Capricorn
314 532 867-2
(1996)
Rock/Pop
CD, 14
Tracks, 48:08
Length
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01 |
Frank Sinatra |
John McCrea |
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04:01 |
02 |
The Distance |
Greg Brown |
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03:00 |
03 |
Friend is a Four Letter Word |
John McCrea |
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03:22 |
04 |
Open Book |
John McCrea |
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03:44 |
05 |
Daria |
John McCrea |
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03:44 |
06 |
Race Car Ya-Yas |
John McCrea; Victor Damiani; Todd Roper |
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01:21 |
07 |
I Will Survive |
Dino Fekaris; Freddie Perren |
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05:10 |
08 |
Stickshifts and Safetybelts |
John McCrea |
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02:09 |
09 |
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps |
Joe Davis; Osvaldo Farrés |
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02:24 |
10 |
It's Coming Down |
John McCrea |
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03:44 |
11 |
Nugget |
John McCrea; Victor Damiani; Todd Roper |
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03:58 |
12 |
She'll Come Back To Me |
John McCrea |
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02:24 |
13 |
Italian Leather Sofa |
John McCrea |
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05:52 |
14 |
Sad Songs and Waltzes |
Willie Nelson |
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03:15 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
John McCrea |
Guitar |
Greg Brown |
Trumpet |
Vincent Di Fiore |
Bass |
Victor Damiani |
Drums |
Todd Roper |
Musician |
Cake |
Producer |
Cake |
Engineer |
Craig Long; Joe Johnston; Kirt Shearer |
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Index |
#
467 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Alternative Rock |
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Sounding like a suburban, melodic white-funk-injected version of King Missile's performance art/standup comedy, "The Distance" became a novelty hit in the fall of 1996, sending Cake's second album Fashion Nugget to platinum status. Certainly, "The Distance" was the only reason Fashion Nugget went platinum, because the remainder of the album is too collegiate and arcane for mainstream music tastes. It isn't because it's obscure or intellectual -- it's because the band is smirking. An "ironic" cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" is the key to the album, sending the signal that Cake consider themselves above everyone else, and nothing is too insignificant to make fun of. And that wouldn't necessarily have been a problem if they had the wit or musical skills which would make their music either funny or listenable. Instead, they wallow in sophomoric jokes which rely on self-consciously elaborate wordplay. Occasionally, their blend of collegiate musical styles -- funk, hip-hop, alternative rock -- makes the music easy to digest in small doses, such as "The Distance," but it isn't varied enough to prevent the album from becoming tedious. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)