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Cast Of Thousands (Import) (CD)

By: The Adverts (Artist)

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The Adverts Artist Snapshot:

Though their existence was brief and overshadowed by more famous Brit punks, connoisseurs recognize the Adverts as one of the very best acts to come out of the first wave of English punk. They were right in the eye of the hurricane, supporting bands like Generation X, the Damned, and the Jam in trailblazing shows, and their two LPs did as much or more than anyone's to further punk's ambitions. Sharp, controversial hits like "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" established their reputation for intelligent, insightful songwriting (and a wicked sense of humor). Though they were finished by 1979, their legacy is assured.

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Cast Of Thousands (Import) (CD) Album By The Adverts (Artist)
1   Cast Of Thousands  
2   Adverts, The  
3   My Place  
4   Male Assault  
5   Television's Over  
6   Fate Of Criminals  
7   Love Songs  
8   I Surrender  
9   I Looked At The Sun  
10   I Will Walk You Home  
11   Television's Over - (Single Version)  
12   Back From The Dead  
13   New Church - (Live)  
14   Cast Of Thousands - (Single Version/Bonus Track)  
 

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Review

Q Magazine - (5/02 SE, p.134) - 3 stars out of 5 - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums" - "By the time the album hit, critics were ready to stick the knife into anything penned by the punk-poet TV smith, and his auteur attempt gave them plenty of entry points..."

Review

Q (5/02 SE, p.134) - 3 stars out of 5 - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums" - "By the time the album hit, critics were ready to stick the knife into anything penned by the punk-poet TV smith, and his auteur attempt gave them plenty of entry points..."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/01/04, p.55) - Included in Mojo's The 67 Lost Albums You Must Own! - "[W]idescreen, anthemic, post-proggy rage that spat bitterly in the eye of prevalent trends."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[I]t's a ragged bedroom-pop masterpiece..."

Product note

Includes four bonus tracks.
The Adverts' second album, 1979's CAST OF THOUSANDS, was roundly dismissed upon release. It sounded very little like the band's classic early singles, "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes." In retrospect, T.V. Smith, Gaye Advert and company were merely ahead of their time. Even a year later, the cold, brittle sound of CAST OF THOUSANDS would have sounded right at home amidst the early 1980s techno-pop bands and raincoat-clad miserablists.
The Biblical quote on the back cover reads "Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world," and that's downright perky compared to the songs themselves. CAST is riddled with alienation. The icy chill is felt most acutely on "The Adverts," the most cynical statement about rock and roll this side of "Ballad of Mott the Hoople." An open mind may be necessary, but this is a record long overdue for reconsideration.

Title Note

Includes four bonus tracks.

The Adverts' second album, 1979's CAST OF THOUSANDS, was roundly dismissed upon release. It sounded very little like the band's classic early singles, "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes." In retrospect, T.V. Smith, Gaye Advert and company were merely ahead of their time. Even a year later, the cold, brittle sound of CAST OF THOUSANDS would have sounded right at home amidst the early 1980s techno-pop bands and raincoat-clad miserablists.

The Biblical quote on the back cover reads "Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world," and that's downright perky compared to the songs themselves. CAST is riddled with alienation. The icy chill is felt most acutely on "The Adverts," the most cynical statement about rock and roll this side of "Ballad of Mott the Hoople." An open mind may be necessary, but this is a record long overdue for reconsideration.

Album Description

The Adverts' second album, 1979's CAST OF THOUSANDS, was roundly dismissed upon release. It sounded very little like the band's classic early singles, "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". In retrospect, T.V. Smith, Gaye Advert and company were merely ahead of their time. Even a year later, the cold, brittle sound of CAST OF THOUSANDS would have sounded right at home amidst the early 1980s techno-pop bands and raincoat-clad miserablists.
The Biblical quote on the back cover reads "Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world", and that's downright perky compared to the songs themselves. CAST is riddled with alienation. The icy chill is felt most acutely on "The Adverts", the most cynical statement about rock and roll this side of "Ballad of Mott the Hoople". An open mind may be necessary, but this is a record long overdue for reconsideration.

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