Upbeat
2007
B-Sides And Rarities
About This Album
After five mostly successful studio albums, the time seemed ripe in 2007 for a cash-in "Best Of" from irony-heavy pop/rockers Cake. But instead of a typical romp through the band's catalog highlights, frontman John McCrea and company gathered this set of "rarities." While there are some interesting and hard to find sides here, this is a far too brief 12-track, 40-minute compilation. There are virtually no liner notes nor any indication of what year the songs were recorded, or in the case of the B-sides, what the A-side was, which is an unforgivable omission for a historical overview of this type. Everything screams quickie, from the haphazard track sequencing, to the lack of information in the pamphlet and the lackluster graphics. If this is indeed made for die-hard Cake fans, and who else would even pick it up? It's a shoddy, short set that doesn't show respect for the group's dedicated followers, of whom there are many. A full ten minutes of the album's already meager running time is dedicated to two versions of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs," with the opening one a studio recording, and the unlisted final cut a live performance. While both are interesting angles on a song that appears to be outside even Cake's eclectic scope, they are similar enough that the repetition only pads the disc's slim contents.
Track List
(try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9)
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Overall, this is a pretty realistic review. I am a big fan of Cake, but this album was a let down, on the whole. There are a couple of good songs/covers , but not enough to make this album worth getting.
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Hey "bigbluwhal" -- relax, guy. There is no questioning CAKE overall. I would be the last to do so. My comment only questions choices made on presenting this album in the first place. Also, your second comment belies CAKE's decision to do this type of album anyway. Think about it if you need to.
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obviously not a cake fan. ive read nothin really good from them. cake is a one of a kind band that goes way beyond what we hear from the mainstream musical groups. give them the credit they deserve, or stop reviewing bands on pandora.
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This album saddens me. Though I am a devoted CAKE fan for many years, I know crap and laziness when I hear it.
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Don't let the reviewers bring you down, this is great stuff! I like to hear modern bands reprise classic songs, and War Pigs can be on there twice just to reinforce what an important song it is.
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Why is it that these reviewers HATE Cake?
Who in the right mind doesn't like Cake? (The band or the food?) |
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this review stinks. This album is not all great, but i it was just "War Pigs," "Mahna, Mahna," and "Short Skirt, Lon Jacket" it would still be totally worth it. The other stuff is good too.
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These reviewers diss everything Cake does, no matter what it is.
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Ditto on the dumb writeup. I love Cake. No matter what. And I too, want a girl with a short skirt and lonnnnnnng jacket.
And Sam, a rarity is something... n e v e r mind |
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WTH IS A RARITIE!?!?! ? ! ? ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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As a huge cake fan I was horribly dissapointed ! Wait so long for a new album only to be let down.
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