The Beach Boys

Pet Sounds

a revolutionary album. there was such a beautiful theme to this whole project. each melody was unique and engaging, and the lyrics were a work of their own. nothing really seemed off at all, all of the songs were focused. the beach boys knew exactly what they were doing on this record, and ended up delivering one of the best and most influential albums of all time.
fav tracks: wouldnt it be nice, sloop john b, here today

Throughout the course of music history, love has definitely cemented itself as one of the most (if not the most) commonly-explored themes for musicians and composers of all sorts. As a matter of fact, such a discussion has been mainly focused on popular music's considerably recent canon, but such a deterministic vision ultimately fails to encapsulate a big portion of highly-poetic musical escapades that have been developed around the theme (what about the unforgettable symphonies from ... read more

It's weird how "Sloop John B" should ruin the album, cutting in the middle and taking the boat slightly off-course. But it doesn't. It magically strengthens an already perfect album. It's beyond obvious that this is one of the best albums of all time, so I can't help but add my voice to the endless harmony of praise.

For my 700th review, I decided to take a look at one of the most influential and important albums in the history of music: The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds.

It's weird to call this simple feel good album which, by today's standards, is quite outdated one of the most important in history, but that's exactly what this album is: important. On the surface, this may just be another '60s feel good album, but this is one of the most influential pieces of music to ever be made.

To fully understand the ... read more