Album
Showroom Of Compassion
2011 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Showroom Of Compassion is an Alt/Indie album by Cake, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Much like Camper Van Beethoven or a streamlined Flaming Lips, Cake turn the crazy and the absurd into tunes accessible for everyone. The blare of horns for “Federal Funding” throws off a deceptively festive air. “Long Time” uses a stripped-down frame to kick up the new-wave vibe with tight harmonies and a swooping synthesizer. Singer John McCrea receives plenty of flack and praise for singing like he’d rather be somewhere else, but his deadpan delivery on Frank Sinatra’s “What’s Now Is Now” or his own “Sick of You” adds a sense of modern-day frustration to the variety of sentiments. “Teenage Pregnancy” is a downcast instrumental that refrains from making any comment. “Bound Away” trends towards a country waltz. “The Winter” throws together an icy pop song that sounds like it’s celebrating a Russian blizzard. “Italian Guy” throws together a peppy horn chart and a nightclub piano for McCrea to contemplate in that usually witty and slightly detached way that has become purely his own.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Federal Funding
- A2Long Time
- A3Got To Move
- A4What's Now Is Now
- A5Mustache Man (Wasted)
Side B
- B1Teenage Pregnancy
- B2Sick Of You
- B3Easy To Crash
- B4Bound Away
- B5The Winter
- B6Italian Guy
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- angular
- cynical
- witty
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Aaron RedfieldDRUMS
- Gabriel NelsonBASS GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ORGAN , INSTRUMENTS FEATURING, BASS GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ORGAN , INSTRUMENTS
- John McCreaFEATURING, LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, KEYBOARDS LEAD VOCALS, PIANO, KEYBOARDS
- Paulo BaldiDRUMS
- Pete McNealDRUMS
- Tom MonsonDRUMS
- Vincent Di FioreFEATURING, TRUMPET, EUPHONIUM, KEYBOARDS TRUMPET, EUPHONIUM, KEYBOARDS
- Xan McCurdyELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER FEATURING, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
- Charlie WallaceGUEST , PEDAL STEEL GUITAR GUEST, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Greg BrownELECTRIC GUITAR GUEST , ELECTRIC GUITAR GUEST, ELECTRIC GUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 8 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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