Pet Sounds and the VU&N

[Wombi]

Im obviously not trying to say they are the only 2 albums to influence anyone (and all the ones you mentioned would be some of the most influential with them)but yes I was aying that i think they have the furthest reaching and broadest influence of any albums. Although now that you mention it..I would probably put King Of The Delta Blues Singers up with them. Is an impossible thing to prove though.

[purple]

I was going to put Birth of the Cool and Shape of Jazz to Come as well, but those were just past the 50 year mark

American jazz and blues

[Jackwc]

There has been a lot of PS talk on the forums lately, I feel this could be related to the recent trend.
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[Captain_Dude]

Pet Sounds is WONDERFUL! #1 on my chart and in my heart!

Brian Wilson just recently finished two George Gershwin songs. To be asked to finish Gershwin, as a musician, is rather like being asked to finish a painting by Leonardo.

I'm a history teacher, and George Gershin is in the textbooks as the the very first to write "uniquely American music." He was the very first pop music artist.

In a statement, Todd Gershwin of the George Gershwin estate and Michael Owen of the Ira Gershwin [George's older brother who wrote the compositions' lyrics] estate had this to say:

"The Gershwin families are delighted that the legendary musician Brian Wilson has chosen to record a collection of George and Ira Gershwin songs for his next project. In every generation, American music has been pushed forward by visionaries, from the Gershwin brothers to Brian Wilson. This latest interpretation will be a new opportunity to discover the magic of Gershwin music."

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys are incredible and Pet Sounds is their best. McCartney, Clapton, Dylan...they all list Pet Sounds as their favorite.

Bob Dylan said it best: "That ear – I mean, Jesus, he's got to will that to the Smithsonian."
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