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04-25-2009, 07:53 AM | #1 (permalink) |
From Hank To Hendrix
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Cast Appreciation Thread
Now for those of you who dont even know who they are. They were a Indie band from Liverpool during the 1990s and were part of what the media labelled 'Britpop'. They were lead by the ex bassist (John Power) of The La's (another early 90s indie band from Liverpool).
I first came across Cast about 4 years ago where I did a blind purchase on amazon marketplace for their 'All Change' album. I was blown away by it the first time I heard it. I have since gotten all their other albums 'Mother Nature Calls', 'Magic Hour' & 'Beetroot'. I also bought this guys Cast singles collection from ebay last year and I got a lot of their singles with live rare recordings of 'Alright' & 'Back Of My Mind'. I know they arent exactly the greatest band of all time and can totally understand why people wouldnt like them or dismiss them as being bland or dull etc etc. They are just a pretty straightforward original sounding British Indie rock band & to me it is British Indie rock at its best. I have also gotten all of John Powers albums which are not bad but nothing special (IMO). 'Happening For Love' is probably the best one with proper length tracks unlike the other two 'Willow She Weeps' is very good as well. I had high hopes for 'Stormbreaker' and bought it but it just has an unfinished feel to it with most of the songs not more than 2 mins long. Anyway anybody who likes them/dislikes them for whatever reason I would like to hear from you. |
04-25-2009, 09:10 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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Saw these live at the Apollo Manchester yonks ago.
Decent drummer who thought he was Keith Moon, but the jingly jangly scouse pop was too rich for my veins. One or two good tracks and they could have been loads better than they actually were. |
04-25-2009, 01:39 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I think they were pretty damn awful generic pap personally. Why bands like this got the success they did and the masterful Teenage Fanclub were generally ignored by the populace defies belief.
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04-25-2009, 02:28 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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post/recommend some of their music please?
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04-25-2009, 06:02 PM | #5 (permalink) | ||
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eh All Change album is the best one they did and the first I heard which subsequently got me into them,should be pretty easy to find on either download or amazon for pennies. As for the other stuff it aint a patch on the All Change album but it kinda grows on you after a while. |
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04-25-2009, 06:14 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
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I'll even go as far as to say they were one of the best bands I've seen live of that calibre. In that their onstage sound came across better than their studio stuff. I got dragged along by the missus to the gig (she tends to do this to me frequently and still does. Usually at my expense ) Although I'm not a fan of Cast and never was, nor will be, I had to admit they were pretty impressive live. |
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04-25-2009, 07:11 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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well i just heard one of their songs. not bad, good chill music, but not like super amazing, you know?
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04-25-2009, 07:33 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Like Jackhammer said it's all about teenage fanclub really.
The only time I broke the awkward silence with my aspiring social-climber boss at my last job was when he talked about how he met Cast in America and ended up touring with them. Cool or what? They are another 90's band I need an album by, along with the mighty Dodgy |
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