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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
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 11, 2013 - 21:34 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 11:10 ..Wheel on over & consider it.. |
| ziakut (Right Here) | Posted: Aug 02, 2012 - 11:16 SPLENDID. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 20:04 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: Well thank you Mr. tuma! You are quite welcome, KurtfromLaQuinta... thank you for uploading such great stuff... this song was originally released in 1993... love it... |
| Blastcat900 | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 15:36 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 |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 14:08 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! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Dec 24, 2011 - 12:30 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. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 18:49 GlassMan! wrote: ♥CRANK it up to 11 ! Crank!   |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 18:49 SlinkyJ wrote: LOVE. Please play more CW! yes, Yes, YES!!! I agree  |
| vagasbaby | Posted: Sep 20, 2011 - 12:27 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. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Sep 20, 2011 - 12:27 Nice sound. |
| dwlangham | Posted: Sep 20, 2011 - 12:25 Sounds a bit "Stone Roses-ey" to me, but I dig it. |
| BikeCoachDave (Columbia, Ky.) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 12:46 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. |
| SlinkyJ (NJ) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 12:30 LOVE. Please play more CW! |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 12:29 Hmmmm.... I give it a 7 on first pass, Dick. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Mar 15, 2011 - 12:01 |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 19:48 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! |
| paulmack (the hissing swamps) | Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 12:00 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. |
| GlassMan! (Britton -actual size on map) | Posted: Feb 28, 2010 - 08:07 ♥CRANK it up to 11 ! Crank! |
| SlinkyJ | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 09:08 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. |
| fuh2 (salmon land) | Posted: Apr 18, 2009 - 18:13 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. |
| lmic (Narrow Minded Couch Potato) | Posted: Apr 18, 2009 - 18:07 Seasons don't fear the reaper.... |
| frankp74 | Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 23:09 weevilkinevil wrote: Totally! Totally! |
| aquadonia (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Sep 09, 2008 - 19:47 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.  |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Sep 09, 2008 - 14:07 8->9 |
| gekkosan (Ithaca, NY) | Posted: May 06, 2008 - 09:52 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. |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 09:05 I remember seeing them at the second HFFestival in DC way back when. Great band. |
| Ntropy (Cleveland, OH) | Posted: Jan 01, 2008 - 12:12 Is it possible to give this more than a 10?? More more more more more Catherine Wheel. One of the most underrated bands,ever. |
| eman (PDX) | Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 16:28 ...More CW please....  |
| fuh2 (I think I'm in the USA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 14:50 CW songs should not be rated until after a few listens. |
| auburntigerrich (Mesa, AZ) | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 21:10 |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 16:34 8  9
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| alux (atop the pyramid) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 14:12 Can anyone explain why this stands out from the mass of alternative-post grunge bands that all sound exactly alike? |
| nu-GFX (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 02:08 Doesn't sound bad at all. It's quite likeable! Maybe this disc will find it's way to my car's stereo. |
| jbro | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 11:10 One of my favorite bands... play more Catherine Wheel! |
| GlassMan! (Britton) | Posted: Nov 10, 2006 - 13:45 The rest of the album insert is just as pretty. Mmmm. |
| Synth80s (*Beautiful* Southern California (cough, choke, honk)) | Posted: Oct 26, 2006 - 23:49 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 |
| Synth80s (*Beautiful* Southern California (cough, choke, honk)) | Posted: Oct 26, 2006 - 23:46 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 |
| DrLex (Belgium) | Posted: Oct 12, 2006 - 07:38 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. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Sep 27, 2006 - 15:43 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. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Sep 27, 2006 - 15:42 When my friends were listening to CW back in the day I was never into them .. but I like them now |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 09:18 i always liked this band. |
| jennywho | Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 09:17 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. |
| sutcliff (Saint Louis) | Posted: Aug 29, 2006 - 09:16 Black Metallic!  |
| stubbsz (San Jose, CA) | Posted: Aug 14, 2006 - 19:10 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 |
| Synth80s (*Beautiful* Southern California (cough, choke, honk)) | Posted: Jul 16, 2006 - 19:41 Please play more CW! They're one of the most unnderrated bands of the last 20 years. -Synth80s |
| ChardRemains (Pepperland) | Posted: Jun 02, 2006 - 14:13 milchschnitte wrote: reminds me in "the psychedelic furs". anyone else? ja, veilleicht ein bischen, aber etwas mehr melodisch. |
| noelbarnes (Santa Cruz) | Posted: Jun 02, 2006 - 14:12 cool cover photo and great song |
| AphidA (Alexandria, VA) | Posted: Jun 02, 2006 - 14:12 did rob dickinson lose weight or something? when i saw these guys live i thought this dude was fat. |
| weevilkinevil (close to Paradise) | Posted: May 04, 2006 - 10:09 milchschnitte wrote: reminds me in "the psychedelic furs". anyone else?
Totally! |