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Sacramento, United States (1991 – present)
Cake is a band formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California. They have had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from their five albums.
Although Cake’s music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, pop, jazz, rap, and country. Cake’s music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player to Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Cake’s musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars, and Camper Van Beethoven.
Damiani left the band in 1997, replaced by Gabe Nelson. Greg Brown left in 1998, replaced by Xan McCurdy. Brown and Damiani continued to work together when they formed the band Deathray. Todd Roper left the band to focus on parenthood after recording Comfort Eagle.
Cake’s biggest hits have included “
The Distance”, “Never There”, “Sheep Go to Heaven” “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, “No Phone”, “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”, and an alternative remake of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”. An instrumental version of Cake’s “Italian Leather Sofa” is featured as the theme song to the cartoon Mission Hill. The song “Shadow Stabbing” from Comfort Eagle appears in the opening credits of the movies Orange County and Wordplay. The songs “Daria”, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, and “Friend Is a Four-Letter Word” are featured as closing credit themes for episodes of Daria. The song “Frank Sinatra” was also featured at the close of The Sopranos episode “The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti”.
Although Cake’s music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, pop, jazz, rap, and country. Cake’s music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player to Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Cake’s musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars, and Camper Van Beethoven.
Damiani left the band in 1997, replaced by Gabe Nelson. Greg Brown left in 1998, replaced by Xan McCurdy. Brown and Damiani continued to work together when they formed the band Deathray. Todd Roper left the band to focus on parenthood after recording Comfort Eagle.
Cake’s biggest hits have included “
The Distance”, “Never There”, “Sheep Go to Heaven” “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, “No Phone”, “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”, and an alternative remake of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”. An instrumental version of Cake’s “Italian Leather Sofa” is featured as the theme song to the cartoon Mission Hill. The song “Shadow Stabbing” from Comfort Eagle appears in the opening credits of the movies Orange County and Wordplay. The songs “Daria”, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, and “Friend Is a Four-Letter Word” are featured as closing credit themes for episodes of Daria. The song “Frank Sinatra” was also featured at the close of The Sopranos episode “The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti”.
Top Albums
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Fashion Nugget
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Comfort Eagle
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Prolonging the Magic
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Pressure Chief
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Top Tracks
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The Distance
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I Will Survive
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Never There
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Frank Sinatra
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Love You Madly
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Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
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Comfort Eagle
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Friend Is a Four Letter Word
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Short Skirt, Long Jacket
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Daria
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Stickshifts and Safetybelts
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Shadow Stabbing
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Short Skirt/Long Jacket
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Commissioning a Symphony in C
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It's Coming Down
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Shoutbox
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Hayzi22 wrote:
CAKE is my favorite.
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thahbianchi wrote:
Cake is so nice! John saying the lyrics makes them even better!
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no_ripcord wrote:
ПИРОГ
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james__k wrote:
I prefered "Cake". "CAKE" looks like it stands for something.
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anthonyjh wrote:
Cake. Cake. Cake.
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mpchekuri wrote:
best starting point in terms of accessibility
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cyankuruma wrote:
It's supposed to be in caps so STFU.
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will_xP wrote:
Cake é bom demais.
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algum_johann wrote:
I don't mind the name being in caps.
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
CAKE you niggers
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fapoli wrote:
I hate their name in caps. [3]
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instintivo wrote:
Fuck new jersey again. Come to Brazil!
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nateddog29 wrote:
I hate their name in caps [2]
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yagoargolo wrote:
Never There <3
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Diegucho wrote:
I hate Cake because I like some of their songs a lot yet I hate some others a lot.
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nodoz89 wrote:
just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name [3]
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
shut up, it's supposed to be in all caps
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SnAkEx2 wrote:
Why the fuck is it all in caps, shit is annoying.
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venenumest wrote:
just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name [2]
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juanchopsuey wrote:
just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name
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Jan
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Bill Graham Foundation Benefit Show
The Fillmore, San Francisco CA, United States
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Recent Activity
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malcsimm, dnojohns, Sweet_Leaf- and 18 other people added CAKE to their libraries. 17 minutes ago
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Wayoff tagged CAKE with alternative rock and rock. 7 hours ago
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CorgiDude wrote about CAKE – Ruby Sees All in Milestones - 20k plays!. Thursday evening
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DeejaLi wrote about CAKE – Prolonging the Magic in a deleted journal. 21 days ago
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the_red_shoes wrote about CAKE – Prolonging the Magic in top 50 albums, overall. November 2009
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Cheekeemunkee wrote about CAKE – Pressure Chief in a deleted journal. October 2009
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Cheekeemunkee wrote about CAKE – Pressure Chief in Weekly Top Albums 10/11/09-10/17/09. October 2009
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waitressboy wrote about CAKE – Fashion Nugget in Colección de CDs. September 2009
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sandrob57 wrote about CAKE – Pressure Chief in Favorite Albums For Summer 2009. September 2009
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