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Andy Price

“They said, 'how can you possibly do this, Brian?' I said, 'something got inside of me - I had to do something'”: Unpicking the Beach Boys' classic that confirmed Brian Wilson’s creative genius

Beach Boys.

The recent death of Brian Wilson was a real gut-punch to to us here at MusicRadar. The visionary architect behind so many of our favourite ever records - and the man who pioneered the notion of the studio as instrument - Brian left us all a bountiful legacy of music that still feels timeless today.

It’s only right, then, in this period of mourning the loss of such a musical titan, that we should take a closer look at perhaps the grandaddy of them all. That one Brian Wilson masterwork that perfectly encapsulates the man’s elemental alchemy, technical prowess and musicological genius. The Beach Boys’ 1966 jewel, Good Vibrations.

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