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| Name = Paper Scissors Stone | name = Paper Scissors Stone
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| Artist = ] | artist = ]
| Cover = Paper Scissors Stone.jpg | cover = Paper Scissors Stone.jpg
| Released = 6 August 2001 | alt =
| Recorded = ? | released = 6 August 2001
| recorded = 2001
| Genre = ] / ]
| Length = 47.11 | venue =
| Label = ] | studio = ] (], ])
| Producer = ] and ] | genre = ], ]
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| single1date = 23 July 2001
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|rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}} <ref></ref>
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|rev2 = '']''
|rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Heath |first=Chris |title=Catatonia - Paper Scissors Stone |url=http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/Catatonia/reviews/August2001/reviews21358.asp |work=Dotmusic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030107063859/http://www.dotmusic.com/artists/Catatonia/reviews/August2001/reviews21358.asp |archive-date=7 January 2003 }}</ref>
|rev3 = '']''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |title=Time for a little self-indulgence... |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/aug/03/shopping.artsfeatures1 |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=] |date=3 August 2001}}</ref>
|rev4 = '']''
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Carey |first=Anna |title=Catatonia: Papers Scissors Stone |newspaper=] |date=29 July 2001}}</ref>
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'''''Paper Scissors Stone''''' was the fourth and final album by ] band ]. It was released on 6 August 2001 in the UK, and reached #6 on the ]. '''''Paper Scissors Stone''''' was the fourth and final album by ] band ]. It was released on 6 August 2001 in the UK, and reached #6 on the ].


==Background==
The album only had one single taken from it, "]" – the group's final single release. Fittingly, the ending of the video for the song features the band members all abandoning their instruments and walking away. The band had announced on their website that the next single was to be the rocky "Is Everybody Here On Drugs", although the announcement was quickly removed once it was clear that Catatonia had reached the end of the road.
The album only had one single taken from it, "]" – the group's final single release. Fittingly, the ending of the video for the song features the band members all abandoning their instruments and walking away. The band had announced on their website that the next single was to be the rocky "Is Everybody Here on Drugs", although the announcement was quickly removed once it was clear that Catatonia were about to put an end to the band.


The band were unable to promote the album, albeit with the exception of an appearance on '']'' and a few performances of "Stone by Stone", as ] was being treated for alcohol and smoking problems. The band were unable to promote the album, albeit with the exception of an appearance on '']'' and a few performances of "Stone by Stone", as ] was being treated for alcohol addiction and nervous exhaustion. The band had to cancel their upcoming eight venue UK tour which was due to take place during September due to ongoing concerns with Matthews' recovery. A statement by the record label Warners said that Matthews would not have "recovered sufficiently" from her treatment for "anxiety and exhaustion."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cerys's health forces tour cancellation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1492473.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=26 April 2020 |date=15 August 2001}}</ref>


The album's cover and in-sleeve photos were taken from the film, ], which starred ]. Hayley was given a thank-you in the album. The album was dedicated to close friend and roadie Barry Cawley, who was killed in a road accident on his bicycle in ], North Wales in July 2000. The track, "Imaginary Friend", was written about him. The album title refers to the game ]. The album's cover and in-sleeve photos were taken from the film, ], which starred ]. Hayley was given a thank-you in the album. The album was dedicated to close friend and roadie Barry Cawley, who was killed in a road accident on his bicycle in ], North Wales in July 2000. The track, "Imaginary Friend", was written about him. The album title refers to the game ].


==Reception==
Andy Gill of '']'' noted a feeling within some of the album's lyrics and song titles such as "Is Everybody Here on Drugs?", which felt like they mirrored her actual life. Gill commented: "Cerys's boozing is, on this showing, the least of the band's problems. More pressing, surely, is the glaring absence of a hook as memorable as 'Road Rage' or 'Mulder & Scully'; the closest they come here is the single 'Stone by Stone'."<ref>{{cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |title=Album: Catatonia |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-catatonia-9131514.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-catatonia-9131514.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=] |access-date=26 April 2020 |date=3 August 2001}}</ref> Caroline Sullivan in '']'' said that " will always be an acquired taste, one that depends wholly on the strength of the songs. Ideally suited to pub singalongs, her warble is done justice by festival anthems such as Road Rage, but when pitted against anything heavy or balladish it tends to grate relentlessly." She also praised the single "Stone by Stone", saying it "gets it right." She concluded: "on balance it comes down to loving or hating that voice."<ref name="Guardian"/>
In 2006, Iain Forrester of '']'' said the album "certainly doesn’t deserve any of the hatred it received in the press at the time. It has a fire to match their debut and a much wider musical scope, taking in the string-laden melodrama of 'Godspeed' (which certainly suits Cerys Matthews' bellowing vocals) and flirtations with dance on 'What It Is,' as well as rock blasts like 'Immediate Circle'."<ref>{{cite web|last=Forrester|first=Iain|title=Top Ten Post-Britpop Flops|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/staff_top_10/top-ten-post-britpop-flops.htm|website=Stylus Magazine|access-date=15 December 2016|date=9 June 2016}}</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{track listing
#"Godspeed"
| all_writing = ]
#"Immediate Circle"
| title1 = Godspeed
#"Fuel"
| length1 = 4:17
#"What It Is"
| title2 = Immediate Circle
#"]"
| length2 = 2:53
#"The Mother Of Misogyny"
| title3 = Fuel
#"Is Everybody Here On Drugs?"
| length3 = 3:27
#"Imaginary Friend"
| title4 = What It Is
#"Shore Leave"
| length4 = 3:29
#"Apple Core"
| title5 = ]
#"Beautiful Loser"
| length5 = 3:57
#"Blues Song"
| title6 = Mother of Misogyny
#"Village Idiots"
| length6 = 3:34
#"Arabian Derby "
| title7 = Is Everybody Here on Drugs?
| length7 = 3:07
| title8 = Imaginary Friend
| length8 = 3:18
| title9 = Shore Leave
| length9 = 3:17
| title10 = Apple Core
| length10 = 1:23
| title11 = Beautiful Loser
| length11 = 3:41
| title12 = Blues Song
| length12 = 3:27
| title13 = Village Idiots
| length13 = 2:45
| title14 = Arabian Derby
| length14 = 4:09
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2015 reissue bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|title=Paper Scissors Stone|url=http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/paper-scissors-stone/|website=Demon Music Group|access-date=7 May 2015}}</ref>
|title15 = Apple Core
|length15 =
|note15 = Full Length Version
|title16 = Long Time Lonely
|length16 =
|title17 = Stone by Stone
|length17 =
|note17 = Radio Edit
}}

==Personnel==
* ] – vocals
* ] – guitar
* ] – guitar
* Paul Jones – bass
* ] – drums


==References== ==References==
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2001 studio album by Catatonia
Paper Scissors Stone
Studio album by Catatonia
Released6 August 2001
Recorded2001
StudioRockfield (Monmouth, Wales)
GenreAlternative rock, post-Britpop
Length47.11
LabelBlanco y Negro
ProducerClive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Catatonia chronology
The Crai-EPs 1993/1994
(1999) 		Paper Scissors Stone
(2001) 		Greatest Hits
(2002)
Singles from Paper Scissors Stone
  1. "Stone by Stone"
    Released: 23 July 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Dotmusic8/10
The Guardian
Sunday Tribune

Paper Scissors Stone was the fourth and final album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was released on 6 August 2001 in the UK, and reached #6 on the UK album chart.

Background

The album only had one single taken from it, "Stone by Stone" – the group's final single release. Fittingly, the ending of the video for the song features the band members all abandoning their instruments and walking away. The band had announced on their website that the next single was to be the rocky "Is Everybody Here on Drugs", although the announcement was quickly removed once it was clear that Catatonia were about to put an end to the band.

The band were unable to promote the album, albeit with the exception of an appearance on Later...with Jools Holland and a few performances of "Stone by Stone", as Cerys Matthews was being treated for alcohol addiction and nervous exhaustion. The band had to cancel their upcoming eight venue UK tour which was due to take place during September due to ongoing concerns with Matthews' recovery. A statement by the record label Warners said that Matthews would not have "recovered sufficiently" from her treatment for "anxiety and exhaustion."

The album's cover and in-sleeve photos were taken from the film, Tiger Bay, which starred Hayley Mills. Hayley was given a thank-you in the album. The album was dedicated to close friend and roadie Barry Cawley, who was killed in a road accident on his bicycle in Betws-y-Coed, North Wales in July 2000. The track, "Imaginary Friend", was written about him. The album title refers to the game rock paper scissors.

Reception

Andy Gill of The Independent noted a feeling within some of the album's lyrics and song titles such as "Is Everybody Here on Drugs?", which felt like they mirrored her actual life. Gill commented: "Cerys's boozing is, on this showing, the least of the band's problems. More pressing, surely, is the glaring absence of a hook as memorable as 'Road Rage' or 'Mulder & Scully'; the closest they come here is the single 'Stone by Stone'." Caroline Sullivan in The Guardian said that " will always be an acquired taste, one that depends wholly on the strength of the songs. Ideally suited to pub singalongs, her warble is done justice by festival anthems such as Road Rage, but when pitted against anything heavy or balladish it tends to grate relentlessly." She also praised the single "Stone by Stone", saying it "gets it right." She concluded: "on balance it comes down to loving or hating that voice."

In 2006, Iain Forrester of Stylus Magazine said the album "certainly doesn’t deserve any of the hatred it received in the press at the time. It has a fire to match their debut and a much wider musical scope, taking in the string-laden melodrama of 'Godspeed' (which certainly suits Cerys Matthews' bellowing vocals) and flirtations with dance on 'What It Is,' as well as rock blasts like 'Immediate Circle'."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Catatonia

No.TitleLength
1."Godspeed"4:17
2."Immediate Circle"2:53
3."Fuel"3:27
4."What It Is"3:29
5."Stone by Stone"3:57
6."Mother of Misogyny"3:34
7."Is Everybody Here on Drugs?"3:07
8."Imaginary Friend"3:18
9."Shore Leave"3:17
10."Apple Core"1:23
11."Beautiful Loser"3:41
12."Blues Song"3:27
13."Village Idiots"2:45
14."Arabian Derby"4:09
2015 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Apple Core" (Full Length Version) 
16."Long Time Lonely" 
17."Stone by Stone" (Radio Edit) 

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Heath, Chris. "Catatonia - Paper Scissors Stone". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 7 January 2003.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (3 August 2001). "Time for a little self-indulgence..." The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Carey, Anna (29 July 2001). "Catatonia: Papers Scissors Stone". Sunday Tribune.
  5. "Cerys's health forces tour cancellation". BBC News. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. Gill, Andy (3 August 2001). "Album: Catatonia". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. Forrester, Iain (9 June 2016). "Top Ten Post-Britpop Flops". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. "Paper Scissors Stone". Demon Music Group. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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