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Car Caught Fire by The Bears
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fave it Power Pop | Beatles-pop
13 tracks | 50 minutes
Released May 2002
on The Bears
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Life in a Nutshell lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Life in a Nutshell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Life in a Nutshell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 Under the Volcano lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 Under the Volcano lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 Under the Volcano
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:48 When She Moves lyrics BUY MP3 03:48 When She Moves lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:48 When She Moves
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 Mr. Bonaparte lyrics BUY MP3 03:54 Mr. Bonaparte lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:54 Mr. Bonaparte
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:53 What's the Good of Knowing lyrics BUY MP3 02:53 What's the Good of Knowing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:53 What's the Good of Knowing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:51 Dave lyrics BUY MP3 04:51 Dave lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:51 Dave
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:35 Caveman lyrics BUY MP3 03:35 Caveman lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:35 Caveman
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Waiting Room lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 Waiting Room lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Waiting Room
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:47 117 Valley Drive lyrics BUY MP3 03:47 117 Valley Drive lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:47 117 Valley Drive
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Safe in Hell lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Safe in Hell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Safe in Hell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Success lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Success lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Success
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:59 Sooner or Later lyrics BUY MP3 02:59 Sooner or Later lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:59 Sooner or Later
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:53 As You Are lyrics BUY MP3 04:53 As You Are lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:53 As You Are
Imagine the intimacy of Beatles pop, the charismatic jangles of Tom Petty, the textures of power pop and the a dash of mellow dreaminess stirred together with fire.
Editorial review
Beneath all the quirkiness, Adrian Belew is quite a pop tunesmith, especially evident by his work with the Bears. While fans figured they'd heard the last of them in the late '80s, the band unexpectedly got back together shortly after the dawn of the 21st century -- issuing their first studio release in 13 years, "Car Caught Fire." And the group picks up exactly where they left off -- putting their modern spin on a post-Beatles power pop style. Don't get me wrong, Belew's eccentricity still shines through on the material (as well as his guitar expertise), especially "Caveman," but if it's expertly crafted, melodic pop songs you're after, Car Caught Fire has its fair share, especially "Life in a Nutshell" and "What's the Good of Knowing." It may have taken an extraordinarily long time for the Bears to issue their third proper release, but Car Caught Fire was well-worth the wait. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
CAR CAUGHT FIRE is the Bears first release in 14 years. Recorded over a three year period at Adrian Belew's home studio, the disc reflects the growth of a wonderfully unique style - what critic Robert Chrisgau refers to as, "music worthy of a new category."
Using the freedom afforded by being "fabulous musicians not concerned with impressing anyone with how cool they are," The Bears concentrate solely on creating great recordings of great songs, skillfully doing whatever it takes to distill the essence of their music down to elegantly simple modern rock gems. Adrian Belew's experience as a platinum award-winning producer is brilliantly displayed with the transparent production heard on CAR CAUGHT FIRE.
Several of it's radio worthy tracks have already received consistent North American airplay and network television exposure.