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Track Listings
| 1. Opera Singer |
| 2. Meanwhile, Rick James... |
| 3. Shadow Stabbing |
| 4. Short Skirt/Long Jacket |
| 5. Commissioning A Symphony In C |
| 6. Arco Arena |
| 7. Comfort Eagle |
| 8. Long Line Of Cars |
| 9. Love You Madly |
| 10. Pretty Pink Ribbon |
| 11. World Of Two |
Product Description
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When two-fifths of Cake defected to form Deathray after the release of their sophomore album, Fashion Nugget, some wondered if Sacramento's answer to Camper Van Beethoven would disappear into the land of one-hit wonders--especially since Cake's lone hit, "The Distance," had been penned by departing guitarist Greg Brown. But true to bandleader John McCrea's deadpan cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," Cake turned around and repeated their success with 1998's Prolonging the Magic and its infectious hit, "Never There." Now comes Comfort Eagle, and, with it, news of drummer Todd Roper's departure (which probably explains the addition of drum programming to McCrea's ever-expanding credits). Like Beck, McCrea's self-sufficiency is only matched by an overriding ironic sensibility. It serves him well on the title track where, above mock Middle Eastern drones, he takes on all poseurs ("Now his hat is on backwards, he can show you his tattoos / He's in the music business, he is calling you 'dude'"). By comparison, "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," a song that dates back to McCrae's coffeehouse years, sounds formulaic (which probably explains its selection as the album's first single). No matter, tracks like "Long Line of Cars" and "Meanwhile, Rick James..." are sufficiently intriguing to make up for it. Factor in the distinctive trumpet embellishments of Vincent DiFiore, the band's other original member, and Comfort Eagle seems guaranteed to ensure that, no matter what happens, Cake will survive. --Bill Forman
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Songs BUT...,
By Peter M. (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Comfort Eagle (Audio CD)
The ever strange Cake deliver an album of very well done songs but listining to the entire album gets boring. Pop it in listen to the songs individualy over a few days. This would make two great EPs but as an album, it gets old after Comfort Eagle and somtimes before that.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ridiculously Tight,
By Corvo (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Comfort Eagle (Audio CD)
I've always loved Cake's special outlook on the world. It's here again on this album. "Pretty Pink Ribbon" is a good example of this - great take on girls, kind of similar in message to No Doubt's "Just a Girl".At any rate, the instrumentals on this album rock. The harmonies are tight, as always. Get it. Anyone know when we'll see another Cake album?
5.0 out of 5 stars
underrated totally underrated,
By Willem Winterbottom (Allamuchy, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Comfort Eagle (Audio CD)
even if you are a hardcore KORN or 311 fan youll get a strange joy out of this album (god knows some of my friends did!) my appreciation of this album cannot be placed into paragraph form so ill do it in bulletsthe band sounds ultra-cool,the choppy retro guitar, tight synth-like drum. heaping loads of vintage keyboards (MOOG's rule!) the steady, bouncing ball style of bass, i mean who could resist! lyrically, this band reminds me of TMBG(They Might Be Giants) quirky lyrics about love,(love you madly, obviously!)anything off the top of their heads(opera singer) completely morbid and/or macabre topics but meanwhile remaining able to sound upbeat and poppy(pretty pink ribbon)the music biz(comfort eagle)and Complete nonsense(meanwhile Rick James...) all i have to say is BUY IT!
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