Amen, bro! I can’t hear any of those songs the same way now, knowing that the genius of Brian Wilson’s music was brought to life by performers like Hal Blaine, Glen Campbell, Carol Kaye, and the rest. It’s not just that Glen was a great guitar player, but based on the open market he was truly the best of the best.
A friend of mine is a LA-based mastering engineer of great acclaim. He used to have a weekly breakfast at a restaurant with Hal and some other Crew members. The stories that were told at that table had to be amazing!