Editing Motorcade of Generosity

{{Infobox album
| name       = Motorcade of Generosity
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Cake (band)|Cake]]
| cover      = Cake Motorcade of Generosity.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = February 7, 1994
| recorded   = 1993
| venue      =
| studio     = Pus Cavern, Sacramento, CA
| genre      = {{flatlist|
*[[Alternative rock]]
*[[alternative country]]
*[[experimental rock]]
*[[lo-fi music|lo-fi]]<ref name="Bloom" />
}}
| length     = 43:12
| label      = [[Capricorn Records|Capricorn]]
| producer   = Cake
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Fashion Nugget]]
| next_year  = 1996
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Motorcade of Generosity
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle]]
 | single1date = 1993
 | single2     = Jolene
 | single2date = 1995
 | single3     = Ruby Sees All
 | single3date = 1995
}}
}}

'''''Motorcade of Generosity''''' is the debut studio album by American [[alternative rock]] band [[Cake (band)|Cake]]. It was recorded at the Pus Cavern studio in Sacramento, California, and released through [[Capricorn Records]] on February 7, 1994.

According to ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' reviewer Madison Bloom, ''Motorcade of Geneoristy'' is a [[lo-fi music|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."<ref name="Bloom">{{cite web |last1=Bloom |first1=Madison |title=Cake: Fashion Nuggets Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/cake-fashion-nugget/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=January 20, 2023 |date=November 6, 2022}}</ref> Music critic Daryl Cater deemed it an example of funky, guitar-oriented "quirk-rock" reminiscent of [[Phish]]'s "genre-hopping [[jam session|jam]]s".<ref name="allmusic" />

==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.

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/motorcade-of-generosity-mw0000122010 |title=''Motorcade of Generosity'' – Cake <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Cater |first=Darryl |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 20, 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|2|4}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/05/11/cakemotorcade-of-generosity-capricorn-star-staryou-need/ |title=Cake Motorcade of Generosity (Capricorn)  |last=Hollingsworth |first=Chauncey |date=1995-05-11 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=2017-12-17 |language=en}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev3score = {{rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref name="pleb">{{cite web |url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Cake |title=Robert Christgau: CG: Cake |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |website=robertchristgau.com |accessdate=December 20, 2014}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=New York City, New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/n143 130] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac |url-access=registration |quote=rolling stone cake album guide. |accessdate=December 20, 2014}}</ref>
}}

The album has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics. [[AllMusic]] 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."<ref name="allmusic"/> Music reviewer [[Robert Christgau]] described the album as "unambiguity from the near side of cool."<ref name="pleb"/>

==Legacy==
In 2005, the song "I Bombed Korea" was translated into [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and performed by [[Zeev Tene]] under the title "Beirut" ({{Langx|he|ביירות}}), with "Korea" replaced by "[[Sidon]]" and "[[Beirut]]" in the lyrics. This version was included on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'' (2008).

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| all_writing = [[John McCrea (musician)|John McCrea]], except as indicated
| title1 = Comanche
| length1 = 2:09
| title2 = Ruby Sees All
| writer2 = {{hlist|McCrea|[[Jim Campilongo]]}}
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Up So Close
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Pentagram
| length4 = 2:19
| title5 = Jolene
| writer5 = {{hlist|McCrea|[[Greg Brown (rock musician)|Greg Brown]]}}
| length5 = 5:19
| title6 = Haze of Love
| length6 = 3:08
| title7 = You Part the Waters
| length7 = 2:50
| title8 = Is This Love?
| writer8 = {{hlist|McCrea|Brown}}
| length8 = 3:19
| title9 = Jesus Wrote a Blank Check
| length9 = 3:10
| title10 = [[Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle]]
| length10 = 4:14
| title11 = I Bombed Korea
| length11 = 2:19
| title12 = Mr. Mastodon Farm
| writer12 = {{hlist|McCrea|Brown}}
| length12 = 5:27
| title13 = Ain't No Good
| length13 = 2:40
}}

== Personnel ==

; Cake

* [[John McCrea (musician)|John McCrea]] – vocals, guitar
* [[Greg Brown (rock musician)|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

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Discogs master|102052}}

{{Cake}}


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