I think if critics said things like “Pet Sounds was a huge technical and cultural innovation in the production of music but was only an incremental improvement

I think if critics said things like “Pet Sounds was a huge technical and cultural innovation in the production of music but was only an incremental improvement in the aesthetics and complexity of music” we wouldn’t have this article. The point of the investigation is to understand why critics are literally calling it God-like. At least, that’s my reading.