A little history first: I was born in the 70's and grew up hearing the regular "hits" from the Beach Boys on occasion. I liked some of what I heard but was never overly interested. Then Kokomo came out and it really turned me off of them. When I heard that there was some sort of rivalry between the Beatles and the Beach Boys in the late 60s I honestly thought it was a joke. Really? They're not even close to being in the same league! But being on ProgEars over the last 16 years (really, is that possible???) I kept hearing "Pet Sounds" proclaimed as some sort of masterpiece. I finally had to hear what the fuss was all about and bought it, only to discover that it really is that good!
My question, then, is what next? Did the Beach Boys or Brian Wilson ever produce anything else that compares to the excellence of "Pet Sounds"? And have I been wrong to write off their earlier work?
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