The Beach Boys.

Authors :: Buckingham, Lindsey
Source :: Rolling Stone. 4/15/2004, Issue 946, p85-85. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: The article presents a profile of the musical group, The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson fought hard against the industry attitude that if it works, run it into the ground. When the Beach Boys started, Brian was taking European sensibilities and infusing them into a Chuck Berry format. Those harmonies were based on the Four Freshmen, with a little church element added to it. He put all that on top of Chuck Berry rock & roll, and the result sounded so fresh. Pet Sounds is the acknowledged masterpiece and it's everything it's said to be, with Brian taking some of the influences he got from Phil Spector and making something all his own. Those are beautiful numbers, " Please Let Me Wonder,"" Kiss Me Baby,"" She Knows Me Too Well,"" In the Back of My Mind", that foreshadow Brian's angst and show where he's starting to expose his vulnerability.