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Going "The Distance" With Cake
by lambchops | Apr 04 '02
Pros: Funny lyrics, genre mixing
Cons: Sound-alike bass lines and boring songs

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Product Rating: 3.0



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Re: A Voltairian comment (Reply to this comment)
by lambchops, lambchops is a Lead on Epinions in Music
Thank you very much...it means a lot to have people who comment and accept what you have to say even if they don't agree. Yup...we are listening to the same album :)

Shelly.
Jun 11 '02
7:25 am PDT

A Voltairian comment (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Although I disagree with just about every assessment you make here, I defend your right to make them. Plus, your bile for the album was quite tangible, thus I rate your work VH.

But c'mon! 'I Will Survive' is "dry and repetitive"!?! Are we listening to the same song? ;)

Kudos

-mike
Jun 11 '02
5:48 am PDT

Re: Re: Re: Question-- (Reply to this comment)
by lambchops, lambchops is a Lead on Epinions in Music
Ahhhh...whatever. Just took the reference out. I can't figure out where I got my information anyway!

:)
Thanks for the help, guys.
Shelly.
Apr 11 '02
5:24 am PDT

Re: Re: Question-- (Reply to this comment)
by headlessparrot
I only thought that there were two cover songs on the album. One is 'I Will Survive' and the other is the Willie Nelson cover. As far as I know, 'The Distance' is an original.
Apr 10 '02
12:53 pm PDT

Re: Question-- (Reply to this comment)
by lambchops, lambchops is a Lead on Epinions in Music
Yeah, I do believe it is a cover. From what I could figure out while researching this album, King Missile used to use the song as a spoken word thing in concert. I also was unable to figure out what album (if any) it ever appeared on. If anybody has any ideas about this, let me know...I'm certainly curious!

Shelly

Thanks for the comment, BTW.
Apr 09 '02
9:51 am PDT

Question-- (Reply to this comment)
by shilmafone
You sure "The Distance" is a cover? Its songwriting credit goes to G. Brown who is in the band, and I can't find a King Missile version of it anywhere. Is it a different song, perhaps, renamed for/by Cake? I'd be interested to hear the original. The album is littered with covers, I wouldn't be surprised to see one more.

Great review, though I may disagree--I love the album. :-)
Apr 09 '02
5:38 am PDT

Good Review (Reply to this comment)
by headlessparrot
I think just about everyone knows how I feel about Cake. I absolutely love them. I do agree about Race Car Ya-Ya's, though. That song is just bad. Still a good review though.
Apr 06 '02
12:48 pm PST

Aww... (Reply to this comment)
by Teardrop...
I really thought this was going to be about a cake eat-a-thon! Despite my initial disappointment, the attractive crown on the album cover (or "long-playing," if you will) beckoned me into the first paragraph. The meaty nutgraf led me, kicking and screaming, into the second. I shimmied shamelessly into the third. It gets ugly after that, but I guess my point is... (Da da-da DA!) ... nice review!
-Teardrop...
Apr 05 '02
6:39 am PST

I love (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
your pic :) and your review! jo
Apr 04 '02
8:12 am PST

A-ha (Reply to this comment)
by flamepillar
Yet another CD that happens to be in my collection. Only way it got there was because my sister didn't want it anymore..LOL plus, it reminded me of this girl. Otherwise, yep, it is pretty bland for the most part, I'd give it three stars too. I can't stand Race Car Ya-Yas, I don't know why the heck they even put that on there!
Apr 04 '02
7:53 am PST
   

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