Beetroot (album)

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Beetroot
Beetrootcastcover.jpg
Studio album by
Cast
Released30 July 2001 (2001-07-30)
Recorded Astoria, London; Real World, Box, Wiltshire
Genre Rock
Length44:01
Label Polydor
Producer Tristin Norwell, John Power
Cast chronology
Magic Hour
(1999)		Beetroot
(2001)		 The Collection
(2004)
Singles from Beetroot
  1. "Desert Drought"
    Released: 16 July 2001

Beetroot is the fourth album by the English band Cast, released on 30 July 2001. From the album, a single was released, "Desert Drought", which reached #45 in the UK Singles Chart. Two further intended singles, "Kingdoms And Crowns" and "Giving It All Away" were cancelled due to the album and first single's poor sales.

Contents

Background

In the run up to the album's release, the band ran a competition via their then-official website, appealing to fans to submit their own ideas for possible album titles, as the band proposed that they would choose a title from all of the entries received. However, despite the many suggestions, John ultimately decided to stick with his own working title for the project, 'Beetroot'. [1]

Although the band chose not to use any of the names suggested, they did make a Top 10 list of alternate album titles: [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Gigslutz4/5 [3]
God Is in the TV 1.5/5 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Is this music?Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

In a retrospective review, Jamie Atkins of Record Collector said the album and its predecessor showcase a band attempting to "break new ground," while Beetroot "in particular containing their most adventurous work [...] It all just lacks wit, imagination and conviction". [8]

Track listing

All songs written by John Power.

  1. "Desert Drought" – 2:47
  2. "Heal Me" – 1:36
  3. "Curtains" – 3:25
  4. "Kingdoms and Crowns" – 3:41
  5. "Giving It All Away" – 4:17
  6. "Lose Myself" – 4:09
  7. "I Never Can Say" – 4:31
  8. "High Wire" – 3:56
  9. "Meditations" – 3:49
  10. "JetSteam" – 4:32
  11. "U-Turn" – 3:12
  12. "Universal Grinding Wheel" – 3:59

Personnel

Cast
Production
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2001)Peak position
UK Albums Chart 78

References

  1. 1 2 "ALBUM TITLE COMP NEWS", cast.co.uk, 1 June 2001
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Beetroot – Cast". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Bull, Dan (28 February 2014). "Album Review: 'Deluxe Remasters' Cast". Gigslutz. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Scott, Ben P (4 February 2001). "BritPop Month: Cast – Deluxe Editions: 'All Change'/'Mother Nature Calls'/'Magic Hour'/'Beetroot' (Edsel Records)". God Is in the TV . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Clarke, Betty (27 July 2001). "Stay conscious". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Jupp, Ed (28 February 2014). "Cast All Change / Mother Nature Calls / Magic Hour'/ Beetroot". Is this music?. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Pattison, Louis. "Cast : Beetroot". NME . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 Atkins, Jamie (March 2014). "Reviews". Record Collector (425): 90. ISSN   0261-250X.


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