When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Martin and the Fab Four weren’t the only ones whose minds were blown in summer of 1966 by the ...
If the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album was such a masterpiece, why did they end up being depicted on its cover cavorting with a bunch of goats? Band member Al Jardine provides the answer in a ...
Did The Beach Boys secretly help shape Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody? Allegedly, their harmonies and studio magic paved the way.
The Beach Boys' groundbreaking album "Pet Sounds" has been feted by numerous musicians, critics, fans and even academics as one of the greatest rock and pop album ever made. Brian Wilson doesn't agree ...
Let’s hope Brian Wilson changes his mind again. I was there for the 2007 retirement party for “Pet Sounds” at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, when the Beach Boys legend performed the classic album ...
The Beach Boys are the artists behind Pet Sounds, a fan-favorite album featuring the song “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” With a confusing title and animal-based cover art, one member of the Beach Boys thought ...
Giles Martin's seasoned ears have brought The Beach Boys' hallowed Pet Sounds into the spatial audio realm with astonishing results. We spoke to Giles to learn more… When you purchase through links on ...
You don’t need to be told that Pet Sounds is a great album. Side A opens with “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” and side B opens with “God Only Knows.” That alone is enough to cement it as one of music’s ...
A photo of the Beach Boys from the cover of their "Pet Sounds" album. (Courtesy Capitol Photo Archives) The case has often been argued that the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” is the greatest rock album of ...
The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" climbed to No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart in 1966 The album fared better in the U.K., where it climbed to No. 2 in the Top 40 chart 4 US hits: "Sloop John B" (No. 3) ...
“Catch A Wave” is very much in the style of the band’s early surf rock material, but it’s one where you can already see the gears turning in Brian’s mind to go beyond standard rock and roll chord ...