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Originally Posted by streetwaves
Pet Sounds is on a completely different level than Help. Help is nothing more than a pop record, you're right. Pet Sounds, though, is full of impeccable arrangements and it's certainly more emotionally powerful.
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I think Help is extremely underrated. I find the transition from Help, through to Rubber Soul through to Revolver really interesting. The way they all developed, I think The Beatles owe Help a lot. So much of their songwriting on that record was great, even though it was very true to its bubble-gum roots, it started to get better. I think Help! really is the start of The Beatles and I'd have it over Pet Sounds any day. Even though Pet Sounds has more of a complex Psychedelic sound to it, I think Help! song for song is a great Pop record.