Cake
Prolonging the Magic
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AMG Review of Prolonging the Magic
Michael Gallucci
All Music GuideCake's attempt to make a smug- and irony-free album, the band's third release does hold back the barbs a bit more than usual, even if they do fall back into familiar territory: postmodern takes on postmodern life. Flipping between earnest alt-rock rhythms and jittery, funky jazz, Prolonging the Magic works best when Cake lay on the irony extra heavy, or when they make their sober ambitions mesh slightly with the type of smart-ass pop they've based a career on (like "Never There"). At least they seem to realize their place in the alt-rock universe as a /p>
ovelty band with chops, counteracting the genre's overwhelming seriousness with a light dose of heavy-handed yuks.
My Husband's Theme Song
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My husband worked 104 hours last week and he worked 94 hours this week. He is on-call today (this means he went to work early this morning and comes home tomorrow afternoon.) He was on-call last Friday and SUnday and today, Saturday. He has to take a big work test next Saturday. Next Sunday will be his first day off in 20 days. Worked three weekends in a row. Feeling bitter and resentful.When ...
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In Praise of Hedonism
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This selection came my way recently, via a CD given to one daughter from the other daughter, entitled "More Flippin' Sweet Tunes". This one sure is.
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