This Is Comp: The Wrecking Crew! Good Vibrations

About this episode

If there was ever a song that deserved a whole episode to itself, it's the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." A psychedelic masterpiece assembled bit by bit over several months and several studios, on paper it shouldn't have worked - but with the help of the Wrecking Crew, the Beach Boys successfully brought Brian Wilson's musical vision to life. It's become so familiar to everyone at this point that you might not even notice how brilliant it really is, so Ben, Rich, and special guest Sean are breaking it down piece by piece to illustrate its true genius.  And of course there are a million illustrative clips:  The Beach Boys: • Good Vibrations - Western 5-4-66 (First Chorus) • Kiss Me, Baby • California Girls • The Little Girl I Once Knew • Wouldn't It Be Nice • Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) • God Only Knows • Good Vibrations - Gold Star 2-18-66 (The Pet Sounds Session) • Student Demonstration Time • Good Good Good Vibrations (First Version With Overdubs) 3-66 • Let's Go Away for Awhile • I Know There's an Answer • Good Vibrations - Alternate Edit 8-24-66 • Heroes and Villains Other clips: • Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations (2004 versio