I think Pet Sounds is overrated a bit too, though I like it a lot more than you. My only issues with your review are two fold.
Comparing any pop music to Coltrane really isn’t fair. Apples & oranges, as others here have pointed out.
I don’t see you talking about harmony, chord progression, melody, rhythm or time signature at all when mentioning The Beach Boys or Coltrane. You don’t have to be trained in music theory to enjoy music, especially pop. But I think you do need to know the basics of song structure to critique it.
May I suggest a YouTube channel called “professional musicians react”. I’m an armature guitar player, but almost anyone can learn from this channel. They really explain what goes on in pop music that makes it so memorable. Whether it’s old stuff like The Beach Boys & Beatles or new stuff with amazing melodies & chord changes in Bruno Mars latest Silk Sonic record. Which is much cheesier than The Beach Boys (yet in some ways more accomplished)
Lastly, seek out Brian Wilson’s “Smiley Smile” which is technically a solo album from the 2000’s but really it’s his masterpiece to that he never got to finish with The Beach Boys. (Who as a recording act were kinda ruined by singer Mike Love who would change Brian’s lyrics & arrangements and make the tunes much cheesier).
I think Pet Sounds is overrated a bit too, though I like it a lot more than you. My only issues with your review are two fold.
Comparing any pop music to Coltrane really isn’t fair. Apples & oranges, as others here have pointed out.
I don’t see you talking about harmony, chord progression, melody, rhythm or time signature at all when mentioning The Beach Boys or Coltrane. You don’t have to be trained in music theory to enjoy music, especially pop. But I think you do need to know the basics of song structure to critique it.
May I suggest a YouTube channel called “professional musicians react”. I’m an armature guitar player, but almost anyone can learn from this channel. They really explain what goes on in pop music that makes it so memorable. Whether it’s old stuff like The Beach Boys & Beatles or new stuff with amazing melodies & chord changes in Bruno Mars latest Silk Sonic record. Which is much cheesier than The Beach Boys (yet in some ways more accomplished)
Lastly, seek out Brian Wilson’s “Smiley Smile” which is technically a solo album from the 2000’s but really it’s his masterpiece to that he never got to finish with The Beach Boys. (Who as a recording act were kinda ruined by singer Mike Love who would change Brian’s lyrics & arrangements and make the tunes much cheesier).