The Bicycle Thief (band)
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The Bicycle Thief was a band fronted by Bob Forrest
. After a break from the music industry after the demise of his previous band, Thelonious Monster
, Forrest started jamming with Josh Klinghoffer
(a friend of Forrest's girlfriend's brother) and in 1997 they played a covers gig and Forrest started recording demos on a 4-track. After Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett offered him a deal he and Klinghoffer recorded The Bicycle Thief's debut, joined on the album by Kevin Fitzgerald (Geraldine Fibbers
). This was Klinghoffer's first recording experience and he contributed guitars, keyboards, and on some track the drums.
Their only studio album is You Come and Go Like a Pop Song
, released in 1999, and re-released with modified tracklisting and artwork in 2001. For the 10th anniversary of the band in 2009, a live album, The Way It Used To Be (LIVE), was released on Bob Forrest's website.
Bob Forrest
Bob Forrest is the lead vocalist and lyricist for Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. In September 2006 he released his first solo album, Modern Folk And Blues Wednesday. He is also a drug counselor, appearing alongside Dr...
. After a break from the music industry after the demise of his previous band, Thelonious Monster
Thelonious Monster
Thelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...
, Forrest started jamming with Josh Klinghoffer
Josh Klinghoffer
Joshua Adam "Josh" Klinghoffer is an American multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante, who left the band in 2009.Klinghoffer also fronts Dot Hacker, and was...
(a friend of Forrest's girlfriend's brother) and in 1997 they played a covers gig and Forrest started recording demos on a 4-track. After Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett offered him a deal he and Klinghoffer recorded The Bicycle Thief's debut, joined on the album by Kevin Fitzgerald (Geraldine Fibbers
Geraldine Fibbers
The Geraldine Fibbers were an alt-country band founded in 1994 by Carla Bozulich. Initially, band members included Bozulich, Daniel Keenan, Julie Fowells, William Tutton and Kevin Fitzgerald...
). This was Klinghoffer's first recording experience and he contributed guitars, keyboards, and on some track the drums.
Their only studio album is You Come and Go Like a Pop Song
You Come and Go Like a Pop Song
You Come and Go Like a Pop Song is an album by The Bicycle Thief, released in 1999 and again with a different tracklisting in 2001.John Frusciante appears on "Cereal Song". He plays one of the solo-guitars...
, released in 1999, and re-released with modified tracklisting and artwork in 2001. For the 10th anniversary of the band in 2009, a live album, The Way It Used To Be (LIVE), was released on Bob Forrest's website.
External links
- Official website (via archive.orgInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
) - http://www.myspace.com/thebicyclethief Official Myspace Page