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Cast of Thousands (The Adverts album) said, "A flagrant departure from even the most extreme expectations, "Cast of Thousands" not only cast the band adrift from the new wave mainstream, but it would also alienate all but the most adaptable of the band's following". A retrospective review in "The Quietus" noted that the album was still not "an easy listen", but praised the "wild, free and comparatively sophisticated" version of the band, and called the title track a "thrilling, rolling, tumbling, swirling mess of adventure and hope". All tracks composed by T. V. Smith with: Cast of Thousands (The Adverts album) Cast of Thousands was the