The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (Remastered) (1966/2012/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (Remastered) (1966/2012/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:28 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records

Pet Sounds is the 11th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966 on Capitol Records. It was initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States, peaking at number 10 on Billboard Top LPs chart, lower than the band’s preceding albums. In the United Kingdom, the album was favorably received by critics and peaked at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart, remaining in the top ten for six months. Promoted there as “the most progressive pop album ever”, Pet Sounds attracted recognition for its ambitious production, sophisticated music, and emotional lyric content. It is considered to be among the most influential albums in music history.

“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. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more. It wouldn’t have been a classic without great songs, and this has some of the group’s most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes which evoke both the intensity of newly born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance (add in some general statements about loss of innocence and modern-day confusion as well). The spiritual quality of the material is enhanced by some of the most gorgeous upper-register male vocals (especially by Brian and Carl Wilson) ever heard on a rock record. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “God Only Knows,” “Caroline No,” and “Sloop John B” (the last of which wasn’t originally intended to go on the album) are the well-known hits, but equally worthy are such cuts as “You Still Believe in Me,” “Don’t Talk,” “I Know There’s an Answer,” and “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times.” It’s often said that this is more of a Brian Wilson album than a Beach Boys recording (session musicians played most of the parts), but it should be noted that the harmonies are pure Beach Boys (and some of their best). Massively influential upon its release (although it was a relatively low seller compared to their previous LPs), it immediately vaulted the band into the top level of rock innovators among the intelligentsia, especially in Britain, where it was a much bigger hit.” (Richie Unterberger, AMG)

Tracklist:
01. The Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice (02:34)
02. The Beach Boys – You Still Believe In Me (02:36)
03. The Beach Boys – That’s Not Me (02:30)
04. The Beach Boys – Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (02:58)
05. The Beach Boys – I’m Waiting For The Day (03:06)
06. The Beach Boys – Let’s Go Away For Awhile (02:25)
07. The Beach Boys – Sloop John B (03:01)
08. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows (02:55)
09. The Beach Boys – I Know There’s An Answer (03:19)
10. The Beach Boys – Here Today (03:09)
11. The Beach Boys – I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (03:21)
12. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (02:36)
13. The Beach Boys – Caroline, No (Remastered 2012) (02:50)

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