''Motorcade of Generosity'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

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. It was recorded at the Pus Cavern studio in Sacramento, California, and released through

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on February 7, 1994. According to ''

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'' reviewer Madison Bloom, ''Motorcade of Geneoristy'' is a lo-fi album with "warm and close" songs that pull from different musical styles, such as honky-tonk and ranchera, and compared its style to "trailing notes down a stairwell into some subterranean tavern, where a cantina band plays over clinking pints." Music critic Daryl Cater deemed it an example of funky, guitar-oriented "quirk-rock" reminiscent of

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's "genre-hopping jams".

Release

On January 14, 2009, a limited edition orange vinyl re-issue of the album was made available for purchase on the band's official website. It sold out in two days. The single "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle" was first played by KWOD (now known as KUDL). Only 500 copies were issued. The song was used for an Ikea advertisement in Sweden. The music video for this song was filmed at Safetyville USA in Sacramento.

Reception

The album has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics.

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critic Darryl Cater stated that "Cake's minimalist jams occasionally get repetitive", though he concluded that "there are enough standouts here to easily qualify ''Motorcade'' as a keeper." Music reviewer

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described the album as "unambiguity from the near side of cool."

Legacy

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and performed by Zeev Tene under the title "Beirut" (), with "Korea" replaced by "

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" in the lyrics. This version was included on the soundtrack of the film '' Waltz with Bashir'' (2008).

Track listing

Personnel

; Cake * John McCrea – vocals, guitar * Greg Brown – guitar, organ * Vince DiFiore – trumpet * Victor Damiani – bass * Todd Roper – drums ; Additional personnel * Frank French – drums on tracks 5, 8, 10, 11 * Gabriel Nelson – bass on tracks 5, 8, 10, 11 * Hag – extra background vocals

Chart

References

External links

* 1994 debut albums Cake (band) albums Capricorn Records albums Lo-fi music albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub