Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time?

@edcyn,

No, keep going.

What do any of us ultimately have, if not our memories?

I sometimes prefer Surf's Up (better sound quality at least) but Pet Sounds with its Spectorish production and the Wrecking Crew on board was no doubt pretty far out.
I suspect Pet Sounds will retain its appeal for some time to come.

It is a near perfect historical snapshot of an America that may have been fictional but nevertheless still holds considerable charm, especially for those living overseas.

Another time, another place.

Perhaps one of the most overproduced albums of all time. Actually it is a masterpiece but in a way not normally associated with other music and not in the way I hold most dear.

Its only most overrated if one accepts the premise of it being a greatest masterpiece.

In my view its a pretty nice album, not up to level of Sunflower and Surfs Up. I certainly don't understand trashing the album, unless melodicism and harmony aren't your thing.

WOW I like that Cash box listening for 1966...Herb Albery really sold like crazy....no wonder why there are so many albums in the cheap bonds now ....

 

I'm 69....and was there as a teenager during the 60s..I grew up in LIC.NY..Now it's the place to live ...lol.it was a working class area,full of Factories.The Beach Boys ,the were West coast Summer Time Beach Music.The Four Seasons were Bigger here.When I heard Sg Pepoers it was totally different, but it was like Roaring Twenties Stuff....The Band ,that was different to but like country western hillbillies crap.Hendrix ,Cream,that was different but Good.It was like 60s Rock and Roll Am radio music DIED....for me anyway...