General Article name: Pet Sounds
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Universal US Number of tracks: 13 Tracklist LP - 1 1. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice 2. The Beach Boys - You Still Believe in Me 3. The Beach Boys - That's Not Me 4. The Beach Boys - Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) 5. The Beach Boys - I'm Waiting for the Day 6. The Beach Boys - Let's Go Away for a While 7. The Beach Boys - Sloop John B 8. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows 9. The Beach Boys - I Know There's an Answer 10. The Beach Boys - Here Today 11. The Beach Boys - I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 12. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 13. The Beach Boys - Caroline No   Description Description

The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. 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. It wouldn't have been a classic without great songs, and this has some of the group's most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes which 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). 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. "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 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). 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. [A 50th Anniversary Mono LP Edition was released in 2016.] ~ Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Contributors Artist: The Beach Boys Artist: BEACH BOYS THE Record Label: Virgin EMI Record Label: Capitol Guest Artist: Leon Russell Guest Artist: Glen Campbell Guest Artist: Frank Capp Guest Artist: Barney Kessel Guest Artist: Tommy Tedesco Guest Artist: Hal Blaine Guest Artist: Billy Strange