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    Prolonging the Magic

    Cake - Prolonging the Magic

    10/06/1998 | Volcano 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Cake'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 novelty band with chops, counteracting the genre's overwhelming seriousness with a light dose of heavy-handed yuks. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide

    Prolonging the Magic Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Satan Is My Motor
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Satan Is My Motor from Prolonging the Magic


  • 2
  • Mexico
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Mexico from Prolonging the Magic


  • 3
  • Never There
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Never There from Prolonging the Magic


  • 4
  • Guitar
  • 3:40
  • Sound Clip for Guitar from Prolonging the Magic


  • 5
  • You Turn the Screws
  • 4:13
  • Sound Clip for You Turn the Screws from Prolonging the Magic


  • 6
  • Walk on By
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Walk on By from Prolonging the Magic


  • 7
  • Sheep Go to Heaven
  • 4:44
  • Sound Clip for Sheep Go to Heaven from Prolonging the Magic


  • 8
  • When You Sleep
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for When You Sleep from Prolonging the Magic


  • 9
  • Hem of Your Garment
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Hem of Your Garment from Prolonging the Magic


  • 10
  • Alpha Beta Parking Lot
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Alpha Beta Parking Lot from Prolonging the Magic


  • 11
  • Let Me Go
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Let Me Go from Prolonging the Magic


  • 12
  • Cool Blue Reason
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Cool Blue Reason from Prolonging the Magic


  • 13
  • Where Would I Be?
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Where Would I Be? from Prolonging the Magic


    • Credits of Prolonging the Magic

    • John McCrea
    • Organ, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Moog Synthesizer, Design, Producer
    • Todd Roper
    • Percussion, Vocals (Background), Drums
    • Cake
    • Arranger, Main Performer

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