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Released in 2004, Pressure Chief marks Cake's tenth year with a set of sardonic, engaging alternative pop that shows the Sacramento band's economical sound unwilted after all these years. Chief features artwork and typography typical to the group, as well the familiar three-color print scheme and stiff cardstock paper. John McCrea's wit is as dry as ever, and his tongue has grown sharper with the addition of a social comment streak that occasionally goes quite cynical. Single "No Phone" decries the encroachment of technology, while "Carbon Monoxide" is an upbeat, Beatlesque number that nevertheless wonders cynically, "Where's the air?" Later, the wispily funky "Tougher Than It Is" encourages listeners to take it easy, because life's going to keep throwing curve balls anyway. Cake have always positioned themselves as cultural observers, but McCrea's opinions on Chief rely more on clarity than wryness. This doesn't make the album a downer. It opens with "Wheels," a song built from the best parts of Cake's thrifty yet effective arsenal. McCrea's narrative mostly concerns a breakup, and life moving on ("Wheels keep on spinning 'round..."). But his imagery is on overdrive once he hits the singles bar, where the "Muscular cyborg German dudes dance with sexy French Canadians." The song's punctuated by a classic Vince Di Fiore descending trumpet line and some fan-favorite "HEY!"s from McCrea. In the tradition of "I Will Survive," the band tackles another cover song, this time reinterpreting Bread's "Guitar Man." With its vintage synthesizers squiggling off the cues of an acoustic guitar, their version meanders at a comforting pace akin to Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," and even gives McCrea a chance to sing a little. Other highlights include "She'll Hang the Baskets," where guest Chuck Prophet fills out the mournful melody with some fuzzily toned electric guitar, and "Dime," where the charmingly home-recorded quality of Pressure Chief really stands out. Smart, subtly subversive, and always catchy -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Carlos Forster, Composer, Lyricist - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Vince Di Fiore, Composer, Lyricist - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Carlos Forster, Composer, Lyricist - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Garth Klippert, Composer, Lyricist - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - DAVID GATES, Composer, Lyricist - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Matt McCord, Drums
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Vince Di Fiore, Composer, Lyricist - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal - Xan McCurdy, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocal - Gabriel Nelson, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Background Vocal - Vincent di Fiore, Keyboards, Trumpet, Background Vocal, Fluegelhorn - Don Tyler, Mastering Engineer - MARK NEEDHAM, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Cake, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Long, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Patrick Olguin, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Kirk Shearer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2004 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John McCrea, Composer, Lyricist - Carlos Forster, Composer, Lyricist - Cake, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chronique
Released in 2004, Pressure Chief marks Cake's tenth year with a set of sardonic, engaging alternative pop that shows the Sacramento band's economical sound unwilted after all these years. Chief features artwork and typography typical to the group, as well the familiar three-color print scheme and stiff cardstock paper. John McCrea's wit is as dry as ever, and his tongue has grown sharper with the addition of a social comment streak that occasionally goes quite cynical. Single "No Phone" decries the encroachment of technology, while "Carbon Monoxide" is an upbeat, Beatlesque number that nevertheless wonders cynically, "Where's the air?" Later, the wispily funky "Tougher Than It Is" encourages listeners to take it easy, because life's going to keep throwing curve balls anyway. Cake have always positioned themselves as cultural observers, but McCrea's opinions on Chief rely more on clarity than wryness. This doesn't make the album a downer. It opens with "Wheels," a song built from the best parts of Cake's thrifty yet effective arsenal. McCrea's narrative mostly concerns a breakup, and life moving on ("Wheels keep on spinning 'round..."). But his imagery is on overdrive once he hits the singles bar, where the "Muscular cyborg German dudes dance with sexy French Canadians." The song's punctuated by a classic Vince Di Fiore descending trumpet line and some fan-favorite "HEY!"s from McCrea. In the tradition of "I Will Survive," the band tackles another cover song, this time reinterpreting Bread's "Guitar Man." With its vintage synthesizers squiggling off the cues of an acoustic guitar, their version meanders at a comforting pace akin to Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," and even gives McCrea a chance to sing a little. Other highlights include "She'll Hang the Baskets," where guest Chuck Prophet fills out the mournful melody with some fuzzily toned electric guitar, and "Dime," where the charmingly home-recorded quality of Pressure Chief really stands out. Smart, subtly subversive, and always catchy -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:39:43
- Artistes principaux : CAKE
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : Columbia - Legacy
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2024 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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