Cast (band)
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Cast are an English
rock band from Liverpool
, formed in 1992 by John Power (vocals, guitar) and Peter Wilkinson
(backing vocals, bass) after Power left The La's
and Wilkinson's former band Shack
had split. Following early line-ups with different guitarists and drummers, Liam "Skin" Tyson
(guitar) and Keith O'Neill (drums) joined Cast in 1993.
Emerging from the Britpop
movement of the mid-1990s, Cast signed to Polydor Records
and their debut album All Change
(1995) became the highest selling album for the label. Further commercial success continued with the albums Mother Nature Calls
(1997) and Magic Hour
(1999), however the band's fourth album Beetroot
(2001) was far less successful which led to the band's split soon after. Cast reunited for a UK tour in November 2010.
Noel Gallagher
of Oasis
described watching the band live as being like a "religious experience" and they were labelled "The Who
of the 90's". It has been suggested that the name "Cast" was taken from the final word on The La's eponymous
album (the song "Looking Glass" ends with the repeated line "The change is cast"), though John Power stated when interviewed that this was a coincidence.
in The La's. He left the band on the 13th December 1991 after becoming frustrated with the ever increasing number of aborted studio sessions, having played essentially the same set of songs since 1986 and emerging as a songwriter in his own right. Power later commented that by that point he was more interested in his own songs "than anyone else’s".
Having switched from bass to rhythm guitar
whilst residing at Brucklay House - a near derelict squat in Mossley Hill
, where the seeds of legendary dance label 3 Beat Records
were sown, Power began jamming with friends and with an ever changing line up began to form Cast. The first addition to the band was ex-Shack
bassist Peter Wilkinson who had seen Power performing acoustically at a free festival in Liverpool , and who Power had seen around town.". Embryonic lineups of the band, featuring several guitarists including Ged Malley, ex-La's members Barry Sutton
and Cammy and drummer Russell Brady started gigging in mid 1992 and supported the likes of Pele
and The Stairs
. Power would later state that he was never happy with these lineups. Unhappy with the band and the demos recorded with Who
sound engineer Bob Pridden
, he split the band up and extricated himself from his Go! Discs
contract in Summer 1993, with whom he was still signed to following his departure from The La's and set about forming a new lineup with Wilkinson.
The first new member to be recruited was Keith O'Neill who had previously played in The Empty Hours, The Windmills and Tommy Scott's pre-Space band The Australians and who Power had seen playing in local band The Windmills, fronted by Howie Payne
later of The Stands
and then guitarist Liam 'Skin' Tyson
, who Wilkinson knew from college and had previously played in Pyramid Dream. When approached to join the band, Tyson initially declined as he had sold all of his musical equipment to teach canoeing
at an outdoor centre in Alston
in Cumbria
. Tyson, who witnessed one of the band's early London shows and commented that "John had these songs, but not the band", joined the band in November 1993 and the new lineup played their first gig in Hull
in January 1994.
Within months the band secured high profile support slots with Elvis Costello
on two UK tours, including 2 nights at the Royal Albert Hall
and Oasis
. It was during the tour with Oasis that Polydor head of A&R Paul Adam, surprised that the band hadn't already been snapped up, approached the band to sign them. The band signed to Polydor on the 13th December 1994, exactly 3 years to the day that Power left The La's.
" in July 1995, which went straight in at #17. The follow-up single "Alright
", a song originally written and performed a handful of times whilst still in The La's under the original title "Fly On" became the band's first Top 15 hit in the UK, peaking at #13 in the singles chart
.
The band's debut album All Change
, released October 1995 was produced by John Leckie
who had previously worked with The Stone Roses
and The Verve
and had also previously worked with Power in The La's. The album shot to #7 in the UK charts, reaching double platinum and went on to become the fastest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label, outselling the likes of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
, The Who and The Jam
. A further two singles were taken from the album in "Sandstorm" (#8) and "Walkaway" (#9), both top tens hits.
A stand-alone single was released in October 1996 titled "Flying", which reached #4 on the UK singles chart
, giving the band their highest chart position in the UK yet.
With their second album Mother Nature Calls
, released April 1997 the "rockier material was now sounding looser and cockier in a Stonesy
or Faces
-ish way and the moodier tracks awash with melancholic atmosphere". The band worked again with John Leckie
. The album peaked at #3, reaching platinum
and stayed in the Top 40 for over 6 months. The album spawned three top ten hits in "Free Me" (#7), "Guiding Star" (#9), "Live the Dream" (#7) and one top twenty hit with the 4th single from the album "I'm So Lonely" (#14), a ballad written during a period of bleak loneliness in a Japanese hotel room.
Power revealed that the album title was supposed to be tongue in cheek, because Mother Nature is always calling because of man's mortality, but also because he was on the toilet at the time he came up with the name. Although The Daily Telegraph
proclaimed "Employing the spiritual terms of Power's lyrics, Cast may be the perfect Taoist band. They don't seem to try. Cast just are.", the album received largely mixed reviews in the press, Power later blamed this on the fact that it was more of a slow burner than the more instant All Change and claimed that a number of critics later told him that repeated listens had changed their perceptions of the album.
, released May 1999 the Britpop movement was faltering - a number of Cast's contemporaries, such as Kula Shaker
and The Seahorses
had disbanded, Suede
and Mansun
were experiencing a drop in record sales from their previous efforts and label mates Shed Seven
and Medal
had been dropped by Polydor. Amid the changing musical climate, the band enlisted Gil Norton
who had previously produced The Pixies and the band moved towards a heavier riff based sound. Power described the album as "21st century rock'n'roll" and "Walt Disney
doing Quadrophenia
".
The first single from "Magic Hour" was "Beat Mama
", with the band using loops and samples on the record for the first to give the material a more modern feel, Power described the song as "a call to everyone, a beat for everyone to move to, like the old Kia-Ora
advert with the dog and the crows". The song became the band's last top ten hit, peaking at #9. In a chart now awash with teen pop
the album shot to #6. A second and final single was taken from the album "Magic Hour", which stalled at #28. Momentum was lost due to a lack of touring and Power also later criticised the choice of single, suggesting the band should have gone with something more uptempo. A planned third single was scrapped after disagreements between the band and label. Following the release and short lived promotion of the album, Power stated that he believed with three albums under Cast's belt that a chapter had finished.
Power began writing in early 2000 for the follow-up, Beetroot
, released July 2001. Although initially set to work again with Leckie, Power met producer and programmer Tristin Norwell and was interested in working with him as he was "up on now, the sounds of now and someone who I can talk to with an acoustic". The pair began working on the album together for 3 months before moving to another studio, where other members of the band contributed. Bassist Peter Wilkinson was not present for much of the recording due to the birth of his son, guitarist Skin Tyson mostly featured only as rhythm guitarist and most of the drums were cut up and looped. The album was based largely on loops and featured heavy use of horns and flutes and deliberately moved away from the bands guitar sound as Power claimed the band "wanted to come back with something that feels fresh and enticing" and described the material as groovier and talked of having a desire of "combining this sort of Marley
and funkadelic
stuff or Sly and the Family that I’ll get into as much as I get into Townshend
and Lennon
".
Only one single was released from the album, "Desert Drought" which stalled at #45 in the charts. The album fared worse, failing to make the Top 75, crawling to #78 on the charts. Following the cancellation of a planned UK Autumn tour due to "internal band circumstanes", Cast split in August 2001 just one month after the release of the album. It had been rumoured in the UK tabloid press that the band had been dropped by Polydor and that Power had walked out of the band. However, a spokesman for the band at the time denied the band were splitting, that they were merely taking time out to work on solo projects. John Power released a statement to deny any rifts in the band and that this was "just the beginning of a new musical chapter", but would later admit that there were lots of internal differences in the band by the end and admitted "When Cast split, it was the same as when The La's fell apart. You pretend everything is okay, but it's not. I was really down, really depressed".
in 2003 through Eagle Rock Entertainment
and 2 further solo albums more in the acoustic folk vein through his own record label Tanuki Tanuki. He has toured regularly as The John Power Band (which has featured Steve Pilgrim of The Stands
and Jay Lewis and Nick Miniski of the 2005 lineup of The La's) as well as performing solo acoustic shows. In 2005, Power played a series of gigs with newly-reformed The La's
. The band didn't showcase any new material and have not been heard from again.
Peter Wilkinson, along with the band's live keyboardist Paul Ellison joined Echo & The Bunnymen
and appeared on the 2005 album Siberia
before leaving shortly after to rejoin the re-formed Shack
. In 2002 he released a solo album via The Viper Label under the guise of Aviator with help from O'Neill, Paul Ellison and former La's guitarist Paul Hemmings
. In 2003 Wilkinson and O'Neill briefly joined Kealer with Manchester singer-songwriter Jason Kelly and then set to work with ex-Stairs
guitarist Carl Cook on a follow-up to the first Aviator album in early 2004 which was seemingly shelved. He then formed the short lived DC-10.
Wilkinson has also recorded and toured with a number of other artists including Ian McCulloch
and The Hours
and more recently has started composing music for TV commercials.
Keith O'Neill, following stints with Aviator and Kealer went on to work as part of the management team at Deltasonic Records before establishing his own production company, working as a Tour Manager and Production Manager with bands such as the now-defunct Liverpool band Dead 60s,Babyshambles
, Art Garfunkel
, Richard Hawley
, Lostprophets
.and Foals.
Skin joined Robert Plant
's band, Strange Sensation in early 2002, touring Plant's album Dreamland
before appearing on and co-writing the follow-up Mighty ReArranger
. He then set about working on his Men From Mars project in 2004, originally set to feature Wilkinson and O'Neill, with others members of Strange Sensation.
On 22 June, it was officially announced on NME that the band are to reform, with plans to work on new material. The band will tour the UK in November and December to mark the 15th anniversary of All Change.
A deluxe edition of All Change has been announced for release on 25 October containing the original album plus b-sides, outtakes, demos and live recordings.
On the 6th November, John Power appeared on British TV show Soccer AM
and stated that Cast would be starting work on a new album in early 2011, and that it would be released through the website Pledgemusic
.
The band played the Isle of Wight Festival on 12 June 2011, V Festival on 20 and 21 August 2011 and the first ever Merthyr Rocks on 3 September 2011.
Cast released their fifth studio album "Troubled Thoughts" produced by John Leckie
, initially as a download to pledgers through Pledgemusic
on 2nd November 2011, with a planned general release in 2012.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock band from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, formed in 1992 by John Power (vocals, guitar) and Peter Wilkinson
Peter Wilkinson (musician)
Peter Wilkinson in an English musician.-Biography:He is best known as the bass player with Cast, whom he co-founded with frontman John Power in 1992 and was a member of until the band disbanded in 2002, and Shack...
(backing vocals, bass) after Power left The La's
The La's
The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes". The band was formed by Mike Badger in 1984 and Mavers joined soon after...
and Wilkinson's former band Shack
Shack (band)
Shack are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1987. Originally Shack consisted of Mick Head , his brother John Head , Justin Smith and Mick Hurst.-The Pale Fountains:...
had split. Following early line-ups with different guitarists and drummers, Liam "Skin" Tyson
Liam Tyson
Liam "Skin" Tyson is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for Liverpool band Cast.Prior to joining Cast, Tyson played in the band 'Pyramid Dream' who played around Liverpool in the late 80's and early 90's...
(guitar) and Keith O'Neill (drums) joined Cast in 1993.
Emerging from the Britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
movement of the mid-1990s, Cast signed to Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
and their debut album All Change
All Change (album)
All Change is the debut album by the English band Cast, released in 1995.It became the highest selling debut album in the history of the label, Polydor.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.# "Alright" – 3:37# "Promised Land" – 4:37...
(1995) became the highest selling album for the label. Further commercial success continued with the albums Mother Nature Calls
Mother Nature Calls
Mother Nature Calls is the second album by the English band Cast, released in 1997.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.# "Free Me" – 4:42# "On the Run" – 3:35# "Live the Dream" – 3:54# "Soul Tied" – 5:28# "She Sun Shines" – 4:30...
(1997) and Magic Hour
Magic Hour (album)
Magic Hour is the third album by the English band Cast, released in 1999. 'Beat Mama' and 'Magic Hour' were both released as singles, and reached #6 and 28 on the UK Singles Chart respectively.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power....
(1999), however the band's fourth album Beetroot
Beetroot (album)
Beetroot is the fourth album by the English band Cast, released in 2001. From the album, only one single was released, "Desert Drought", which reached #45 in the UK Singles chart.- Background :...
(2001) was far less successful which led to the band's split soon after. Cast reunited for a UK tour in November 2010.
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and principal songwriter of the English rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Raised in Burnage, Manchester with his...
of Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
described watching the band live as being like a "religious experience" and they were labelled "The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
of the 90's". It has been suggested that the name "Cast" was taken from the final word on The La's eponymous
The La's (album)
The La's, the self titled album by The La's, was the only studio release from the Liverpudlian four piece, released in 1990, but it earned them a place in the history books of British music and inspired a generation of bands, from Oasis and The Charlatans to Pete Doherty...
album (the song "Looking Glass" ends with the repeated line "The change is cast"), though John Power stated when interviewed that this was a coincidence.
1992–1994: Formation and early years
John Power was previously the bass player, backing vocalist and only constant member along with Lee MaversLee Mavers
__notoc__Lee Anthony Mavers is an English musician from Liverpool, England. Mavers was the songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist in The La's and is perhaps best-known for the hit "There She Goes" in the late 1980s....
in The La's. He left the band on the 13th December 1991 after becoming frustrated with the ever increasing number of aborted studio sessions, having played essentially the same set of songs since 1986 and emerging as a songwriter in his own right. Power later commented that by that point he was more interested in his own songs "than anyone else’s".
Having switched from bass to rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
whilst residing at Brucklay House - a near derelict squat in Mossley Hill
Mossley Hill
Mossley Hill is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton. At the 2001 Census, the Mossley Hill ward had a population which was recorded at 12,650.-Notable...
, where the seeds of legendary dance label 3 Beat Records
3 Beat Records
3 Beat Records is a British record shop and independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.-History:3 Beat Records was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at...
were sown, Power began jamming with friends and with an ever changing line up began to form Cast. The first addition to the band was ex-Shack
Shack (band)
Shack are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1987. Originally Shack consisted of Mick Head , his brother John Head , Justin Smith and Mick Hurst.-The Pale Fountains:...
bassist Peter Wilkinson who had seen Power performing acoustically at a free festival in Liverpool , and who Power had seen around town.". Embryonic lineups of the band, featuring several guitarists including Ged Malley, ex-La's members Barry Sutton
Barry Sutton
Barry Sutton is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Liverpool who has performed with numerous alternative rock bands since 1981. His career began as the songwriter and vocalist in the unsigned bands Western Diplomats and Marshmallow Overcoat...
and Cammy and drummer Russell Brady started gigging in mid 1992 and supported the likes of Pele
Pele (band)
Pele were an English indie rock band, formed on Merseyside in 1990, by the guitarist and frontman Ian Prowse and keyboard player Andrew Roberts. They were joined by Dally on drums, Jimmy McAllister on bass guitar and finally Nico on violin...
and The Stairs
The Stairs
The Stairs were an English rock band formed in Liverpool around 1990 by vocalist and bassist Edgar Summertyme, guitarist Ged Lynn and drummer Paul Maguire...
. Power would later state that he was never happy with these lineups. Unhappy with the band and the demos recorded with Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
sound engineer Bob Pridden
Bob Pridden
Bob Pridden is an English sound engineer, best known for his long-standing position as principal sound engineer for the rock band The Who...
, he split the band up and extricated himself from his Go! Discs
Go! Discs Records
Go! Discs was a Hammersmith, London based record label, launched in 1983 by Andy MacDonald and Lesley Symons. With artists like Billy Bragg, The Housemartins and later The Beautiful South, it became a prominent label. Go! Beat Records was launched as a subsidiary for dance artists like Beats...
contract in Summer 1993, with whom he was still signed to following his departure from The La's and set about forming a new lineup with Wilkinson.
The first new member to be recruited was Keith O'Neill who had previously played in The Empty Hours, The Windmills and Tommy Scott's pre-Space band The Australians and who Power had seen playing in local band The Windmills, fronted by Howie Payne
Howie Payne
Howard Eliott "Howie" Payne is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Liverpool, England. Having played in numerous bands since the early 1990s Payne formed The Stands in 2002...
later of The Stands
The Stands
The Stands were an English band from Liverpool.-Biography:The Stands were formed by Howie Payne in 2002. There was no fixed line up in the band originally and local musicians Martyn Campbell Sean Payne Russel Pritchard and Robby Stevenson all contributed to early shows...
and then guitarist Liam 'Skin' Tyson
Liam Tyson
Liam "Skin" Tyson is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for Liverpool band Cast.Prior to joining Cast, Tyson played in the band 'Pyramid Dream' who played around Liverpool in the late 80's and early 90's...
, who Wilkinson knew from college and had previously played in Pyramid Dream. When approached to join the band, Tyson initially declined as he had sold all of his musical equipment to teach canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
at an outdoor centre in Alston
Alston, Cumbria
Alston is a small town in Cumbria, England on the River South Tyne. It is one of the highest elevation towns in the country, at about 1,000 feet above sea level.-Geography:...
in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
. Tyson, who witnessed one of the band's early London shows and commented that "John had these songs, but not the band", joined the band in November 1993 and the new lineup played their first gig in Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
in January 1994.
Within months the band secured high profile support slots with Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
on two UK tours, including 2 nights at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
and Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
. It was during the tour with Oasis that Polydor head of A&R Paul Adam, surprised that the band hadn't already been snapped up, approached the band to sign them. The band signed to Polydor on the 13th December 1994, exactly 3 years to the day that Power left The La's.
1995–1998: Record deal and success
The band released their debut single "FinetimeFinetime
"Finetime" is the debut single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album All Change....
" in July 1995, which went straight in at #17. The follow-up single "Alright
Alright (Cast song)
"Alright" is the second single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album All Change.-Personnel:Cast* John Power – vocals, guitar* Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass...
", a song originally written and performed a handful of times whilst still in The La's under the original title "Fly On" became the band's first Top 15 hit in the UK, peaking at #13 in the singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
The band's debut album All Change
All Change (album)
All Change is the debut album by the English band Cast, released in 1995.It became the highest selling debut album in the history of the label, Polydor.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.# "Alright" – 3:37# "Promised Land" – 4:37...
, released October 1995 was produced by John Leckie
John Leckie
John Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
who had previously worked with The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
and The Verve
The Verve
The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
and had also previously worked with Power in The La's. The album shot to #7 in the UK charts, reaching double platinum and went on to become the fastest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label, outselling the likes of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an English-American psychedelic rock band that formed in London in October 1966. Comprising eponymous singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969, in which...
, The Who and The Jam
The Jam
The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
. A further two singles were taken from the album in "Sandstorm" (#8) and "Walkaway" (#9), both top tens hits.
A stand-alone single was released in October 1996 titled "Flying", which reached #4 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, giving the band their highest chart position in the UK yet.
With their second album Mother Nature Calls
Mother Nature Calls
Mother Nature Calls is the second album by the English band Cast, released in 1997.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.# "Free Me" – 4:42# "On the Run" – 3:35# "Live the Dream" – 3:54# "Soul Tied" – 5:28# "She Sun Shines" – 4:30...
, released April 1997 the "rockier material was now sounding looser and cockier in a Stonesy
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
or Faces
Faces (band)
Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie...
-ish way and the moodier tracks awash with melancholic atmosphere". The band worked again with John Leckie
John Leckie
John Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
. The album peaked at #3, reaching platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
and stayed in the Top 40 for over 6 months. The album spawned three top ten hits in "Free Me" (#7), "Guiding Star" (#9), "Live the Dream" (#7) and one top twenty hit with the 4th single from the album "I'm So Lonely" (#14), a ballad written during a period of bleak loneliness in a Japanese hotel room.
Power revealed that the album title was supposed to be tongue in cheek, because Mother Nature is always calling because of man's mortality, but also because he was on the toilet at the time he came up with the name. Although The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
proclaimed "Employing the spiritual terms of Power's lyrics, Cast may be the perfect Taoist band. They don't seem to try. Cast just are.", the album received largely mixed reviews in the press, Power later blamed this on the fact that it was more of a slow burner than the more instant All Change and claimed that a number of critics later told him that repeated listens had changed their perceptions of the album.
1999–2001: Post-Britpop and split
By the time the band set to work on their third album, Magic HourMagic Hour (album)
Magic Hour is the third album by the English band Cast, released in 1999. 'Beat Mama' and 'Magic Hour' were both released as singles, and reached #6 and 28 on the UK Singles Chart respectively.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power....
, released May 1999 the Britpop movement was faltering - a number of Cast's contemporaries, such as Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
and The Seahorses
The Seahorses
The Seahorses were an English rock band, formed in 1996 by guitarist John Squire, following his departure from The Stone Roses.The band released one album in 1997 and began work on a follow up, before splitting up due to musical differences during recording sessions in January 1999.-History:Formed...
had disbanded, Suede
Suede (band)
Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
and Mansun
Mansun
Mansun were an English alternative rock band formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. The band broke up in May 2003....
were experiencing a drop in record sales from their previous efforts and label mates Shed Seven
Shed Seven
Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York and were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur...
and Medal
Medal (band)
-History:The band grew out of earlier band The Daisies, who had been active since the early 1990s and released the album "Kowloon House" in the US on Capitol Records and the single "If I Was Barry White" in 1996 on Regal Recordings in the UK. They also toured the US in 1995 supporting fellow Oxford...
had been dropped by Polydor. Amid the changing musical climate, the band enlisted Gil Norton
Gil Norton
Gil Norton is a British record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo Park, Counting Crows, Terrorvision, The Triffids, Del Amitri, James, The Feelers, The Beekeepers,...
who had previously produced The Pixies and the band moved towards a heavier riff based sound. Power described the album as "21st century rock'n'roll" and "Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
doing Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by English rock band The Who. Released on 19 October 1973 by Track and Polydor in the UK, and Track and MCA in the US, it is a double album, and the group's second rock opera...
".
The first single from "Magic Hour" was "Beat Mama
Beat Mama
"Beat Mama" is the tenth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "Beat Mama"# "Get on You"# "3 Nines Are 28"CD single # "Beat Mama"# "Hoedown"# "Whisky Song"...
", with the band using loops and samples on the record for the first to give the material a more modern feel, Power described the song as "a call to everyone, a beat for everyone to move to, like the old Kia-Ora
Kia-Ora
Kia-Ora is a concentrated fruit soft drink brand, owned by Atlantic Industries and licensed for manufacturing in the UK by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd.-History:...
advert with the dog and the crows". The song became the band's last top ten hit, peaking at #9. In a chart now awash with teen pop
Teen pop
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards teenagers. Teen pop copies genres and styles such as pop, dance, R&B, hip hop, country and rock....
the album shot to #6. A second and final single was taken from the album "Magic Hour", which stalled at #28. Momentum was lost due to a lack of touring and Power also later criticised the choice of single, suggesting the band should have gone with something more uptempo. A planned third single was scrapped after disagreements between the band and label. Following the release and short lived promotion of the album, Power stated that he believed with three albums under Cast's belt that a chapter had finished.
Power began writing in early 2000 for the follow-up, Beetroot
Beetroot (album)
Beetroot is the fourth album by the English band Cast, released in 2001. From the album, only one single was released, "Desert Drought", which reached #45 in the UK Singles chart.- Background :...
, released July 2001. Although initially set to work again with Leckie, Power met producer and programmer Tristin Norwell and was interested in working with him as he was "up on now, the sounds of now and someone who I can talk to with an acoustic". The pair began working on the album together for 3 months before moving to another studio, where other members of the band contributed. Bassist Peter Wilkinson was not present for much of the recording due to the birth of his son, guitarist Skin Tyson mostly featured only as rhythm guitarist and most of the drums were cut up and looped. The album was based largely on loops and featured heavy use of horns and flutes and deliberately moved away from the bands guitar sound as Power claimed the band "wanted to come back with something that feels fresh and enticing" and described the material as groovier and talked of having a desire of "combining this sort of Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
and funkadelic
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
stuff or Sly and the Family that I’ll get into as much as I get into Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
and Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
".
Only one single was released from the album, "Desert Drought" which stalled at #45 in the charts. The album fared worse, failing to make the Top 75, crawling to #78 on the charts. Following the cancellation of a planned UK Autumn tour due to "internal band circumstanes", Cast split in August 2001 just one month after the release of the album. It had been rumoured in the UK tabloid press that the band had been dropped by Polydor and that Power had walked out of the band. However, a spokesman for the band at the time denied the band were splitting, that they were merely taking time out to work on solo projects. John Power released a statement to deny any rifts in the band and that this was "just the beginning of a new musical chapter", but would later admit that there were lots of internal differences in the band by the end and admitted "When Cast split, it was the same as when The La's fell apart. You pretend everything is okay, but it's not. I was really down, really depressed".
2001–2009: Hiatus
Following the split, John Power released a solo album entitled Happening For LoveHappening For Love
Happening for Love is the debut solo album by former The La's bassist and Cast vocalist John Power.It was released on June 30, 2003.-Track listing:All songs written by John Power.# "Electrify" – 4:07# "Paradise" – 4:04# "Everyday Folk" – 3:25...
in 2003 through Eagle Rock Entertainment
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV and Digital Media in the world. Eagle works directly alongside talent to produce top quality, high-definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries, including The Rolling Stones,...
and 2 further solo albums more in the acoustic folk vein through his own record label Tanuki Tanuki. He has toured regularly as The John Power Band (which has featured Steve Pilgrim of The Stands
The Stands
The Stands were an English band from Liverpool.-Biography:The Stands were formed by Howie Payne in 2002. There was no fixed line up in the band originally and local musicians Martyn Campbell Sean Payne Russel Pritchard and Robby Stevenson all contributed to early shows...
and Jay Lewis and Nick Miniski of the 2005 lineup of The La's) as well as performing solo acoustic shows. In 2005, Power played a series of gigs with newly-reformed The La's
The La's
The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes". The band was formed by Mike Badger in 1984 and Mavers joined soon after...
. The band didn't showcase any new material and have not been heard from again.
Peter Wilkinson, along with the band's live keyboardist Paul Ellison joined Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
and appeared on the 2005 album Siberia
Siberia (album)
Siberia is the tenth studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen. The album garnered generally positive reviews, with some commentators calling it their best work since Ocean Rain, despite it being the first to not reach the UK Top 75....
before leaving shortly after to rejoin the re-formed Shack
Shack (band)
Shack are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1987. Originally Shack consisted of Mick Head , his brother John Head , Justin Smith and Mick Hurst.-The Pale Fountains:...
. In 2002 he released a solo album via The Viper Label under the guise of Aviator with help from O'Neill, Paul Ellison and former La's guitarist Paul Hemmings
Paul Hemmings
Paul Hemmings is a Liverpool based musician and photographer. He played with The La's, Mike Badger and The Onset and Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds...
. In 2003 Wilkinson and O'Neill briefly joined Kealer with Manchester singer-songwriter Jason Kelly and then set to work with ex-Stairs
The Stairs
The Stairs were an English rock band formed in Liverpool around 1990 by vocalist and bassist Edgar Summertyme, guitarist Ged Lynn and drummer Paul Maguire...
guitarist Carl Cook on a follow-up to the first Aviator album in early 2004 which was seemingly shelved. He then formed the short lived DC-10.
Wilkinson has also recorded and toured with a number of other artists including Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch (singer)
Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer, born in Liverpool, and is best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen.-Career:...
and The Hours
The Hours (band)
The Hours is an English rock band, formed in 2004 by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery.-Career:Antony Genn got his start as a 16 year-old joining Pulp and went on to play with Elastica and Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros...
and more recently has started composing music for TV commercials.
Keith O'Neill, following stints with Aviator and Kealer went on to work as part of the management team at Deltasonic Records before establishing his own production company, working as a Tour Manager and Production Manager with bands such as the now-defunct Liverpool band Dead 60s,Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles...
, Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and actor, best known as being a member of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel...
, Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer. After his first band Treebound Story broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. He later joined the band Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker...
, Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
.and Foals.
Skin joined Robert Plant
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
's band, Strange Sensation in early 2002, touring Plant's album Dreamland
Dreamland (Robert Plant album)
Dreamland is singer Robert Plant's seventh solo album and the first with the band "Strange Sensation". The album was released in July 2002.Many of the songs are cover versions, mainly blues, but also some rock...
before appearing on and co-writing the follow-up Mighty ReArranger
Mighty ReArranger
Mighty ReArranger is a studio album by British rock singer Robert Plant and his band the Strange Sensation. It was released internationally on 25 April 2005, on 9 May in the United Kingdom and 10 May in the United States...
. He then set about working on his Men From Mars project in 2004, originally set to feature Wilkinson and O'Neill, with others members of Strange Sensation.
2010–present: Reunion
Power undertook a "Cast Acoustic Show" tour in June 2010, where he played a set of Cast songs along with new tracks written over the past year for a potential new Cast album.On 22 June, it was officially announced on NME that the band are to reform, with plans to work on new material. The band will tour the UK in November and December to mark the 15th anniversary of All Change.
A deluxe edition of All Change has been announced for release on 25 October containing the original album plus b-sides, outtakes, demos and live recordings.
On the 6th November, John Power appeared on British TV show Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
and stated that Cast would be starting work on a new album in early 2011, and that it would be released through the website Pledgemusic
Pledgemusic
PledgeMusic is an online Direct-to-Fan / Fan-funded music platform utilising a Threshold Pledge System / Provision Point Mechanism, launched in August 2009, that facilitates musicians reaching out to their fan-base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects...
.
The band played the Isle of Wight Festival on 12 June 2011, V Festival on 20 and 21 August 2011 and the first ever Merthyr Rocks on 3 September 2011.
Cast released their fifth studio album "Troubled Thoughts" produced by John Leckie
John Leckie
John Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
, initially as a download to pledgers through Pledgemusic
Pledgemusic
PledgeMusic is an online Direct-to-Fan / Fan-funded music platform utilising a Threshold Pledge System / Provision Point Mechanism, launched in August 2009, that facilitates musicians reaching out to their fan-base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects...
on 2nd November 2011, with a planned general release in 2012.
Current members
- John Power – vocals, guitar (1992–2001, 2010–present)
- Peter WilkinsonPeter Wilkinson (musician)Peter Wilkinson in an English musician.-Biography:He is best known as the bass player with Cast, whom he co-founded with frontman John Power in 1992 and was a member of until the band disbanded in 2002, and Shack...
– backing vocals, bass (1992–2001, 2010–present) - Liam "Skin" TysonLiam TysonLiam "Skin" Tyson is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for Liverpool band Cast.Prior to joining Cast, Tyson played in the band 'Pyramid Dream' who played around Liverpool in the late 80's and early 90's...
– guitar (1993–2001, 2010–present) - Keith O'Neill - drums (1993-2001, 2010-present)
Former members
- Ged Malley – guitar (1992)
- Barry SuttonBarry SuttonBarry Sutton is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Liverpool who has performed with numerous alternative rock bands since 1981. His career began as the songwriter and vocalist in the unsigned bands Western Diplomats and Marshmallow Overcoat...
– guitar (1992) - Peter "Cammy" Camell – guitar (1993)
- Russell Brady – drums (1992–1993)
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart position | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1995 | All Change All Change (album) All Change is the debut album by the English band Cast, released in 1995.It became the highest selling debut album in the history of the label, Polydor.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.# "Alright" – 3:37# "Promised Land" – 4:37...
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British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... : Platinum |
| 1997 | Mother Nature Calls Mother Nature Calls Mother Nature Calls is the second album by the English band Cast, released in 1997.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.# "Free Me" – 4:42# "On the Run" – 3:35# "Live the Dream" – 3:54# "Soul Tied" – 5:28# "She Sun Shines" – 4:30... |
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| 1999 | Magic Hour Magic Hour (album) Magic Hour is the third album by the English band Cast, released in 1999. 'Beat Mama' and 'Magic Hour' were both released as singles, and reached #6 and 28 on the UK Singles Chart respectively.- Track listing :All songs written by John Power.... |
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| 2001 | Beetroot Beetroot (album) Beetroot is the fourth album by the English band Cast, released in 2001. From the album, only one single was released, "Desert Drought", which reached #45 in the UK Singles chart.- Background :... |
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| 2011 | Troubled Times
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Compilation albums
- The CollectionThe Collection (Cast album)The Collection is a compilation album by the English band Cast, released in 2004. The release has been criticised for the notable omission of some of the band's best known tracks, such as "Walkaway", "Sandstorm" and "Guiding Star".-Track listing:All songs written by John Power.# "Flying" – 3:56 #...
(2004) - The Complete BBC SessionsThe Complete BBC SessionsThe Complete BBC Sessions is a two disc compilation album released by the British band Cast. Compiled of six live performances from 1995 to 1999, the album was released by Universal Records on 26 February 2007.-Track listing:...
(2007)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | |
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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| 1995 | "Finetime Finetime "Finetime" is the debut single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album All Change.... " |
17 | – | All Change |
| "Alright Alright (Cast song) "Alright" is the second single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album All Change.-Personnel:Cast* John Power – vocals, guitar* Peter Wilkinson – backing vocals, bass... " |
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| 1996 | "Sandstorm Sandstorm (Cast song) "Sandstorm" is the third single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album All Change.-Formats and track listings:CD single# "Sandstorm"# "Hourglass"# "Back of My Mind"... " |
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| "Walkaway Walkaway (song) "Walkaway" is the fourth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power. The song is taken from the debut album All Change... " |
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| "Flying Flying (Cast song) "Flying" is the fifth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single# "Flying"# "Between the Eyes"# "For So Long"# "Walkaway" 7" single# "Flying"... " |
4 | – | Non-album single | |
| 1997 | "Free Me Free Me (Cast song) "Free Me" is the sixth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "Free Me"# "Come on Everybody"# "Canter"# "Free Me" CD single # "Free Me"... " |
7 | – | Mother Nature Calls |
| "Guiding Star Guiding Star (song) "Guiding Star" is the seventh single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listing:CD single # "Guiding Star"# "Out of the Blue"# "Free Me" # "Mirror Me" CD single... " |
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| "Live the Dream Live the Dream "Live the Dream" is the ninth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "Live the Dream"# "Effectomatic Who"# "Hold On" # "Live the Dream" CD single... " |
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| "I'm So Lonely I'm So Lonely (Cast song) "I'm So Lonely" is the ninth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "I'm So Lonely"# "The Things You Make Me Do"# "Never Gonna Tell You What to Do"... " |
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| 1999 | "Beat Mama Beat Mama "Beat Mama" is the tenth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "Beat Mama"# "Get on You"# "3 Nines Are 28"CD single # "Beat Mama"# "Hoedown"# "Whisky Song"... " |
9 | – | Magic Hour |
| "Magic Hour Magic Hour (song) "Magic Hour" is the eleventh single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "Magic Hour"# "Gypsy Song"# "I Never Wanna Lose You"CD single # "Magic Hour"... " |
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| 2001 | "Desert Drought Desert Drought "Desert Drought" is the eleventh single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.-Formats and track listings:CD single # "Desert Drought"# "Cobwebs"# "Desert Drought"... " |
45 | – | Beetroot |