<P> Domenic Priore reports that in some parts of the United States, "God Only Knows" was banned from radio for blasphemy . </P> <P> The song appears in several stages of the recording process on The Pet Sounds Sessions box set, including its original monophonic mix; the first ever original stereophonic mix of the song, which was mixed by Mark Linett; highlights from the tracking dates, which documents the progress of the recording of the instrumental track; the finished instrumental track; an a cappella mix of the song; an alternate version, with a saxophone solo; another alternate version with an a cappella tag; and a version with Brian singing lead vocals . </P> <P> Live recordings appear on three of the band's albums: Live In London (1970), Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002), and Live--The 50th Anniversary Tour (2013). As solo artists, Brian released live versions of the song on Live at the Roxy Theatre (2000) and Pet Sounds Live (2002); Al Jardine released a live version on Live in Las Vegas (2001). </P> <P> Author Barry Miles wrote that it was one track of Pet Sounds which proved that rock music was an art form . Sound engineer Eugene Gearty called "God Only Knows" a perfect example of "how much (Brian) modulated from key to key . He was far more complex than the Beatles and mostly like (Igor) Stravinsky in orchestral music where the key changes and key centers change four or five times within a pop tune, which is unheard of ." Gill believes: "I can't think of any other' pop love song' that is pinioned between a febrile, almost desperate desire and fear and its opposite, a contented contemplation of a harmonious relationship ." </P>

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