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Pet Sounds

by Beach Boys

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All Time

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1960's

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1966

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Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
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    1
- Miscellaneous
  - Miscellaneous
    
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    1
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,633
    
    1
  - Oldies
    
    of 16,856
    
    1
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    1
  - Baroque Pop
    
    of 391
    
    1
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,574
    
    1

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.8878 Pet Sounds is ranked overall as 3.8878 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.9055 Pet Sounds has an avg. critic score of 3.9055 out of 4 stars

Pet Sounds Album Reviews

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Rolling Stone

Recorded and released in 1966, not long after the sunny, textural experiments of "California Girls", "Pet Sounds", aside from its importance as Brian Wilson's evolutionary compositional master piece, was the first rock record that can be considered ...more

Rolling Stone

"Who's gonna hear this shit?" Beach Boys singer Mike Love asked the band's resident genius, Brian Wilson, in 1966, as Wilson played him the new songs he was working on. "The ears of a dog?" Confronted with his bandmate's contempt, Wilson made lemonade of lemons. "Ironically," he observed, "Mike's barb inspired the album's title. ...more

All Music Guide

The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. ...more

Yahoo! Music

The masterpiece; it is often chosen as the greatest rock album of all time by both critics and musicians, the latest example being in Britain's terrific MOJO magazine. Perhaps rock's first example of self-conscious art, it is a beautiful reflection of romanticism in the modern world by an artist who probably wasn't made for these times. ...more

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Slant Magazine

Whenever pundits, critics and intelligentsia decide that some work of art or other is worthy of being designated "the absolute greatest painting/recording/novel/lint collection of all time," there's always someone with claws out, waiting to pounce...read the complete review at Slant Magazine

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starling.rinet

Track listing: 1) Wouldn't It Be Nice ; 2) You Still Believe In Me; 3) That's Not Me; 4) Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) ; 5) I'm Waiting For The Day; 6) Let's Go Away For Awhile; 7) Sloop John B ; 8) God Only Knows; 9) I Know...read the complete review at starling.rinet

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thenightowl.com

Even though Pet Sounds was never one of The Beach Boys' biggest sellers, it's considered by many to be one of the most influential albums ever. Paul McCartney once said that the album was the inspiration for Sgt. Pepper. CMJ New Music Monthly recently...read the complete review at thenightowl.com

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