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FASHION NUGGET is a smorgasboard of an album, with elements of country, lounge, classic rock, Merseybeat, R&B and funk, and Cake plays it all with a large dose of humor and irony. Employing funky bass lines, scratchy guitars, a trumpet that ... Full Descriptionis part Dean Martin and part "Macarena," and squelched, distanced vocals that sound like they're coming from a deserted AM radio station, the California band traverses the history of American popular music as if in an endless search for found objects for its postmodern jokes. Seemingly silly lyrics about Frank Sinatra, race cars and Italian leather sofas form a sardonic commentary on middle Americana. Cake pulls off this cultural experiment with a significant amount of poise, making an entertaining and fun record that also contains a serious critical undercurrent.
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Recorded at Pus Cavern and Paradise Studios, Sacramento, California.
Cake: John McCrea (vocals, acoustic guitar, organ); Greg Brown (electric guitar, organ); Vincent Di Fiore (trumpet, percussion); Victor Damiani (bass); Todd Roper (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Greg Vincent (pedal steel guitar).
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Fashion Nugget Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   AMAZING Cake is one of the greatest bands and this just shows off how musically inclined all of them are by using their great harmonizing talent....... BUY THE ALBUM Submitted by cameronsab (Indianapolis, IN) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Endless Listening This is Cake's best album, by FAR! It is an easy listen, and you can play it for hours and hours without getting tired of hearing it. It's just classic. Great sound, lyrics, and personality. I love it! If you like Cake, you need this album. Actually, even if you don't like Cake, you need this album. It is just THAT good! Submitted by Lexie The T-Rexie (Lubbock, TX, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
All around good album This album has many good-great songs. A couple are not as good as others but they are good songs. You will not be dissapointed if u like this style of music. Submitted by gonzo19971gamer (Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Great CD This CD rules. It is funny and rockin'. They are not afraid to experiment-- they have a trumpet player, and a country twang. How many bands can pull that off? It makes them sound different from everyone else. I especially like "Stickshifts and Safetybelts" The lyrics are great, they go so well with the music. They do an awesome cover of the disco song "I will survive" I have had this album for a long time and I am still not sick of it. It's a classic. Submitted by Ruby (Fort Bragg, CA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
well done this is an excellent cd. The lead singer's voice is not monotone so much as selectively expressive and it works because much of the riffs and melodies are subtle. But when he does become expressive, he does with an irony that magically creates harmonious discord, much like "The Distance." Great investment for any music lover. Submitted by Karl (St. Louis, MO, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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