{"id":320,"date":"2001-07-12T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2001-07-12T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2024-03-24T19:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T19:02:49","slug":"prolonging-the-motorcade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=320","title":{"rendered":"Prolonging the motorcade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cShhhhh. Don\u2019t tell anybody. Cake<\/strong>\u2019s gonna do a secret show at Capitol Garage<\/strong> tonight and nobody knows,\u201d one of my trusted friends at the Beat stage-whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow can that be possible, since you<\/em> already know?\u201d I responded, slightly disgusted by this friend\u2019s rock \u2019n\u2019 roll elitism. \u201cDo you honestly think I\u2019m going to keep that one under wraps?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The very thought of a \u201csecret\u201d show made public\u2014one boasting a $10 cover, no less\u2014makes this writer nauseous. Yeah, we know what you\u2019re thinking: John McCrea<\/strong> wants to get back to his roots and play for the \u201creal\u201d fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hogwash. Wednesday\u2019s show was a chance for Cake to work in new drummer Pete McNeil<\/strong> before doing an onslaught of radio\/promo dates to promote the new album, Comfort Eagle<\/em>, its first for the very major Columbia Records. Once more, it\u2019s a way to see if there really is a street buzz after Cake\u2019s long hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having followed Cake from the group\u2019s early Cattle Club days, when it opened for such disparate acts as Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy<\/strong> and the Deftones<\/strong>, I\u2019ve watched McCrea and company come a long way. Even after encountering the success of such radio hits as \u201cRock \u2019N\u2019 Roll Lifestyle\u201d and \u201cThe Distance,\u201d not to mention the publishing checks that showed up as a result, Cake quite apparently has survived\u2014much like Gloria Gaynor, whose immensely popular \u201970s hit \u201cI Will Survive\u201d Cake covered late in its set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Cake arguably has kept it real with its fans. The band\u2019s frontman-singer-songwriter McCrea played the hits, asked for requests\u2014was I dreaming?\u2014and even had an audience member come forward to hold lyrics to one of Cake\u2019s newer songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cake motored through a set of tunes from the three previous albums that were released by the now-defunct Capricorn label (Motorcade of Generosity<\/em>, Fashion Nugget<\/em> and Prolonging the Magic<\/em> have since been reissued by Volcano Records; disclaimer: I work for BMG Distribution, which markets Volcano), while working in new material. The band played for the 100 or so people in attendance, in what was perhaps its most relaxed setting to date. Those in attendance at Cake\u2019s recent Capitol Garage show\u2014the Deftones did a similar one before their recent European trek\u2014were treated to something special. Although quirks with the new drummer were evident, guitarist Xan McCurdy<\/strong>, bassist Gabe Nelson<\/strong> and trumpeter\/vocalist Vincent DiFiore<\/strong> seemed to settle back into the live setting quite nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\u00a0Prolonging the Magic<\/em>\u00a0didn\u2019t bring the throngs of screaming teens and 20- to 30-somethings out of hibernation,\u00a0Comfort Eagle<\/em>\u00a0should give Cake a few RIAA certifications come 2002. I\u2019m sold, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(SN&R)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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