love over the years, but it's never fully clicked for me. While I respect its legendary reputation and understand its impact, I don't feel the same connection to it that so many others do. There’s no denying the album's technical brilliance. The harmonies are gorgeous, and the intricate production is a testament to Brian Wilson's genius. And for an album nearly six decades old, the mix holds up surprisingly well, even if the percussion can occasionally sound a little thin. Yet, despite its artistry, I often find the album to be a bit one-paced. With "Pet Sounds" it feels like The Beach Boys traded their joyous, "Fun, Fun, Fun" sun-soaked sound for something more sombre and less engaging. That said, three truly exceptional songs manage to pull the entire album to a four-star rating, and one of them, to me, is "Sloop John B." I know, I'm a musical heathen! "Sloop John B." is often criticized as an outlier on "Pet Sounds", but for me its bright harmonies and spirited feel offer a welcome burst of life and energy that the rest of the album sometimes lacks. Four stars. Side One 1. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (5/5) 2. "You Still Believe in Me" (3/5) 3. "That's Not Me" (3/5) 4. "Don't Talk" (3/5) 5. "I'm Waiting for the Day" (4/5) 6. "Let's Go Away for Awhile" (4/5) 7. "Sloop John B" (5/5) Side Two 1. "God Only Knows" (5/5) 2. "I Know There's an Answer" (3/5) 3. "Here Today" (3/5) 4. "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (3/5) 5. "Pet Sounds" (3/5) 6. "Caroline, No" (3/5) Total - 47 Average - 3.62 101/1001

What to say? Some say the greatest album ever. One of a handful on this list with a genuine claim.

Perfect album! Brian Wilson is a genius!

It was fine!

Possibly the best album of all time. I’ve listened dozens of times, read the history and reviews, watched the movie (if you like the Beach Boys, or if you’re a fan of love more generally, and haven’t seen “Love and Mercy”, you have to see it - a wonderful love story masquerading as a music biopic) and drank the Kool-Aid. This is where the music I love started.

This is a tough one but I’ll be honest- I never got the appeal and acclaim for this album. The Beach Boys are fine and have great harmonies but it has always sounded like bubble gum pop to me. Having said that, God Always Knows is a phenomenal song. I understand that the production is great and that it was influential but in 2025 it sounds a bit dated. When I listened this time I tried to listen with fresh ears and concentrate on all the elements and parts are beautiful. There’s just not enough there to convince me this is one of the greatest albums.

I can't really enjoy Beach Boys music because of high-pitched vocals. Album is good but I don't find it as music gem. It still sounds for my kind of overrated. But maybe I can't truly get the main point.

Controversially, I think Pet Sounds is pretty good

I guess I don’t get it

A lesbian in love with a girl in brooklyn

Ay, es que, ay. Lo pusimos en el auto porque por la primera canción me parecía un buen disco de viaje, y lo amé. Hay una canción que sonaba muy gringa (Sloop John B) que no me gustó nada de nada. Definitivamente lo escucharé muchas veces más.

Amazing all around. Great history. Pairs well with bike rides on hot days and picnics.

Was ich nun tun werde, ist kriminell. Das ist ohne Frage ein gutes Album, ein sehr gutes, aber es fehlt das Gewisse etwas, das es für mich zu einem 5 Sterne Album macht. Fünfzehntes Album, das ich hier kannte, und ich habe es mir schon mehrmals angehört, aber es klappt nur, wenn man dafür in der Stimmung ist und ich würde mir die meisten Songs nicht ohne Kontext einfach so anhören. Ich habe dieses Album zum vierten oder fünften Mal gehört, habe aber das Gefühl, die meisten Songs außer Wouldn't It Be Nice und God Only Knows zum ersten Mal zu hören. Das ist irgendwie seltsam. Trotzdem ein Meilenstein und eine Legende. 4 1/2.

Beautiful arrangements!

4/5 stars… classic

It was alright but was underwhelming considering how highly rated it's supposed to be

Whoever wonders what the concept of this album is: The topic: love. Project title was "Petting sounds". The cover didn't make it though. Also: F*ckin incredible album, full of tear jerkers. Only 1ish weak song.

top notch

I knew going in the Beach Boys really wasn't for me, and this just confirmed that for me 👍🏻

Groundbreaking and inventive to the max, this is when pop grows up - but I don't love all the songs

godblessed

no sé ni por dónde empezar.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background The Beach Boys always worked better for me as a greatest hits band over an album band, but there is indeed a lot to love about this album. One of my concert highlights is catching Brian Wilson on his Pet Sounds Tour where he played the album in its entirety (as well as a cover of Barenaked Ladies Brian Wilson)

Historical and sort of fundamental though I reckon they are not as original as they pretend; more tech driven. I wouldn't listen to the whole thing again.

Beautiful harmonies and songs

This album has 2 undeniable classics on it. This was definitely solid gold for the average sock hop enjoyer. Not big into all the harmonies. Quality album. 4 stars.

Hard to listen objectively as this is on my rotation monthly at minimum; this is your favorite album's favorite album; arrangements are superb, the reprises make it feel like a single piece of music instead of a collection of attempted singles.

I wish I could give it 6 stars

It's a classic for a good reason. No album collection would be complete without it.

A great album which contained some amazing classic songs.

A really uniquely innocent sound.

Is it the greatest album ever made? I'm my opinion, no. But it's in the discussion. Remarkable achievement.

No notes, perfect album

Bit boring this one. Wouldn't it be nice and God only knows were okay. The instrumentals were easy listening. Otherwise, kind of slow and didn't have as many cool vocals and harmonies as I thought they would have.

With all the hype this album gets, I’m not gonna lie I dont really think it lives up to it, but I do enjoy this album!

One of the actual greatest albums of all time that you really do need to hear before you die. Brilliant from start to finish. Just a flawless record and easily 5 stars. I wish I had more stars to give

Masterpiece.

I have to admit that although I am familiar with most of the songs on this album, I have never listened to it in one sitting. I’m a bit surprised by not only how much I enjoyed it, but also the ways in which it can hear its influence on contemporary artists and the foundation the structure of the album creates for artists who later became indie darlings. This album gave me a new appreciation for The Beach Boys and I’m so glad I listened to it in its entirety.

I don't think I really get why people love The Beach Boys so much, but I can definitely appreciate their unique sound and overall musicality. They were certainly ahead of their time. The harmonies in many of their songs are quite elegant and precise. God Only Knows is a great song and I like that it has french horn. Wouldn't It Be Nice is a classic too. It's a pleasant album, but not groundbreaking for me. 7.5/10.

A classic. RIP Brian Wilson.

It's a classic for a reason. Brian Wilson's genius really shows here.

hermoso album y con una linda letra, me sorprendio aunque no se que esperaba pero definitavamente esto no

One or two good ones but very new to me. Felt like listening tos tuff that’s probably classic/overplayed

Ah, a classic. I really enjoyed this album. It was poppy, light, and fun.

Wouldn’t It Be Nice - 10/10 You Still Believe in me - 8.5/10 That’s not me - 8.5/10 Don’t talk - 8/10 I’m waiting for the day - 7.5/10 Let’s go away for a while - 7/10 Sloop John B -9/10 God only knows - 8/10 I know there’s an answer - 7 Here today - 7.5/10 I just wasn’t made for these times - 7/10 Pet sounds - 8/10 Caroline no - 9/10 80/100

Wouldn’t it be nice was good, rest were average. Won’t listen again.

Just a great pop album with ground breaking production.

aunque dudando del 3.5

Excellent album. John Lennon thought this was masterclass, and he wasn’t wrong

Classic album and influenced so many other bands. Brilliant

Paar alte banger drin…aber vielleicht eine Album Variante nehmen ohne die Mini Versionen…

Fucking Pet Sounds. A true work of pop art if there ever was one. I hesitate to call it rock, but it’s the quintessential baroque pop album ever made. Brian Wilson was a true genius who unfortunately had a band with Mike Love.

Rating: 5/5 Vibe: Symphonic surf melancholy with emotional tan lines.

It gave a beachy vibe. Was nice to listen to it. 👍

I was really excited to listen to this album, but I already heard some of the songs before. I love the beach boys and I heard great things about the album. I wasn't disappointed, it was moody and melodic and great to listen to. I feel I have to give this album a deeper dive next listen, but for now it definitely caught my attention. Favourite song on the album God only Knows the album rating 4.4/5

Very joyful, goofy music. Soft and happy songs about love and stuff idk didnt catch my attention that much, not a huge fan. 2/5

Absolute classic. Would be on my 101 list, never mind 1001.

Sometimes you just need some happy music.

My exact reaction when I saw Pet Sounds as the album of the day: DAOZJDPJCPAVNPOOZFJJF!!!!!!! More seriously, this is my favourite album of all times. It has such a special place in my heart (and so are The Beach Boys). Gosh, I love this album so much - I don't even know what to say. I just want everyone to understand it and love it. Brian Wilson is [was - still can't believe he is no longer with us anymore] so talented, I'm absolutely speechless. A single man composed this absolute masterpiece that changed music forever. A. single. man. (Mike Love probably disagree on this part, but whatever). At first, you could think: what the heck is this cover. But to me now this cover is as iconic as the songs. You know what, it makes this album even more legendary. Now, about the songs... Emotional part. The songs & arrangements are so good, I must say I cried multiple times just because of that. Again, Brian Wilson's talent doesn't miss. How the songs were made, how NEW it was for its time... I stopped to count how many times I've listened to Pet Sounds, it's way too enormous. Thank you Pet Sounds, thank you The Beach boys and most of all: thank you Brian Wilson.

Everyone says this is America's answer to Sgt. Pepper's from The Beatles, and many say it's better than Sgt. Pepper's. I can't seem to compare them. I like both in different ways. This album has an insane run in the middle of album of bangers: Let's Go Away For Awhile Sloop John B God Only Knows Just outstanding. This album should be heard by everyone before they die. It actually fits the whole project. 5/5

Cool vibes

Tooooooo formulaic for me

scale: 1 - instaskip, 2-meh can be skipped/reaches point to skip, 3 -nothing wrong/easy listen/not seeking out, 4 - would listen to again, 5 - must listen Wouldn’t it be nice- top marks on both scales 7/5 You still believe in me-3 That’s not me-3 Don’t talk- more like don’t listen, 2 I’m waiting for the day- 4 Let’s go away for a while- 4, ethereal Sloop John b- 5, unironically slaps God only knows- 3 I know there’s an answer- 4 Here today- 4 I just wasn’t made for these times- 2 Pet sounds- 4 Caroline, no- 3

scale: 1 - skipping if heard it again/actually skipped it 2- meh can be skipped/reaches point to skip 3 -nothing wrong/easy listen/not seeking out 4 - would listen to again 5 - must listen Wouldn't It Be Nice - 6 You Still Believe in Me - 3 That's Not Me - 3 Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) - 3 I'm Waiting for the Day - 4 Let's Go Away for Awhile - 3 Sloop John B - 5 God Only Knows - 6 I Know There's an Answer - 3.5 Here Today - 4 I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - 3 Pet Sounds - 4.5 Caroline, No - 3.5 So very close to giving this a 5/5

Incredible, so hype that I got this album today. Dreamy, melodic, gorgeous.

So many classics.

ADAM SANDLER

Best album

A classic. But is it truly timeless?

First half is rather uninteresting, but starting at the instrumental Let’s Go Away for Awhile it gets interesting.

This is my 5th attempt at listening to this record. I can’t get into it

Contains one of the best tracks of all time; “God only Knows” It would get a 3 just for that. The rest of the songs are nice and all. I can see why it’s peoples’ favourite album but it’s too restricted to say it’s perfect.

*1966. *This is full of depressed Beach Boys songs, and I much prefer the mellow tunes to standard Beach Boys. *Wouldn't It Be Nice and God Only Knows are the only previously-known-to-me songs. *Would listen to this again, but not often. RATING - 6.5/10

It’s good - I just don’t love it. I appreciate it’s 1966 and it’s incredibly innovative and ahead of its time.. but I just prefer other albums of that era, of that year even. Something about the lyricism and voice grates me.

Millions have said it already, but I'll say it now also: this is the greatest pop album of all time. The genius of one man, Brian Wilson, on full display - taking the very best of his contemporaries from the perky song topics and structures of The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul' to the emerging "Wall of Sound" aesthetic of producer (and piece of shit) Phil Spector, most famously with The Ronettes 'Be My Baby'. But enough of the redundant history lesson; everyone's already familiar with it. I just really wanted to convey that this album is very much of its time. For as much as people praise this thing as being "Ahead of its time", which I still agree with 100%, I'd say a lot of its charm lies in its age. There's a very fine layer of dust sitting on this thing - it's what makes the album what it is. Pet Sounds is an album that jumps between emotions at an almost dizzying pace - playful, dreary, confused, alive, and, quite often, longing. It's a very sporadic album emotionally, which is something not many people talk about - you go from the upbeat harmonies of the love song that is the iconic 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' and then, right after, you enter the depths of 'You Still Believe In Me' which has one of the most hauntingly melancholic outros in any pop song with the echoes of the wails of "I want to Cry" fading out with the rest of song. 'Don't Talk' is equally as dreary, but its lyrics paint something more comfortable, with the overthinking of 'You Still Believe in Me' being thrown completely out the window as the narrator sways with this comfortable ballad alongside their lover in a moment of serenity where literally nothing else matters. I initially didn't even love this song, because it's missing those Beach Boys harmonies, which I'm a huge fan of, but in recent years it's become one of my favorites. The following tracks are more upbeat, picking up the pace after those past few lulling tracks. Nothing puts a smile on my face like those pummeling, crushing drums and those cheesy, but oh so delicious harmonies on 'I'm Waiting For the Day'. And 'Sloop John B', while not only being the funniest track on here, also has my favorite harmony arrangement on the whole album, especially when that second go of the chorus hits. And then we get the marvel that is 'God Only Knows', maybe the most perfect song ever. I love the majestic horns that introduce the whole thing and the way the bass crunches alongside the snappy percussion in the verses. Carl Wilson's on vocals here, and the conviction in his voice as he lays down these simple and almost haunting love rhymes immediately ropes you in as the sound swells and grows around him. And the interludes, they're otherworldly - just in the way the voices of the other band members come in, one at a time, building alongside the music for one last grand finale. This is the type of song where you smile throughout the whole thing, shed a single tear in its final moments, and then feel utterly void when it's all over as you're shot back into the real world. And honestly, after the unreachable high of 'God Only Knows', the band still comes through with non-stop back-to-back bangers. 'I Know There's An Answer' may have those sort of dorky '60s horns, but the key arrangement here is honestly much more complex than it may initially let on. Plus bonus points for having one of the best choruses here. 'Here Today' is a cautionary tale with another incredible chorus. It brings back those waves of harmonies that just hit the listener seemingly at random. And then there's 'I Just Wasn't Made For These Times', a lyrical marvel here, one that I see myself in a bit too much. I mean, I'm probably not even one millionth of the genius that Brian Wilson was when he wrote this, but his lines about feeling like his mind just can't operate on the level or speed of the evolving world paint a picture that I find myself living inside of. He was clearly evolving in a much different direction than most people around him - a direction no one really understood. Honestly, I called this the greatest pop album of all time, but there is a minor flaw with it - I never really cared for the instrumentals here. There are two of them, and while they don't ruin the album by any means, they're honestly pretty spacey, cool, and psychedelic (especially the title track), they were just never that memorable either. No one remembers Pet Sounds for the instrumentals. But everything else here is the closest thing to perfection that the human ear can fathom, and maybe animal ears too. I love love love Pet Sounds!

Brian Wilson is a mastermind and Pet Sounds is a work of art.

Люблю цей альбом, дуже розчулює мене. Топові гармонії. Немає навіть посередніх пісень.

You know this one

I had very high expectations coming into this album and all I can say I’m pretty disappointed. Don’t get me wrong it was still a great album but nowhere near one of the greatest things I’ve heard. There wasn’t anything that really stood out to me other than maybe the vocals which I’ll give them props too. But also there wasn’t anything I disliked either without just pulling hairs at it. My favourites were Wouldn’t It Be Nice, God Only Knows and Caroline No. Overall I have mixed emotions with some songs being like 6 to a 10 so I’m going to give this 8.6/10 4.3/5

Sunny sweet lullabies for the broken-hearted. The Classic. "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" is one of the most relatable songs ever written.

A smooth vibey time.

Good but old

I mean... 5 stars obviously Amazing, good enough to excuse when the bike horn comes along in You Still Believe in Me. Not listened to it in full for years till now. Gives me goosebumps. It's impossibly beautiful.

❤️🌸❤️🌸❤️🌸

Classic Beach Boys album. A few bona fide hits on here, but outside of those I wasn't feeling it too much.

Surprisingly enough, I had never listened to this album, although I had wanted to get around to it. This album has very nice harmonies, instrumentation, and catchiness to the songs. A soothing album to listen to. Before listening, I had The Beach Boys pegged as solely a surf-rock band, but listening to Pet Sounds has certainly changed my mind about the different genres they can cover. Unfortunately, the songs are so short, being only around two minutes long! (With that typical fadeout of classic songs) But that didn't stop me from loving the tracks. I enjoyed the wonderful instrumental of Let's Go Away For A While. This was a great album and I understand why it is such a classic. My favourite songs - I'm Waiting For The Day (Those drums and bass! And the ending is great) - Wouldn't It Be Nice (A classic I was already familiar with) - Sloop John B (Wonderful harmonies and instrumentation) - I Know There's An Answer (The sax!) - Pet Sounds (Ooh, another instrumental...with a guiro!)

Classic piece of classic pop/rock culture

Great Album! Ahead of its time, some stand out songs, some that fade into the BG

We all know this is a five star album, right?

What a great album; the compositions are what make me want to listen to tracks again and again. My sentimental favorite will probably always be Sloop John B, but God Only Knows, You Still Believe in Me, and Wouldn't It Be Nice are all fantastic tracks.

not really a fan. i know some of their more famous songs but idc for this album much

Nostalgic for me and honestly so magical. Only a tiny bit weak sometimes here and there but thats just me

Damn good album. Beach Boys are always a little limited in range, but this album is as consistent as it gets.