#CAKE PROLONGING THE MAGIC SONGS PLUS#

Now I quite like ballad-like songs and it's a big plus for me as a Cake fan to hear a softer side. Throughout the album I got a melancholic feel, especially with such romantic tracks like ' Mexico', ' Let Me Go' and ' Walk On By'. Some say that the leaving of a key member just before this effort contributed to this. The opening track ' Satan Is My Motor' already sets the mood to something more gentler and mellow compared to the feistier, raunchier riffs with which you'd normally associate Cake. In a sense, ' Prolonging The Magic' can somewhat be viewed as a telling concession on the part of the band that they're past the glory that was ' Fashion Nugget'. It's probably the same with Cake although I insist they maintain their defiant alternative feel throughout the entire album. When Alanis Morissette first took over the world with ' Jagged Little Pill' we thought the devil in her will never sleep but today she's churning out one slow song after another. I don't think there is a glaringly weak track in the album as other reviewers note, only that this is just a different sound. Then you'd have to appreciate the diversity of content, which goes from life to love and sometimes even witty social commentary. Then you'll have to appreciate blaring trumpets and jazz horns in a rock song. First you have to come to terms with the singing style of frontman who speaks on the song rather than sing. Groovy, edgy, clever and refreshing, that'd be how I'll always think of the work of these five very ordinary guys from Sacramento, USA.Д¬ake is a band unlike any other because they never fit neatly into any genre. Well if I were to summarise the sound of Cake in one just one song, it would be their famous cover of Gloria Gaynor's immortal break-up anthem ' I Will Survive'. For those who were on a different planet in 1996 or were too fixated on Euro'96 footie songs and never heard the infectious ' The Distance', then you're sure not to know the music that is Cake. but if my guess is true then we're surely missing out on a lot. 10.I don't suppose Cake has a big following here in the U.K. These are the 10 best Cake songs of all time. They give away a tree at each concert and encourage fans to carpool to their shows. The group has always been firmly committed to saving the environment. Using solar power to release this album created positive energy. According to, in 2011, the group recorded their album Showroom of Compassion using only solar energy. Instead, he brought back Nelson and used five different guitarists for the tracks on Prolonging the Magic. After Brown and Damiani left the band in 1997, McCrea considered ending the group. One of the songs, The Distance, has become a standard at many sporting events. CakeвЂ™s most well-known album was Fashion Nugget, released in 1996. Victor Damiani and Todd Roper replaced them on bass and drums. After the release, neither Nelson nor French wanted to commit to an extensive tour schedule, leaving the band. However, after Cake signed with Capricorn, the label released the album nationally. The group self-produced their first album, Motorcade of Generosity which only appeared locally. However, French was replaced by Gabe Nelson before releasing their 1993 single RockвЂ™ nвЂ™ Roll Lifestyle. Besides McCrea, the original lineup was guitarist Greg Brown, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, bassist Sean McFessel, and drummer Frank, French. He had recently returned to Sacramento after going to Los Angeles to pursue his career as a musician. In 1992, John McCrea started the group Cake.

Cake prolonging the magic songs