I had a similar reaction on my first listen to Pet Sounds. I think the impact it had on production means that you need to have not heard any music after it to fully hear its importance.
It sounds like a solid pop album to my ears. God only knows sounds beautiful to me but not other-worldly. But I'm assuming it would have blown my mind (as it did the Beatles) had I not heard the last 50 years of music.
I had a similar reaction on my first listen to Pet Sounds. I think the impact it had on production means that you need to have not heard any music after it to fully hear its importance.
It sounds like a solid pop album to my ears. God only knows sounds beautiful to me but not other-worldly. But I'm assuming it would have blown my mind (as it did the Beatles) had I not heard the last 50 years of music.