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B-Sides and Rarities  (Audio CD) 
by Cake

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Since breaking on to the music scene in the early nineties, CAKE has not only survived, but thrived in a tumultuous industry where major labels have continued to merge themselves out of existence, indies are regaining power, and the average band's life span is a meager two albums. CAKE's distinctive brand of music has transcended scene and genre alike for over a decade, garnering the band several platinum records and a dedicated following. The band now brings forth a unique collection of "b-sides and rarities", their first release since 2004’s studio album "Pressure Chief". Songs on the album were originally sung by legendary singers such as Frank Sinatra, Barry White, Buck Owens, George Jones, Ozzy Osborne, and Kenny Rogers. The band has used these songs to find new creative elements within themselves, producing eloquently accomplished tracks that simultaneously maintain the band's own unique stamp. CAKE's "b-sides and rarities" comes complete with a collectible "scratch and sniff" CD package and features re-mixed and re-mastered tracks, plus an exclusive live bonus track of "War Pigs" with Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips.

Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date: October 02, 2007
Studio: Upbeat
Number Of Discs: 1
Average Customer Rating: based on 25 reviews
Track Listing:
1. War Pigs
2. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
3. Mahna Mahna
4. Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache
5. Conroy
6. Strangers in the Night
7. Subtract One Love (Multiply the Heartaches)
8. Never Never Gonna Give You Up
9. Thrills
10. Short Skirt, Long Jacket [Live]
11. It's Coming Down [Live]
 
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:4.0
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:

4Pretty Good Album  Jan 21, 2009
I just started with Cake and I do like this album. I'm not sure how it compares to their other albums but it is pretty entertaining and I love the covers. They are actually very good.

4Cakalicious  Dec 16, 2008
This amazing album surprised me in that it contains a wide variety of different sounds and styles for the band. The band covers songs from Black Sabbath to Barry White and keep it REAL. A true necessity for any Cake-lover. Wow!

3Mediocre  Oct 10, 2008
I've been a big fan for a number of years and this album is a bit mediocre. A couple of the covers are fantastic but as an album it is just average.

1 of 2 found the following review helpful:

1One of my favorite bands--blows it big time.  Sep 14, 2008
I don't know whether they've run out of ideas, they're hard up on cash, or WHAT the exact explanation is here, but after three years between the release of "Pressure Chief" and this "thing", I expected a LOT more from what I consider to easily be one of my top five bands.

Don't pay over eight bucks for this album because you're not really even getting an album. With two instrumental tracks, several covers (none of them fantastic) and a god-awful rendition of the muppet's "Mahna Mahna", this collection simply didn't deserve a retail release, and I feel ripped off. I should have just gone with my gut after listening to the previews at Barnes and Noble. You also get two unnecessary, crappier-sounding, early versions of "Short Skirt Long Jacket" and "It's Coming Down". If anything, these tracks seem thrown in just to pad the unbelievably short length of this release.

After the serviceable but minor let-down of the 11-tracked "Pressure Chief", I was really hoping that Cake would step it up to the greatness of their best album "Fashion Nugget" again. Cake has yet to even show ANY indication that they have the creativity left in them to produce anything worthwhile.

With three years (on average) between the releases of their albums, they'd better not be counting this turd, thinking they can rest on their laurels til 2010.




0 of 1 found the following review helpful:

5Another Beauty  Jun 30, 2008
Cake has always delivered a creative sound and a unique production. I fell in love with them all over again with this album. It's refreshing to hear a band develop. Anyone who appreciates Cake's funky brand of sound will undoubtly be pleased.

 
 
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