What is Pet Sounds?
{{italictitle}} '''''Pet Sounds''''' is the 11th studio [[album]] by the American band [[the Beach Boys]]. It was released in [[1966]]. The album was very popular for its complex but catchy pop songs and technical recording style. The leader of the band, [[Brian Wilson]] used a system of [[record]]ing songs that was a little different than the system they had used before. Much of the album was recorded by Wilson himself using [[professional]] [[studio musician]]s. - people who are hired to play [[song]]s for an album. In the recording, [[string instrument|stringed]] and [[wind instrument]]s were used. They also used [[musical instrument|instruments]] that were very unusual for rock music. These included [[vibraphone]]s, [[harp]]s, [[French horn]]s, [[harpsichord]]s, [[electro-theremin]]s. Also, things like [[bicycle]] [[whistle]]s, and [[Coca Cola]] [[can]]s with [[stone]]s inside of them were used. The [[lyrics]] of the [[song]]s were more serious. They talked about the problems, [[disappointment]]s and sadness of a young man. Because all the songs had a similar [[mood]] and [[theme]]s, it is considered to be a [[concept album]]. After the album was released, ''Pet Sounds'' did not sell very well. Wilson felt this was a failure but music [[critic]]s loved it. The album got real [[recognition]] in 1990s-2000s, when many music [[magazine]]s listed it in their lists of the best albums in [[popular music]]. Wilson decided to make another album in the same way. The new album, he called ''[[Smile (Beach Boys album)|Smile]]''. {{The Beach Boys}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:1966 albums]] [[Category:The Beach Boys albums]] [[Category:Rock albums]] [[Category:Pop albums]] [[Category:Capitol Records albums]]