I didn't realize the band Cake was so political.

[Maestro]

These guys are really in tune to the seriousness of the neocon takeover of the government. Check out the website at Cake Music. Click on the news section.

[Dangerously Amused]

1. I LOVE Cake!

Some of my college students turned me on to them last year.

Cake rocks!






Edit to add, thanks for the link. I wasn't aware of it before.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. You're a professor?

[Dangerously Amused]

4. No.

But I've coached school teams at the high school, college and post-grad level.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

11. Coached what?

[Maestro]

5. No problem.

We need to promote more politically active groups.

[Alleycat]

3. Sheep go to heaven-Goats go to hell

I really like their music.

[Coventina]

6. I saw Cake perform just a few days after 9/11/2001

I'll never forget it.

[Maestro]

12. Details

I used to go to concerts all the time but in the past ten years with work and kids I haven't been able to. What was it like? Did they say anything about what had happened?

[Coventina]

17. I've seen Cake several times now, and no one ever speaks except the singer

But anyway, about the concert in question.

They came out and played several songs without saying anything to the audience at all. Then, during the first little "break" the lead singer says, "How is everybody? (cheers) Is everyboday okay? (cheers) I know that some of you out there must be feeling a little scared or sad. (dead silence). But let me tell you something....everything is going to be just fine. And this is why: I've got wheels of polished steel...." and with that they began playing "Satan is My Motor."

Now, having just typed all that it just doesn't come across with the power that the experience had. But it really was a transcendent moment. Part of me really WAS a little bit anxious about being in a crowded theatre. But after he said that I realized that my fears were an illusion and I let them go. Gee, I sound like the worst kind of dumb groupie, but it really was a neat experience.

[Maestro]

19. That is cool.

I'll have to try to catch them when they are in the Dallas area next time.

[DS1]

7. I really need to get some of their CDs

all of their songs that I've heard are so unique

[Coventina]

8. "Fashion Nugget" and "Prolonging the Magic" are good starters, but all of

them are good.

[Arugula Latte]

9. We have "Comfort Eagle."

My kids like the song that goes: "I want a girl with a short skirt and a loooooooooong jacket." There's a line where he sings that he wants a girl who's "sharp as a tack." My son sings it: "who sharks attack."

[Maestro]

13. That is one reason I like them.

When I first heard "The Distance" I thought they were some sort of electro pop band. I was very wrong. Heck, I even have a remake they did of the Sesame Street "Mahna Mahna" for my kids.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

10. I always loved Cake. Now I love them more.

I saw them play in Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Summerstage a few years ago. They had De La Soul, Hackensaw Boys, Modest Mouse, and the Flaming Lips as their opening bands. The Flaming Lips put on the most incredible live show ever. Cake was really good, but they had a hard act to follow. Modest Mouse sucked. They all just stared at the floor and tried to play.

[DainBramaged]

15. Modest Mouse outclassed you're right

But now they became a one hit wonder. Sad. I wish Cake had played "Shut the Fuck Up".


http://www.flaminglips.com/main.php

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. Yeah, I like their music but...

the whole band has major drug & alcohol issues. I think no one in the band has a license and they've admitted in interviews that it affects their live performances.

[RetroLounge]

14. I love Cake!

I saw them this summer, and they were great!

RL

[Guava Jelly]

18. I have been a big cake fan for years

saw them twice in concert.
And will see them anytime they come to kc kansas.