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In creating Pet Sounds back in 1966, Wilson used every instrument at his disposal — and some unexpected, sometimes whimsical, sonic touches.
The Beach Boys. Very early in the morning of May 21, 1985, Pet Sounds exploded around my flapping, revolving, inside-out dimensionless-timeless chemically-wracked brain in a sunburst of rainbows ...
I wasn’t going to write anything about Brian Wilson, who died last month at the age of 82, because what could I possibly say ...
Pet Sounds is a reminder of what is possible, musically, and how hard it is to turn those possibilities into reality. Now Watch: The Story Behind The Band Behind The Beach Boys Biggest Hits.
Brian Wilson talks ‘Pet Sounds,’ 50 years later The Beach Boys’ mastermind is now on concert tour celebrating his 1966 masterwork. He and Al Jardine reflect on the classic album and its impact.
"Pet Sounds" regularly turns up at or near the top of "best albums of all time" lists, with good reason. By the mid-1960s, Wilson had already quit touring with the Beach Boys.
When it comes to the Beach Boys, “Pet Sounds” (1966) is an outlier, the moment when Brian Wilson harnessed the energy and inspiration that he gleaned from repeated listenings to the Beatles ...
A documentary about the Beach Boys' 1966 masterpiece 'Pet Sounds,' featuring archival footage and exclusive interviews, is heading to Showtime.
The case has often been argued that the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” is the greatest rock album of all time, and on the 50th anniversary of its release, Brian Wilson, ...
With “Pet Sounds,” you’ve got one sound effect — at the very end of the album. But it is a lot of fun to it when it comes, finally, with the sound of the train and the dog.