Good Vibrations the Lost Studio Footage

[@glennwlove]

I agree, it probably never happened like this. But any footage of Brian working from this era is pure GOLD!!!

[@cindydufala7646]

Glenn W Love ✌❤

[@leannehargreaves7871]

Carl was the greatest singer.

[@surferpam1]

uh... I beg your pardon, Glenn? It actually *did* happen this way -- but in several different studios. The single cost $10K at a time when an entire album cost that much.

[@pummysworld369]

Well, we know, that the bass line was created by Carol Kaye...

[@davidsaintcrystal]

@@surferpam1 From what I've read it was more like $50,000 to $70,000. But to make the most complex, beautiful, and influential pop song of the 20th century, probably worth it.

[@firstlastname3865]

The most creative person in California 1960s music. We're so fortunate to still have @BrianWilson with us. It's like knowing that, somewhere, the sun is shining.

[@MichaelOdomwest16thAve]

Not just California, he’s an American iconoclast

[@georgeandrews6454]

Hal Blaine -- the drummer shown in this clip and a founding member of famed Los Angeles session musicians The Wrecking Crew -- died Monday March 11, 2019. Rest in Peace Hal...

[@MFE92]

Dangit. Did not know that.

[@larrysproul9424]

Hal was one of the best in the business. RIP

[@DaveRucci]

Noooooo

[@subg8858]

Pretty sure Blaine holds the record for performing on the most hit singles in history

[@ronpd1982]

I hope Hal believed in salvation through Christ.

[@mstephen215]

Brian Wilson is Genius. The arrangement, the harmony, the sound 🔥

[@andymatthews7617]

ABSOLUTELY.

[@irgounemeth4645]

I can imagine Brian along with John and Paul writing songs…

[@krustymadrid4953]

@@irgounemeth4645 I wish I could imagine those songs too! You should write those songs that you are imagining , you would be an international sensation!

[@RickDanner]

agree

[@christie210]

He was THE master at harmonic creativity, for sure

[@carlportland]

Oh look what you left us in our life path - thank you so very much

[@richardschaefer4807]

Hal Blaine was a friend and he was as good a man as he was a drummer. Knew him for close to 40 years.

[@larrysproul9424]

Sure sounds like he never got a lot of credit for all the good he did.

[@richieboy6825]

Wow That’s amazing. I was just listening to some of the work he did with the band Love & was hearing fills that seemed 20 years ahead of their time. You were lucky indeed.

[@gdpcpa]

@@larrysproul9424 He is a titan and a legend among musicians.....he would have liked that and he did.

[@thee_calamity]

He seemed like a really cool and friendly dude.

[@eddy71454]

Are you related to Steve Schaefer?

[@thosg1750]

so cool to see Brian interacting with The Wrecking Crew and the rest of his band!

[@EjaBe23]

I recognize musicians from the “Wrecking Crew” in this video. I’ve watched the documentary on the Wrecking Crew several times. The documentary is very interesting. I learned WHY I generally preferred studio recordings vs live. Touring musicians are generally not as good as the “master” musicians in the studio.

[@coophandluke3697]

The wrecking crew documentary on hbo damn good

[@steveikerd7]

I rate Good Vibrations as one of the greatest songs ever. Certainly in the top five greatest ever recorded, arranged and performed in history of music.

[@glennwlove]

Out of interest, what are your other 4?

[@Hi-xs7wm]

Absolutely !

[@strnglhld]

“Be My Baby” by the Ronettes has gotta be in the top five pop songs of that time. I think Brian would agree..

[@aebhosor4835]

I gotta say the same

[@3521rob]

Blue Monday Bohemian Rhapsody Helter Skelter Hound dog

[@guidoderossi2873]

Fifty years later, I still feel those good vibrations!

[@andymatthews7617]

We always will my friend, we always will.

[@ontarioguy4707]

Actually 56 years ago but whos counting.

[@whitesandandreef4919]

Never sit on ur dildo

[@JAYHACKETT]

Oh yeah.....

[@jean-lucwatine425]

So do i ! ;-)

[@dalegriffin6768]

Brian was so focused at this time in his life, he was so talented, definitely musical genius

[@runescapedude47]

Lucy will do that to ya

[@jesusisapisces]

​@@runescapedude47lol exactly

[@brianengel1298]

The pot helped him😊

[@legendaryTMNICO]

You can tell he’s the conductor in that recording session.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

He really was a genius when it came to music but a hobby he really enjoyed seemed to end up torturing him as it went on it’s one thing to enjoy something artistic as he did but to try and sell the work is something totally different

[@williamfeldner9356]

One of the greatest songs ever written

[@joeltravels8983]

If not THE

[@enesnok]

the* greatest song ever written.

[@nemonucliosis]

Says pretty much any fan of any band they like.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

The OP had it right the first time. Definitely in the top twenty.

[@bikerdretje]

2022, the vibrations are still going. My brother who passed away 30 years ago and was a big fan of the beach brothers, I love you forever.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

I grew up in Hawthorne, ca where Carl was born and I went to the same school where most of the members of The Beach Boys graduated.

[@spinblackcircles]

Man this song still sounds so strange. People say it was ‘ahead of its time’ and it still is. Nothing else ever sounded like this, 50 years later.

[@andymatthews7617]

Totally quality arranged by a GENIUS.

[@chriscotton6644]

Doctor who theme tune sounds a bit like it

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Sure there is, thematically similar to things the Beatles and psychedelic Stones were doing. doesn't mean it isn't great. Should have kept that solo rhythm guitar at the end. One thing that neither Stones nor the Beatles had, those incredible zbeach Boys vocals.

[@funtimes8296]

You just explained exactly why it goes so good with that Vanilla Sky scene (which is set 100 years in the future), it sounds like it's from another time and place that is yet to exist.

[@scoremix8556]

@@chriscotton6644 the doctor who theme pre-dates it by a number of years!!

[@fredsavage4925]

the arrangement alone is stupifying, and the counterpoint vocals are second to none. thank you mom for blaring this 45 and getting me hooked.

[@dace938]

Kevin Arnold ?

[@石原忍-q9c]

Brian Wilson's immersiveness in music is amazing.

[@nicksinderson3302]

When someone says "everybody play hard and strong" be thankful you are there and have the opportunity do so.

[@keithinscho374]

Pure genius. There's nothing in 2023 that can even remotely compare to this vocally, instrumentally or creatively. Just incredible.

[@luckygitane]

R.I.P. Hal Blaine, drummer extraordinaire

[@jonneville2287]

Notice the lack of mics on the kit - one overhead, and probably one on the bass drum. A big part of the '60's sound. The drums blended together into one instrument.

[@jonneville2287]

Correction - three overheads, nothing close-mic'ed, except probably BD.

[@barbarapope349]

Hal is gone? I did not know that 😳

[@Shadow66ist]

Cat's Cradle he was ok pretty average

[@JohnnyTorontoEh]

@@barbarapope349 March 2019 at the ripe old age of 90. Natural causes. His family stated he'll "rest on 2 & 4" relating to the music measure commonly know with drummers.

[@patriceprovost1186]

I haven't seen any mention of just how young the 'Boys were when they started making this music; when their first single, "Surfin'" was recorded in late 1961, Brian was 19, Dennis was 16 and Carl was 14! Between 1961 and 1965, they recorded 12 albums, almost all of which Brian had composed, arranged and produced - is it any wonder that he had a breakdown? Around the same time, Brian decided to stop touring with the band and the job of stage manager became Carl's - when he had barely turned 19! So, to all you folks who want to downplay their talents and contributions to American Rock/Pop music, I have one thing to say to you: I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU DO THAT.

[@andymatthews7617]

Genius is an understatement, brian was in another league, full stop.

[@rabibengali5811]

he had a breakdown because his family made him work with Carl to agree to let him tour

[@chartliner]

It was pointed out that the Beatles had George Martin to produce and help with arrangements. Brian Wilson had to do it all himself. The Beach Boys music was harmonically more complex than the Beatles as well and one video on youtube argues their unreleased album Smile was the greatest album of the 20th century. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qYopKZgrOaZ7c

[@qqw743]

None of us can know for certain why another person experiences mental health challenges, but the most likely explanation for his struggles sure looks like the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father who was treated him (and everyone else) brutally.

[@rongentile6431]

Hell yeah perfectly said. And to think most of Brian’s talent was suppressed by mental illness and drug use during what would have been his prime on the later sixties early seventies especially.

[@RaysTrack]

I was 15 when this came out. I'll never forget one Friday night band practice when a friend put this on the record player - I was blown away. It's hard to explain just how extraordinary this song was back then - ground-breaking; genius.

[@andymatthews7617]

UNBEATABLE.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

It still sounds groundbreaking even to this day, in late 2024. I can only imagine how it sounded upon its release in late ‘66. I’m sure a lot of minds were blown.

[@TheGunnCat]

The Beach Boys are such a integral part of American music most people don't realize just how ground breaking their sound was.

[@bullsnutsoz]

yeah and out here in australia.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

The Beach Boys made some fantastic and beautiful work it’s incredible

[@suek1509]

RIP Hal Blaine for giving Vibrations it's awesome verve

[@celosemnexo]

I've just found out he died last month. Oh my God. Rest in peace, Hal.

[@barbarapope349]

O No ! I didn’t know he passed! That just ruined my day 😢

[@amcpacer2909]

yes he was the best age 90 when he died

[@perkarlander5012]

This song is my introduction to 60's music. Found this 45 in my dad's collection in the mid 80's. Still can't believe just how great a piece of art it is. Thanks for putting this film on KZbin

[@darrellmfume3513]

Per, you said the Key word, ART. Not all, but Many Musicians, Music Producers, Composers, and Music Arrangers Today. Have forgotten about the Artistry of Music.

[@mikemiller659]

I was in 6th grade, without any personal listening device..ie radio, stereo receiver etc. I was just a kid, but really liked this song, ON day I heard it and grabbed the keys to my Mom's 65 Olds Dynamic 88 parked in the driveway and jumped in the drivers seat turned the Key to Acc. and tuned in Good Vibrations..I could turn it as loud as I wanted. It was Wonderful..Such a Cool song. The Beach Boys had several Great songs.

[@steff9041]

I had a similar experience. Around 1980 I was finally allowed to use the stereo by myself and discovered my parents record collection. In the early 2000s my kids were completely shocked to learn that none of their classmates knew who The Beach Boys were. Poor deprived children. I play their music for my grandkids now.

[@charlesmueller4915]

One of my all-time favs!!! Can never get enough of this song!!

[@myfavoritemartian1]

Thank you for the glimpse of back when Brian was at his best!

[@elialpert6366]

You can clearly see that Brian is operating on a much higher level than anyone else. He's in his own world of harmonic genius.

[@SuperBillybob53]

It took a lot of balls for that band to come to the decision to use a group of musicians who they knew would put out a better product than they could.

[@jesusvazquez945]

Beatles are Better

[@mrmoparrr]

Eliyahu Alpert absolutely huge back then compared to now ‘. Truly amazing

[@Schimechlyn]

It's unfortunate he didn't have a George Martin, or George Martin himself, to keep his ideas organized and on track. He might've finished a contemporary version of SMiLe in 1966. In a documentary with Martin, he stated George 'fixed' the bass part' in California Girls the way Brian had always wanted it but couldn't seem to capture it. Lennon and McCartney were great writers and musicians, but not for George Martin in the middle years of Rubber Soul through the White Album, they might've not had the influence on modern music that they have now. It almost wasn't fair, Brian was doing everything and Love and Jardine were giving him so much shit abot the direction of the music when he needed their cooperation the most. They might have become an even greater band post SMiLe era, really adventurous and eclectic, not just a surf and car band. I guess the statement they made at the time up to that point was loud enough that it still has us talking about it 50 years later.

[@Nationalist101]

Eliyahu Alpert facts, through and through. In more ways than one, he’s untouchable in the world of focused harmonics

[@lennyrothbart]

Progressive surf music - sounds like a contradiction in terms, but…- What’s always been amazing to me about this song is it’s way advanced from anything at the time; harmonically inventive, a masterpiece of arrangement, orchestration, & production; and IT STILL SOUNDS LIKE THE BEACH BOYS! If you listen to this next to one of their early records, you can hear the common elements, the thread of continuity. From where they started, most people would think that no matter how well-executed, there’s just so far anyone could take that concept. It’s astounding for that simple, conventional sound to have evolved into this complex, sophisticated, unique result AND still maintain the same character.

[@Geneva67-w6x]

'this song is way advanced from anything at the time'-- not true. See Sagittarius, My World Fell Down, recorded at the same time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6SQoHp7namDZqc

[@AnArchyRulzz]

​@@Geneva67-w6x That hand was literally a band formed to sound like the Beach Boys lol

[@Logan912]

It’s not surf music. In fact, The Beach Boys pretty much abandoned the surfing and car songs with The Beach Boys Today! album.

[@lennyrothbart]

@@Logan912 My point is, that was the root, & it "Good Vibrations" maintained the characteristic musical elements: it *sounds* like the same band, despite the elements that changed

[@lennyrothbart]

​@@Geneva67-w6x "My World Fell Down" is well done, but was released June 1967; "Good Vibrations" October 1966. Did they record it the previous October & then sit on it for 8 months? Possible, but not likely. I can hear the similarities to "Good Vibrations," particularly the chorus.

[@stevenowell5882]

No one can argue Brian's genius, but all those guys coming together is a once in a lifetime phenomenon. All were brilliant.

[@THE-HammerMan]

Well said. I agree completely.

[@Monkforilla]

They were brothers and cousins for crying out loud

[@dalehood1846]

Does mike love? I don't think so.

[@puntacanaman1]

@@dalehood1846 Mike Love was what you call "getting your job because you're related to the boss". Hundreds of people could've done his part. Low-demand vocals and smacking a tambourine. LOL.

[@andrewdclare]

@@puntacanaman1 he wrote the bloody lyrics! Even Brian is on record saying this.

[@jimmybuffet4970]

The importance of this singular masterpiece cannot be stressed enough. This literally changed the entire musical landscape forever.

[@surfohio]

My friends dad is in a successful group. Told me years back after seeing Cream play live he and his band were so amazed they wanted to quit music altogether haha. I can imagine Good Vibrations had similar effect on many!

[@zapkvr0101]

​@@surfohioCream wete an amazing rock combo but did you notice Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are nowhere near as famous as Eric Clapton. And Bruce's,other work is pretty shit. Even Baker's "Airforce" was largely forgettable.

[@ricomajestic]

@@zapkvr0101 Eric Clapton understood that its all about the song! Consistently writing or working with people that write great songs is key to longevity in music.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@zapkvr0101Whenever I hear someone say the word “overrated”, I immediately think of Eric Clapton. He was great in the Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and of course Cream… who really were a sum of their parts. In Cream it was all about the chemistry, not virtuosity. After that Clapton got way up his own tookus and with a few exceptions, the music got very mediocre, regardless of its commercial success. Ginger Baker may not have sold as many records as Clapton, but to me his recorded works are far more impressive and interesting.

[@zapkvr]

​@Shikta-poobah67 Thanks for the reply. I've seen Clapton live twice. In 74 he was a drug addled mess. In 86 he was at the top of his game. He was a complex individual

[@eldiablo8580]

This footage is SO GOOD! I love how Brian sings with his eyes closed and bounces around the Mic, its like he's really connecting with a higher power. He has so much energy its infectious

[@tastylord]

its not brian.. its carl

[@eldiablo8580]

@@tastylord it's Brian Wilson singing at the mike with his eyes closed, with Al Jardine and Bruce Johnson singing harmony, not Carl Wilson

[@tastylord]

@@eldiablo8580 brian got his brother carl to sing this. some of the songs were sang by carl cause brian was helping in the studio not singing.

[@tastylord]

and he looks nothing like brian

[@eldiablo8580]

@@tastylord yes, I know it's Carl Wilson singing the verses of this song on record, but I'm talking about the section in this particular video from 1:53 to 1:59 where it's Brian Wilson that is singing the chorus' with his eyes closed and later still when its Brian Wilson singing at the mike with Al Jardine and Bruce Johnson around him from 2:58 to 3:10. That's definitely Brian Wilson, not Carl. I was saying how when Brian sings he sings with his eyes closed, as if he's connecting himself with a higher power. Great stuff!

[@leokimvideo]

Visual proof of a genius at work.

[@billw7417]

If anybody had a doubt about who was in charge, here's your proof

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

It's funny to see your comment here, ive followed you for years

[@lazzy2012]

Thomas the tank engine agrees

[@cameroncooper4175]

@@billw7417 No, no. If you listen to Mike Love tell it, the whole time he is pulling Brian's strings and feeding him musical ideas.

[@lloydkline1518]

Wow, genius at work, legendary 1960s song

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Brian is completely in the zone. His enthusiasm, his passion for the music here is wonderful to see. Thanks for this.

[@continentalgin]

Genius absolute, Brian was... as one might say in a Star Wars movie.

[@continentalgin]

Sorry... is, not was.

[@XMIR10C]

but not a beatle

[@davidsmith172]

pure genius

[@ricardotexidomedina3140]

Privilege mind, knowledge & wisdom. An unique composer.

[@edwardshafer1729]

Musically this is just so original,harmonically skillful and rhythmically unique and compelling. Genius

[@hanselmansell7555]

Denis on vocals, that guy was so under rated, his solo album was ace!

[@madsjuul1350]

Dennis was a lousy drumming, tone deaf drunk

[@xxvvkx9312]

@@madsjuul1350 : Thats Terrible. How Disrespectful. The mans dead.

[@madsjuul1350]

@@xxvvkx9312 he drowned cause he was drunk

[@xxvvkx9312]

@@madsjuul1350 : I know his story, sad waste💔

[@nopeteys2424]

@@madsjuul1350 lol no Dennis literally invented an entire drumming style, go listen to all the early beach boy records he was an amazing drummer

[@philhurd7990]

These were some of the greatest sessions in the history of recorded music.

[@daniellavaladez7820]

The Wrecking Crew at their finest! I still can’t believe Hal Blaine is gone 😢

[@petersonlafollette3521]

Although good music is often collaborative, there is a catalyst here named Brian...

[@tednugentlives]

Indeed. Rock history being made.

[@pedroballadares5253]

Yes , that’s is a statement!!

[@SuperClaire35]

I just love seeing that baby faced genius in his element. Makes my heart happy. ❤

[@dungeon-wn4gw]

Yes there is something oddly attractive about him in his element where he is the king of the jungle. Coming from a straight guy.

[@SuperClaire35]

@@dungeon-wn4gw I agree! He's mesmerising to watch when he's in action.

[@andymatthews7617]

Brian was a genius, will never see his like ever again.

[@Logan912]

@@andymatthews7617I wouldn’t say never necessarily, but he is the kind of music genius that only comes once in a generation at least.

[@andymatthews7617]

I AGREE LOGAN, JUST SHOWS HOW GOOD HE WAS.

[@mikeacton2203]

One of the greatest songs ever. Richly textured a perfect marriage of instrumation and vocalization

[@randallreed9048]

This is the most written about recording session in rock history. Brian is a perfectionist. And it shows. I know this is pieced together, but it is still awe-inspiring to see. True history. Thank you!

[@jessefincher]

@randallreed9048 Your profile picture tells me all I need to know about you 🤡

[@randallreed9048]

@@jessefincher You do not know me at all.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

There always has to be that one ugly little troll who shows up to stink up the comments section for no good reason.

[@georgeg7714]

Brian Wilson was so ahead of his time. He was without a doubt a musical genius as well as the best producer and mixer in the business at that time.

[@allanr6132]

Go away you fucking troll.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Well, Phil Spector's work was nothing to sneeze at either.

[@Versul1]

@@ApartmentKing66 I agree. Brian basically wanted to be Phil Spector and when he finally got to meet him he was snubbed by him. IMO Brian far surpassed Spector. Yeah Spector made that wall of sound famous but it was so mushy sounding with way too much reverb. Brian on the other hand had the strangest collection of instruments and non instruments and turned it into something glorious.

[@alvinrodgers934]

Brian has also not murdered someone so I think we can put him ahead of Spector.

[@Versul1]

@@ApartmentKing66 in my opinion Phil Spector ruined a lot great tunes with his oversaturation. Brian was the clear genius

[@mateuszmattias]

At 0:20 when Brian says: "Hal, Let's go Man! Here we go, play hard and strong all the way!" and you can hear how excited Brian is about the whole thing! Fantastic to hear that part.

[@daniellavaladez7820]

And his smile afterwards!

[@thrillhouse7756]

2:50 I think you can see part of Brian's genius here, while everyone is doing an excelent job, Brian is in another whole diferent level, he's feeling the music, closing his eyes to see more, to visualize what he wants to project in the track, what a genius

[@kellymac1212]

Cuz all of it was coming from his brain! Could u imagine having to try and explain how u hear things in your head?! Thank heavens people understood him ✌💙😇

[@cynthiamarotta1328]

Lsd

[@MerkinMuffly]

Maybe the most angelic rock song ever made.

[@andymatthews7617]

Composed by a truly musical GENIUS.

[@koshersalaami]

I think that title goes to God Only Know

[@SamJ_1980]

@@koshersalaami Exactly what I was going to say. Now I don't have to...👍

[@stevemossholder]

totally right!! Surfs up is up there too.

[@riffmaster5805]

help me Rhonda!!!!!

[@markbeeman6894]

It's fascinating to see the musicians in the recording studio bow to his genius it's obvious that they knew they were working with a unique character.

[@mumbles215]

They loved every minute working with Brian. Hal Blaine, the drummer here, was good friends with Brian till his death 5 years ago.

[@JayJay-lc5qq]

Carole and Hal together are over the top!!! Never was ANY kind of music like this before. Absolutely revolutionary! Nothing like it then, or now.

[@DianeRinella]

HUGE credit to the person who edited this! Excellent job!

[@trollem69]

Brian was way ahead of his time. A lot his tunes sound like it can be made in the past, present, or future. Just Genius.

[@tommythompson1172]

Well said.

[@andymatthews7617]

NONE BETTER, AND THAT INCLUDES LENNON/ MCCARTNEY.

[@davidsant5729]

Thanks very much, wow....how fantastic to see the genius at work in his prime. A rare treat. Thanks again! No wonder John and Paul recognised him.

[@nataliarobinson9514]

When I was little my dad introduced me to older music of his day. BB was definitely one of them. And he showed me this clip, and even at a young age I was blown away by the making of this. I loved the song I still do! *BEACH BOYS 2021!!*

[@daniellavaladez7820]

I remember when I was eight years old and I first heard Good Vibrations in the car on my dad’s CD of the Very Best of the Beach Boys and I was blown away by it! To this day it blows me away; Brian Wilson is a freaking genius!

[@nataliarobinson9514]

@@daniellavaladez7820 That’s so cool, it’s important for kids to know where REAL music comes from. Back in the day they WORKED for it and it was real and meaningful. Now days it’s all done for them and it’s just not the same as it used to be

[@daniellavaladez7820]

@@nataliarobinson9514 I absolutely agree!

[@Ram44]

This clip is of the rehearsals. They were not allowed to film during actual takes. Dennis plays the organ in the middle section. And to this day the song has never been truly mixed in stereo! It’s only in mono as they lost some of the vocal tapes. Hard to believe.

[@doraldeddy1836]

Doesn’t Brian Wilson work so hard to get this exactly as he wanted the song to be? Fantastic! Takes me back to being young and carefree. Thank you BW and all the Beach Boys❤

[@dreamwell2020]

This was recorded in 1966, but 1966 didn't sound like this ...yet.

[@pauls5096]

That vocal arrangement is amazing. Why couldn't I have been born with such talent.

[@zapkvr0101]

Get in the queue

[@Mudge07]

Well, because there is already one and only Brian Wilson. You could possibly have equal talent and never arrive at the same masterpiece as “Good Vibrations”, or more. He shared his genius so let’s be thankful for that too.

[@zapkvr]

Why couldnt' Brian have been as talented as Bach? Because that isnt how it works. I do like his use of the theramin though.

[@BCK1970]

The way this song is arranged and put together is unreal. No one at the time did this. Basically inventing sampling and loops in pop music. Years and years ahead of its time, yet perfect for its time. As much as I love to chill and groove to it, I get goosebumps listening to the technical arrangements.

[@glennwlove]

ZODFILM well said!

[@wendygould4476]

Totally agree ZODFILM.

[@anonymusum]

There was no sampling and no loops. It´s all hand made but in the end you hear the first or another generation of the pure instrumental takes. I guess it was the first generation that Brian took for the fade out. The only new instrument was the Theremin which produced this Alien-sound in the end. The rest was just a very unique arrangement of a unique song.

[@safffff1000]

​@@anonymusum mid-1960s, the ready availability of the most up-to-date multitrack recorders - which were by then standard equipment in the leading Los Angeles recording studios - enabled Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys to become one of the first pop producers to exploit the huge potential of multitrack recording. During the group's most innovative period of music-making, from 1964 to 1967, Wilson developed elaborate techniques for assembling the band's songs, which combined elements captured on both 4-track and 8-track recorders, as well as making extensive use of tape editing.

[@MW-bi1pi]

New Instrument? The Theremin was invented in 1919. 13 years before the Electric Guitar.

[@areyoujelton]

As a recording artist, producer, and engineer... this shit is timeless. Brian Wilson is a legend and The Beach Boys are one of the best bands of all time.

[@AlexaTnckn92]

Yes!

[@seawallbird5724]

A well oiled machine.....

[@RickDanner]

i agree , i honestly think beach boys beatles and dont laugh ABBA were the 3 greatest pop bands of all time

[@zerosoma33]

Unfortunately these days those three titles don’t mean anything anymore

[@thirdbase6870]

"The Beach Boys are one of the best bands of all time." Instrumentally?? Get real.

[@legomaestro2079]

That intense look he has when directing everything. He was truly engrossed in everything. Man this song

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

This was among the Best behind the scenes films in Rock & Roll history Thanks for posting

[@slender_04f14]

Brian is on another level. He has an understanding so much broader than anyone else - he has truly captured the essence of the song.

[@andymatthews7617]

A total musical GENIUS.

[@maxwattage6631]

Paul McCartney said "Pet sounds" was an inspirational album and a favorite.

[@paulgentile1024]

he's an artist..gifted..an ARTIST..

[@normanacree1635]

He should capture the essence of the song since he wrote it.

[@heliotrope3345]

Yea, even though they are all talented, you can tell that Brian is light years beyond anyone else there.

[@conkyjoe]

Genius at work. Brian was a master creating amazing harmonies. Love Hal’s drumming.

[@dalehood1846]

If only they could have dumped mikey. Who knows how much MORE they could have been.

[@VerticalMan09]

@@dalehood1846what the hell are you talking about? He literally wrote most of the lyrics in this song and his contribution to The Beach Boys is immeasurable obviously not as much as Brian though but still he played a crucial role in there success

[@RockinAtheist]

I remember the first time I heard this on my car radio. Driving through London's East End. Mid to late 1960s. I had to pull over and turn up the volume to take in the sheer mesmerising brilliance of this song. Unbeatable.

[@magictransistorradio4933]

This song still sounds space age in 2022! Imagine what people thought in 1966 the first time they heard it!

[@andymatthews7617]

Blew them away.

[@godfearingheathen]

Blew me away, I was 18.

[@commentWhatnow]

The song sounded like a Beach Boy song but the move to slow the song down in this video at about 2:50 set the song apart and made it special. I was turning 13. Still like the song as much now as in the 60s.

[@JAYHACKETT]

Goosebumps

[@phiddlephart7026]

I was 16yo & they were cool😎👌👍👅 feel good music 🎶🎼🎤

[@BakedSalmonNetwork]

Beach Boys music makes me cry. Its so f!@$%&g good.

[@margaretmasters3582]

❤

[@PartyLife4me]

I lived three houses away from Brian Wilson in the Malibu Colony in 1983-89, and then my father got transferred to Boston. From time to time, I would see him walking on the beach usually by himself when I was out walking my dog. Always seem like kind of a loner.

[@Mitch24magic]

200 hundred years from now we will all be dust but this this song will still entertain, inspire, speak to folks... Amazing!

[@ryann8680]

anywhere sunkist is sold, Brian will be there

[@tommayberry9682]

@@finster909 Yes, Doubtful anyone will be left on the planet 200 yrs. from now..

[@tommythompson1172]

@@tommayberry9682 No people...maybe. But I hope their music survives elsewhere, somewhere...don't ruminate on that.

[@BamaFanUSMC]

Seriously, Brian Wilson is a GENIUS!! He was not just a good singer, he was really talented at integrating all the instruments, to get these unique sounds!

[@andymatthews7617]

Talk about Lennon and mccartney, NO CHANCE of ever being better than brian.

[@philipatoz]

Can you imagine the moment they all first heard the finalized mixdown - I mean, it sounded like nothing before it. I can remember hearing it over and over on a 45 record - and even lo-fi on just a cheap, one-speaker record player, it had these textures, layers, dynamics, and harmonies that are sonically and spiritually stunning! And it still sounds amazingly modern and fresh! I'm fairly sure that George Martin must have gone out of his gourd when he heard it! As it's a pop song that is so superbly constructed, performed and mixed - really, the gold standard of any '60s pop!

[@johnkulpowich5260]

Good call on George Martian

[@KnightOnBaldMountain]

I only read the first dozen comments, but I believe you nailed it with your assessment. Well written.

[@socal515]

@philipatoz "When Beatles producer George Martin heard the recording, he knew that in Brian Wilson the Beatles had met their match, and for the moment-as “Good Vibrations” ruled over the airwaves-they may have even been bested by the Californian. After all, Wilson was accomplishing exactly what Martin and the Beatles aspired to do in the studio." (Quoted from www.culturesonar.com/everything-fab-four-good-vibrations-and-the-beatles/

[@anyscaleclassics6880]

To be fair this is the gold standard of pop from any decade. Ive heared Beach boys songs probably hundreds of times, but ive never really listened to them properly. Now that I am starting to listen to them properly I realise they are streets ahead of other groups from their era, their sound is unique and still hasn't really been matched.

[@jamespfitz]

It was MADE for that lo-fi playback on a cheap record player, AM car or transistor radio

[@TenMinuteDrumSolo]

Regardless the nature of the footage, it's an amazing glimpse of Brian's incredible gift in action. It seems he knows exactly what he wants and it's only a matter of getting it from his head onto the audiotape. An absolute musical giant is Brian Wilson.

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Priceless. History in the making. Sheer magic preserved for posterity.

[@glenphillips9068]

But lost the NASA footage....

[@janewoestendiek1498]

TheReUploadChannel .lll,.l,,,.l....

[@theresaakins2317]

TheReUploadChannel who is Bruce Johnston

[@RandomPau]

@@theresaakins2317 you can see his 1st solo close-up at 3:25.

[@beverlytheniceonemartin8843]

Grew up on these men. At 61 their music still brings memories that are all good. Thanks for this!

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

"Good Vibrations" is a song that has a sublime, ethereal quality that very few songs have.

[@brainscott8198]

It was pop music perfection...and Brian knew he could never top it so off he went to his sand box in his living room, dope and lotsa cash to live off the next 40 years...

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@brainscott8198Well, he _did_ think he was going to be able to top this when he got to work on Heroes and Villains (not to mention the rest of SMiLE). It didn’t quite work out that way in the long haul, but he said in many interviews at the time that Heroes and Villains was going to be his “real masterpiece”.

[@gng228]

I was never a big Beach Boys fan.And certainly the word genius is way overused with respect to pop musicians. But there is no other word to describe someone who is capable of composing music like this. The harmonic mastery is at a level second to none.

[@surfohio]

All of these amazing music and vocal parts came from Brian's head lol. Easy to imagine how gifted artists can be held hostage or even paralyzed by their creativity.

[@heliotrope3345]

Rent Love and Mercy, the movie about Wilson, it will give you a whole new level of respect for the man. All he overcame (severe abuse as a child by his father, drug addiction, mental illness, etc.) to be the incredible artist he is, just very inspiring and touching!

[@danielfournier735]

Very Well and Truthfully said.Gifted Muscians some more than others. This Genious ?!? Unknown Factor is misused all the time for all walks of live.

[@mumbles215]

It to mention one of the most honest men you’ll ever meet with a childlike nature. It’s hard to say you have love for someone you haven’t meet, but I feel nothifn but love from this guy.

[@dereksanderson5765]

how great their voices blended together. How great we had it to watch and listen to these guys as they became a super group.

[@apwrg4350]

Brian Wilson - God given talent. He is awesome and the best. Love and respect the guy.

[@eardrumbuzzer6477]

The cello playing triplets gives this song its pure energy.

[@Soprano_661]

eardrum buzzer sound absolutely massive

[@ronfrey6639]

THANK YOU DRIVING ME CRAZY thought is that a mellotron doing that on a tape loop or the real McCoy what a great amazing chug and perfect part to that tune... you can clearly count it trip o let trip o let trip o let ooo aahhh aa ahhh ooo aahhh aa aaa ahhh Imagine what a learning experience that was and humbling experience I listened to Jardine speaking about the imperfections. well geesh that made me feel almost human again cause I just thought they always sound that awesome imagine my joy when I see everyone busted ass really hard for months to get it that perfect.. I like cranking the song loud.

[@oskartheme5233]

Like a locomotive.

[@zackstewart4109]

What you are hearing is a Theremin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin

[@billpower4885]

Mike-hat- no one must know ur Terrible secret

[@kennethsands1119]

I graduated from high school in 1967. I’m 75 now and these songs bring me back to a great time in my life!

[@janetmagnuson2285]

Me too, the summer of love!

[@zequekestrada6012]

This was so cool. I love seeing the creative process, especially with a genius like Brian Wilson.

[@petermanley4277]

Zequek Estrada “

[@JamesBanfield1]

so do I... love the studio capture of the guys and Carol > on the session in "God Only Knows" n No wonder Good Vibrations" was the most explensive to produce $75,000 ... wow

[@davidsmith172]

You must get the Pet Sounds memorial album full of studio moments, creative process in spades

[@richsackett3423]

@@JamesBanfield1 Fun fact. They didn’t use Carol’s take on GV. Brian played the take used.

[@hookipaboy3412]

Amazing to me that Brian Wilson wrote,sang and produced some of the greatest music of all time while being deaf in one ear,Genius🤙🏽

[@georgiapatriot13097]

Denny looks so happy. I love his Charisma. He's like me

[@lesterpittenger5992]

I hope not. He's dead.

[@willwood7111]

The gods of harmony. I will always love these guys. Brings joy to your heart no matter what type of day your having.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Gods of both harmony _and_ melody. Brian created some of the most glorious melodic arrangements I’ve ever heard.

[@joepalooka2145]

Great video. I was a teenager back in the '60s when Good Vibrations first came out. I was totally entranced and obsessed with it from the moment I first heard it. I wore that record out. All these years later, Brian's incredible genius still amazes me.

[@andymatthews7617]

GREAT DAYS.

[@daveniemeyer3095]

still goosebumps.....walked 3 miles & back to get the 45 from Shilito's (I forget the B side of it). Walking with friends was fun........the Wonder Years!

[@douglassloan6831]

Not sure who was making dopey comments, but clearly they didn't understand the significance of this footage. This is a priceless archival treasure that speaks to one of the most important moments in American musical history. It's incredible. And the quality of the picture is unbelievable. Thank you so much for posting it. What a gem.

[@andymatthews7617]

Totally brilliant piece of history, nobody today comes close.

[@knivesgunfights526]

Lennon and McCartney said the same thing. From my perspective, it was one their last intelligent comments. That was the turning point for rock and roll. The Beach Boys all but created that genre. Their influence was to Rock and Roll, what Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe were to the marriage of Blues and Soul...creating THE Motown Sound. I am proud to have witnessed that incredible "marriage."

[@richsackett3423]

Stuff like "Carol Kaye obviously had nothing to do with the making of this record. There is no evidence otherwise."

[@Noah1997callahan]

This is art. In its purest form. God bless these boys. Brian Wilson is a genius.

[@keithbradley1197]

Seeing Mike love just ruins the whole thing for me

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@keithbradley1197I have no love for the guy myself, but to be fair he was in the band. He even contributed some of the lyrics here (probably his finest moment). Again, I’m not defending him. I can’t stand him as a person, but reality is reality.

[@theanonymouscat5062]

Saw long promised roads on a plane. Boy, what a trip. The footage here is very similar. God bless you, Brian.

[@Blubatt]

I love how happy Brian seems on this video, and how thrilled he is to do the song. He looked so energetic

[@Shikta-poobah67]

He’s completely in his element here. This is what it was all about for him. Beautifully captured on film.

[@FragMeAndTagMe]

Brian looks like a proud papa lion directing his pride to musical revolution

[@davidcopson5800]

Brian Wilson, the Lion King!

[@atlantavison]

Brian looks like he is having a blast. He is a genius. Love it when they show dennis smiling.

[@MahaMtman]

Beauty; love !truth; Melody :; where has it gone? Thank you Brian and surviving Beach boys truly wonderful song.

[@fw1421]

There will never be another era for music like the 1960’s. I feel so fortunate to have grown up during the greatest time for popular music.😍😍😍

[@johnkulpowich5260]

Ain't it the truth

[@silvabrothersmusic]

What about the 70s?

[@fw1421]

@@silvabrothersmusic yea,the 70’s were good but then Disco ruined the rest of the 70’s.

[@silvabrothersmusic]

@@fw1421 Disco was great when it started in the black clubs in the mid 70s. Disco came from real soul and funk, especially that Philadelphia sound and was largely underground and played by very skilled musicians. Yes by 1980 after the Bee Gees and every act going disco it became cringy, ridiculous and commercial

[@andymatthews7617]

We had it all, days very, very sadly missed.😥

[@peternewman3487]

The best song that was released in 1966, I played this relentlessly on the juke box in my local coffee bar. Brian you are a genius.

[@lydialas5644]

@Hello Peter how are you doing

[@kevinr3793]

After watching "Love and Mercy" I realized what a musical genius Brian Wilson was especially hearing their vocal harmonies. I have some beautiful memories because this music. It's timeless.

[@davidcopson5800]

Indeed. A great film.

[@Likebirdsofprey]

Knowing what I do about Brian Wilson's musical genius (and the other Beach boys), and Hal Blaine with the Wrecking Crew......Damn! what a treat to see this. True legends, timeless!

[@Hugo_Hackenbush]

Brian took what learned from Gershwin, the Four Freshmen, and Phil Spector, mixed it all together and multiplied it by 100.

[@fntime]

Brian also sang as 'Tiny Tim' in late 60's. He even did appearances on TV with big moment the marriage to Miss Vicki on Johnny Carson Show

[@johngore7744]

The scene where Hackenbush is on the phone pretending to be the dean at the school in Florida. And the fake tornado. Lol.

[@greggae2735]

Brian is also channeling Spector from a sartorial perspective as well in this video.

[@libragirl4471]

Every beat, every note, every vocal succinctly in tune. Brian Wilson is magnificent.

[@andymatthews7617]

TOTALLY UNIQUE, A ONE OFF GENIUS.

[@sharonramone7186]

Oh my gosh, I love this footage!!! It is so cool to see them so relaxed,having fun, and still creating a masterpiece. Seeing the interaction between Brian + Hal, Carl on guitar,Dennis being, well-Dennis! And proof that yes indeed Bruce was there! My favorite band at their peek, vocally and visually! And Brian enjoying his own singing. Thanx so much for sharing!😀😀😀

[@liamroberts9047]

Hello Sharon, How are you doing?

[@andymatthews7617]

THIS GROUP WILL NEVER BE SURPASSED, TODAY AND FOR A LONG TIME ALL THATS BEEN PRODUCED IS RUBBISH.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

Love those fabulous Beach Boys and the incredible Brian Wilson❗️💕

[@aaronwilson9896]

This video is bitter sweet. It makes me happy to see Brian in his element, but knowing how much turmoil he went through around this time is heartbreaking.

[@1401minstrel]

And its sad to know his two younger brothers, Dennis and Carl, didn't get the chance to grow old.

[@aaronwilson9896]

@@1401minstrel I thought the same thing. It’s an absolute shame. Wish they were still all together ❤️

[@andymatthews7617]

Musical genius doesnt get any better.

[@clewismessina6630]

I’ve always thought this is one of the greatest modern musical compositions ever written. It’s a mini opera before bohemian rhapsody was a twinkle in Freddy Mercurys father’s eye. And it never gets old. Genius.

[@andymatthews7617]

JUST SIMPLY BRILLIANT.

[@zerosoma33]

I hate Bohemian Rhapsody

[@matthewstokes1608]

@@zerosoma33yes, me too… pastiche cringe… This Beach Boys stuff was in a league of its own

[@GluteMaximuz]

@@zerosoma33 Agreed. Absolute crap

[@JR-zi9vj]

​@MuckSpreader99 both songs are good you guys are just cringe.

[@kmully8873]

I love this, thanks. I'm going to show this to my Dad, who first introduced me to the BB as a young kid, he will love this. He should see this and enjoy it in his 8th decade.

[@jakebroz9116]

Holy shit they really recorded the chorus all together like that?! Even more impressive than individually recording and splicing each track. These guys were master harmonizers!

[@glengamble526]

You gotta remember,they only had so many tracks to work with.

[@davidcannata520]

I always think back in time to when I first heard their songs... I was 10 in 64' and listened to AM radio with my friends while we played Whiffle ball or Football in the streets...Trips to Scarborough Beach in RI to watch the Babes dance to their music on the Boardwalk in Bikinis was ......?....fill in the blank.

[@zerosoma33]

Yeah computers weren’t always around. Nor was the method of reel and razor. I still do everything like this because I don’t know how to do it the “easy way”

[@jofinsky8400]

I knew he wrote most of the songs, but I am surprised at how demonstrative Brian Wilson was in the studio.

[@NCJeanGenie]

I’m thinking this is a glimpse of Brian Wilson when he’s in a universe where thrives on “vibes” we can’t feel. NOT saying Brian Wilson is autistic, but if you’ve spent time with people with autism (especially those who are actual geniuses), you realize that when completely free to operate in their universe, they are experiencing greater vibes than we are capable of ever knowing. It can be a gift and a curse. ☮️💟

[@yoblol]

@MichaelKingsfordGray Why do you have a problem with Brian?

[@karaDee2363]

Not only wrote the song, but was responsible for all the musical Arrangements,

[@scoremix8556]

@@karaDee2363 and producing.

[@3-ddjr460]

@@karaDee2363 Mike Love wrote the words.

[@bamakeyman]

A masterpiece. That chord they hit at 3:22 always gives me chills.

[@williamwilson6499]

Is that a chord or a harmony?

[@brinsonharris9816]

A chorus of notes that make up a chord. I’m sure serious sheet music would show all the notes that have to be hit perfectly. And Brian heard them all in his head before this song existed. Sounds like 5 or 6 part harmony. Choir directors hope they grow up to be Brian Wilson.

[@backtoweedin4375]

I believe it's a V11 chord or V7sus2,4. In this song that's basically Eb triad (1st inversion) over F bass. (Could throw a C in there too).

[@jimgresham5529]

@@williamwilson6499 chord- F7

[@mrs.featherbottom5901]

@@williamwilson6499 Note: a single toned sound, like when you sing “aah” Melody: notes in sequence Chord: 3 or more notes played together Harmony: not easily defined, but is a word for an aspect of music made up by the chords and melodies (as opposed to rhythm, for example) Vocal harmonies: two or more voices singing different notes together, creating brief chords that alternate when the melodies climb up and down

[@AllTheBestCO]

Great video footage. You can see the relationship that Brian Wilson had with everyone involved in Pet Sounds. A masterpiece.