Motorcade of Generosity | ||||
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Released | February 7, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | Pus Cavern, Sacramento, CA | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 43:12 | |||
Label | Capricorn | |||
Producer | Cake | |||
Cake chronology | ||||
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Singles from Motorcade of Generosity | ||||
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Motorcade of Generosity is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was recorded at the Pus Cavern studio in Sacramento, California, and released through Capricorn Records on February 7, 1994.
According to Pitchfork reviewer Madison Bloom, Motorcade of Geneoristy is a lo-fi album with "warm and close" songs that pull from different musical styles, such as honky-tonk and ranchera, and compared its style to "trailing notes down a stairwell into some subterranean tavern, where a cantina band plays over clinking pints." [1] Music critic Daryl Cater deemed it an example of funky, guitar-oriented "quirk-rock" reminiscent of Phish's "genre-hopping jams". [2]
On January 14, 2009, a limited edition orange vinyl re-issue of the album was made available for purchase on the band's official website. It sold out in two days.
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The album has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics. AllMusic critic Darryl Cater stated that "Cake's minimalist jams occasionally get repetitive", though he concluded that "there are enough standouts here to easily qualify Motorcade as a keeper." [2] Music reviewer Robert Christgau described the album as "unambiguity from the near side of cool." [4]
In 2005, the song "I Bombed Korea" was translated into Hebrew and performed by Zeev Tene under the title "Beirut" ( Hebrew: ביירות), with "Korea" replaced by " Sidon" and " Beirut" in the lyrics. This version was included on the soundtrack of the film Waltz with Bashir (2008).
All tracks are written by John McCrea, except as indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Comanche" | 2:09 | |
2. | "Ruby Sees All" |
| 3:00 |
3. | "Up So Close" | 3:13 | |
4. | "Pentagram" | 2:19 | |
5. | "Jolene" |
| 5:19 |
6. | "Haze of Love" | 3:08 | |
7. | "You Part the Waters" | 2:50 | |
8. | "Is This Love?" |
| 3:19 |
9. | "Jesus Wrote a Blank Check" | 3:10 | |
10. | " Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle" | 4:14 | |
11. | "I Bombed Korea" | 2:19 | |
12. | "Mr. Mastodon Farm" |
| 5:27 |
13. | "Ain't No Good" | 2:40 |
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Motorcade of Generosity | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 7, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | Pus Cavern, Sacramento, CA | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 43:12 | |||
Label | Capricorn | |||
Producer | Cake | |||
Cake chronology | ||||
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Singles from Motorcade of Generosity | ||||
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Motorcade of Generosity is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was recorded at the Pus Cavern studio in Sacramento, California, and released through Capricorn Records on February 7, 1994.
According to Pitchfork reviewer Madison Bloom, Motorcade of Geneoristy is a lo-fi album with "warm and close" songs that pull from different musical styles, such as honky-tonk and ranchera, and compared its style to "trailing notes down a stairwell into some subterranean tavern, where a cantina band plays over clinking pints." [1] Music critic Daryl Cater deemed it an example of funky, guitar-oriented "quirk-rock" reminiscent of Phish's "genre-hopping jams". [2]
On January 14, 2009, a limited edition orange vinyl re-issue of the album was made available for purchase on the band's official website. It sold out in two days.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The album has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics. AllMusic critic Darryl Cater stated that "Cake's minimalist jams occasionally get repetitive", though he concluded that "there are enough standouts here to easily qualify Motorcade as a keeper." [2] Music reviewer Robert Christgau described the album as "unambiguity from the near side of cool." [4]
In 2005, the song "I Bombed Korea" was translated into Hebrew and performed by Zeev Tene under the title "Beirut" ( Hebrew: ביירות), with "Korea" replaced by " Sidon" and " Beirut" in the lyrics. This version was included on the soundtrack of the film Waltz with Bashir (2008).
All tracks are written by John McCrea, except as indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Comanche" | 2:09 | |
2. | "Ruby Sees All" |
| 3:00 |
3. | "Up So Close" | 3:13 | |
4. | "Pentagram" | 2:19 | |
5. | "Jolene" |
| 5:19 |
6. | "Haze of Love" | 3:08 | |
7. | "You Part the Waters" | 2:50 | |
8. | "Is This Love?" |
| 3:19 |
9. | "Jesus Wrote a Blank Check" | 3:10 | |
10. | " Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle" | 4:14 | |
11. | "I Bombed Korea" | 2:19 | |
12. | "Mr. Mastodon Farm" |
| 5:27 |
13. | "Ain't No Good" | 2:40 |
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