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If the role of the rest of The Beach Boys was diminished on a musical level, Pet Sounds was still a triumph of vocal layering ...
Following the death of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82 on June 11, the group's catalog surged 184% in equivalent album ...
Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote some of the 20th century’s best and most enduring pop songs. These are some of our favorites.
Brian Wilson brought some unseasonable warmth in what turned out to be his first and only Gulf concert, at Dubai Tennis Stadium in 2016. A near-capacity audience, a mixture of diehard Beach Boys fans, ...
After hearing this one album, Brian Wilson went right to his piano and began making Pet Sounds, being moved by the boldness of another key record.
How the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Entered the Pop Music Pantheon. (Eventually.) Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music.
I have ALWAYS loved Pet Sounds from the first time I heard it. It holds up and for the last 20 years "Wouldn't It Be Nice" has been the song I play on my birthday, for a variety of personal reasons.
The Beach Boys founding member will play classic hits, rarities and deep cuts as a tribute to the late Brian Wilson Aug. 22.
'Pet Sounds' isn't actually about pets, and it's not about making out either, as noted by the Beach Boy, Al Jardine. Here's what we know about this Beach Boys album.
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.
While “Pet Sounds” doesn’t alienate the common listener, it’s incredibly complex, which made many of Wilson’s fellow Beach Boys wary of its ability to commercially perform. Of course, it’s impossible ...
Following the passing of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group's catalog surged 184% in the United States. The ...