
1. Cast of Thousands - 4/5
2. The Adverts - 2.7/3
3. My Place - 2.7/3
4. Male Assault - 1.6/2
5. Television's Over - 2.7/3
6. Fate of Criminals - 2.4/3
7. Love Songs - 1.6/2
8. I Surrender - 2.4/3
9. I Looked at the Sun - 3.6/4
10. I Will Walk You Home - 3.2/4
[26.9/32]
Avg: 4.2
Score: 4/5
Reason for inclusion: I gave Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts a 4.5/5.
Review: While it's not a masterwork like their first record, Cast of Thousands is a very strong collection of songs. The album finds them going in a very different direction, sounding more new wave than punk at times. I feel that the LP lacks the 5-star classic tracks that made Crossing the Red Sea so special, but the experiment was definitely a success. It's really a shame that they couldn't continue on and keep evolving their sound.
Will I hear more from this artist? Sadly, they only have these two albums.