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Unpicking the Beach Boys’ classic that confirmed Brian Wilson’s creative genius
Conceived as an all-in-one ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations was thematically triggered by the notion that dogs could sense the positive or negative energies of humans
“Now the deck is heavily stacked against old farts like myself!”: The classic rock singer exiled by his old band
“George Harrison didn’t get it at all”: When Led Zeppelin's first LP confused a Beatle — and was ignored by Mick Jagger
The album was made for a bargain price of £1,782
“12 million sales is pretty big!”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the classic album with the “bloody awful” cover
And no - it's not a concept album!
10 underrated Air tracks you absolutely need to hear
The beloved French duo behind Sexy Boy and All I Need have a deep well of spellbinding music every bit as superb as their most well-known tracks
A music professor breaks down the theory behind Sly & The Family Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Following Sly Stone's passing, we explore how one of the funk icon's most enduring grooves turns minimal harmony into maximum impact
“The recording of Appetite For Destruction cost $365,000”: Guns N’ Roses’ former manager on the band's classic debut
“Axl sounded like he had overdosed on helium at certain points”
Paul McCartney unwittingly met the girl who’d later inspire the Beatles’ She’s Leaving Home years before writing the song
She’d later crop up in a newspaper story and trigger Paul to pen the Sgt. Pepper classic - but did he remember that he’d already met the girl in question?
