Brian Wilson & Pet Sounds
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late musical genius Brian Wilson, who died at age 82. They’ll discuss Wilson’s transcendent music, including doing a deep dive on his masterpiece, Pet Sounds.
Obituary: Brian Wilson
Hosts Jim and Greg pay tribute to each era of Brian Wilson's life- from the early sun and surf days, to his years of conservatorship, to his decades-delayed completion of the “Smile” album. Greg offers four songs to trace Wilson's artistic development.
Pet Sounds
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dig into Brian Wilson's 1966 Beach Boys classic, “Pet Sounds.” They explore how the album elevated pop music to new artistic heights with its ingenious orchestrations and earnest lyrics. Comments from the late drummer Hal Blaine, who played on “Pet Sounds,” are included.
Featured Songs:
- The Beach Boys, "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- The Beach Boys, "In My Room," Surfer Girl, Capitol, 1963
- The Beach Boys, "Lonely Sea," Surfin' USA, Capitol, 1963
- The Beach Boys, "Don't Worry Baby," Shut Down Volume 2, Capitol, 1964
- The Beach Boys, "Surf's Up," Surf's Up, Brother/Reprise, 1971
"1. The Beach Boys, Still I Dream of It (Original Home Demo, 1976),
Good Vibrations:
Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, Capitol, 1993"
- The Beach Boys, "Sloop John B," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Four Freshman, "I Remember You," Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones, Capitol, 1955
- The Gamblers, "LSD-25," Moon Dawg!/LSD-25, World Pacific, 1960
- The Beach Boys, "I'm Waiting for the Day," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "Let's Go Away for Awhile," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "Caroline No," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "You Still Believe in Me," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "Hang On to Your Ego," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "That's Not Me," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beach Boys, "Little Deuce Coupe," Pet Sounds, Capitol, 1966
- The Beatles, "Nowhere Man," Rubber Soul, Parlophone, 1965
- The Beatles, "She's Leaving Home," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Horsegirl, "2468," Phonetics On and On, Matador, 2025
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