Pet Sounds

Newch91
Newch91 Posts: 17,560
edited May 2012 in Other Music
Amazing album. A masterpiece of an album. One of the finest pieces of music ever produced. Brian Wilson is a genius. "God Only Knows" is such a beautiful song and one of the greatest songs ever written. Unbelievable chord structure in that song.

Who else loves this album?
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I love the Beach Boys but have not given this album a proper listen, strange huh :?
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Some fantastic songs on that album. I struggle not to skip a few tracks while I listen but all the same a must in anyone's collection.
  • Popmartijn
    Popmartijn Posts: 383
    It's only my favourite album ever.
    So... yeah... good stuff!

    And yes, God Only Knows is one of the greatest songs ever, but also Let's Go Away For A While, Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) and Wouldn't It Be Nice are genius too.
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,553
    Way back in the late 90s I think they were really celebrating this album and there were shows on VH1 and the like about it so my husband buys me the CD as sort of a joke. I knew the hits from the album but it turned out to not be all that bad of an album as a whole. I listen to it all the way through occasionally.
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Yes! and God Only Knows... is a favorite!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMyS78o5YI

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqFy_B1FYyo

    great for a Monday morning, smiling music ... thanks for the memories! :D
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    i definitely agree about God Only Knows. Such a deceptively simple song. The ending is so simple, yet may be the most brilliant aspect of any song ever. The repeated, "god only knows what i'd be without you" at the end, with overlapping vocals is mindblowing.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    God Only Knows is one of the greatest songs ever written.

    The rest of the album, I can see WHY it's great, but I don't necessarily dig it, if that makes sense.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Genius album. Haven't listened to it in a while, might have to do so now that it's on my mind!
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  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    Fantastic album...."You Still Believe in Me" is a personal favorite. "God Only Knows" is brilliant, but I've heard it so many times, the effect has dulled a bit. I also love "Waiting for the Day"
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    This is one of those comfort albums for me. A classic, for sure.
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    I love pet sounds and the newly released Smile sessions. Brian is a true genius.

    After listening to those albums and going back to their 1962-1965 songs you really begin to appreciate the level of complexity and beauty hidden in the early tunes. For a good five years Brian was the songwriter, producer, arranger of the music, arranger of the vocals and engineer of all their work. No wonder he had a breakdown in 1967. His music and the beautiful sound of youthful exuberance will live on forever. :-)

    If anyone is interested, check out the DVD Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969.

    Cool video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEFEG3oV ... re=related
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  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    evenflow82 wrote:
    I love pet sounds and the newly released Smile sessions. Brian is a true genius.

    After listening to those albums and going back to their 1962-1965 songs you really begin to appreciate the level of complexity and beauty hidden in the early tunes. For a good five years Brian was the songwriter, producer, arranger of the music, arranger of the vocals and engineer of all their work. No wonder he had a breakdown in 1967. His music and the beautiful sound of youthful exuberance will live on forever. :-)

    If anyone is interested, check out the DVD Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969.

    Cool video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEFEG3oV ... re=related

    For years, I've been pointing to the intro to "California Girls" as the perfect example of the genius of Brian Wilson. It's such a standard now that it's taken for granted. But listen to the first 30 seconds or so of that song with fresh ears (up to when the main organ riff kicks in)...there's no WAY you can anticipate the song that's coming by listening to the intro. But it works. Oh, man, does it work! I can't imagine "California Girls" starting any other way. Most songwriters simply would have started the song where the organ riff comes in right before the lyrics. Not Brian Wilson! There was always so much more going on in his head...truly groundbreaking in a deceptively simple way.
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    Top 5 all time for me... but took me a while to get there...
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    The song God Only Knows was featured in the film Boogie Nights
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    The real question, "I Know There's an Answer" or "Hang Onto Your Ego"?
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    The real question, "I Know There's an Answer" or "Hang Onto Your Ego"?

    Hang on to Your Libido!!!
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Happy Birthday to this brilliant and genius album!
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    We enjoyed this in the hot tub the other night ... sweet! :D
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    pandora wrote:
    We enjoyed this in the hot tub the other night ... sweet! :D
    TMI :lol:
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Black Diamond wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    We enjoyed this in the hot tub the other night ... sweet! :D
    TMI :lol:
    :lol: I was just going to write the same thing before I saw this.
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