Bloody Chicletts

Bloody Chicletts was a Canadian new wave, power pop band based in Vancouver. Band members were guitarist/vocalist Glen Reid, keyboardist Devin Reschny, bassist Chad Reid (Yoko Casionos) and drummer Gabe Tracey. The band was signed to BMG Music Canada,[2] and released one album, 1996's Presenting...Bloody Chicletts.

Bloody Chicletts
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresAlternative rock, power pop, new wave[1]
LabelsBMG, Ariola
Associated actsLimblifter, Age of Electric, The Odds, Damn The Diva
Past membersGlen Reid
Devin Reschny
Gabe Tracey
Chad Reid
Kurt Dahle
Glenn Kruger

History

Reid and Reschny were from Calgary, and moved to Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood to escape the cold Calgary climate, and to find additional musicians. Glen recruited his cousin Chad, and the band connected with drummer Kurt Dahle. Dahle left the band and was replaced by Glenn Kruger and, finally, Tracy.

Taking influence from The Police, The Cars, and Blondie, the group developed a power pop repertoire and signed with BMG Canada in 1996.[3] Soon after they released an album, Presenting...Bloody Chicletts. It was mixed by Garth "GGGarth" Richardson, and charted in Canada on the Canadian Campus Radio Chart, debuting at No. 30.[4] The album spent 8 weeks on the chart and reached No. 21 in February 1997.[5] Presenting...Bloody Chicletts was produced by drummer Kurt Dahle of Limblifter who also drummed on the album.[6] Record sales were moderate.[7]

"She's a Freak", the lead single from Presenting...Bloody Chicletts, was promoted through a video directed by Matt Mahurin.[8] It debuted at No. 29 on the RPM Alternative 30 charts on November 11, 1996,[9] and stayed on the chart for 8 weeks, eventually reaching No. 13 in January 1997.[10]

The band opened for Matthew Sweet and The Odds multiple times in 1996 and 1997. For a short time in 1997, Glen Reid was also a member of The Odds.[11]

In his 2008 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, John M. Borack ranked Presenting...Bloody Chicletts at No. 184 in his list of the 200 best power pop albums of all time.

References
  1. "Bloody Chicletts, with Killjoys and Headstones, ''SEE Magazine'', Friday, Jan. 17, 1997". Seemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  2. Larry LeBlanc (19 October 1996). Artist manager makes mark at A&R. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. Mix. 21, Issues 1-6. Mix Publications. 1997. p. 194.
  4. Campus Radio Chart For December 10, 1996
  5. Campus Radio Chart For February 18, 1997
  6. the Age Of Electric: Heir Apparent Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Lisa Zbitnew named BMG Pres. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 21 March 1998. pp. 113–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. Jeff Bateman (18 January 1997). Rising exposure of Canadian video directors. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 52–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  9. "RPM Magazine Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 13, November 11, 1996". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  10. "RPM Magazine Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 19, January 13, 1997". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  11. "Odds defy fate and pull off great show, By BLAIR S. WATSON - Calgary Sun". Jam.canoe.ca. 1997-07-12. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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