I could never understand all the fuss about Pet Sounds or the Beach Boys in general. Ah, different strokes for different folks so they say.
Variety in music is good, that way there is enough good music to satisfy everyone's tastes--different strokes for different folks.
I remember the competition between the Beach Boys and the Beatles in the mid and late 60's--who was better? Brian Wilson was challenged by Rubber Soul and set out to produce an album that would top Rubber Soul and that album was Pet Sounds. The Beatles were blown away by the album and credit Pet Sounds with the inspiration for Sgt Pepper.
Here's one I think we both like