A week or so ago I heard a few songs by “Cake.” The songs were played quietly in the background, so there is much I didn’t hear, but what I heard seemed very good. What I can say about the words and the music is that both seemed far away from what I consider to be the normal habitat of modern music, and this is a BIG plus. I would like to hear more and know more, but my searches so far have a tendency to turn up recipies.
“to me
coming from you…
a friend is a four letter word
iend is the only part of that word
…that I heard
Call me morbid or absurd”
I love that song by cake. I did as a presentation in my sign language class in college. I signed to the song. They gasped at the lyrics. Oh yeah, baby!
Cake is decent, in small doses. I find the singer’s voice annoying after not too long. But you gotta admire a band that uses a weedwhacker as a musical instrument.
If you’re looking for really good music that’s away from the mainstream, I suggest Soul Coughing.
I like Cake. I have both their cd’s. True, the lead singer doesn’t really “sing” that much, but their lyrics are neat. They have a unique sound that I haven’t heard elsewhere.
I really like some cake, but only about half the songs on each album. The other half I just skip through… I could probably make one good tape from their three records I have.
First of all, Cake and Soul Coughing are mainstream. You want to get into quirky bands that are out of the mainstream, check out Guster.
Secondly, there is indeed a lead singer. You want to check out a band with a lead “talker,” check out King Missle.
Thirdly, I really like Cake. Any band that covers “I Will Survive” not because they think it’s a funny song, but because they really think it’s a GOOD song rock. I used to own all of their stuff, but my CD collection was stolen. So far I have only replaced Prolonging the Magic. I listen to it a lot.
And lastly, any band that has a song about a goofy woman is OK in the Swiddle Song Book. “When she talks she moves her mouth/Instead of her lips/And when she walks, she swings her arms/Instead of her hips” I simply have to like them!