Pet Sounds is rightly one of the most iconic pop albums of all time, and an album that, over fifty years since its release, has been studied and analyzed like few others.

In this work, Jim Fusilli focuses disarmingly on the emotional core of the album, namely the perfectly structured cry of despair from the multi-talented composer and mainman of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, following and highlighting his anguished search for balance and acceptance that nestles within the pop/rock heart of the ambitious creation of the album.

Jim Fusilli is a music critic, author, and founder of the music site www.ReNewMusic.net.