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An epic journey from start to finish.
One of those rare albums I canāt just take bites from - itās all or nothing for me.
Isnāt that the definition of āgreat album?ā
Iām not sure it ever got better for Perry & Co. than their debut.
And this track - āSummertime Rollsā - may be the single greatest song about the joyous, spacious , airy rush of new love and/or drugs ever recorded. Eric Averyās heartbeat bass is featured all over this record and I am HERE for it.
Apr 30, 2025
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Ive been having trouble coming up with the things I want to post on here, but recently a friend sent me an Instagram reel with a song in it that I just couldnāt put my finger on. After asking everyone around me, just playing it over and over it in my mind, I realized itās āLetās Go Away for Awhileā by the Beach Boys. One thing led to another and now I want to start doing reviews for classic and new albums-that I like. I donāt want to be a dick.
After more thinking I realized thereās not much new to say about it. The consensus on Pet Sounds is that itās sonically one of the most impressive albums of its era, and influenced pop in a multitude of ways. Some say itās what made the Beatles want to start being taken more seriously as artist.
But as someone who grew up in a post Pet Sounds world (very, might I add), itās hard to draw the connections because pop music is so far away from this sound now. Still, it doesnāt date itself, either in instrumentation, lyricism, composition, or other ways. It feels incredibly fresh, and feels like the biggest pop artist of the current century could decide to make it tomorrow, and it would pop off.
The lyricism is a sort of longing that makes me think of Jeff Buckley, or it might make you think of a first love that you ruined because of inexperience and inability. Itās quite simple, but itās the idea that heās saying āall the right thingsā.
On the other hand, both with the combination of how the instruments and Brian and Carl Wilson (I had to look that up, thought it was just Brian for so long) or Mike Loveās voices, the album sounds still very impressive. Im not sure I have the vocabulary for it, but both from the quite sparse songs like āDonāt Talkā to the lush ones like āHere Todayā, everything feels meticulously constructed to fit the lyrics and where itās actually placed in the album.
Itās a 10, because of course itās 10, but itās important to go back and appreciate why itās a 10. I enjoyed doing so, even after remembering the songs that made me think of my first girlfriend lol.
After more thinking I realized thereās not much new to say about it. The consensus on Pet Sounds is that itās sonically one of the most impressive albums of its era, and influenced pop in a multitude of ways. Some say itās what made the Beatles want to start being taken more seriously as artist.
But as someone who grew up in a post Pet Sounds world (very, might I add), itās hard to draw the connections because pop music is so far away from this sound now. Still, it doesnāt date itself, either in instrumentation, lyricism, composition, or other ways. It feels incredibly fresh, and feels like the biggest pop artist of the current century could decide to make it tomorrow, and it would pop off.
The lyricism is a sort of longing that makes me think of Jeff Buckley, or it might make you think of a first love that you ruined because of inexperience and inability. Itās quite simple, but itās the idea that heās saying āall the right thingsā.
On the other hand, both with the combination of how the instruments and Brian and Carl Wilson (I had to look that up, thought it was just Brian for so long) or Mike Loveās voices, the album sounds still very impressive. Im not sure I have the vocabulary for it, but both from the quite sparse songs like āDonāt Talkā to the lush ones like āHere Todayā, everything feels meticulously constructed to fit the lyrics and where itās actually placed in the album.
Itās a 10, because of course itās 10, but itās important to go back and appreciate why itās a 10. I enjoyed doing so, even after remembering the songs that made me think of my first girlfriend lol.
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Iām not sure which other artists have released their best work on their 5th studio album (after four priors that were consistently and increasingly amazing)
It may not be her āNew York albumā per se given its recording provenance at Linford Manor in Milton Keynes
But it is damn sure *MY* PJ Harvey NYC album
I also love the nod to Patti Smith (she was always lurking there, just below the surface) on āHorses In My Dreamsā š¤
This is kind of about you This is kind of about me We just kinda lost our way We were looking to be free šŖ½
A top ten all time album for me
This is kind of about you This is kind of about me We just kinda lost our way We were looking to be free šŖ½
A top ten all time album for me
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āļøAgainst Me! And all her solo stuff comprise an ouevre that amounts to over two decades of punk rock and general songwriting excellence. Listen to all of it
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The man responsible for dozens of Teenage Symphonies to God
"Sad songs about happy things" (the first time, as a kid, I can recall the sweet/sour combo of melodies that could make you cry attached to songs about endless, bottomless love)
I've long since lost track of how many weddings and funerals I've attended that have featured this song; suffice it to say, "a lot."
God only knows what we'd been without him šš»
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Hey tyler hopefully this doesnāt violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I canāt wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ā¤ļø
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s. Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha). For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I canāt wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! ā¤ļø
Mar 27, 2024