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Pet Sounds

Beach Boys (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (316 customer reviews)
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If you need some pointy-headed pundit to sell you on the merits of Pet Sounds, your money might be better spent on an ear specialist. Brian Wilson's gift to 20th-century music elevated this pop album into a beguiling musical and emotional cogency that still operates outside pop culture's fickle space-time continuum--and limited critical lexicon. There's never been another record to compare (Rubber Soul, its inspiration, is close; Sgt. Pepper's, its response, misses the point), and certainly no album has been as dissected, overanalyzed, and predigested for public consumption. In 1997 Capitol Records devoted an entire four-disc box set, The Pet Sounds Sessions, to its thorough deconstruction. The techno-marvel centerpiece of that project--the album's first true stereo mix, painstakingly conjured out of multitape session sources by producer-engineer Mark Linett (under Wilson's supervision)--was at once heresy and revelation. Now the label has gratifyingly seen fit to offer both mixes on a single disc (along with alternate versions of "Hang On to Your Ego," the original title of "I Know There's An Answer"), an idea that should please the orthodox and heretics alike. And while the album has always clearly been The Brian Wilson Show featuring the Beach Boys, David Leaf's concise new notes attempt to be more inclusive of a wider band perspective. The result (three of the five band members claim credit for the album title) sometimes resembles Rashomon. If Pet Sounds forever crystallized the band's various creative (in)differences, it also became Wilson's grand karmic joke on his band mates; its burgeoning reputation (Mojo magazine's panel of pop experts once elected it greatest album of all time) guaranteed they would sing its songs--and praises--until the end. And if putting two different versions of the same album on one disc seems like overkill, look at the bright side: it's a perfect excuse to listen to the glorious Pet Sounds twice. --Jerry McCulley

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Brian Wilson's 1997 remix of Pet Sounds lets us finally hear this immortal album in stereo. Hang on to your ego for a total of 27 tracks!
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Why "Pet Sounds" isn't the greatest album of all time July 15 2004
By M
Format:Audio CD
First of all, I would like to preface that I am a big fan of this record, and to this day am absolutely blown away by Brian Wilson's innovative production and profound songwriting. The music is wonderful, no band ever did harmonies better than the Beach Boys. The gulf between their early "fun in the sun" recordings and this masterpiece is a wide, deep chasm.
I will not dwell on the technical merits of this album, although there are many, and will only pinpoint a few songs. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a powerful, instantly addictive album opener, "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)" is a dreamy piece with exceptionally moving and beautiful lyrics. And "God Only Knows" is, well...enough said - the subtle instrumental layers behind the chorus tantalize the listener until the harmonies kick in at the end in a marvelous climax.

What is disturbing to me is this strange glorification of "Pet Sounds" as the BEST album of all time. It all apparently stems from this major competition between the Beatles and the Beach Boys in the mid-60s. Still, I find it absurd and close to infuriating when the Amazon reviewer dares to characterize "Sgt. Pepper" as "missing the mark." Since when do bands make records to please music pundits' dogmatic characterizations? Should we judge every album based on how close it comes to the "perfection" of "Pet Sounds"? Of course not.

The main reason why I think "Pet Sounds" can never be the greatest album of all time is that both Brian Wilson and the staunch defenders of the album continue to reference the Beatles. Always, even six or seven times in the liner notes, it's all about how they are better than or inspired by the Beatles, even a lengthy quote by Paul McCartney extolling the virtues of "Pet Sounds." The reason is simply a deep insecurity about the title of "greatest album of all time." Greatest albums stand on their own, and do not justify their greatness by constantly comparing it to albums of a rival band. It is strange and a bit silly.

And since I know I will get many votes by offended Beach Boys fans and reactionary anti-Beatles, might I take this chance to offer my choice for the best album of all time, the one that escaped the loop of competition between Wilson and McCartney. The story goes like this: "Rubber Soul" inspires Wilson to do "Pet Sounds," which in turn inspires McCartney to suggest "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." In the meantime, outside of all this madness, the Beatles made THE recording of history, "Revolver," which in terms of musicianship, variety, experimentation, lyrics, and especially production beats any album from any generation and any popular music style.

As I mentioned at the beginning of this review, I love "Pet Sounds," but I simply find the intense determination by its loyal devotees to have it crowned a subjective and irrelevant title to be slightly paranoid and certainly very much overdone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Classic! May 16 2013
By eeyoore
Format:Audio CD
Greatest hits packs will have more songs the average fan will know but this disc has a more complete "album" feel and if someone wants that then this is the album to buy. It is hard to intelligently rank albums but this one will provide enjoyment forever.
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5.0 out of 5 stars le meilleur album Oct 18 2012
By richh70
Format:DVD Audio|Amazon Verified Purchase
la qualité audio est exceptionnelle et le nombre de formats est aussi intéressant pour l'écouter dans divers systèmes de son. On parvient également à entendre de nombreux sons qu'on pouvait avant à peine percevoir. C'est merveilleux d'écouter chaque titre en découvrant toute la musique et les voix reproduitent de cette façon.
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Most recent customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
great price and quality it came right on time and i have thoroughly enjoyed it i would recommend this supplier to my friends
Published 21 months ago by marie
5.0 out of 5 stars A pure pleasure!
When I think back at those times, I realize how creative Brian Wilson was and still is!!! It will always amaze me!
Published on Dec 17 2009 by N. Dominici
3.0 out of 5 stars The Biggest Dilemma Of All For Reviewers
I've always been deeply torn over "Pet Sounds". For decades it has been regarded as a foundational album in rock history, and to some degree I agree with this. Read more
Published on Mar 21 2009 by John Murray
5.0 out of 5 stars Brian Wilson's Greatest Accomplishment
This is Brian Wilsons best work. I have had this album on vynil, cassette and finally CD. It is as fresh sounding and relevant today as it was almost 40 years ago. Read more
Published on July 6 2006 by Darcy Tucjker
5.0 out of 5 stars reveals more with each listen
Initially, I was fond of this album but tended to skip around and listen to particular songs. After I listened to it about 100 times, I became very fond of it and generally... Read more
Published on Oct 4 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars As Good as Pop Music Can Be
"Pet Sounds" is a high quality album, but it is 'pop' music and, as the classification suggests, is temporary by nature. Read more
Published on July 20 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Pet Sounds
Well, Pet Sounds may not be the best album of all time, but the best isn't the Beatles' Revolver either. Read more
Published on July 19 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Greatest Achievements In Music History
After reaping huge success , both commercial and critical, with "The Beach Boys Today", leader and producer Brian Wilson set out to make an album even better than that. Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by Anthony Nasti
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favorites
I say that but I hate how fanboy-ish Pet Sounds lovers are. I'll try to avoid excessive use of superlatives when describing this album, however.
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Published on July 13 2004 by Charlie Watts
5.0 out of 5 stars The most beautiful recording ever made.
A glowing and impossibly warm sort of magic fills your soul as you listen to Pet Sounds, and amazing beauty seems to envelope you, embrace you. Read more
Published on July 9 2004 by Erik Samson
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