15 Big Ones

Question. If an artist has no ideas, what should he or she do? Answer. Stay out of the studio.

15 Big Ones
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15 Big Ones
The Beach Boys
Caribou, 1976
REVIEW BY: David Bowling
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 06/02/2007
Question: If a person has nothing to say, what should he or she do? Answer: Say nothing.
Question. If an artist has no ideas, what should he or she do? Answer. Stay out of the studio.
It is too bad that Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys did not take this advice and skipped the recording of 15 Big Ones. I am a huge Beach Boys fan and every five years I put this record on the turntable in hopes that it is better than I remember, yet I always come away disappointed.
This was supposed to be the big Beach Boys comback album. In the mid 70s, thanks to the popularity of the hits LP Endless Summer, the Beach Boys had re-emerged as one of the most popular touring acts in the world. An LP was wanted to build on that popularity, and more important Brian Wilson was set to produce for the first time in a decade. He had just emerged from a decade of illness and had written more than enough songs for an album.

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