Cast

As one of the most traditional guitar bands to emerge during the Brit-pop era of the mid-'90s, Cast have weathered negative criticism from certain quarters of the media, who labeled them mere revivalists. But the criticism didn't prevent Cast from becoming a very, very popular band within Britain following the success of Oasis and Blur. Led by vocalist/guitarist John Power, Cast carved out a sound that was heavily indebted to the British Invasion of the early '60s, yet it was infused with a mystical, pseudo-hippie lyrical sensibility, which Power expanded upon in all of his in...