Cast (2):… Read Full Bio ↴Cast (1): A Britpop band formed in Liverpool, England in 1993.
Cast (2): Progressive rock band from Mexico, active since the late '70s.
Cast (3): Norwegian rapper from the late '90s.
Cast (4): Russian IDM / Glitch project.
Cast (5): A Romanian hip-hop group.
(1): Cast was formed in 1993 by John Power, the former bassist of The La's. They released four albums between 1995 and 2001. Cast were at the height of their popularity during the mid-90's Britpop movements. Whilst popular, they were seen as one of the "lesser" bands of the moment, often overshadowed by the likes of more popular bands such as Blur, Oasis and Pulp. It has been suggested that the name "Cast" was taken from the final line of the final song on The La's eponymous (and only) album. The song "Looking Glass" ends with the line ""The stone is cast, the glass is smashed".
After the commercial failure of their final studio album Beetroot in 2001, Cast split in 2002. John Power would subsequently release a solo album. In 2005 it was announced The La's were reforming with John Power included, this would seem to preclude any comeback for Cast for the foreseeable future.
A 2004 greatest hits album - The Collection - also failed to chart. It was criticised as it failed to feature the hit singles "Alright" and "Walkaway" from their most popular release All Change and was comprised largely of album tracks.
Since 2002 Peter Wilkinson has recorded and toured with a number of artists including Ian McCulloch and McCulloch's reformed band, Echo & The Bunnymen. Wilkinson left Echo and the Bunnymen in mid 2005 and has now rejoined the Liverpool band Shack who are currently signed to Sour Mash , Noel Gallagher's record label. Shack are due to release their new album On the Corner of Miles and Gil in March 2006.
(2): CAST was founded in 1978 in Mexico. Like so many other progressive rock groups they have evolved through the years and the music and influences have been changing between each album. Generally you can say that they are playing melodic progressive rock with many long instrumental passages combined with influences from baroque, bossanova, classical music, Heavy Metal, Jazz and Tango. The lyrics are mostly based on fantasy themes.
They have a very keyboard oriented British Neo-progressive sound and although they are from Mexico there are no distracting accents. You can hear influences from many different progressive rock bands such as CAMEL, EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, DREAM THEATER, mid-period GENESIS (their main influence), JETHRO TULL, LED ZEPPELIN, MARILLION, PENDRAGON, PINK FLOYD, RUSH, SAVATAGE, UK and YES. All of the CD's are passing 60 minutes, with an average track length about 8 minutes long.
CAST is definitely one of the best neo-progressive bands together with MARILLION and PENDRAGON. It's very strange that they haven't gained more recognition in the neo-progressive genre. CAST is also said to be a very good live act.
3) Cast debuted as 50% of Norwegian rap group Equicez with the now-classic 2003 album "State of Emergency". He has always been one of the most controversial rappers in Norway, due to his former drug addiction and his expressed support to convicted criminal David Toska.
4) Denis Kaznacheev was born in 1983 in Tashtagol, in Siberia. Music was his greatest hobby since early childhood. His interest in hip-hop eventually evolved into an interest in electronic music; he was only 18 when he started his own IDM project, Cast. At about the same time he joins the Moscow minimal techno community and starts experimenting in the genre. The performance was a striking success which exceeded all expectations, and presently the Guttersnipe project can be heard at any of the chief Moscow dance floors, as well as in other Russian cities. The joint project of Denis Kaznacheev and Chizh, a well-known Moscow DJ, was published by Sender records, Germany, and received most favorable reviews from the critics.
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Cast Lyrics
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"Nine, eight, seven"
"Ready four, excuse all, four"
"Alec in five seconds
Four, three"
"And go four
Dissolve four
And cue, Alec"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Ally"
The lyrics to Cast's song "SNL" describes what appears to be a behind-the-scenes preparation of a live television show, specifically Saturday Night Live (SNL). The lyrics mention "Alec" and "Ally" who are most likely Alec Baldwin and Ally Sheedy, two actors who have appeared on the show before. The first line "Alec in ten" could refer to the host, Alec Baldwin, getting ready to go on stage in ten seconds. Then the countdown commences, "nine, eight, seven", indicating the start of the show. The next line "Ready four, excuse all, four" seems to refer to a preparation instruction given to the crew before the countdown continues.
As the countdown approaches "Alec in five seconds, four, three", it appears as though the song is documenting a real-time countdown to the beginning of a live show. Then the lyrics suggest that the show commences with "and go four, dissolve four, and cue Alec", which could mean that they are signaling the director to start the show and they dissolve whatever is on the screen to make way for the start of the show. Finally, the lyrics conclude with an introduction, "Ladies and gentlemen, Ally", possibly indicating that Ally Sheedy is coming on stage or appearing in a segment of the show.
Line by Line Meaning
Alec in ten
In ten seconds, Alec will start performing
Nine, eight, seven
Countdown to Alec's performance
Ready four, excuse all, four
Prepare to start, clear the stage, ready for Alec's performance
Alec in five seconds Four, three
Countdown to start Alec's performance
And go four
Start the performance
Dissolve four
Transition to a different camera shot
And cue, Alec
Alec is about to perform, get ready
Ladies and gentlemen, Ally
Announcement that Alec's performance has begun
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bradley Cooper
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@eloyochoa8404
“What if I just like ran through this door?!” is the most accurate quote and delivery of a theater kid’s humor I have ever seen in my life.
@juliannad6091
Eloy Ochoa it was so accurate it was scary
@anthonyosben4951
Eloy Ochoa NAH FOR REAL THO 😭😭😭
@amityislandchum
Theater kids live life on peak cringe at all times.
@bones_man327
As a theatre kid, I can confirm 😂
@Dr.Quarex
Yeah I was genuinely impressed by that. They utterly nailed the balance of outlandish and banal that apparently motivated us in high school theater but never noticed at the time.
@katianovakk
Kyle Mooney has direct access to the spirit that possesses all middle school boys. He communes with it. "What if I just like ran through this door?!" Genius.
@cameronperry358
@Noir Way i feel like i gotta respond to you since we're both watching this video within 30 minutes of each other but i have nothing to say except i disagree but also i respect your opinion and wish you well
@nbanflcyclingfan6805
@@cameronperry358 that might be the most polite way to tell someone to stfu 😂😂
@matthewJay88
His face and forced laugh after are Perfect.