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Groundbreaking and ahead of its time, Pet Sounds — the 11th album by The Beach Boys — was a pioneering feat in produ | dG1fT1JmdHZhNGdiN2M
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00:00Classic albums featuring the Beach Boys and Pet Sounds.
00:07I experimented on Pet Sounds. I tried to write something better than the surf songs and car songs.
00:19Ryan was a master of the studio. No one was his equal.
00:23It'll always be somewhere as long as you can hear music.
00:30Paul McCartney said, God only knows what's the perfect song.
00:34One of the greatest songs I've ever heard.
00:36That's the genius of it.
00:38People think, oh, I can do that, but they can't.
00:41It's something that only Brian can do, you know?
00:46It's a piece of art, sonic art, vocal art, that'll last forever.
00:51I knew people would like it. I knew they would.
00:53A lot of people are uplifted by it.
00:55It put the standards up.
00:57He said, this is how good it can be.
00:59You better go away and think about it.
01:01Mr. Levin and McCartney, Mr. Jagger and Richards, Mr. Townsend.
01:06You better go away and think about what you're doing next, because it could be this good.
01:11Brian truly is the most gifted music person that I've ever met.
01:17I hate it when they call him genius because, and they're right, but don't do that.
01:22That's too big of a load to carry on your shoulders, but he's so gifted.
01:26I don't know what your definition of genius is, but he certainly might be.
01:31I think genius just means clever. I don't think it really has any real meaning.
01:35It just means you're good at something. Genius like, you know.
01:38Yeah, he did something that sounds to me all right.
01:41He opened the door for a lot of people, especially me.
01:45My love for music inspires me.
01:47I love music.
01:48Watch the full episode of Classic Albums with The Beach Boys.
01:54All new, Wednesday, October 16th at 9, 8 central on AXS TV.

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