When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. But that was then. Today, Pet Sounds is regarded not only as the equal of those records but, in ...

Well, there are quite a few factors to consider. That notoriety has to come from somewhere. There’s no smoke without fire if an album is consistently called one of the greatest albums of the 20th ...

The Beach Boys appeared in Full House and had “California Dreamin’” featured in Stranger Things. This band intended for one song to appear in a James Bond film, even if the details surrounding the Pet ...

The Beach Boys released their album 'Pet Sounds,' with most songs arranged by Brian Wilson. Here's what we know about the 1966 release. Some know them for songs like “Help Me Ronda,” “Surfin’ USA,” ...

It was greeted with some confusion by fans and even members of the band, but the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album has attained more reverence and legend as the years move along. It is today considered ...

The 1985 documentary The Beach Boys: An American Band gives you a sense of the group's mainstream cachet at the time. In the first half of the film, four of the five founding Beach Boys — brothers ...

Following the death of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82 on June 11, the group's catalog surged 184% in equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending June 12, growing to ...

The year was 1966. The music industry was about to be rocked by one of the most innovative and groundbreaking albums ever created. The album was "Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys, and its creator was ...

Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys cofounder and massively influential musical figure, died at age 82, his family announced on June 11, 2025, according to USA TODAY. The songwriter behind many of the band’s ...

Martin spoke with Variety via Zoom from his base in London about “Pet Sounds” and about the bright future for Atmos becoming a popularly accessible medium. (The following interview has been edited for ...

Pet Sounds found The Beach Boys leaving behind the surfing and street racing for trenchant self-examination, with music as sophisticated and ambitious as anything in pop/rock to that time. It ...