Catherine Wheel - She's My Friend

Catherine Wheel performs the song "She's My Friend" on SNUB TV

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Music

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• Catherine
• Wheel
• She's
• My
• Friend
• Rob
• Dickinson

[drockny]

Catherine Wheel was one of the most underrated band in the history of alternative rock. They had such a diversity of sounds and styles fused together. This is one of my favorite tracks of theirs. Thanks so much for the post!

[zoniggboum]

how would you describe the feeling these bands were radiating with?

and why can't we find it nowadays?

[taradead]

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.

[gradrix]

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 . . .

[shivashaktiful]

What is this off of an old Betamax tape?

[spakuloid]

@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.

[machinesbreathe]

@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.

[spakuloid]

Where's BEZ?

[NorwichMatt]

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!

[ijozic]

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).

[ZeroWipeOut]

Catherine Wheel: Ferment And Swervedriver: Raise were two of the best albums of that scene,

[CatAtomic99]

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.