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arranged into a suite that stretched the group s lyrical concerns beyond youthful infatuation and into more adult notions of love. In late 1965, the Beatles released rubber soule, and Brian was amazed at the consistently high quality of the songs on the album. While the rest of the group continued touring, Brian began writing songs with help from lyricist Tony Asher, and producing session for Pet Sounds, a song suite charting a young mans growth to emotional maturity. Though other group members were resistant to an album with few obvious hits, they spent more time working on the vocals than any other previous project. The results, released in may 1966, were simply astonishing and more than justified the effort. One of the best produced and most influential rock LPs ever released,

Pet Sounds was the culmination of Brian Wilson s year of production work and song writing. After 1979 s M.I.U. album, the group signed a large contract with CBS that stipulated Brian s involvement on each album. However, his brief return to the spotlight ended with two dismal efforts, LA and keepin the summer alive. Mismanagement of financial matters. By 1980, Denies and Carl had left the Beach Boy, both for solo careers. Denies had already released his first album, pacific ocean blue, in 1977, and Carl released his eponymous debut in 1981. Brian was removed from the group one year later, after his weight went over 300 pounds. The tragic drowning death of Denies in 1983 helped bring the group back together for 1985 s the Beach Boys. Though the album was eandemic of overly slick

80s production techniques, it returned the band to the top 40 with getcha back. It would be the last proper Beach Boys album of the 80s, however. Brian had been steadily improving in mind and body during the mid 80s, though the rest of the group grew suspicious of his mentor, Dr. Eugene Landy, a dodgy psychiatrist who reportedly worked wonders with the easily impressionable wouldn t it be nice and wrote lyrics for Brian s first solo album, 1988s Brian Wilson. Critics and fans enjoyed it, but the charts were unforgiving especially with attention on the Beach Boys once more. The single kokomo, from the soundtrack to Cocktail, hit number one in the US late that year, prompting a haphazard collection named still cruisis. The group sued Brian, more to force Landy out of the picture

than anything, and Mike Love later sued Brian for song witing royalties. Carl s death from cancer in 1996 was a shock to band members, fans and friends. Then, Brian began recognizing his immense on the alternative community, he worked with biggest fans Sean O Hagan and Andy palely on series of songs that would form his second solo album. Again, good intentions failed to carry through, as the recording were ditched in favor of another overly produced, mainstream slanted album named imagination. By early 1999, no less then the Beach Boys connected units were touring the country a Brian Wilson solo tour, the official Beach Boys led by Mike Love, and the Beach Boys family led by Al Jaradine.