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― Geir Hongro, Friday, 18 May 2007 01:11 (seventeen years ago) link
oh god reading this shit made me so depressed. does anyone around here likes this album? its so beautiful. all this hate seems so reactionary
― lukevalentine, Saturday, 24 October 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
It is absolutely glorious and fantastic througout. Beautiful melodies, beautiful vocal harmonies.
The Beatles were better than Beach Boys generally, but they never made an album as fantastic as this one.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 24 October 2009 22:20 (fourteen years ago) link
yes i agree with this, i've always felt that the beatles are superior but never made a record as consistent as Pet Sounds which is way more consistent than say sgt. pepper's both sonically and songwise. it has that same solid gold feel throughout... presumably this is due to the fact that Beatles albums are compilations of the songs of three different songwriters and this album is Brian's vision alone. although it's not like any of the solo Beatle albums are as good as this either...
― lukevalentine, Saturday, 24 October 2009 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
someone mentioned odessey and oracle upthread.... I think that record has the same consistent feel. I have never really compared that record with Pet Sounds though. I have no idea which is better
― lukevalentine, Saturday, 24 October 2009 22:47 (fourteen years ago) link
second thought - "god only knows" probably gives this album an edge over other contenders in this category. it's just perfect
― lukevalentine, Saturday, 24 October 2009 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
it is somewhat overrated, but its a great pop album and god only knows is perfect
― FACK, Sunday, 25 October 2009 00:04 (fourteen years ago) link
"Odessey & Oracle" is another album that I consider better than anything by The Beatles.
Their only other album, "Begin Here" is considerably weaker though.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 25 October 2009 00:14 (fourteen years ago) link
wait are we talking about the zombies?
― FACK, Sunday, 25 October 2009 00:15 (fourteen years ago) link
it's always a good time to talk about the zombies IMO
― lukevalentine, Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:28 (fourteen years ago) link
I think one of the reasons Pet Sounds' reputation is so huge as opposed to similar LPs is because it supposedly influenced The Beatles, I mean McCartney has raved about it and many other pop stars. Radiohead have talked about it and referenced it as well
― lukevalentine, Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:30 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't loooooooooooove the Beach Boys from their heyday period like many others here do. But I agree with Geir about this album.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 25 October 2009 02:10 (fourteen years ago) link
all this hate seems so reactionary
― PappaWheelie V, Sunday, 25 October 2009 02:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Weird album in that I both love it and think it's overrated.
― Mark, Sunday, 25 October 2009 03:53 (fourteen years ago) link
it's sort of "overrated", sure, but against what?
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 25 October 2009 03:59 (fourteen years ago) link
it's not as good as pet sounds
― iatee, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:00 (fourteen years ago) link
not asking to be a dick, but I think it's curious ... what are those rock albs that are so clearly superior to this second-tier 'Pet Sounds' ?
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:00 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/119/119099_cda_f.jpg
― iatee, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:02 (fourteen years ago) link
'Revolver', sure I could get that
actually I think the essence of 'Pet Sounds' diminishness lies in something like "Highway 61 Revisited"
because "Highway 61 Revisited" is clearly better than 'Pet Sounds'
:) but this obviously comes down to preconceptions about what "rock music" should "do"
i personally think it should "do" what Dylan did on 61, but I love and live 'Pet Sounds' until my dying day.....
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:05 (fourteen years ago) link
god, somehow that post got all f'd up
oh well
every album in this thread rocks ... not sure about Ian's last gap BB rec though!!
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:07 (fourteen years ago) link
er, iatee, i mean
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 25 October 2009 04:08 (fourteen years ago) link
"Odessey & Oracle" I like FAR better than Pet Sounds. Same with "Piper at the Gates of Dawn". Same with "Revolver" and "White Album". I need to hear Pet Sounds in stereo though, I have only ever heard it in mono. Also it's been a long time.
I remember the first time I heard it, it was so hyped up for me that it couldn't possibly live up to it. I still really loved it but in particular the instrumental tracks seemed like 101 Strings BS. Later when I heard them they were some of the trippiest and most fun parts of the record!
Never cared much for "O Caroline". Never got the huge love for that track. It's kind of boring and sappy.
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 25 October 2009 07:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I like Brian Wilson's "Smile" better than "Pet Sounds" come to think of it.
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 25 October 2009 07:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Neither.
― Moka, Sunday, 25 October 2009 08:12 (fourteen years ago) link
I love "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times." it's so plaintive in a really personal way. it's like a musical self-portrait of Brian
― lukevalentine, Sunday, 25 October 2009 08:47 (fourteen years ago) link
A lot of overrated albums are still classic. But this one is not even overrated.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 25 October 2009 13:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Except for Sloop John B, which gets a pass because of an injoke with my cousin involving hoisting my, erm, rather large grandmother's underwear in the air on laundry day and running around screaming "Hoist up the john b sails!" over and over. So, yeah. Anyhow.
― Ally, Wednesday, May 2, 2001 8:00 PM (8 years ago) Bookmark
Figured this for an lj post.
― alexfromnycderpoolera (kingkongvsgodzilla), Sunday, 25 October 2009 15:06 (fourteen years ago) link
TWO instrumentals? This album did not need two instrumentals.
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 25 October 2009 15:49 (fourteen years ago) link