You have to hit the pipe to "get" Pet Sounds. Its a top 5 of mine, (not that I hit the pipe).

Quoted from tkitna, posted June 2, 2004, 7:24am at here

You have to hit the pipe to "get" Pet Sounds. Its a top 5 of mine, (not that I hit the pipe).

Well, hell!

On the 'pipe' I can "get" ANYthing! 

there's a quote that by brian wilson that says that he couldn't have made pet sounds without the help of his brand new acid addiction.

You can get addicted to acid?!

the doors of perception are always open........

>>>Good Vibrations is Brian Wilson's unchallenged greatest song...in my opinion anyway.<<<

I agree wholeheartedly, although I would amend it as to say it is his best *recording* ever.  Song-wise I would think he wrote better, tho I can't offer one off the top of my head.

Quoted from Zep_Fan, posted June 3, 2004, 10:40am at here

You can get addicted to acid?!

Only psychologically.  And even then your mind takes such a beating I imagine that wouldn't last too very long either (Lennon certainly used it a LOT).

Brian really means 'spree' I would think.

Quoted from misterchaz, posted June 3, 2004, 3:25pm at here

Song-wise I would think he wrote better, tho I can't offer one off the top of my head.

How about God Only Knows? That is one of my ALL TIME favourite tracks. All round brilliance!

Yes, God Only Knows as well.  Probably better written than GV and superbly recorded as well.

The new stereo version of GOK sounds absolutely awesome!

EAT ME!!!!!!!!!!

wow.....i feel dirty

i liked mmt  better

Pet Sounds is a fantastic album, mostly due to it's incredible production. Yes, there's many unmemorable songs on it, but it's whole relevance is in the fact that it was pulled off way back in the Sixties.

Quoted from Rowdy, posted June 14, 2004, 10:24pm at here

Pet Sounds is a fantastic album, mostly due to it's incredible production. Yes, there's many unmemorable songs on it, but it's whole relevance is in the fact that it was pulled off way back in the Sixties.

First time 've ever heard this point of view and I must say it is most convincing.

The songs (with a few notable exceptions) are not all that good to MY ears.  But obviously his production techniques were amongst the very few geniuses at work at the time, and the Beatles (Paul especially) must have really wanted to have a better 'sound' after hearing it.