REVIEW: The Bicycles - The Good The Bad and The Cuddly
2006 is definately the year of the bicycle: first there was global warming, then gas prices inflated and now The Bicycles have released their much anticipated first CD (seriously, years of anticipation). Look out SUVs, the best pop sensibilities of the 50s, 60s and 70s are going to kick you off the road!
For those who have had the pleasure of seeing The Bicycles before this release will not disappoint. This 17 (yes, 17!) track album is everything you'd expect starting with the kick-off rocker "B-B-Bicycles" (every band needs a good theme song) to the final "ba ba ba" sing-a-long "Two Girls from Montreal."
The Bicycles style really does span all three of the aforementioned generations of pop: the 50s in "I Know We Have to be Apart", the 60s in the Beatlesk "Cuddly Toy" and the 70s in "Ghost Town." Althought The Bicycles have managed to keep enough mondern edge to their sound to make them feel relevant and edgy.
Lyrically The Bicycles write sugar 'n spice cute songs. The most riské song being "Paris Be Mine" where they lament that "Though Montreal is appealing, oh I need the real thing, Paris, oh Paris be mine." Can-con politness lookout our friends in Quebec might take exception!
The Good The Bad and The Cuddly is addictive and will cause you to singing aloud while taking a shower or biking around town.
Rating: 5/5