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| From | "Bill Jones" <wigout6@juno.com> |
| Subject | Re: Pet Sounds-a-hell |
| Date | Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:28:01 GMT |
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Adam wrote:
> Pet Sounds isn't about pet sounds...it's about pure emotion and open
heartedness. You can't recreate that by putting together certain
noises that ring a certain way. You have to have the soul and vision
to imbue those sounds with meaning. And part of that comes from
knowing clearly who you yourself are and being honest with that
interior voice, which is hard to do when you're busy trying to recreate
something that may have intense meaning to you, but really is the voice
of someone else entirely.
You make some interesting points, and I agree with you, which is perhaps the primary reason I connect so much with Splitsville's "Pet Soul." While "The Love Songs of B. Douglas Wilson" clearly refers to Brian, there is such a sincerity and earnestness in Brandt Huseman's vocal, and in the song's lyrics, that it just knocks me out every time I hear it. I always have to stop what I'm doing, and pause to enjoy the opening line. And later, when he repeats, "Never learned to say no..." a few times, and then "Surf's up again," followed by the backing vocals echoing that line, it seems damn close to perfection as the vocals and music blend. "Caroline Knows" evokes the same feeling.
Sure, the album contains plenty of '60s musical references, and the titles/lyrics clearly point to Brian (and The Beatles), but I'm always annoyed by people (and I'm not suggesting Adam is one of them) who criticize these recordings as a sort of '60s pop replica/tribute thing, as if the band doesn't deserve full credit for their work. It just wouldn't succeed if these songs didn't stand on their own merits, and in my opinion they do. For me (and I know this doesn't apply to everyone), it's nearly as good as anything their influences recorded.
Be seeing you,
Bill
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