But from a production point of view, it's just a masterpiece of work. "And maybe it doesn't belong on Pet Sounds thematically. "Paul McCartney has always said he doesn't like it and doesn't feel like it belongs on the album," Jardine says with a shrug. While it pointed a way forward for Wilson, Jardine says there are plenty who don't feel "Sloop John B" belongs on Pet Sounds.
His production of this really simple idea that I presented him was just a masterpiece." It really helped open up the possibilities, and Brian heard that right away. But the breadth and depth of the vocal arrangement that he came up with took it to a whole other level. I took this little three-chord folk song that had a great melody, I thought, and tried to give it a Beach Boys vibe by adding a minor chord. So I had limited resources with which to get the song across to Brian, who is a keyboard guy, of course. "I really had to strategize, because I felt strongly about the song, but I'm a guitar player who taught myself a little piano. "I think we were working on 'California Girls' at the time," Jardine recalls of the genesis of one of the first songs recorded for Pet Sounds. Brian Wilson's 10 Favorite Beach Boys and Solo Songs."I think the stereo and surround mixes, and all the outtakes, are really good and very well done, but I do prefer the original mono version, because of my hearing." "I do listen to it, yeah," says Wilson, who, remarkably, is largely deaf in one ear. But Wilson says he never tires of talking about his most famous creation-and the Beach Boys' artistic peak-though he still prefers the original monophonic version. Pet Sounds turns 50 today, and it will get another deluxe reissue on June 10th in celebration of that milestone. I remember Al Jardine had to stand on a little block, because he was kind of short, when we all stood around the microphone, and that Mike kept making jokes, making us laugh. Mostly, we had a lot of fun in the studio. "It's great to have someone who can keep you laughing when you're working hard in the studio, and I remember Mike was really funny when we were working on Pet Sounds," Brian Wilson tells me of his former Beach Boys band mate Mike Love.
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