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Cake is an alternative rock band which formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California, United States. The band consists of John
McCrea (vocals, guitar), Xan McCurdy (guitar), Gabe Nelson (bass), Vincent DiFiore (trumpet, keyboards, vocals) and Paulo
Baldi (drums). The band has released six albums: Motorcade Of Generosity (1994), Fashion Nugget (1996),
Prolonging The Magic (1998), Comfort Eagle (2001), Pressure Chief (2004) and Showroom Of
Compassion (2011). The band has been very successful on American alternative radio, with nine of their singles ap ...read more
Cake is an alternative rock band which formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California, United States. The band consists of John
McCrea (vocals, guitar), Xan McCurdy (guitar), Gabe Nelson (bass), Vincent DiFiore (trumpet, keyboards, vocals) and Paulo
Baldi (drums). The band has released six albums: Motorcade Of Generosity (1994), Fashion Nugget (1996),
Prolonging The Magic (1998), Comfort Eagle (2001), Pressure Chief (2004) and Showroom Of
Compassion (2011). The band has been very successful on American alternative radio, with nine of their singles appearing
on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart between 1993 and 2011.
B-Sides And Rarities was released October 2, 2007. It features a live cover of Black Sabbath’s 'War Pigs' and their
cover 'Mahna Mahna', which also appears on the charity CD For The Kids whose proceeds benefit the “VH1 SAVE THE
MUSIC” organization.
Cake’s latest album, Showroom Of Compassion, was released January 11, 2011. It was recorded at the Upbeat Studio
in Sacramento, California with the help of recording engineer Pat Olguin.
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). Cakes 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”. The movie, “Me,
Myself, and Irene” also featured Cake’s 'Hem Of Your Garment'. In the Tv-Series “Chuck”, 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket' is used in
the intro of each episode.
Additionally, Cake headlined the Unlimited Sunshine Tour festival in the summer of 2002 among an eclectic ensemble of
bands including Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, De La Soul, Latin techno fusion band Kinky and bluegrass group The
Hackensaw Boys. « hide |
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