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15 Big Ones
Rock · 1976 · 14 tracks

15 Big Ones

The Beach Boys

A mid-seventies blend of nostalgic rock and roll covers and quirky originals. Weathered vocals meet stiff synthesizers and classic sunshine harmonies.

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It's the Beach Boys doing a weird, gritty karaoke party of their own influences.

A forced but affectionate celebration of the past, tinged with the grit of mid-life reality.

15 Big Ones · vs · The Beach Boys
Harmonized+1.2σ

The vocals lean notably further into harmonized than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
02
It’s OK
2:14
03
Had to Phone Ya
1:45
04
Chapel of Love
2:35
05
Everyone’s in Love With You
2:44
06
Talk to Me
2:15
07
That Same Song
2:17
08
T.M. Song
1:36
09
Palisades Park
2:26
10
Susie Cincinnati
2:59
11
A Casual Look
2:45
12
Blueberry Hill
3:04
13
Back Home
2:50
14
In the Still of the Night (I’ll Remember)
3:03
15
Just Once in My Life
3:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring but earnest synth-bass pulse that drives the cover of Rock and Roll Music.
Brian Wilson's weathered, fragile delivery on the climactic Just Once in My Life.
The bright, classic California sunshine harmonies that break through on It's OK.
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