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Genres: alternative, rock, alternative rock, indie, indie rock
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About cake
Cake is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper. The band has been through many lineup changes but in all of them lead singer John McCrea and trumpeter Vince DiFiore have been consistently in the band since the start. The band has also been noted for McCrea's droll sarcastic lyrics and deadpan vocals, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including norteño, country music, mariachi, disco, rock, funk, folk music, and hip hop. Cake was formed in August of 1991 by McCrea, DiFiore, Greg Brown (guitar), Frank French (drums), and Shon Meckfessel (bass) who soon left and was replaced by Gabe Nelson. Following the self-release of its debut album, Motorcade of Generosity, the band was signed to Capricorn Records in 1995 and released its first single, "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle", which hit number 35 on the Modern Rock Tracks music chart and was featured on MTV's 120 Minutes; French and Nelson then left the band, and were replaced by Todd Roper and Victor Damiani. Cake's second album, 1996's Fashion Nugget, went platinum on the strength of its lead single, "The Distance". Following a tour of Europe and the United States, both Brown and Damiani announced they were leaving Cake, which led to speculation about the band's future; McCrea eventually recruited Xan McCurdy to take over on guitar, and persuaded Nelson to return. Prolonging the Magic, the band's third album, was released in 1998 and went platinum, having shipped over one million units featuring the single "Never There" which hit number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart; this was followed three years later by Comfort Eagle, the band's first album on Columbia Records, featuring the single "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" which hit number 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Following a series of tours, including several versions of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour, the band released Pressure Chief in 2004, its second and last album on Columbia. After creating its own label, Upbeat Records, the band released Showroom of Compassion in 2011, which became its first album to debut at the top of the Billboard charts, selling 44,000 copies in the first week after release. Their studio output has been minimal since 2011, although they have continued to tour and have occasionally hinted at an upcoming album.
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cake — Top 30 songs of 82
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAKE | PERHAPS PERHAPS PERHAPS | ||
| CAKE | SHORT SKIRT LONG JACKET | ||
| CAKE | THE DISTANCE | ||
| CAKE | Frank Sinatra | ||
| CAKE | The Distance | ||
| CAKE | PERHAPS, PERHAPS, PERHAPS | ||
| CAKE | I WILL SURVIVE | ||
| CAKE | I Will Survive | ||
| CAKE | Short Skirt/Long Jacket | ||
| CAKE | IYAMAH | ||
| CAKE | Never There | ||
| CAKE | Short Skirt Long Jacket | ||
| CAKE | Sheep Go To Heaven | ||
| CAKE | The Distance (1996) | ||
| CAKE | SHORT SKIRT/LONG JACKET | ||
| CAKE | NEVER THERE | ||
| CAKE | Long Line of Cars | ||
| CAKE | Dime | ||
| CAKE | The Guitar Man | ||
| CAKE | Comfort Eagle | ||
| CAKE | Love You Madly | ||
| CAKE | Sheep Go to Heaven | ||
| CAKE | CAKE | ||
| CAKE | 2001 - SHORT SKIRT LONG JACKET | ||
| CAKE | Mahna, Mahna | ||
| CAKE | Nugget | ||
| CAKE | Short Skirt _ Long Jacket | ||
| CAKE | Race Car Ya-Yas | ||
| CAKE | Where Would I Be? | ||
| CAKE | Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps |