CAKE - Stickshifts and Safetybelts and Love You Madly (Live)
Artist: Cake / Venue: Terminal 5 (New York, NY) / Date: 12.12.2007 @ 7:00PM / Genre: Alternative/Indie/Rock / Web: www.cakemusic.com
Although Cake's music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, ska, pop, jazz, rap, and country. Cake's music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically-voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Cake's unique musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars and Camper Van Beethoven.