![]() Overall I find the secret to the Beach Boys (and some Beatles) listening to be their sound world. “You Still Believe in Me” and “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” I both prefer to “God Only Knows,” which perhaps I have heard too many times.ĥ. That said, every single composition on Pet Sounds is excellent.Ĥ. Overall I find the Smile period to be more profound, noting that this material ended up spread out over a number of separate albums. I don’t even think it is the best Beach Boys album. It is worth a listen-through following only the harmonies. You also will hear the huge influence on Paul McCartney.Ģb. It is worth a listen-through following only the bass lines. I think of the combination of the sadness and the rising and swelling but never satisfied expectations as the key feature of Pet Sounds.Ģ. It is necessary for the album to end on the down note of “Caroline, No,” a song which itself just fades away and ends, merging into the “pet sounds” that give the album its name. As for the harmonies, they are continually building up expectation and never satisfying it. And yet it is all set amongst the sunshine and girls and southern California. Do I know of a sadder album? Listen to the lyrics. It is an album of sadness, loss, and infinite longing. Here is a piece explaining the wonders of Pet Sounds, it is OK enough but not so insightful. Many people told Holden it is the best album ever, some citing its use of the recording studio, and he tried to work his way through that claim, basically remaining skeptical. That question is the subject of this short Holden Karnofsky essay. ![]()
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