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CAKE
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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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Commissioning a Symphony in C
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Shadow Stabbing
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It's Coming Down
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Nugget
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Shoutbox
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onthafrizz wrote:
CAKE sucks CAULK
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Liquid_Exodus wrote:
this Cake tastes great.
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CornVideos wrote:
Come back cake!
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apathic wrote:
guitar--!
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franty wrote:
Dear CAKE, please make a bad album. You guys seem to never go wrong, it's making the other artists look bad. Thank you.
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CaiUnderground wrote:
guitar <
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Franky44Fingers wrote:
thanks cake for your awesome style
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DDDiego wrote:
I love their name in caps. Great band!
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OskiRocks wrote:
CAPS or no caps, CAKE is GREAT!! NorCal talent.....
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Countorus wrote:
OMG
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ArrEmmDee wrote:
CAKE
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Anachronaut wrote:
I love their name in caps
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Tehwehah wrote:
<3
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
Oh wait, there is one.
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
That band is "The Cake". Request a separate artist page, or tag it as such. This is "CAKE".
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miniaturetiger wrote:
love this
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anthonyjh wrote:
I really don't give a shit if their name is in caps.
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Steger00 wrote:
underrated songs include: Palm of Your Hand, Ruby Sees All, Guitar, Let Me Go
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Saranella wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+open+my+fridge%2C+gaze+inside+for+a+while+close+it+and+walk
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Uhh0hhh wrote:
These guys are what made me want to play the trumpet; unfortunately, I don't play, but I would like to one day.
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Recent Activity
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AudBon, jshindelbower, Thesefuzzysocks and 7 other people added CAKE to their libraries. 17 minutes ago
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poisonthemonkey tagged CAKE with california and sacramento. 3 hours ago
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imliztastic, tbone414, kalbifornia and 65 other people added CAKE to their libraries. 3 hours ago
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jacobz_ added CAKE to the lineup of Livid 1997 at RNA Showgrounds. yesterday morning
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alowishus3830 tagged CAKE with indie rock, alternative rock, indie and 2 other tags. yesterday morning
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dslickchicken, xaostation, lizzo314 and 8 other people added CAKE to their libraries. yesterday morning
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keller157 wrote about CAKE – Prolonging the Magic in My CD Collection. last month
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keller157 wrote about CAKE – Fashion Nugget in My CD Collection. last month
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