Hello my name is Michael Kavanagh and on this Blog I will be talking about The Beach Boys’ album, Pet Sounds.
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, which formed in 1961. The Beach Boys comprised of a group of brothers and some of their friends; Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, David Marks, Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chaplin and later Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and Al Jardine were added to the group. The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records and were managed by the Wilson’s father, Mury Wilson.
The Beach Boys ‘Pet Sounds’ album was their eleventh studio album and arguably one of the greatest and most influential popular music; pop music, albums of all time. Prior to their Pet Sounds Album the single that earned them a spot on Capitol Records label was “ Surfin’. “
Brian Wilson was a huge part of what was/is The Beach Boys. Brian helped craft the Beach Boys unique sound and in my opinion he was the rock or the foundation beneath the Beach Boys. Brian was more than a relative, band mate, principle writer, arranger and producer, but was all in one and was able to transform anything into a Beach Boys sound.
The Beach Boys felt Pet sounds was more than just records, but a new place that they were taking pop music to. Brian Wilson was mainly inspired by The Beatles and everyday life. Brian felt he wasn’t part of society so this strongly influenced his writing and The Beach Boys sound.
What sets Pet sounds apart? I would say everything. Their song ‘Wouldn’t it be nice’ for example is a record basically talking about wanting to do something but they weren’t old enough to do it. Brian Wilson describes the vocal sessions as exquisite torture. He also describes their recording process as the movie Groundhog Day, basically that you have to wait for the magic to happen and for everything to come together.
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