Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album’s reputation grew over time.

As the Beach Boys sang “house,” the song, “All Summer Long,” didn’t just change chords — in a luscious instant, it ascended to a higher place. Another wave of voices flooded in, but it was the revelation of that chord that was the hook, the spice, the thing that made me melt.

Paul McCartney claimed Brian Wilson's efforts in creating The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds were a massive influence on this Beatles album.

We pick Brian Wilson's five greatest songs from a long career that moved from the Beach Boys to his eclectic solo creations.

He was 82. "We are heartbroken to announced that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away," the family wrote on his X account, Instagram and website. "We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family grieving.

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define American pop music, has died.

For the last quarter-century, no one shared more musical moments with Brian Wilson than Darian Sahanaja, who was part of the Beach Boys architect's solo band from his return to live shows in 1999 through his final tour dates in 2022.