Attempting to distill Wilson's talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility; even just focusing on a few select cuts from The Beach Boys' 1966 album “Pet Sounds," routinely ...

Historically, Pet Sounds has never been taken quite as seriously as the other biog albums from 1966, Bob Dylan ’s Blonde On Blonde or The Beatles ’ Revolver.

How the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Entered the Pop Music Pantheon. (Eventually.) Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music.

The death of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson reminds us all that the great artists don't live forever, and we should cherish their masterworks while they're here. Wilson's career spans more than ...

Thanks to Wilson's unreal genius and breathtaking vulnerability, Pet Sounds has stood through the decades since its 1966 release as one of the benchmarks for the album concept.

The Beach Boys' classic album 'Pet Sounds' returns to the Billboard 200 chart — and to its highest rank since 1967 — after the death of Brian Wilson.

13. "Pet Sounds" Despite singing about surfing and being endlessly labelled as a surf band, the Beach Boys didn't actually sound anything like other surf rockers like Dick Dale or the Ventures.

On the Billboard 200, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, released in 2003, jumps 180-52 (15,500 units; up 71%) and Pet Sounds reenters at No. 136 (11,000; up 1,335%).

Attempting to distill Wilson's talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility; even just focusing on a few select cuts from The Beach Boys' 1966 album “Pet Sounds," routinely ...

Attempting to distill Wilson’s talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility; even just focusing on a few select cuts from The Beach Boys’ 1966 album “Pet Sounds ...