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Gavin B. · 07-11-2013, 07:09 AM

I think Pet Sounds is vastly overrated. "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Caroline No," and "Sloop John B" are all great songs but the rest of the albums songs are mediocre. When you compare Pet Sounds to what other musicians were doing in 1966, it sounds outdated and behind the times. The Beach Boys seemed completely oblivious to revolution in pop music that's happening all around them in 1966. Brian Wilson is still stuck in the Brill Building songwriter mode of the early Sixties. The Beach Boys were always more of a singles band than a "concept album" band.

Pet Sounds wasn't even the best album of 1966... I've compiled a list of 25 albums released the same year as Pet Sounds that are arguably better albums than Pet Sounds.

Blonde on Blonde- Bob Dylan
Fifth Dimension- The Byrds
Freak Out- Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
Revolver- The Beatles
Roger the Engineer (aka Over Under Sideways, Down in USA)- The Yardbirds
Aftermath- The Rolling Stones
Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme- Simon & Garfunkel
Fresh Cream- Cream
Sunshine Superman- Donovan
A Quick One (aka Happy Jack in the USA)- The Who
Love- Love
Boom- the Sonics
East-West- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators- 13th Floor Elevators
The Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton- John Mayall
Web of Sound- The Seeds
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears- Mamas & Papas
Animalism- The Animals
Buffalo Springfield- Buffalo Springfield
Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful- Lovin' Spoonful
Tim Buckley- Tim Buckley
Face To Face- The Kinks
The Young Rascals- The Young Rascals
The Fugs' Second Album- The Fugs

And I'm not even counting all the great soul music albums that were released in 1966.

07-11-2013, 07:09 AM	#689 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	I think Pet Sounds is vastly overrated. "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Caroline No," and "Sloop John B" are all great songs but the rest of the albums songs are mediocre. When you compare Pet Sounds to what other musicians were doing in 1966, it sounds outdated and behind the times. The Beach Boys seemed completely oblivious to revolution in pop music that's happening all around them in 1966. Brian Wilson is still stuck in the Brill Building songwriter mode of the early Sixties. The Beach Boys were always more of a singles band than a "concept album" band. Pet Sounds wasn't even the best album of 1966... I've compiled a list of 25 albums released the same year as Pet Sounds that are arguably better albums than Pet Sounds. Blonde on Blonde- Bob Dylan Fifth Dimension- The Byrds Freak Out- Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention Revolver- The Beatles Roger the Engineer (aka Over Under Sideways, Down* in USA)- The Yardbirds Aftermath- The Rolling Stones Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme- Simon & Garfunkel Fresh Cream- Cream Sunshine Superman- Donovan A Quick One (aka Happy Jack in the USA)- The Who Love- Love Boom- the Sonics East-West- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators- 13th Floor Elevators The Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton- John Mayall Web of Sound- The Seeds If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears- Mamas & Papas Animalism- The Animals Buffalo Springfield- Buffalo Springfield Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful- Lovin' Spoonful Tim Buckley- Tim Buckley Face To Face- The Kinks The Young Rascals- The Young Rascals The Fugs' Second Album- The Fugs And I'm not even counting all the great soul music albums that were released in 1966. __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff.* Townes Van Zandt Last edited by Gavin B.; 07-11-2013 at 07:15 AM.