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 ...

“My favorite albums by other people tend to be: ‘ Music from Big Pink ’ by The Band, ‘ Pet Sounds ’ by the Beach Boys, and ‘ Harvest ’ by Neil Young,” the 83-year-old music legend replied on his ...

Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session players, and began recording an all-time classic ...

McCartney said that “Pet Sounds,” itself inspired by the Beatles’ “Rubber Soul” (1965), pushed him toward the pathbreaking music of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967).

Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote some of the 20th century’s best and most enduring pop songs. These are some of our favorites.

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.

The Beach Boys founding member will play classic hits, rarities and deep cuts as a tribute to the late Brian Wilson Aug. 22.

The death of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson reminds us all that the great artists don't live forever, and we should ...

Sonically speaking, Pet Sounds is one of the foundational albums for musical exploration. However, the album is Wilson's soul bared for all to hear, ...

Reporter Peter Gilstrap lives every audiophile’s dream — chatting with Brian Wilson about the goats from the “Pet Sounds” album cover.

The Beach Boys' classic album 'Pet Sounds' returns to the Billboard 200 chart — and to its highest rank since 1967 — after the death of Brian Wilson.

Beach Boys’ Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band to play Sheboygan's Weill Center in August Al Jardine, 82, is a founding member of The Beach Boys known for his rhythm guitar and occasional lead ...