Not even six months later, the Beach Boys would release their then-greatest album, The Beach Boys Today!, which included the Wrecking Crew and became, as I wrote months ago, the “greatest pre ...

Curiously, only one of the original Beach Boys knew how to surf ... s ‘Pet Sounds,’ one of the most gorgeous and influential albums ever made. Wilson soon tried to top himself, but suffered ...

As a sonic time capsule of sun-soaked California dreams, The Beach Boys’ discography stands as one of popular music’s most ...