Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ lead songwriter and inventive producer, was finally finished with “Good Vibrations,” a song he had been perfecting, on-and-off, for months throughout 1966. In the studio, ...

Brian Wilson is a singer, songwriter, and the mastermind behind the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” When he was writing this song, though, he didn’t think that it would “[change] pop music” the way ...

Mike Love said The Beach Boys‘ “Good Vibrations” is one of his favorite songs from the band’s catalog. In addition, he explained the meaning of “Good Vibrations.” Notably, “Good Vibrations” reached a ...

Even great commercial success isn’t always enough to convince someone they’re worthy as an artist, as proven by the strange, sad request Brian Wilson had while traveling on the same day that one of ...

I was scrolling through my Google feed (that algorithm really gets me in ways that are both spooky and oddly comforting) when, kaboom, a headline fired up my inner skeptic. “Good Vibrations by The ...

This archival footage from 1966 shows Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys working on “Good Vibrations” in the studio. “Back at that time, there’s a lot of upbeat, up-tempo songs but Brian brought in this ...