Pet Sounds

Pet Sounds is the title of the 1966 album recorded by American pop group the Beach Boys. Long regarded as the masterpiece of composer-producer Brian Wilson, it has been hailed as one of the best and most influential albums in popular music, and many leading critics cite it as the best pop album ever made. In 1995, nearly thirty years after its release, a panel of top musicians, songwriters and producers assembled by Britain's respected MOJO magazine voted it "The Greatest Album Ever Made." In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 31st greatest album of all time; in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 3.

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Essentially a Brian Wilson solo project, Pet Sounds was created after Wilson had stopped touring with the band, focusing his attention on writing and recording. Wilson created incredible layers of beautiful harmonies by The Beach Boys, sound effects and unusual instruments like bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, the theremin, and even dog whistles, on top of conventional keyboards and guitars.

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1966: 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar)...

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Pet Sounds related Images and Photos (experimental)

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