The Catheters
Static Delusions and Stone-Still Days
[Sub Pop; 2002]
Rating: 6.5
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DRUMMER WANTED for Chapel Hill-area punk-inflected hard-rock
band. Screamy, young-Iggy-Pop-like vocals. Twin guitar heavy-riff
attack. Main influences: And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead,
The Catheters, Queens of the Stone Age. Must have exceptional
drum-rolling skills and total disdain for loud/soft dynamics. Band
already booked for regular gig at Jack's Saloon & Fishhouse, as
well as appearance at the Wilmington Cherry Festival. Practice space
a bonus.(86%)
I SAW YOU at The Catheters show at the Bottom of the
Hill last Saturday night. You: short dyed-black hair, black tank
top, tight jeans & belt with chrome highlights, Ramones tattoo on
right arm. Me: red hooded sweatshirt, messy blond hair, backpack
with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club patch. We stood next to each other
near the bar; did you notice me? I could've sworn we were
fist-pumping in unison during the guitar solo of "Build a Home," and
I tried to start a conversation during the band's only song with
significant sub-overdrive portions, "Clock on the Wall," but kept
getting drowned out by the chorus. Suffice to say, "I Fall Easy"--
want to get together sometime? (62%)
FOR SALE: vintage, barely-used medical equipment. Scalpels,
forceps, sutures, hemostats, syringes, etc.-- the catheters
are like new. Don't worry-- all items sterilized thoroughly with
soap and water. No questions asked. (58%)
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death ride through the apocalyptic 'New York City is burning' imagery
of '3000 Ways' and the woozy stoner crunge of 'Bleary Haze.'
Hearkening back to a time when real men wore leather jackets,
Budweiser was the beer of choice, rock clubs had writing on the walls
and bathrooms were biohazard zones, The Catheters put the rock
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SWF SEEKING SBM: I'm tired of dating rock 'n' roll men and
their unsexy musical tastes, be they hang-dog acoustic guitar
journal-writers, idealistic freeze-dried-Beatles microwave meals, or
choking on their own androgen amp-worshippers like The
Catheters. I need to be romanced away by music with soul and sex
appeal; music that I can swing my hips to, not just nod my head at
the appropriate speed. Take me away from these self-obsessed white
boys and their paranoid obsession with six-stringed phallic symbols.
I'm yours. (52%)
FOR SALE: review copy of The Catheters' Static
Delusions and Stone-Still Days album, only played through a
handful of times. Sub Pop quartet's sound falls somewhere between
the hi-octane intelli-metal that put their label on the map and that
no-frills, no-keyboards, distortion-pedal guitar band sound that the
kids are ennui-ing to these days. No doubt, the album hits on
certain levels-- the proceedings are recorded with the appropriate
amount of fuzz, and tracks like "Nothing" and "Endless Avenues" have
sharp (if familiar) hooks. And while singer Brian Standeford's
ceaseless yowling gets on my nerves by album's end, I've got to admit
he's got a certain sweaty charisma. Basically, it's an okay effort
that's not really my cup of tea, and I'm looking to give it a good
home that will give it the love and appreciation it deserves. 99
cents. (42%)
-Rob Mitchum, June 24th, 2002