Prefab Sprout - Two Wheels Good (1985)

*U.S. first pressing.

Contains 14 tracks total.

This album is known internationally as "Steve McQueen"

Country: United Kingdom

Genre: Art Pop, Pop Rock

Label Number: EK 40100

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© 1985-1988 Epic Records

Two Wheels Good Review by Jason Ankeny

Smart, sophisticated and timelessly stylish, Two Wheels Good (titled Steve McQueen throughout the rest of the world) is a minor classic, a shimmering jazz-pop masterpiece sparked by Paddy McAloon's witty and inventive songwriting. McAloon is a wickedly cavalier composer, his songs exploring human weaknesses like regret ("Bonny"), lust ("Appetite") and infidelity ("Horsin' Around") with cynical insight and sarcastic flair; he's also remarkably adaptable, easily switching gears from the faux-country of "Faron" to the stately pop grace of "Moving the River." At times, perhaps, his pretensions get the better of him (as on "Desire As"), while at other times his lyrics are perhaps too trenchant for their own good; at those moments, however, what keeps Two Wheels Good afloat is Thomas Dolby's lush production, which makes even the loftiest and most biting moments as easily palatable as the airiest adult-contemporary confection.

 tags: prefab sprout, two wheels good, 1985, 1988, flac,