If Wilson must be known for one thing, let it be his inimitable sense of harmony, perfected across his craft and completely unignorable on “God Only Knows,” a masterclass in vocals, love, emotional depth, harpsichord and the intersection of all such forces.

We’re picking up sad vibrations. But how traumatized can we feel, once the first few notes of any of Brian Wilson’s most classic songs hits our tympanic membrane? Even his most sorrowful songs — and there were plenty of those,

Brian Wilson, the influential pop musician who co-founded the the Beach Boys and wrote such hit songs as 'Good Vibrations,' 'I Get Around,' and 'God Only Knows,' has died at 82.