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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1966 - May: Beach Boys “Pet Sounds”
Description: Pet Sounds was the eleventh studio album by the Beach Boys. The album revolutionized music production, helped establish the album as the dominant form of music, and made the recording studio an instrument. The Beach Boys at this time are Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, and Mike Love.
Some consider Pet Sounds to be a Brian Wilson solo project. He stopped touring with the Beach Boys a year prior to producing this album, and most of the Beach Boys had not heard the songs until they came into the recording session after the...