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 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,” ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Martin and the Fab Four weren’t the only ones whose minds were blown in summer of 1966 by the ...

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 ...

Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote some of the 20th century’s best and most enduring pop songs. These are some of our favorites. If you enjoy most any kind of pop music, you’re a cork in Brian Wilson’s ...

It’s time, Brian Wilson says. Time to put his acclaimed music from “Pet Sounds” to bed. Now on the final “Pet Sounds” tour, the singer/songwriter has been giving the music a send-off that should let ...

The Beach Boys’ change of course initially was a commercial disappointment, but Pet Sounds soon was embraced by the music world, and now is considered by many to be one of the all-time great pop-rock ...

The Beach Boys are the artists behind Pet Sounds, a fan-favorite album featuring the song “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” With a confusing title and animal-based cover art, one member of the Beach Boys thought ...

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 ...

If you enjoy most any kind of pop music, you’re a cork in Brian Wilson’s ocean. The principal songwriter and sonic architect of the Beach Boys, he bottled the vibes of Southern California — and really ...