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Brian Wilson is the chief songwriter and producer, co-lead vocalist, and former bassist of The Beach Boys. Due to his unorthodox approaches to pop composition, and arrangement, as well as his extraordinary mastery of the recording studio, he is widely acknowledged to be one of the most innovative and influential songwriters and producers ever in the pop idiom.

Brian Wilson formed The Beach Boys, originally the Pendletones, with Mike Love, Al Jardine, and his brothers Carl and Dennis, in 1961. The group initially found success as a novelty act of sorts, releasing a string of singles that related almost exclusively to California and surfing: “Surfin’,” “Surfin’ Safari,” “Surfer Girl,” “Surfin’ USA,” etc. By 1964, Wilson’s ambition had reached a boiling point and he declined to tour with the rest of the group, instead focusing on his role as songwriter and arranger. A run of increasingly sophisticated releases followed, and in 1966 the Beach Boys released what is generally regarded as their magnum opus, a paean to the trials of adolescence and beyond entitled Pet Sounds.

Soon after, the Beach Boys released “Good Vibrations,” which Wilson described as “a teenage symphony to God.” The track was remarkable in its breadth and innovation - at the time, it was reportedly the most expensive track ever recorded. It moved quickly to #1.
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  • Cherrylake

    Frida should shave her legs for the very first time. Mmm, time to turn into a girl.

    12 May 12:04am Reply

  • Bastard1

    Here's my number, number one. Dial it honey, let's have some fun.

    24 Apr 2:50am Reply

  • Bejn23

    Love & Mercy should be top 5 in that list.

    19 Apr 7:52pm Reply

  • Dennisian

    bajspruttfis

    14 Apr 5:42pm Reply

  • Lowbacca

    v i doubt he meant it that way ;)

    12 Apr 2:58pm Reply

  • FridaLouise

    SMiLE, Pet Sounds etc does mean more to me than the fact that I can vote, or the fact that it's no longer legal for my husband to rape me etc; i.e. the fact that I am considered to be human too. <- This goes to show how redonkulous your point is.

    9 Apr 8:04am Reply

  • Lowbacca

    fishmonk rulez.

    28 Mar 10:07am Reply

  • Fishmonk

    Brian Wilson has done more to make the world a better place and made more people happy than the entire movement of feminism. Tumblr eat your heart out.

    27 Mar 10:13am Reply

  • Jamekae

    http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Wilson/+images/87730733

    15 Mar 1:13pm Reply

  • FridaLouise

    Maybe genius itself is a cause of madness.

    21 Feb 9:46am Reply

  • GeronkoMan

    A perfect example that the line between genius and madness is almost invisible.

    17 Feb 10:22pm Reply

  • Tenozuma

    Yeah, I get it. It's in the back of my mind too. When I said old I didn't really mean his literal age, I just mean he grew up in the 50s, regardless of how long it is since then. When I listen to The Beach Boys I'm conscious of the time and place the songs came from (you can hardly not be), that they're pretty much the whitest band ever (Four Freshmen too), that they're squares etc etc, and I enjoy them with that in mind. I do think it's innocent though. There's this recording from the rehearsals for the Lei'd in Hawaii '67 show where the characters in Help Me, Rhonda are reversed though :P

    15 Feb 1:10pm Reply

  • FridaLouise

    But Brian wasn't old when he wrote songs such as "Hey Little Tomboy" or "Smart Girls". I consider those songs absolutely piggish. And apart from that he has this, although in a way innocent attitude towards women that they should cook for him and wear their hair long for him and help him get other girls out of his heart. It annoys me a bit, although I do forgive him.

    15 Feb 12:35pm Reply

  • Tenozuma

    Is it really piggish if someone is just a bit old and innocently oblivious of attitudes changing, or is there some specific thing/line that I don't know about?

    15 Feb 11:48am Reply

  • FridaLouise

    You can go and gently Mike Love to yourself.

    14 Feb 5:45pm Reply

  • Dennisian

    Chauvinist pig? You're just an angry little tomboy, try some cut-off jeans! They're doin' it all over the world.

    14 Feb 5:29pm Reply

  • Tenozuma

    He just wasn't made for these times :(

    14 Feb 12:02pm Reply

  • FridaLouise

    As much as I love Brian, he can really be a chauvinist pig sometimes.

    14 Feb 11:52am Reply

  • Tenozuma

    I think My Bloody Valentine are great, but if SMiLE and m b v were both created and conceived in 2013, SMiLE would still be more interesting. It also has 30 years on it.

    13 Feb 2:17pm Reply

  • Bastard1

    As happy as I am to see a guy outright murdering his own credibility on the internet... why?

    11 Feb 11:45pm Reply
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