![]() Massively influential upon its release (although it was a relatively low seller compared to their previous LPs), it immediately vaulted the band into the top level of rock innovators among the intelligentsia, especially in Britain, where it was a much bigger hit. "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Caroline No," and "Sloop John B" (the last of which wasn't originally intended to go on the album) are the well-known hits, but equally worthy are such cuts as "You Still Believe in Me," "Don't Talk," "I Know There's an Answer," and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times." It's often been said that this is more of a Brian Wilson album than a Beach Boys recording (session musicians played most of the parts), but it should be noted that the harmonies are pure Beach Boys (and some of their best). Popular music’s first big, coherent statementThe Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, released 50 years ago on May 16, 1966wasn’t an immediate sensation, at least in the U.S. Stream songs including 'Wouldnt It Be Nice (Mono)', 'You Still Believe In Me (Mono)' and more. Listen to Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2016 Remaster by The Beach Boys on Apple Music. The spiritual quality of the material is enhanced by some of the most gorgeous upper-register male vocals (especially by Brian and Carl Wilson) ever heard on a rock record. Listen to Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2016 Remaster by The Beach Boys on Apple Music. It wouldn't have been a classic without great songs, though, and this has some of the group's most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes that evoke both the intensity of newly born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance (add in some general statements about loss of innocence and modern-day confusion as well). Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more. The group reached a whole new level here in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s.
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