Cake (band)

Cake (often spelled CAKE, with all capital letters) is a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. They have had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from their five recorded albums.

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Sacramento - California - 1991 - 1990s - 2000s

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Although their music is often classified as alternative rock, Cake commonly combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, pop, jazz, rap, and country. Cake's music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically-voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy, until 1998, of guitarist Greg Brown and, until 1997, bass player Victor Damiani), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Their unique musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants and the Talking Heads.

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Alternative rock - Musical genre - Funk - Pop - Jazz - Rap - Country - Word play - Syncopation - John McCrea - Greg Brown - 1997 - Victor Damiani - Vince DiFiore - They Might Be Giants - Talking Heads

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Damiani left the band in 1997, replaced by Gabe Nelson. Greg Brown left in 1998, replaced by Xan McCurdy. Todd Roper left the band to focus on parenthood after recording Comfort Eagle.

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1997 - Gabe Nelson - 1998 - Xan McCurdy - Todd Roper - Comfort Eagle

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Their biggest hits have included "The Distance", "Never There", "Sheep Go to Heaven" "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle", and "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", and an alternative retake of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".

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The Distance - Never There - Sheep Go to Heaven - Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

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Additionally, Cake headlined the Unlimited Sunshine Tour festival in the summer of 2002 among an eyebrow-raising eclectic mix of bands including indie rock superstars Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, De La Soul, Latin techno fusion band Kinky and bluegrass group The Hackensaw Boys.

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Unlimited Sunshine Tour - 2002 - Indie rock - Modest Mouse - The Flaming Lips - De La Soul - Techno - Kinky - The Hackensaw Boys

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Cake's fifth album, Pressure Chief, was released on October 5, 2004.

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Pressure Chief - October 5 - 2004

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