CAST - All Change

The CD is not sealed but is as new. The standard promotional statement is printed on the front insert in gold type. There is a hole punched through the UPC on the rear insert. the jewel-box has light storage scratches and is fully functional. This is the original 1995 Polydor / A&M Records release. 

This CD comes from my personal collection and is 100% guaranteed to be in the stated condition. I list new CDs each week as I thin-out my collection. Take a look at my other listings, you never know what you might find.

REVIEWS:

Amidst the ashes caused by the fallout of the seminal group The La's (i.e., originators of the legendary "There She Goes"), rose Cast.

Cast were Brit-pop to their very core. From their Adidas Sambas, to their harmonized vocals and synchronzied guitars. I suppose Cast represent a long line of one-album wonders of the Brit pop world. Such bands as The Dylans, The Wendys, Birdland, The Bluetones, Northside, and, of course, The La's, have all fallen far into the netherworld. Other bands have barely scraped by that fate (Mighty Lemon Drops, Ride, Slowdive, Chapterhouse).

Still, Cast had a dam* good sound that I'm surprised never caught on in the States. They created a largely acoustic-at-heart based brit-pop. You can always hear the acoustic guitar being played in every one of their songs. Yet, they do not fail to deliver the electric goods either. And, there is a certain 60's-ness about their music---the harmonies, the short chord changes on some songs, etc. But, it's all very good.

Perhaps their biggest hit was "Alright," followed by "Walkaway." Vocally, they sound similar to....well, I can't quite put my finger on it. Kind of cross between the vocals of The Church (although nowhere as deep) and The Ocean Blue and The Alarm. I know, before you say it, that offers no help. Well, I apolgize. I'm still trying to get over the fact that I'm writing the first review of this record, six years after its release!

If you are at all partial to the brit-pop sound, I wager you will dig this cd. The track stand outs are 1, 9, 12, 7, 11, and 6.

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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", June 22, 2006

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.