dhodo
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Apparently Cake charted in the UK too, Joe just doesn't remember, so it doesn't count!
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Indymisanthrope
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I had a crush on a girl who drove a white Chrysler LeBaron when that song came out.
dhodo
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Never There cracked the Hot 100, so this doesn't seem to be factual.
BjorgenFjorgen
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I've literally never heard of the band Eels before today.
tonythegamer
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you've probably heard them if you've watched shrek or shrek 2, you just never knew the band name
dhodo
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Well let me tell you, if you like good, depressing music...
Jango
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"Never There" cracked the Hot 100! I guess you got me there.
Goatfish
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Here in Ohio, Cake was on mainstream radio a TON growing up. I didn't know who Eels were until I was in college.
Gorillaz def bigger though...
Gorillaz def bigger though...
TenderLovingKiller®
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Never There and Short Skirt and Long Jacket were both also received minor radio airplay (both are also great tunes). I enjoy cake. They are a fun alternative rock band. Most will likely consider them a one hit wonder but that doesn’t mean they weren’t more popular than just their hits. Quality and dumb comps aside; My mom could name a Cake Song I doubt she could name a Gorillaz tune (not that my 62 year old mother is really the target demo for VMP) point being Cake would be popular pick that makes sense. If it end up the October selection and you ain’t feeling it that’s cool there will be plenty of copies of UFO left to swap out with.I recall more than a handful of their songs being heard on the radio... again, at least here in California.
EDIT: Sorry, this isn’t really addressed to @forkandspoon as I think we are on the same page. It more meant as a response to @Jango ’s crack about “only two hits”
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Renée
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The only thing I know about Eels (and I think this is the right band) is that Steve Perry of Journey sang at a couple of shows with them a few years ago. It was Steve's first time performing since the 90s, so it was a big deal.
forkandspoon
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My soul needs some cake with novocain
I had a look through their albums. Only one charted at the heights of 53!
jamieanderson1968
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I could not pick a Cake song out of a line up. I always confused them with Cracker.
While not a big Eels fan, they definitely were on my early 20s indie rock radar a heck of a lot more than Cake. Interesting regional differences
While not a big Eels fan, they definitely were on my early 20s indie rock radar a heck of a lot more than Cake. Interesting regional differences
forkandspoon
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Indeed! Fascinating!
High Rant District
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Cake had some of their gear stolen from their van parked in Portland, OR a few days ago, because it was parked in Portland, OR.
And two singles in the top 30 one of which was a cover of I Will Survive, such a terrible memory not remembering that!
The Eels on the other hand, 4 top 10 albums and another 4 in the top 20. Also 2 top 10 singles. Again I wasn’t really wrong...
Dark Star Boogie
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This is the only Cake song I’d hear on the radio that I did not eventually get sick of. They’re decent although I’d never want them on vinyl.
This was my first time hearing about Eels too. Pretty sure it happened here in Minnesota, as I remember the local station 89.3 The Current being overly excited about it.
Murfocakes
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Holy Diver...
We set the bar high for them not to measure up to it continuously.
Yes it was in relation to Queen.