Pet Sounds, listen again...

'caster oil · January 10th, 2007, 03:14 AM

New copy from Target w/DVD... haven't seen the DVD yet, but... whoa... what can I say...?

crawdad · January 10th, 2007, 03:24 AM

When I need to do arrangements in recording projects, sometimes I pull out that album for inspiration. Brian was indeed a genius. How a human mind could HEAR all those parts before they were played still humbles me.

And, it is a great album!

What is the DVD all about?

'caster oil · January 10th, 2007, 03:35 AM

What is the DVD all about?[/quote]

Won't be able to watch it 'til tomorrow... supposed to be a "making of..."

Kilt · January 10th, 2007, 09:34 AM

Yup... great album... blows me away that it's the Beach Boys.

neocaster · January 10th, 2007, 09:43 AM

I love that album. I keep "Let's Go Away For A While" in my running playlist. When I'm overheated, that brings me right back.

Stuco · January 10th, 2007, 11:09 AM

I just ordered pet sounds and will have it soon.

reverberocket2 · January 10th, 2007, 11:16 AM

I just heard it for the first time a few weeks ago. Picked up the remastered version at the Tower closeout - includes the original mono version remastered and a 1997 stereo remix.

Pretty amazing record there's some strikingly beautiful music on there

Not at all what i expeced, having previously only heard the Beach Boys singles on oldies radio

It may be blasphemy but I find myself liking the stereo remix better than the original mono

Oster · January 10th, 2007, 12:53 PM

I've heard it said that there are two types of Beach Boys fans: Those that like the fun in the sun teen anthems and those that mainly, or only, like Pet Sounds.

Myself, I prefer the exuberant fun of their early stuff (I signed on as a fan at seven years old with 'Endless Summer'). When I bought Pet Sounds in the mid '80s it threw me.

Over the years I've grown to love the album for the masterpiece that it is but I don't think it's a flawless album and - believe it or not - I think Mike Love just may have had a smidgen of a point with his negative reaction to Brian's 'Ego Music'.

Where the album really shines are with its unabashed looking-for-another-hit-single moments (God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B). One of the instrumentals (Let's Go Away For Awhile) is superb, the other (Pet Sounds title track) not so much.

I've heard the Stereo remix and agree that it virtually recreates the album as a totally new listening experience. With the mono, there's just so much going on, it takes years to assimilate - probably the point.

In my opinion the best sounding (if not the best) Beach Boys record is the superb 'Sunflower' - That one's a sheer audiophile delight.

jumpnblues · January 10th, 2007, 04:13 PM

The chord progressions in "God Only Knows" are simply incredible. I'm primarily a jazz and blues player but I know outstanding songwriting when I hear it and the writing on that album was truly ingenious.

Skully · January 10th, 2007, 04:23 PM

I bought the CD/DVD two or three months ago. I like the 5.1 mix alright. There was so much ping-ponging and track compositing going on, they didn't have much to work with, but they gave it the old college try. I haven't compared the new stereo mix to the original mono. Whatever form it's in, I love the album. I can't say the same thing about "Smile." I have trouble listening to it even part of the way through.

jazztele · January 10th, 2007, 06:03 PM

pop masterpiece...don't talk (put your head on my shoulder) is such a gorgeous melody and chord progression...

vic108 · January 10th, 2007, 06:08 PM

Yup, most of PET SOUNDS and also most of SURF's UP and
some of HOLLAND...... incredible stuff...

January 10th, 2007, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
'caster oil Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 692 1 Photos	Pet Sounds, listen again... New copy from Target w/DVD... haven't seen the DVD yet, but... whoa... what can I say...? __________________ "Capo on the fourth fret." Keef

January 10th, 2007, 03:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
crawdad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,320	When I need to do arrangements in recording projects, sometimes I pull out that album for inspiration. Brian was indeed a genius. How a human mind could HEAR all those parts before they were played still humbles me. And, it is a great album! What is the DVD all about? __________________ "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come."

January 10th, 2007, 03:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
'caster oil Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 692 1 Photos	DVD What is the DVD all about?[/quote] Won't be able to watch it 'til tomorrow... supposed to be a "making of..." __________________ "Capo on the fourth fret." Keef

January 10th, 2007, 09:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kilt Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kyle, Texas Posts: 322 1 Photos	Yup... great album... blows me away that it's the Beach Boys. __________________ ___________________________ Industrial Strength Honkabilly

January 10th, 2007, 09:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
neocaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester County, PA Age: 35 Posts: 3,588 11 Photos	I love that album. I keep "Let's Go Away For A While" in my running playlist. When I'm overheated, that brings me right back. __________________ "...You don't need faith if you know it's gonna work!" "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."

January 10th, 2007, 11:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 3,247	I just ordered pet sounds and will have it soon.

January 10th, 2007, 11:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
reverberocket2 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 371	I just heard it for the first time a few weeks ago. Picked up the remastered version at the Tower closeout - includes the original mono version remastered and a 1997 stereo remix. Pretty amazing record there's some strikingly beautiful music on there Not at all what i expeced, having previously only heard the Beach Boys singles on oldies radio It may be blasphemy but I find myself liking the stereo remix better than the original mono

January 10th, 2007, 12:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Oster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Latveria Age: 39 Posts: 2,766	I've heard it said that there are two types of Beach Boys fans: Those that like the fun in the sun teen anthems and those that mainly, or only, like Pet Sounds. Myself, I prefer the exuberant fun of their early stuff (I signed on as a fan at seven years old with 'Endless Summer'). When I bought Pet Sounds in the mid '80s it threw me. Over the years I've grown to love the album for the masterpiece that it is but I don't think it's a flawless album and - believe it or not - I think Mike Love just may have had a smidgen of a point with his negative reaction to Brian's 'Ego Music'. Where the album really shines are with its unabashed looking-for-another-hit-single moments (God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Sloop John B). One of the instrumentals (Let's Go Away For Awhile) is superb, the other (Pet Sounds title track) not so much. I've heard the Stereo remix and agree that it virtually recreates the album as a totally new listening experience. With the mono, there's just so much going on, it takes years to assimilate - probably the point. In my opinion the best sounding (if not the best) Beach Boys record is the superb 'Sunflower' - That one's a sheer audiophile delight. __________________ Regular Tele Use

January 10th, 2007, 04:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
jumpnblues Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Midwest Age: 59 Posts: 1,679	The chord progressions in "God Only Knows" are simply incredible. I'm primarily a jazz and blues player but I know outstanding songwriting when I hear it and the writing on that album was truly ingenious. __________________ jumpnblues "Heaven St." (Original Blues Instrumental): http://www.box.net/shared/static/z96atf0zn2.mp3 http://www.myspace.com/drbluezz

January 10th, 2007, 04:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Skully Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glamorous NoHo Posts: 4,035	I bought the CD/DVD two or three months ago. I like the 5.1 mix alright. There was so much ping-ponging and track compositing going on, they didn't have much to work with, but they gave it the old college try. I haven't compared the new stereo mix to the original mono. Whatever form it's in, I love the album. I can't say the same thing about "Smile." I have trouble listening to it even part of the way through. __________________ Myspace.com/skullysounds

January 10th, 2007, 06:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 29 Posts: 2,466	pop masterpiece...don't talk (put your head on my shoulder) is such a gorgeous melody and chord progression... __________________ “For the guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries.” Andres Segovia

January 10th, 2007, 06:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
vic108 Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mudwogweap, VA Age: 52 Posts: 947 9 Photos	Yup, most of PET SOUNDS and also most of SURF's UP and some of HOLLAND...... incredible stuff... __________________ Guitars will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no guitars