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Why Do They Rock So Hard?
Rock · 1998 · 17 tracks

Why Do They Rock So Hard?

Reel Big Fish

A high-octane collision of third-wave ska and arena rock bravado. Packed with sarcastic hooks, massive brass arrangements, and self-deprecating 90s wit.

October 20, 1998 · Mojo Records

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A frantic, high-energy explosion of sarcasm and brass-heavy defiance.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Somebody Hates Me
3:29
02
Take On Me
2:54
03
Brand New Song
3:05
04
She’s Famous Now
3:06
05
You Don’t Know
3:26
06
The Set Up (You Need This)
4:25
07
Thank You for Not Moshing
2:42
08
I’m Cool
3:17
09
I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too
2:53
10
Everything Is Cool
3:08
11
Song #3
3:29
12
Scott’s a Dork
3:04
13
Big Star
3:35
14
The Kids Don’t Like It
3:21
15
Down in Flames
4:50
16
We Care
3:55
17
Victory Over Peter Bones (The Legend of Alan Guile Versus Peter Bones)
5:28
Moments Worth Listening For
The massive hair-metal guitar solo that erupts in the middle of a ska-beat track.
The sudden shift from a frantic punk gallop to a heavy, half-time breakdown in track 7.
The layered, anthemic vocal harmonies on the chorus of Big Star that sound like a stadium crowd.
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