Search - Cast :: All Change

Britpop staple

Paul Kendall | Los Angeles | 05/06/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's always self dating to claim a connection to the Britpop scene. That being the case, Cast's debut is an easy way to transport you back to the mid 90s, when English music just seemed to play second fiddle to endless clones of Nirvana and Pearl Jam.



Mix in Oasis and lead singer John Power's previous band The La's and you pretty much have Cast. Songs full of bright guitars and way cool harmonies.



This is definitely Cast's finest work; "Finetime" and the driving "History" are my favorites.

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Something amazing happened in the UK in the mid-90s...

C. Anderson | 04/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What happened between 1994 and 1996 in England? All I can say is, has there ever been such a concentration of classic albums released?:

Blur: Parklife

Oasis: Morning Glory

Supergrass: Alright

Dodgy: Three Peace Sweet

Longpigs: The Sun is Often Out

Pulp: Different Class

Radiohead: The Bends



....AND CAST "ALL CHANGE"!



It certainly is a Britpop classic. Songs like "Alright", "Sandstorm" and "Fine time" will buzz around in your head and never leave you alone.



These days British bands like Coldplay and Turin Brakes are great, but they're just too glum and self-reflective....sometimes you need to put a record like Cast "All Change" in your CD player and cheer up for the day.



And while you're at it, buy Dodgy "Three Peace Sweet", which is arguably an even better record."

A True Hidden Gem From The Brit- Pop Era "1995"

D. Fonash | Doylestown, PA | 06/22/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I found out about Cast in 1997 on a local television station that showed the videos for Alright and Sandstorm. I obviously was interested in both of those songs and went to my local record store and bought the cd for a heavy price (import). What a gem I ended up buying. At the time I didn't know that John Power was a member The La's and I didn't know what a great band Cast was and is. Honestly, there isn't a song I don't like on this album. Alright, Promised Land, Sandstorm are all stellar songs. I f***in love Mankind, Tell It Like It Is, Finetime, Back Of My Mind, Walkaway, and the grand finale,Two Of A Kind.

These song are in actuality,very simple and I said to myself upon first hearing them, "These songs sound so familiar" and "Why hasn't anybody written these songs before? The truth is that this was a perfect band for the perfect time. The mixture of Electric guitar with Acoustic is a unique sound that many bands of any genre don't use often if at all. Here, it sounds truly amazing. When hearing the beginning of Promised Land, you will understand. Cast would continue to make good music as shown in their following albums "Beetroot, Magic Hour,

and "Mother Nature Calls". The only problem was that they couldn't make a great album top to bottom as this one. As a total junkie from the Golden Age of Brit-Pop with the bands like Oasis, Radiohead, Suede, Supergrass,Pulp, Gene, Blur, The Verve, Black Grape, Kula Shaker, etc.Cast and this album ranks along with any of these bands for the time and era. A must own album for any lover of true Brittish rock."