The Cake

The Cake Artist: The Trash Can Sinatras
Label: Import [Generic]
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988005221896
ASIN: B00000I79R


Release Date: 1998-10-28

The Cake


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Tracks:

  1. Obscurity Knocks
  2. Maybe I Should Drive
  3. Thrupenny Tears
  4. Even the Odd
  5. Best Man's Fall
  6. Circling the Circumference
  7. Funny
  8. Only Tongue Can Tell
  9. You Made Me Feel
  10. January's Little Joke
  11. Drunken Chorus
  12. Who's He
  13. Useless
  14. Tonight You Belong to Me
  15. My Mistake
  16. White Horses

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Album Description

Japanese reissue of the acclaimed British indie pop act's 1990 debut with six bonus tracks added, 'Drunken Chorus', 'Who's He', 'Useless', 'Tonight You Belong To Me', 'My Mistake' & 'White Horses'. 16 tracks total. John Leckie (Stone Roses, XTC, etc.) co-produced the album with Roger Bechirian and The Trash Can Sinatras. 1998 release.

Album Details

Japanese Re-release featuring Six Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A cake that's sparkling with colors.......2004-06-09

'Cake' by The Trash Can Sinatras falls somewhere in between The Sundays' dreamy guitar textures and the playful romps of The Housemartins. Throw in Johnny Marr's fluid jangles and minstrel-like vocals of Roddy Frame, and you have a debut combines melodic/acoustic-derived Britpop with The Smiths. Joyous and sparkling. Not a bad combination. Let The Trash Can Sinatras take you on a leisurely stroll where the sun is shining, the grass is green, and everything is alright.

5 out of 5 stars TCS's Cake is a must have.......2003-02-07

One evening in 1990, I was lying in bed, very late at night, staring at the ceiling trying to fall asleep. I turned on the radio as I often did late at night, and heard the TCS's for the first time. They were playing an acoustic set at the local radio station in S.F. promoting their new album, CAKE. I heard them strum their way through "only tounge can tell" and "ciculing the circumfrance," and I immediately fell in love with their unique sound, melodic music, and downright brillant lyrics. After buying the album, I found that every track was equally fantastic. Definately one of the most under rated bands around. They are poetic, witty, melodic, and fun all at the same time. Neither their music nor lyrics tire, no matter how many times heard. Definately a must have album.

5 out of 5 stars The Most Underrated Band.......2002-10-29

If you haven't heard "Cake" by the Trash Can Sinatras, you don't know what you're missing. Melodic, Rocking, Beautiful, Mysterious, "In Your Face" lyrics. Brit pop before there was "Brit pop". These boys are one of the most overlooked bands. So many bands have ripped them off. You should buy Cake as a starter and move on to their later works. Hear them progress and hear songs that others are just now imitating. The most witty lyrics ever.

5 out of 5 stars A Crown Jewel of Any Collection.......2000-05-05

I first heard OBSCURITY KNOCKS on 120 minutes in 1990. I purchase the cd there after and have continued to keep it in my listening rotation. This album is timeless. Again and again, I am amazed at the lyrical genius behind the songs. The rich poetry will keep you in a reverie long after the cd ends. As for the music itself, it can be quiet and moody or up-beat and lively. If you have never heard of TCS, get this album by any means possible. The extra tracks are worth it, but the album is still excellent without them. And when you see how addicted you become to it, go get the others (I've Seen Everything and A Happy Pocket) too. This is a "must have" album.

5 out of 5 stars

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