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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”.
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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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I Will Survive
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The Distance
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Never There
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Love You Madly
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Frank Sinatra
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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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Shadow Stabbing
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Commissioning a Symphony in C
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Daria
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Stickshifts and Safetybelts
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It's Coming Down
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Open Book
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Shoutbox
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Noah-Nosferatu wrote:
I want that new album :[
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me_cotterill wrote:
One of the top 10 best bands!
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serbrad wrote:
one of those few bands, that i like 90% of their songs, one of a kind band and really filled a much needed niche for me.
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anioti wrote:
they're pretty good
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dying-is-fine wrote:
"I made a cake today. In honour for you guys. And then I smashed it to bits and pieces with my electric guitar." aw, pour guitar. got cake and icing all over it... but anyways, CAKE is amazing. is it wrong to think that SOMETIMES his voice reminds me of colin meloy from the decemberists?
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TastySalmagundi wrote:
I imagine Rick James dancing wildly and not being stopped by anyone every time I listen to Meanwhile, Rick James... but I've got no clue what it's about.
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gaaf82 wrote:
Meanwhile, Rick James... Does anybody still know Rick James? :-D
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paulocosta_ wrote:
Never There amazingly cool
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
I positively love their version of I Will Survive, but it's never ceased to surprise me that it's up at the top. Although Short Skirt/Long Jacket might be were it not for tagging discrepancy.
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Documento1 wrote:
its their best track, its just their more known song
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algum_johann wrote:
Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly.
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Moomphs wrote:
I made a cake today. In honour for you guys. And then I smashed it to bits and pieces with my electric guitar.
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loadminik88 wrote:
they are great! Super!
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conditionals wrote:
@Zombi_Nimble: No, you most certainly are not.
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tomkash wrote:
on a cake binge this week
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caramujobonitin wrote:
Sweet!
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c_est_la_vie wrote:
shut the fuck up. learn to buck up. gold. pure gold. :)
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cyankuruma wrote:
Pretty much the best band name ever. You gain weight just looking at their name.
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FalseEmotion wrote:
I once ate cake while listening to CAKE.
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Liquid_Exodus wrote:
these guys are great.
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robotfightclub, Stozza66, FoppaWah and 43 other people added Cake to their libraries. 6 minutes ago
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JIBalduf tagged Cake with indie rock and indie. 12 hours ago
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JIBalduf, reverhart, xGonzo94 and 43 other people added Cake to their libraries. 12 hours ago
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Cheekeemunkee wrote about Cake – Pressure Chief in Weekly Top Albums 10/11/09-10/17/09. last month
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