The Catherine Wheel are one of the most under appreciated bands of the 90s. Their album ‘Chrome’ is up there with Radiohead’s ‘The Bends’ as far as “must haves” for any fan of Alternative/Indie rock. Why didn’t they become as popular is anyone’s guess. Marketing, label problems or even the band’s name can be to blame.
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http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/176393
from an interview with The Catherine Wheel’s singer, rob dickinson, regarding feedback while touring for his solo album:
“It was a surprise, Dickinson says, to see audiences going berserk for Catherine Wheel standards like “Black Metallic” during his initial run of live dates for Fresh Wine for the Horses.
That, combined with recent conversations with fannish members of Death Cab for Cutie and Interpol ‘ who told an awed Dickinson that “without Chrome, our second record, their band wouldn’t exist” ‘ has given him a renewed appreciation for his time in Catherine Wheel.”
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If you think you know rock music, and especially “indie” music, and you haven’t given ‘Ferment’ and ‘Chrome’ 3 spins each…
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Catherine Wheel – Crank
Catherine Wheel – I Want To Touch You
Catherine Wheel – Black Metallic (one of the greatest alternative rock songs ever!)
Live mp3′s:
Catherine Wheel – God Inside My Head
Catherine Wheel – Crank
Catherine Wheel – Judy Staring At The Sun
Catherine Wheel – Heal
Catherine Wheel – I Want To Touch You
Catherine Wheel – Way Down
Catherine Wheel – Black Metallic
Recommended If You Like:
My Bloody Valentine
Radiohead
Interpol
Oasis
The Strokes
The White Stripes
Sugar
Pink Floyd
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