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That Cake have recorded Comfort Eagle at all should be a cause for some celebration. When two-fifths of Cake defected to form Deathray after the release of their sophomore album, Fashion Nugget, some wondered if Sacramento's answer to Camper Van Beethoven would disappear into the land of one-hit wonders--especially since Cake's lone hit, "The Distance", had been penned by departing guitarist Greg Brown. But true to bandleader John McCrea's deadpan cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", Cake turned around and repeated their success with 1998's Prolonging the Magic and the infectious single "Never There". Comfort Eagle arrived with news of drummer Todd Roper's departure, which probably explains the addition of drum programming to McCrea's ever-expanding credits. Like Beck, McCrea's self-sufficiency is only matched by an overriding ironic sensibility. It serves him well on the title track where, above mock Middle Eastern drones, he takes on all poseurs ("Now his hat is on backwards, he can show you his tattoos / He's in the music business, he is calling you 'dude'"). By comparison, "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", a song that dates back to McCrae's coffeehouse years, sounds formulaic (which probably explains its selection as the album's first single). No matter, tracks like "Long Line of Cars" and "Meanwhile, Rick James..." are sufficiently intriguing to make up for it. Factor in the distinctive trumpet embellishments of Vincent DiFiore, the band's other original member, and Comfort Eagle seems guaranteed to ensure that, no matter what happens, Cake will survive. --Bill Forman
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Comfort Eagle is a worthy CD. The lyrics are smart and witty; the music is intricate and obviously charged with talent. Bought purely on the merits of short skirt/long jacket I have not been disappointed. Cake have taken the originality of Fashion Nugget and transcended it into Comfort Eagle. With so much computer generated music around today its great to hear music played on original instruments! Cake have pulled another fantastic album out of the fridge. An extremely good addition to any music collection that appreciates music that isn't clichéd.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I had heard of Cake but never bothered to check them out until I saw the terrible 'Orange County' and heard one of their songs. It was such an amazing song that I no longer had any excuse not to check them out. I bought Comfort Eagle and was very very pleasantly surprised.
Some of the songs are growers but I've come to realise that some of my favourite songs didn't make a huge impact on me when I first heard them. This is one of those albums that you can have on repeat and not grow tired of. I like the fact that they are a very instrumental group, with trumpets etc... heard in most of the songs. The lyrics are witty, the beats are great. A real gem of an album.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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In comfort eagle cake have released another excellent album confirming there status as one of the most original and worthwhile acts around.When you buy this stick it on repeat as, as with their other albums this took me a few listens to really get into with the exception of .....symphony in c and pretty pink ribbon which grabbed me immediately i think that the title track is a real grower and kicks ass all the tracks are cool but my other faves are opera singer and meanwhile rick james. make this a worthy addition to your record collection and if you havent done so already buy everything else they have released while you are at it. long live cake
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A Misleading Single, But Not All Bad
I knew nothing of Cake before hearing 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket' and even that was only because I wondered what the theme tune to the TV series 'Chuck' was. Read more
Published 20 months ago by dewi
Another All Time Cake Favourite
Some Days i put this Album on a Par with Fashion Nugget, as it goes Back to a great mix/fusion, of jazzy big trumpets and Guitar that no other band i've heard of have managed, the... Read more
Published on 13 May 2009 by Mr. D. Gall
The Essential Cake
Cake have been close to creating their perfect record a few times over. Fashion Nugget and Prolonging The Magic had some superb indie-pop on them. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2007 by Mr Bungle
Appealing slacker rock with some fine moments
I have come to Cake late, and circuitously: I wound up buying Comfort Eagle sound unheard, having stumbled across the lyrics to "Comfort Eagle" itself, which I thought justified an... Read more
Published on 1 April 2006 by O. Buxton
Its not the best Cake - but you can still eat it!
After the band falling to bits we all wondered if John McCrea could hang on to it, and baby he has. This may not be all the way up to the other 3's standard but is still packed... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2003
Another cracker from Cake
As with all of Cake's albums, this is a real grower. After the entertaining but raw Motorcade of Generosity, Cake have put out three albums of extremely high quality - Fashion... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2001
The Icing On The Cake
Funk Rock! 'Comfort Eagle' is well worth the wait. The lyrics are tight, terse, in-your-face, but hypnotically groovy. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2001
Another slice of Cake?
The long awaited 4th album by Sacramento's Cake is both similar and different to the previous three. Rest assured, if you're a fan, you will like it. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2001 by Dan
a change of direction
This is a fair musical distance from the previous 3 albums. 'Comfort Eagle' is an altogether more energetic and poppy album than you might expect from Cake. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2001 by MR MR STANTON
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