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The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is revered by the critics - but not everyone is on board
Brian Wilson's celebrated masterpiece, reappraised
How Brian Wilson recorded Pet Sounds and reinvented music
Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session players, and began recording an all-time classic
The Beach Boys albums you should listen to, and one to avoid
Bolstered by the genius songwriting and production of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' best albums contain some of the greatest music you’ll ever hear
How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue
Beach Boys drummer and singer Dennis Wilson made a much-loved cult classic with 1977’s Pacific Ocean Blue – then spiralled out of control
10 brilliant rock albums that last less than 30 minutes
Only got half an hour to spare? These mighty producers of musical brevity are here to answer your prayers
How to watch the brand new Beach Boys documentary from anywhere
Film charting the history of The Beach Boys will feature previously unseen footage and interviews with band members
“To get a vote of confidence from someone we hold in highest regard was thrilling”: Shirley Manson on how Garbage got Brian Wilson’s blessing to use a Beach Boys hook in Push It
The alt-rock titans used a classic line from Don’t Worry Baby in their 1998 hit
In 1992 The Beach Boys released Summer In Paradise. It was so bad it took them 20 years to put out another album
It's not on streaming platforms. It's never been reissued. The critics hated it. Is Summer In Paradise by The Beach Boys the worst album ever released by a major band?
"One of our group members unknowingly invited Satan into our midst": When The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson became friends with The Manson family his life changed forever
Nude dinner parties, acid orgies and death threats: The life of The Beach Boys' co-founder Dennis Wilson was turned upside down after Charles Manson's murderous cult overtook his life, his home and his finances
