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Catherine Wheel

Happy Days

  • AMG Review of Happy Days

    Amg
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    After releasing two records that faithfully followed the noisy, swirling trance-like psychedelia of My Bloody Valentine, Catherine Wheel trims out all of their excesses on Happy Days. What is left is a throttling, pounding heavy metal band that accentuates the rhythm, not the texture. The change in direction is surprisingly effective and accessible -- none of their previous work has been as immediate as "Way Down" or as bracing as "God Inside My Head," nor has it been as melodic as "Judy's Staring at the Sun," a duet with Tanya Donnelly. Perhaps the switch to a heavier attack shouldn't be surprising -- Chrome was filled with harder guitars -- but the fact it has produced the band's best music is a pleasant shock.

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9 months ago

Fron their 1995 release Happy Days, I have always been enamored with this album. One of the tracks which belies the album title, I don't know why I'm drawn to songs such as this - oh wait a minute - never mind

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