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skipstone
Well, Barn Owl, there is my opinion on it first, which I said. Then there is the other time I listened to it, with the "musicians" I know (that would be the band I'm in, which as far as I am aware makes them as well as myself "musicians" and not some people who just merely listen to albums and think they know everything or whatever), and it was still crap then. And they thought so too. So as you can see, I already had an opinion about it and was merely pointing out that there are other people who think it's crap as well.
I certainly was amazed at how The Beatles could have been influenced by it. I didn't hear anything. But then I don't get stoned out of my mind either so maybe that's the problem.
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Palace Revolution 2000
I swear - there have been a few times when I just didn't get it. Where I knew that I was wrong; that everyone else was seeing it, and I was just too dense.
"OK Computer" is such a case. For some reason it just put me to sleep, while all I heard was "oh it's the best ever bla bla". Eventually I did see it; and kind of like it.
But someone has to explain "Pet Sounds" to me. Why is this a masterpiece? A couple of decent tunes on there, sure. But man...And I am listening with an open mind. I know a bit about the evolution of recording technique. I know Brian Wilson, (aka the Whale), was doing this on 4 trackers etc. But listen to what the Beatles did at the same time.
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skipstone
It is what it is. Saying such things is not to convince people to agree, it's just stating a matter of what one likes and doesn't like. How that 'doesn't like' is graded is up to personal taste, etc. What one hears in Sgt Peppers and then is told that Pet Sounds inspired it...and then one doesn't get it and Pet Sounds sounds like garbage, well, there you go. Explain it then. Fill me and a few others in. I have yet to read how Pet Sounds inspired Sgt. Peppers that makes any sense. Maybe back then it did make sense - to them.
It's just that simple.
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swiss
Didn't the Beatles get acetates of this and were all blown away by it, and it was in part what inspired the musical/production direction of Sgt Peppers?
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skipstone
So calling Pet Sounds crap is not right? How about Some Girls?
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skipstone
Barn Owl, I already did say it and was clear why. Just point out how it influenced The Beatles. All the noise? What, were they the first ones to ever do such a thing?