"The real catalyst for Pet Sounds was the U.S. version of The Beatles' album Rubber Soul, which was released that December in time for the Christmas market. (The British version of Rubber Soul was edited prior to its release in the U.S.A. to emphasise its folk rock feel that critics attributed to Bob Dylan and The Byrds.)
Wilson later recalled his first impressions of the groundbreaking album:
â I really wasn't quite ready for the unity. It felt like it all belonged together. Rubber Soul was a collection of songs ... that somehow went together like no album ever made before, and I was very impressed. I said, "That's it. I really am challenged to do a great album."[12] â
Wilson found Rubber Soul was filled with all-original songs and, more importantly, all good ones, none of them filler."
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Final words on the Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Pepper thread...
So in summation Woody Guthrie influenced Bob Dyan who influenced The Beatles who then wrote songs for Rubber Soul which impressed Brian Wilson who wrote Pet Sounds from which Paul was influenced by to write songs for Sgt. Pepper !!!...whew I'm done with this !
Wilson later recalled his first impressions of the groundbreaking album:
â I really wasn't quite ready for the unity. It felt like it all belonged together. Rubber Soul was a collection of songs ... that somehow went together like no album ever made before, and I was very impressed. I said, "That's it. I really am challenged to do a great album."[12] â
Wilson found Rubber Soul was filled with all-original songs and, more importantly, all good ones, none of them filler."
Source Wikipedia
Final words on the Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Pepper thread...
So in summation Woody Guthrie influenced Bob Dyan who influenced The Beatles who then wrote songs for Rubber Soul which impressed Brian Wilson who wrote Pet Sounds from which Paul was influenced by to write songs for Sgt. Pepper !!!...whew I'm done with this !
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