All Change - Cast

I first heard this album whilst at Uni in the late part of the nineties. My housemate owned it but I 'borrowed' it regularly. As a quick idea of how much I like this album I have rated 7 out of 12 songs on this album at 4/5 stars on my Itunes account, that's a very good amount. I'm guessing a lot of people don't really know who Cast are, I say this as I saw an episode of 'Stars in their eyes' where one of the guys performed a song by Cast. He was brilliant but finished up 4th or something similar, can't remember who won but it was a singer that most people over the age of 50 knew and liked but anyone under that probably hadn't heard of. Cast ...

Cast brought this album out in 1995 at a time when British Indie music was beginning to bear fruit once again with the likes of Oasis and Blur. It was a fairly dynamic time for the music industry and Cast were not slow on the uptake with this really fine collection of songs. It took me a good few listens before the album grew on me but once it had I couldn't understand why it had taken so long! It really is a cherished part of my collection. I still wonder if they could have done better than John Power's broad Liverpool accent as vocals but, then, perhaps that is part of it. It certainly is a distinctive sound. The album itself is a collection ...