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"Being single is like liking a Phil Spector record"

26 May 13 · 37 · · Tags
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But the first time I heard Pet Sounds was a special night. The album was done, finally finished. He brought it home on that big acetate, and he set the mood. We were on our king-sized iron brass bed and headboard; we had the lights down low. He played it, and it was one of the most moving experiences you could ever imagine. As I heard each song, one by one, it was ‘Gasp.’ It was so beautiful, one of the most spiritual times of my whole life. We both cried. Right after we listened to it, he said he was scared that nobody was going to like it. That it was too intricate.
---Marilyn Wilson - The Pet Sounds Sessions Boxset, liner notes
16 May 13 · 19 · · Tags
God Only Knows (Stereo Backing Track)
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God Only Knows (Stereo backing track) - The Beach Boys

16 May 13 · 14 · · Tags
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On a lot of records, more is less. With Brian, more always became more. There was never clutter. I think even if the record was full and didn’t need any more, you could have Brian add something. Say ‘Just for fun, add something,’ and he could add more and more, and it would never get in the way. He could always find a spot, a little space where he could musically fill something. If you saw a graph, he could almost fill it until it turned black, so there were no more waves. And it could still sonically be healthy. I don’t know where that kind of ability comes from. It’s pretty scary.
---Danny Hutton - Pet Sounds Boxset, liner notes [link]
2 May 13 · 11 · · Tags
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The thing that I remember the most is that when Pet Sounds wasn’t as quickly a hit or as huge or an immediate success, it really destroyed Brian. He just lost a lot of faith in people and music. Because he put his heart and soul into it, it’s hard to think that people just want something mediocre instead of that wonderful, wonderful album. But let’s face it, he was just ahead of his time. People weren’t ready for it. How could they be? How can you go from ‘Barbara Ann’ to those songs?
---Marilyn Wilson, Pet Sounds Liner Notes (via caroliknow)
2 May 13 · via · credit · 19 · · Tags
That's Not Me
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The Beach Boys - That’s Not Me

I had to prove that I could make it alone
But that’s not me
I wanted to show how independent I’d grown now
But that’s not me
I could try to be big in the eyes of the world
What matters to me is what I could be to just one girl

10 Apr 13 · via · credit · 51 · · Tags
Let's Go Away For Awhile
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The Beach Boys - Let’s Go Away For Awhile


“‘Let’s Go Away For Awhile’ was the most satisfying piece of music I’ve ever made. I applied a certain set of dynamics through the arrangement and the mixing and got a full musical extension of what I’d planned during the earliest stages of the theme. I think the chord changes are very special. I used a lot of musicians on the track; twelve violins, piano, four saxes, oboe, vibes, a guitar with a coke bottle on the strings for a semi-steel guitar effect. Also, I used two basses and percussion. The total effect is ‘Let’s Go Away For Awhile’, which is something everyone in the world must have said at some time or another. Nice thought; most of us don’t go away, but it’s still a nice thought.” - Brian WIlson

8 Apr 13 · via · credit · 28 · · Tags
Caroline, No
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The Beach Boys - Caroline, No

Pet Sounds (Capitol 1966).

1 Feb 13 · via · credit · 78 · · Tags
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The thing was so spontaneous. Nothing stopped us. You know, we’d take a coffee break, we’d come back, nobody or anybody tried to stop the project, no burglars ran out with guns and shot us, you know? And we had total privacy to create Pet Sounds.
---Brian Wilson
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Mr. Sandman / The Chipmunk Song / God Only Knows [Edited Backing-Track Session]
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Mr. Sandman / The Chipmunk Song / God Only Knows [Edited Backing -Track Session]

16 Nov 12 · 18 · · Tags
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