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Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.
Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote some of the 20th century’s best and most enduring pop songs. These are some of our favorites.
Brian Wilson, the driving force behind the Beach Boys whose sprawling compositional prowess influenced rock musicians from ...
Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session ...
The death of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson reminds us all that the great artists don't live forever, and we should ...
As the Beach Boys sang “house,” the song, “All Summer Long,” didn’t just change chords — in a luscious instant, it ascended ...
Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session ...
With his recent passing, which stars like John Cusack and Stephen King recently paid tribute to, I was reminded of one of the ...
Reporter Peter Gilstrap lives every audiophile’s dream — chatting with Brian Wilson about the goats from the “Pet Sounds” album cover.
Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach. Testimonials to Wilson’s musical talent and the Beach Boys’ influence ...
Despite singing about surfing and being endlessly labelled as a surf band, the Beach Boys didn't actually sound anything like other surf rockers like Dick Dale or the Ventures. Pet Sounds ' ...