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Cake

Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including country music, Mariachi, rock, funk, Iranian folk music and hip-hop. Cake was formed in 1991 by McCre ... a, DiFiore, Greg Brown, Frank French and Shon Meckfessel, who soon left and was replaced by 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; 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. See more [+]

I Will Survive |||||

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Friend Is a Four Letter Word |||||

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Alpha Beta Parking Lot |||||

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Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps |||||

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Frank Sinatra |||||

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The Guitar Man |||||

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She Ain No Good For You |||||

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She'll Come Back To Me |||||

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México |||||

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Mr. Mastodon Farm |||||

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Open Book |||||

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Guitar |||||

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The Winter |||||

The winter's chill chilled me to the bone this year And some...

Take It All Away |||||

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Long Time |||||

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When You Sleep |||||

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Sick Of You |||||

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Tougher Than It Is |||||

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Sinking Ship |||||

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The Distance |||||

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Symphony In C |||||

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Open Book Intro |||||

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Commisioning A Symphony In C |||||

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Commisioning Symphony In C Solo |||||

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Commissioning a Symphony In C |||||

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Cool Blue Reason |||||

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End Of The Movie |||||

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Haze Of Love |||||

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Jolene |||||

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Let Me Go |||||

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Ain't No Good |||||

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Palm Of Your Hand |||||

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Rock N Roll Lifestyle |||||

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Shadow Stabbing |||||

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Sheep Go To Heaven |||||

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Up So Close |||||

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