Swain's First Bike Ride is the first full album by the Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California

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 punk

Punk rock

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 band Fifteen

Fifteen (band)

Fifteen was a punk rock band formed by Jeff Ott. Ott was the group's main songwriter and only consistent member. According to Ott, the band had a total of fifteen members by the time it finally disbanded in 2000: Jack Curran, Mikey Mischief, Mark Moreno, Jean Repetto, Lucky Dog, Chris Flanagan,...

. The songs generally follow a metallic guitar and chorus vocals style which was phased out in later albums. The album also has quite a few love songs (the most popular songs on the album being "C#(tion)", which was covered by Green Day

Green Day

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, and "Sweet Valentine", all were likely written for Nancy, songwriter Jeff Ott

Jeff Ott

Jeff Ott is an activist, musician, author, and longtime member of the Berkeley punk community, having fronted such bands as Crimpshrine, and Fifteen.-Partial history:...

's wife), something that was also phased out by later albums. The album's CD edition contains the band's self-titled 7" EP, released on Lookout! the previous year (tracks 11-14).

Track listing

1. "Intentions" - 3:50
2. "Definition" - 4:25
3. "C# (Tion)" - 4:06
4. "Someday" - 4:17
5. "Alienation" - 3:25
6. "Implications" - 4:17
7. "Resolution" - 4:56
8. "Inclination" - 3:02
9. "Subdivision" - 4:24
10. "The End" - 3:25
11. "Liberation" - 2:58
12. "Sweet Valentine" - 3:58
13. "Devotion" - 3:55
14. "Imagination" - 3:27