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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 ...
“My favorite albums by other people tend to be: ‘ Music from Big Pink ’ by The Band, ‘ Pet Sounds ’ by the Beach Boys, and ‘ ...
“Woudn’t It Be Nice” reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, while its follow-up single, “God Only Knows,” hit No. 39 ...
Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote some of the 20th century’s best and most enduring pop songs. These are some of our favorites.
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).
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.
Music legend Brian Wilson died of “respiratory arrest,” according to a report by TMZ. The report says TMZ has obtained Wilson’s death certificate, which also lists sepsis and cystitis (or inflammation ...
The death of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson reminds us all that the great artists don't live forever, and we should cherish their masterworks while they're here.
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.