The Bicycle Thief is an American alternative rock band fronted by

Bob Forrest Robert O'Neil "Bob" Forrest (born February 15, 1961) is an American musician who is best known for his work with the Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. Forrest, a recovering drug addict, has worked for years as a recovery ...

. After a break from the music industry after the demise of his previous band,

Thelonious Monster Thelonious Monster is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest and named after jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Active from 1984 to 1994, again from 2004 to 2011, and reforming a second time in ...

, 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 four-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 (

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). This was Klinghoffer's first recording experience and he contributed guitars, keyboards, and on some tracks the drums. Their only studio album is ''

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 re-released with a different track listing in 2001. Songs on the album were predominantly written by frontman Bob Forrest (singer for LA band Thelonious Mo ...

'', released in 1999, and re-released with modified track listing 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. In 2020, for the 21st anniversary of the album, the band announced it would be reissuing the album on vinyl and the album also appeared on Spotify for the first time. The band played a livestream concert in September 2020. Just previous to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' release of '' I'm with You'', Klinghoffer and Forrest performed songs live on the latter's radio show in July 2011. Then on October 3, 2013, (Klinghoffer's birthday) the band reunited and played live at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs. Their next performance was the Save Music in Chinatown benefit concert in Los Angeles on October 19, 2014, the first public performance of the band in 13 years. They reunited again on October 12, 2019, and played live at Alo House Silver Lake.

Discography

Studio albums *''

'' (1999/2001) Compilations albums *''Rare'' (2014) *''Birthday Cake Rarities'' (2020) Live albums *''The Way It Used to Be'' (2009) Singles *'' Stoned +2'' (2001)

References

External links

Official website
(via

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bicycle Thief Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 1997 establishments in California