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Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Description:

The Beach Boys created the album "Pet Sounds" in 1964, releasing it in May of 1966. the album is a new twist to Pop music. The album is drastically different from anything the Beach Boys had ever created. Their former albums were about young love, surfing, and California youth culture. Their new album "Pet Sounds", was about teenage angst, life changes, and broken hearts. The sound of the music changed from their traditional California sound to psychedelic rock, alternative rock, and art rock. It was the turning point of the bands music career.

Informative:

The Beach Boys consisted of five members: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine. Although they were not all blood related, the band members called each other brothers. Brian Wilson, the lead vocalist and song writer of the band, is the mastermind behind the album "Pet Sounds". While the band toured in 1964, Brian Wilson took a year off to work on a new album for the band. He put together an orchestra with some of the best musicians in Los Angeles, which came to be called "The Wrecking Crew". After a year of recording the new sounds that the album would consist of, in 1965, the band members flew back to California to record their vocals on the album.

Persuasive:

Although it was not known then, "Pet Sounds" changed music history. As well as traditional instruments, Brian Wilson added bicycle bells, coca cola cans, dog barks, and even more to the sound of the orchestra. He even went so far as to lift up the roof of a piano and pluck the strings with bobby pins. The lyrics of the album are sensational. Brian Wilson was a lyrical genius at the young age of 23. He made classic hits to "Wouldn't It Be Nice," to "God Only Knows". Today this album can easily be called one of the greatest albums ever made.

Definition:

When The Beach Boys switched from their classic upbeat sound to Psychedelic rock, it was one of the firsts of its kind. Not many artists had done it before. The music they created is made to close your eyes and listen. The term psychedelic rock came from the 60's. It is most commonly known as music that is so different, it can have a mind altering effect on the audience.