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 ...

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 ...

The album features tunes like "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and "Sloop John B." — -- Monday marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most celebrated albums in pop and rock history, The Beach Boys' "Pet ...

You don’t need to be told that Pet Sounds is a great album. Side A opens with “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” and side B opens with “God Only Knows.” That alone is enough to cement it as one of music’s ...

The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" climbed to No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart in 1966 The album fared better in the U.K., where it climbed to No. 2 in the Top 40 chart 4 US hits: "Sloop John B" (No. 3) ...

If the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album was such a masterpiece, why did they end up being depicted on its cover cavorting with a bunch of goats? Band member Al Jardine provides the answer in a ...

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 ...

May 16 -- Today marks the 35th anniversary of the release of what many consider to be the greatest album of all time: Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. It was a landmark album in so many ways. For the ...

Let’s hope Brian Wilson changes his mind again. I was there for the 2007 retirement party for “Pet Sounds” at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, when the Beach Boys legend performed the classic album ...

"It's totally different to anything that was going on at that time. It was the leader, and everybody followed that." Showtime has debuted a teaser trailer for their new documentary The Beach Boys: ...

“Catch A Wave” is very much in the style of the band’s early surf rock material, but it’s one where you can already see the gears turning in Brian’s mind to go beyond standard rock and roll chord ...

The history of the Beach Boys contains more than its share of pain and darkness, but they've never exactly been the edgiest group. So while it might come as something of a surprise to discover they've ...