What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

CAKE "fashion nugget" 1996. #11Aust, #36US,#53UK

debut album from this California band, still not sure if i can say i like it or not as ive got to be in the mood for its humorous lyrics about middle-class white america,maybe the humour is too 'american' for non-americans to relate to.
the music is good healthy stuff,as are the vocals, theres hints of rock,country,funk and pop here which is what i like about it.
i find the album starts off slow and hard to 'get into' but gets easier as the tracks play, which is probably my fault having to adjust to the lyrics.
theres two stand out tracks here: a cover of Gloria Gaynor's 1970s disco hit "i will survive" and the final track on the album, a country tinged number called "sad songs and waltzes",the rest i can take or leave.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM...just!

worst track: frank sinatra
best track: sad songs and waltzes

tracks:

1. frank sinatra* #92Aust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSypnaxAlP4 video
2. the distance** #21Aust, #22UK, #38US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKax7euEM5Q live
3. friend is a four letter word**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm70afsCO7k video
4. open book*
5. daria*
6. race car ya-ya's*
7. i will survive*** #21Aust, #29UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvsI3jc4pPA live
8. stickshifts and safetybelts*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkgXArxRxy8 live
9. perhaps,perhaps,perhaps**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XytLtdAZcUE video
10.it's coming down**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaFv_jMZLY audio
11.nugget**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd85uKfZVxg live
12.she'll come back to me**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6CeVF2emog video
13.italian leather sofa**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vISu3qmssRU audio
14.sad songs and waltzes***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqI7kWP3ziQ live

3s=2
2s=7
1s=5

rating 1.7