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Catherine Wheel — Crank
Album: Chrome
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:38
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Love my superstitious games
Running circles round my brain when I'm left smiling

I love to steal this living steam
My head in someone's dream
I'm tired of sleeping

Call me crank, my idea
Crank, so super
Crank, my conscience clear

I build my canopy of steel
It fulfills my sense of real
A chrome protection

Call me crank, my idea
Crank, so super
Crank, my conscience clear
It's clear

In this small partition, like a prison
Explode time bomb
If you know where I come from

You call me crank, my idea
Crank, so super
Crank, my conscience clear
Please call me crank, it's what I need
Crank, my mind in seed
Crank, my dream complete

Lay down, lay down, lay down
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Blue Oyster Cult? Fear the reaper?
Posted 18 hours ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
Had a friend here whose name is Cathy.
Posted 5 months ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
 Foggymountain wrote:

Make it stop! 


Thanks to you,  I just raised my rating to TEN!!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I love this band so much. The album Adam and Eve is a secret gem. 
Posted 1 year ago by Thebitchcunt    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

Another act on RP that I would never heard in my ears otherwise.  While I don't "love" Catherine Wheel, they have unique, powerful and audacious music, not commodified, it's art in a unique niche that was otherwise never for one minute in the repetitive payola robo noise of U.S. U2 Billy Joel, et al of commercial radio. 



Wordsmithing,
Posted 1 year ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
 Foggymountain wrote:

Make it stop! 


Sorry!  No can do.  All the buttons you need are on your end.
Posted 2 years ago by 1jerry    [ Reply ]
Another act on RP that I would never heard in my ears otherwise.  While I don't "love" Catherine Wheel, they have unique, powerful and audacious music, not commodified, it's art in a unique niche that was otherwise never for one minute in the repetitive payola robo noise of U.S. U2 Billy Joel, et al of commercial radio.  
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Foggymountain wrote:

Make it stop! 



+1
Posted 2 years ago by givendale    [ Reply ]
He's a great 'Singer'!
Posted 2 years ago by curtsusu    [ Reply ]
Make it stop! 
Posted 2 years ago by Foggymountain    [ Reply ]
Distortion has been felt by a growing number of folks, and it seems to be continuing in today's world.
Posted 2 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
 SurfDoc wrote:

Not sure why I dislike distortion so much.  Maybe the negative comment folks can weigh in for judgement.




LOL!!  IDK. I love Nirvana. I love Black Keys, but, a couple of their tunes have too much distortion (most of them don't).
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 JasondotG wrote:

You should have heard it 23 years ago.
In the movie, Atlantic City, Burt Lancaster plays an aging low level
Mafia flunkie. He's contacted by a young midwestern hippy couple
about getting rid of some stolen cocaine. At one point Lancaster and
the young man are walking along the Boardwalk. The young man says
he's never seen the Atlantic Ocean before. Lancaster replies that it's nothing now..."You should have seen it then."
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.


Posted 2 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
Not sure why I dislike distortion so much.  Maybe the negative comment folks can weigh in for judgement.
Posted 3 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]
 keenevision wrote:

Jesus! I’d forgotten how much I loved this sound! Thanksgiving Bill!!



Me too...forgot how much I liked this
Posted 3 years ago by rrowdies    [ Reply ]
I never heard of them before. GREAT! ...Thanx RP!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
More of this 
Posted 3 years ago by Robertchu    [ Reply ]
 DrLex wrote:
davin wrote: That explains the album cover.



Hope those underwater dancers dont sue the band.
Posted 3 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
I missed Catherine Wheel back in the early 90's, aware if them but never actually got chance to hear anything  That's the beauty of RP, it provides a prompt to go back and explore.
Posted 3 years ago by ne1    [ Reply ]
 teeyodi wrote:
One of my favorite 90s bands!  Accidentally saw them in '93 at a small club in upstate NY and they melted my face off with Black Metallic.  
 
Look after the king of R n R please 
Posted 3 years ago by 69Grace_M    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by baku1964    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite 90s bands!  Accidentally saw them in '93 at a small club in upstate NY and they melted my face off with Black Metallic.  
Posted 4 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
Loved this song when it came it out. Love it just as much today.
Posted 4 years ago by Malachy    [ Reply ]
Jesus! I’d forgotten how much I loved this sound! Thanksgiving Bill!!
Posted 4 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
Don´t they fear the reaper?

Greetings from Bavaria to all the listeners outside.
Posted 4 years ago by ger-man    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
 
Craig, how'd you get fired on your day off!?!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Crank, so soop-ear
Crank, my concious clear

Genius.
Posted 6 years ago by trailrunner13    [ Reply ]
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
Oh, CRANK.... it sounded like he was saying CRAIG
 
Thanks! Now that's all I hear. It makes me smile. Ha!
Posted 6 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
One of my favourite college bands during the early 90s. Saw them live several times when they came to San Francisco. Much prefer their Ferment album but this one is not bad too.
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
Oh, CRANK.... it sounded like he was saying CRAIG
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 vanillagorilla wrote:
Always liked this guys voice, very floydish sound...I think his brother is the singer for Judas Priest..totally different

 
Not that different, the IM cover of "The Green Manalishi" would have worked just as well if CW did it.
Posted 6 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
I'd give it a twenty if I could.  This is as good as popular music gets in my opinion.
Posted 6 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
Psychedelic eyeliner and crushed fur?
 
Oh, did you know her as well?  Surprisingly, she's got a regular 9-5 gig these days.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
CW is right up there with the most fortunate introductions that I have had from being a member of the RP community. Thanks to all and in particular B & R. Without RP, I doubt I'd ever have had the good fortune of hearing this sort of talent.
Posted 7 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
So this is not the main track for the Jason Statham movie of a few years ago, same title? Sex at the racetrack. Electrocution. A lot of crude body bashing, gunfire and blood. You know, happy shit.  
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
one of my favorite songs from the 90s
Posted 7 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
This is the song that launched my strong affinity for Catherine Wheel and Rob Dickinson. It still holds up well and gives me a charge, especially when I haven't heard it in a while. CW was a heck of a band with a great catalog of albums that most people will sadly never hear. If in doubt, pick up "Adam & Eve," CW's masterpiece, and one of the best rock albums of the '90s.
Posted 7 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
Always liked this guys voice, very floydish sound...I think his brother is the singer for Judas Priest..totally different
Posted 7 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
Crank… me… back… Are the mid-nineties really 24 years ago… ? 

 
Posted 7 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
Have been trying to track down this song since earring it on RP years ago - I love it!
Posted 8 years ago by Dav3thedog    [ Reply ]
 MS_Anchor wrote:
Meh... A little safe, nothing edgy or exciting 
 

 
You should have heard it 23 years ago.
Posted 8 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
Meh... A little safe, nothing edgy or exciting 
 
Posted 8 years ago by MS_Anchor    [ Reply ]
Psychedelic eyeliner and crushed fur?
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
sounds a bit like R E M crush with eyeliner     'pretty good'

 
I was thinking 'Psychedelic Furs'.   Pretty good indeed!
Posted 9 years ago by Oldmaninahat    [ Reply ]
sounds a bit like R E M crush with eyeliner     'pretty good'
Posted 9 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
thank you for playing this one right now. 
Posted 9 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Great band ...    jamming
Posted 10 years ago by BuffaloGrunt    [ Reply ]
 (former member) wrote:


This song is soooo good for the ears...

and thanks to KurtfromLaQuinta for uploading this years ago!

This is what I think the song is about—

Following Feuerbach, his mentor until 1845, Marx sees the true analogy in religion. In religion in general and idolatry in particular, what are no more than productions of the human brain appear as independent beings with a life of their own. Just as gods are inseparable from their human creators, so fetishism is inseparable from the production of commodities.

 


 
After carefully reading the lyrics, and this Marxian-based perspective, I need to give you beaucoup props on making that connection. Even when I don't take my medications, I usually can't go beyond 8 or so degrees of separation without adding a big hit of blotter acid.
Posted 11 years ago by Wizzo_oz    [ Reply ]
And there was I, thinking that it was an abnormal heeling of a ship, only recovering slowly as the winds of change brought it about.


Well, I might still be right. 
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 (former member) wrote:


This song is soooo good for the ears...

and thanks to KurtfromLaQuinta for uploading this years ago!

This is what I think the song is about—

Following Feuerbach, his mentor until 1845, Marx sees the true analogy in religion. In religion in general and idolatry in particular, what are no more than productions of the human brain appear as independent beings with a life of their own. Just as gods are inseparable from their human creators, so fetishism is inseparable from the production of commodities.


 
'Kinell! Deep Marxism in a song - that's the sort of thing I'd only expect from the likes of Durutti Column. It sure makes a change from the usual sorts of song lyrics. Thanks for the post.
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
..Wheel on over & consider it..
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
SPLENDID. 
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
This song does not make me want to bother checking out their other songs. Is this supposed to be a good song by them? BLEH
Posted 12 years ago by Blastcat900    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is soooo good for the ears...

and thanks to KurtfromLaQuinta for uploading this years ago!

This is what I think the song is about—

Following Feuerbach, his mentor until 1845, Marx sees the true analogy in religion. In religion in general and idolatry in particular, what are no more than productions of the human brain appear as independent beings with a life of their own. Just as gods are inseparable from their human creators, so fetishism is inseparable from the production of commodities.

 

 
Well thank you Mr. tuma!

Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 GlassMan! wrote:
      ♥CRANK it up to 11 !   Crank!

 
{#Yes} {#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 SlinkyJ wrote:
LOVE. Please play more CW!
 
yes, Yes, YES!!!  I agree  {#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
 BikeCoachDave wrote:
Looks to me (at least by the dates on the comments) that this song gets airplay on RP about once a year. Would love to hear it much more often.

 
But that's one thing that makes it so good — it's not overplayed.

Posted 13 years ago by vagasbaby    [ Reply ]
Nice sound. 
Posted 13 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit "Stone Roses-ey" to me, but I dig it.
Posted 13 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Looks to me (at least by the dates on the comments) that this song gets airplay on RP about once a year. Would love to hear it much more often.

Posted 13 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
LOVE. Please play more CW!
Posted 13 years ago by SlinkyJ    [ Reply ]
Hmmmm.... I give it a 7 on first pass, Dick.
Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
nirvana?
Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Yet another obscure band I've never heard of before RP, that I may need to check out.  I've LOVED everything I've heard so far on this album.  Hell, I think I'd buy just for the CD cover alone!

Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 SlinkyJ wrote:
Catherine Wheel was one of the best and most under-recognized/appreciated bands. Please give them a chance, listen to Chrome and Ferment... Black Metallic is possibly the greatest rock song of all time.
 
I agree. I didn't discover them until they'd broken up already but have greatly enjoyed both those albums since. I also love "Little Muscle" from one of the later albums.

Posted 14 years ago by paulmack    [ Reply ]
      ♥CRANK it up to 11 !   Crank!

Posted 14 years ago by GlassMan!    [ Reply ]
Catherine Wheel was one of the best and most under-recognized/appreciated bands. Please give them a chance, listen to Chrome and Ferment... Black Metallic is possibly the greatest rock song of all time.
Posted 15 years ago by SlinkyJ    [ Reply ]
 gekkosan wrote:


Now this here is one of the very few that truly baffles me, from all the great selection at RP. I saw this band live at CU many years ago, opening for Belly. Didn't like it or get it then, and still feel pretty much the same. Just noise and dispirited singing, to my ears.
 
Thats what I thought my first couple listens!. CW songs grow on you more than any other band I think.  Maybe that's why theyre such a cult band.

Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Seasons don't fear the reaper....
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 weevilkinevil wrote:
Totally!
 
Totally!

Posted 15 years ago by frankp74    [ Reply ]
 gekkosan wrote:
Now this here is one of the very few that truly baffles me, from all the great selection at RP. I saw this band live at CU many years ago, opening for Belly. Didn't like it or get it then, and still feel pretty much the same. Just noise and dispirited singing, to my ears.
 
"Judy Staring At The Sun" is the best Catherine Wheel track I've heard, and it was made better because of Tanya's voice.

I really miss Belly. {#Sad}
Posted 16 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
8->9
Posted 16 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Ntropy wrote:
Is it possible to give this more than a 10? More more more more more Catherine Wheel. One of the most underrated bands,ever.
Now this here is one of the very few that truly baffles me, from all the great selection at RP. I saw this band live at CU many years ago, opening for Belly. Didn't like it or get it then, and still feel pretty much the same. Just noise and dispirited singing, to my ears.
Posted 16 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
I remember seeing them at the second HFFestival in DC way back when. Great band.
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Is it possible to give this more than a 10? More more more more more Catherine Wheel. One of the most underrated bands,ever.
Posted 16 years ago by Ntropy    [ Reply ]
...More CW please....
Posted 17 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
CW songs should not be rated until after a few listens.
Posted 17 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Waugh! Not sure what they're going for on the album art, but the song rocks.
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
8 9
Posted 17 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Can anyone explain why this stands out from the mass of alternative-post grunge bands that all sound exactly alike?
Posted 17 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Doesn't sound bad at all. It's quite likeable! Maybe this disc will find it's way to my car's stereo.
Posted 17 years ago by nu-GFX    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite bands... play more Catherine Wheel!
Posted 17 years ago by jbro    [ Reply ]
The rest of the album insert is just as pretty. Mmmm. Swimmingly good !
Posted 18 years ago by GlassMan!    [ Reply ]
jennywho wrote:
Amen to that... I just saw Rob Dickinson solo acoustic in Ferndale, Michigan a couple of weeks ago. He blew me away. His voice is amazing, and he gave it everything he had - it was really inspiring.
Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised by Rob's solo album. It was much better than I expected, stronger overall than the final CW album. Luckily I saw CW two times toward the end of their run, but I missed Rob's solo show earlier this year. -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
Forgot to add: whenever I pickup the old electric guitar and I feel a bit rusty, this is the first song I launch into to warm up. Anyone else? If you've never heard CW's album "Adam & Eve," you're really, REALLY missing out on something special -- it's one of the best rock albums of the '90s. -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
this is great "swimming pool" rock. you know, that rock they have on during the late night swims that echoes throughout the rec center. fun.
That explains the album cover.
Posted 18 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
this is great "swimming pool" rock. you know, that rock they have on during the late night swims that echoes throughout the rec center. fun.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
When my friends were listening to CW back in the day I was never into them .. but I like them now
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
i always liked this band.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Synth80s wrote:
Please play more CW! They're one of the most unnderrated bands of the last 20 years. -Synth80s
Amen to that... I just saw Rob Dickinson solo acoustic in Ferndale, Michigan a couple of weeks ago. He blew me away. His voice is amazing, and he gave it everything he had - it was really inspiring.
Posted 18 years ago by jennywho    [ Reply ]
Black Metallic!
Posted 18 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
Synth80s wrote:
Please play more CW! They're one of the most unnderrated bands of the last 20 years. -Synth80s
Yes indeed make sure I'm listening next time you play it. -Adrian
Posted 18 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Please play more CW! They're one of the most unnderrated bands of the last 20 years. -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
milchschnitte wrote:
reminds me in "the psychedelic furs". anyone else?
ja, veilleicht ein bischen, aber etwas mehr melodisch.
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
cool cover photo and great song
Posted 18 years ago by noelbarnes    [ Reply ]
did rob dickinson lose weight or something? when i saw these guys live i thought this dude was fat.
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
milchschnitte wrote:
reminds me in "the psychedelic furs". anyone else?
Totally!
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
This band is pure bliss. Ethereal and rockin'.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
reminds me in "the psychedelic furs". anyone else?
Posted 18 years ago by milchschnitte    [ Reply ]
Any band that would name itself after a medieval torture device is a-ok with me.
Posted 18 years ago by moonbat    [ Reply ]
play all the catherine wheel you want, please! How about 'black metallic'?
Posted 18 years ago by mccormry    [ Reply ]
Started off with a bang - but now, not so inspired
Posted 18 years ago by LadyLovelyLocks    [ Reply ]
maybe an influence for the nevermind album cover?
Posted 18 years ago by smadanayr    [ Reply ]
sounds good , a little like THE CHAMELEONS
Posted 18 years ago by higado    [ Reply ]
buck-arkansas wrote:
a most excellent tune. kinda heard of them at some time or another. is the rest of the album like this? any other recommendations from any fan-atics out there?
Really good stuff. Catherine Wheel is very distincitve. FERMENT is a solid album. I think it captures them at their best.
Posted 19 years ago by musicfreq    [ Reply ]
a most excellent tune. kinda heard of them at some time or another. is the rest of the album like this? any other recommendations from any fan-atics out there?
Posted 19 years ago by buck-arkansas    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
catmaven wrote:
With the rock instrumentation, is it right to call this "shoegazing"? What is really meant by "shoegazing"? This must be rock to some extent, or I wouldn't be liking it. I love the lyrics, they are so opaque!
SHOEGAZING (shu-ga-zing) verb; the act of staring at ones shoes while performing a song. see groups such as...Ride, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, Joy Division, New Order, Lush, Charlatans U.K., Doves, My Bloody Valintine, The Catherine Wheel and the ever popular And More. My definition of groups I love and enjoy.
Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
I'm not sure why, but I really like this album and this song in particular. I find it lodged in my head at odd moments - and that's really not a bad thing.
Posted 19 years ago by circlip    [ Reply ]
Kurt_from_La_Qui wrote:
there's nothing like some shoegazing music in the morning.
With the rock instrumentation, is it right to call this "shoegazing"? What is really meant by "shoegazing"? This must be rock to some extent, or I wouldn't be liking it. I love the lyrics, they are so opaque!
Posted 19 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
"Love of two is one..."
Posted 19 years ago by moshevelvul    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear this forgotten band. And yeah, I'm not awake yet either!
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
there's nothing like some shoegazing music in the morning. My second Catherine Wheel song to get uploaded! TAA DAA!
Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
The album cover is just like the one for Nevermind only with adults and no dollar bills.
Posted 19 years ago by stickittotheman    [ Reply ]
I've like bits and pieces of Catherine Wheel - I like this one... s
Posted 19 years ago by Frawg    [ Reply ]