Alright, I’m done gushing over Catherine Wheel.
“Broken Head” is off of their 1993 album Chrome, which is absolutely fantastic and worth a listen if you haven’t already. It’s funny because both cousin’s band names are that of medieval torture devices although, Catherine Wheel credits their name after the firework of the same name. The lead singer, Rob Dickinson, is the cousin of the lead singer of Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson. Let me just introduce Catherine Wheel by saying they are absolutely incredible. This song is about a guy who is in an unhealthy relationship and uses alcohol to cope with his cheating girlfriend. Paw is such an underrated band, so talented and sadly short lived. You are the only one in charge of what destroys you I’ll never forget that. Anyways, the lyric “master of my own defeat” saved me in a way in fact, I wouldn’t mind getting it tattooed. The melody is something to me that I can’t quite explain, like I feel like I’ve known my whole life. This song helped me through a very tough time in my life. The organ/keyboard is just beautiful, very nostagic sounding. Looking up the meaning of the lyrics, it is supposely about a sexual relationship. The name “Whiter Shade of Pale” makes me think of a wedding dress although, he mentions her face is what “at first just ghostly, It makes me thing of a simpler time, something along the lines of a pre-60’s wedding day in a small chapel on a hill side. There is such an innocence about this song.
They might have just as well’ve been closed” The intro is quite peaceful, it reminds me of chimes for some reason It makes me think of what the sound garden they named their band after might sound like. There is a strong message here, beauty fades so mass importance shouldn’t be invested in vanity. The song ends with flowers hitting her grave. This song is about a beautiful girl that is all consumed in her vanity, as the song progresses she begins to age. Anyways, here is 48 awesome songs from awesome bands that you should know! I also didn’t have time to write a caption for all songs. Some of the songs lyrics aren’t as notable as others. It’s got 48 songs because after that I was done, this took so long! This sort of list was challenging because of ranking songs with different genres, eras, and moods, and so many could be tied.