Comments on: Sevens :: Catherine Wheel, Black Metallic

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:14:59 +0000

This album is still amazing. Black Metallic is amazing. I can’t help but miss 90 to 93. Mezcal Head by Swervedriver is another underrated gem!

By: LWOR

LWOR — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:26:54 +0000

Ferment was one of those albums, for me, that changed my focus in music — esp. “Black Metallic.” While CW was uneven over the years, they were, for me, an important mile marker on my musical journey.

By: polar bear

polar bear — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:16:56 +0000

yeah i get where ya coming from and this is a good track (thanks!) but it isn’t in the same card game let alone a trump

By: dalillamma

dalillamma — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:15:24 +0000

Black Metallic is one of my all-time favorites too. Brilliant! Indigo is Blue is my other fave from Ferment.

By: Bronson

Bronson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:41:16 +0000

As Rob Dickinson told me when I interviewed him a couple years ago, he remains amazed that a song he wrote in 15 minutes in his bedroom has had such staying power. It’s a classic, and I too have heard the “acoustic” version of it — at the Hotel Cafe and at Coachella — and it’s something to behold, mainly because of a custom pedal setup he has that allows him to play over his own loops. It’s big.

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:33:24 +0000

“Loveless” is one of my favorite whole pieces of music in terms of the album as a whole work of art to be experienced as such. That’s the point, whereas, as J Neas, comments, “Black Mettalic” is a a song with its merits intact in its timeframe.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:07:20 +0000

catherine wheel is a very underrated band. i saw rob dickinson perform for a solo album last year and did an acoustic version of black metallic that was absolutely amazing.

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:15:34 +0000

I must agree that Ferment is highly underrated. But I think that most people will agree that the critical acclaim bestowed upon Loveless is highly deserved. It was a groundbreaking album that continues to awe and inspire, and influence music today. Catherine Wheel and My Bloody Valentine created very different music, and I think one of the key differences is in their approaches to melody, and its place within the sonic space. The two bands did share one thing: a love for all things dense, lush and thick. Each band perfected its own dreamy sonic guitar wash. Ferment is a great album. The follow-up, Chrome, is a different album by a different band, sliding from shoegaze into more bombastic, cinematic, riff-driven rock. And another great album!

By: j. neas

j. neas — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:14:04 +0000

I love Loveless. I just find it hard to remember any single song as opposed to the album as a whole, even right after I’ve listened to it. That’s just me. Honestly, I always assumed that was sort of the point and that has its own artistic plusses to it.

By: N.S.

N.S. — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:40:27 +0000

loveless is totally overrated.

By: polar bear

polar bear — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:43:03 +0000

although i think your criteria (‘instantly recognizable’) is an unreliable way to assess such music, you really should listen to ‘loveless’ again