Wilson didn't invent acid rock, and the music of Pet Sounds certainly is very different from it, but did create the idea of music for the musicians, and idea that had been lost while folk music was spreading from the constraints of the Village to the commercialized music indusrty. Although Pet Sounds is known primarily for its influence and the reverberations it caused in rock music, the album itself still stands the test of time today. Paul McCartney finds it to be the best album ever recorded, and still plays it for his kids today. McCartney claims it was the competition between the Beach Boys and the Beatles that led to all the "first-evers" the Beatles created.
This album can be looked at in two ways: as a whole, a package of songs that flow together to create an overall impression; and as the single songs and their unique contributions to the album. Although it is usually the former view that is taken, we will be looking at the latter, seeing each song individualy. Until next time, rock on!
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