Just In Case You Forgot That Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys Is A Stone-Cold Genius!

When most people hear the name Brian Wilson, they immediately think of the legendary pop icon's longtime struggle with mental illness, but there was a time when Wilson was at the top of his game, creating some of the most timeless and groundbreaking music of the fifties and sixties.

Anyone who thinks the Beach Boys were merely a surf-based boy band need only recall that the Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as a response to the Beack Boys' landmark album, Pet Sounds.

This video, well, audio actually, beautifully captures Wilson's creative process at work as he directs the studio band during the recording of "Wouldn't It Be Nice", which went on to become one of two Top 10 hits from the album.