Dave, as Richard Hammerton used to say at the time of your recording, CW were utterly obsessed with mimicking Ride, hence this rather dull copy of Drive Blind. You’d have done a lot better if you’d had a few of your own Ingredients in the music.
Catherine Wheel is the most under-recognized band I know of, without a doubt. They put out one great album after another, and really cultivated their own unique sound. I first saw them open for some act I've now forgotten back in the early 90's, and I was convinced they'd be as recognizable as Nirvana or Soundgarden in a year. Nope. One great album after another, largely ignored. Never made sense to me.
I just picked up 4 12"s by this band for $15 solely because I'd heard they were tagged to the Shoegaze scene. Considering I hadn't heard anything from them I was bloody impressed, very, very good indeed.
Ah, 'Norwich's Catherine Wheel'. Thought they came from across the border in Lowestoft! Remember having to search high and low for their first release (Painful Thing) around Norwich. Must be a collector's item now! Only crazy offers will be accepted!
Catherine Wheel were great, well Ferment was awesome one of the best shoegaze albums, Chrome was pretty good too, but they never captured the greatness of Ferment again
I agree; Ferment and Raise are really something else. But, both bands have changed their sound on later albums and I cannot compare them to their debut albums which had this eclectic touch of greatness in their sound. Catherine Wheel have gone more hard-core while the Swervedriver have gone more mainstream in a way. But, I'd also add Nowhere and Whirlpool as great debuts of the time, especially the re-releases with bonus tracks (bonus tracks on Whirlpool are amazing).
I was at this (Garage-Highbury Corner) with a Canadian girl I was trying to impress, we both talked to the band after they finished playing, they were nice as far as I remember, although I was full of crap.
I disagree...I think that comparing albums such as Ferment and Adam and Eve side-by-side is a little unfair and unrewarding. Each album is its own little universe, really, and the only comparison you could really make between them all is production value...which is top-notch on each. This was one of the most talented and best produced bands ever to hit a studio and we've all been rewarded to a catalog of incredible, diverse music as a result. All-around, greatest band in my opinion.
I was in heaven in 90-93. Total bliss seeing everything from Blur to the Verve and they were tragically underrated! Such extreme talent gone by the wayside only to succumb to the most horrible mass produced sounds of hip hop and rap crap that are destroying our society as we know it! =D!
@drockny The guys covered Husker Du, for chrissake!!! Underrated is putting their status lightly. They may have had a following in Europe, but they hardly made a ripple stateside, much like the also great Neds Atomic Dustbin, and Ash for that matter.
interesting...but Rob had obviously not found his sound or his voice yet at this point. I have to agree, once he did, CW was one of the best (if not THE best) bands of this time/genre.
@zoniggboum It's called honesty. Most bands today are pretentious disingenuous overproduced crap. There is no risk left in modern rock. It has been auto-tuned out.
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I was the bass player and immediately after this aired Brian (the guitarist) phoned me and said "well, that was crap"!! True story :)
Well for god's sake get back together and do a better version.
Thank you, Dave
Dave, as Richard Hammerton used to say at the time of your recording, CW were utterly obsessed with mimicking Ride, hence this rather dull copy of Drive Blind. You’d have done a lot better if you’d had a few of your own Ingredients in the music.
*Narrator's voice*
But it wasn't crap.
@2020 Music Ride had one good album in them, and it was their debut. CW made far better records
Catherine Wheel is the most under-recognized band I know of, without a doubt. They put out one great album after another, and really cultivated their own unique sound.
I first saw them open for some act I've now forgotten back in the early 90's, and I was convinced they'd be as recognizable as Nirvana or Soundgarden in a year. Nope. One great album after another, largely ignored. Never made sense to me.
Catherine Wheel were a great band, with an incredible guitar sound!
I just picked up 4 12"s by this band for $15 solely because I'd heard they were tagged to the Shoegaze scene. Considering I hadn't heard anything from them I was bloody impressed, very, very good indeed.
Agreed, it is like old times.
Awesome, brilliant, excellent.... love em
Ah, 'Norwich's Catherine Wheel'. Thought they came from across the border in Lowestoft! Remember having to search high and low for their first release (Painful Thing) around Norwich. Must be a collector's item now! Only crazy offers will be accepted!
Catherine Wheel were great, well Ferment was awesome one of the best shoegaze albums, Chrome was pretty good too, but they never captured the greatness of Ferment again
I agree; Ferment and Raise are really something else. But, both bands have changed their sound on later albums and I cannot compare them to their debut albums which had this eclectic touch of greatness in their sound. Catherine Wheel have gone more hard-core while the Swervedriver have gone more mainstream in a way.
But, I'd also add Nowhere and Whirlpool as great debuts of the time, especially the re-releases with bonus tracks (bonus tracks on Whirlpool are amazing).
I was at this (Garage-Highbury Corner) with a Canadian girl I was trying to impress, we both talked to the band after they finished playing, they were nice as far as I remember, although I was full of crap.
The band didn't go wrong the RIAA did, and never let them move on, The Catherine Wheel should be as big as Floyd!
I disagree...I think that comparing albums such as Ferment and Adam and Eve side-by-side is a little unfair and unrewarding. Each album is its own little universe, really, and the only comparison you could really make between them all is production value...which is top-notch on each. This was one of the most talented and best produced bands ever to hit a studio and we've all been rewarded to a catalog of incredible, diverse music as a result. All-around, greatest band in my opinion.
Classic, remember this dude's stripey tshirt from back in the day. Snub TV was great, wasn't it?
I was in heaven in 90-93. Total bliss seeing everything from Blur to the Verve and they were tragically underrated! Such extreme talent gone by the wayside only to succumb to the most horrible mass produced sounds of hip hop and rap crap that are destroying our society as we know it!
=D!
@drockny The guys covered Husker Du, for chrissake!!!
Underrated is putting their status lightly. They may have had a
following in Europe, but they hardly made a ripple stateside,
much like the also great Neds Atomic Dustbin, and Ash for that matter.
Where's BEZ?
What is this off of an old Betamax tape?
tune! oh the guilt i feel for being drunk and verbally abusing them on one of their comeback gigs in the late 90s - sorry lads - i was young . . .
interesting...but Rob had obviously not found his sound or his voice yet at this point. I have to agree, once he did, CW was one of the best (if not THE best) bands of this time/genre.
Doesn't this sound like Pavement's "Holy Life" song? or is it the other way around?
@zoniggboum It's called honesty. Most bands today are pretentious disingenuous overproduced crap. There is no risk left in modern rock. It has been auto-tuned out.