The Beach Boys' current members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston paid tribute to late bandmate Brian Wilson following his death at age 82 on Wednesday, June 11. "The world mourns a genius today, and we grieve for the loss of our cousin,

Both were musical geniuses who paid a high price for their gifts.

Attempting to distill Wilson's talent and influence in a few short songs is an impossibility; even just focusing on a few select cuts from The Beach Boys' 1966 album “Pet Sounds," routinely regarded ...