1966 Haunting Masterpiece Brian Wilson Called the ‘Crowning Achievement’ of His Career

"Caroline, No," was the final song on the Beach Boys ' watershed LP, Pet Sounds. Released as Wilson’s first solo single, the ...

Escaping the shadow of Eugene Landy: The album that gave Brian Wilson his mojo back

Brian Wilson's career had plummeted to dark depths come 1991, but luckily, the music helped pull him out of it.
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On This Day in 1966, the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” Hit the Charts While Brian Wilson Made an Odd and Sad Request While Traveling

And for a minute, it seemed like Wilson might have been, too. “After the poor sales of Pet Sounds, I felt that I had made my point,” he later said, per Keith Badman’s The Beach Boys: The Definitive ...
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Brian Wilson: the Beach Boys visionary who changed music forever

When former Beach Boy Brian Wilson announced in early 2002 that he was going to tour Pet Sounds, the 1966 album routinely held up as the greatest ever made, fans collectively held their breath. In the ...
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Brian Wilson’s Least Favorite Beach Boys Song Came From the Band’s Most Acclaimed Album

Brian Wilson crafted a masterpiece with 1966’s Pet Sounds, but admitted there was one track he personally didn’t care for. Wilson provided notes on every song on the LP in its liner notes. There, he ...