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The Midnight Tour (The Beast House Chronicles #3)

Richard Laymon

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Horrific events have made the Beast House infamous. For the full story, take the Midnight Tour... ...

Lullaby | AmbiScience™ Sleep Aid for Children

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*** The Best Selling Line of Brainwave Apps on the Store - Since 2008. *** "...worthwhile set of...

Front of House

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Front of House is a piece of music composed and performed by Doug Woods that was re-imagined as an...

Darren Fisher (2447 KP) rated Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys in Music

Jan 4, 2021 (Updated Jan 15, 2021)

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

1966 | Psychedelic

8.8

(19 Ratings)

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Beach Boys Perfection (or maybe that should read Brian Wilson Perfection)

One of the first cds I bought way back in 1990 (and I still have). Brian Wilson had given up on touring with the Beach Boys and pretty much composed everything on this album. The product and use of unusual instruments (ranging from an electronic Theremin, dogs barking and empty coke cans) make for a very unique album. It certainly has the Beach Boys stamp all over it but this was a massive departure from songs about sun, surfing, cars and girls. Here we had Brian maturing,and sadly beginning to struggle with his mental health, creating a very personal album . Each track is meticulously arranged making it a different listening experience each time (especially through a good set of headphones). There was a lot of in-group fighting as members weren't to keen on Brian new vision. It is often said that Pet Sounds is really a Brian Wilson solo album. Regardless, this is the Beach Boys at the top of their game. Essential listening for sure...

Album highlights:
God Only Knows
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Caroline, No

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Neil Hannon recommended The Draughtsman's Contract by Michael Nyman in Music (curated)

"It was the first classical music where it really sounded aggressive and almost punky. I just love the formalism of it, and even when I think about it, I get shivers. It really sort of does something to me that other music doesn't. I just love the way there's no drums and bass, it's just a lot of people going at it really rhythmically and beautifully arranged. Also, the harpsichord is right. The first time I heard the music was on the Peter Greenaway film of the same name, and that would have been maybe 1989. I remember thinking the film was mental, but I really liked the music! Obviously he did a few others of Greenaway's, and they're all fabulous of course, especially Prospero's Books. It was fun to meet him [The Divine Comedy played with the Michael Nyman Band at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival]. He was a wild man, as they say over here. He certainly knows his own mind. He'd spend the rehearsals with his headphones on listening for Crystal Palace's results and trying to flirt with the cello player, and I love his spectacles, he's always got a good range of eyewear!"

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