![]() The legacy of Pet Sounds is essentially the legacy of Brian Wilson. This month, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic record’s release with a retrospective look at what makes Pet Sounds so remarkable. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band while standing on its own as consistent and inspired an album that has ever been made. Pet Sounds is the only album destined for such a task, as the record that inspired The Beatles’ best work on Sgt. Perhaps they could make do with a single album, influential enough to stand representative of countless other records while creatively so inspired it dwarfs anything it is set alongside. Yet perhaps the curious would-be rock listener has far simpler needs for their first foray into the most iconic, diverse, and original genre of the mid-20th century. The concept of his book was a simple and yet ingenious one, dauntingly comprehensive and yet accessibly casual a gateway drug into the world of music nerd lore. When Robert Dimery put together his book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, he did a commendable job of summarising the most landmark albums in a wide variety of genres from the 1950s through the 2000s. ![]()
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