Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 02:33:54 -0800
From: "David L. McNeil" 
Subject: cake the band

I can't believe that you could right something terrible about a great
band like cake. I had to clench my chair(while reading your nugget
review)in controlling my anger.  What were you thinking, have you even
read about cake and their biography?  They don't play for other peoples
approval but I feel obligated to defend there dignity.  And lyrics like
"you think shes an open book but you don't know what page to turn to do
you?"  let people put them selves in his places that they face every day
but never see it as clearly as cake puts it.  I don't know, I just felt
angered and wanted to let it out, even if you don't read this at least
that I know that when I read what you wrote I did something about it. 
Even if I did read it about two years after you wrote
it.                                                                                                                                       
:chase asmussen age 14:




Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 22:30:30 EDT
From: ThatYanks@aol.com
Subject: No Subject

you're a loser, why do you insult John McCrea in Cake, a person you don't even
know?? You are a true asshole for judging him for the music that he likes,
maybe it has nothing to do with your life, so shut up. Didn't your mother ever
tell you if you're not going to say anything nice, don't say it at all. What
kind of person are you to judge a person by seeing a picture of them and
hearing them.......that tells me a lot about you...




Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:11:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mixmaster 

My God woman, what is your problem? Are you really offended 
by lyrics of healthy breasts? As a student behavioral sciences,
can you trace this back perhaps (perhaps,perhaps)to some childhood
shortcoming? And since when have we judged singers on their looks?
I haven't seen the behavioral scientist yet that floats my boat. And the 
trumpet playing? That's wonderful work- Kenny-G might take some time off
from practicing his circular breathing and spend it on refining his talent.
So what's the problem? A little intimidated by male assertion? And who on God's green
Earth would want to sound like Boyz II Men? And i you had a problem
with their lyrics, maybe you shoudn't embellish your criticism with such intellectual
phrases as: Omigawwd, or Puh-lease, or my favorite, Eeeeewwwww.
Thank you. No not really.
        




Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:00:13 -0700
From: Donald Jacques 
Cc: cake@[206.74.232.162]
Subject: (no subject)

Your musical taste has been molded into an indistinguishable mass of
liberal conformity that strongly carries  the fowl stentch of pethetic
phycology "my-older-sister-said-it-would-be-a-fun-mayor-with-a-cute-
teacher" laden Fruedian b.s.  Kenny G.?!?!? for the love of mercy you
can say he has sensitivy, without revealing your lack of knowledge on
anyhting of or pertaining to, but to say he is musical shows anyone who
reads your plandish rewiew that you only last week got rid of that Ace
	of Base tape, and your still hanging on to your media friendly Indigo
Girls boxed set...Ohh I see youve got some James Taylor in there too! 
Next time, before you badmouth something just because its original and
its sound hasn't made it on the trendy colledge and MTV scene, try
listening to it twice.  After all, as I can see that you are well
steeped in phycology, you should know about Lerdasou's experiment in
accourdance with aquirement.  If you didn't hear you "sprecial little
songs" on those trendy radio staitons 8 days a week you would be able to
stomach them either.  That is all.
                      Jeremmmmiah Jacques
           (im a 17 year old male conservative who likes Cake and other
deviations from the liberal, media-pleasing norm) that is all



Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 10:56:54 -0800
From: Nesbitt 
Subject: ??

Therese,

	You are clearly out of your mind.  Cake's Fashion Nugget was one of the
best albums of '96.  You don't like them the first time out, think you can
throw in a few allusions, probably toss that piece of shit article in just
under the deadline, and call yourself a music critic.  Do yourself a favor,
lighten up a little, you're not God.

Nesbitt


Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 19:15:21 -0500
Subject: Cake Review

Therese,

	I hope you don't do this professionally because, well, lets put it
plainly.. YOU SUCK. You probably are influenced by the music you like,
if you are going to try to be a critic you put that behind you. You have
to look at Cake for what they play. They can combine so many different
styles and make it sound good, not many can do that, actually, very very
few can. Just let me give you some advice, stay with behaVIORal
sociology. Because a critic, or even writer, you can NEVER be. 

P.S. I have 7 words for you DON'T MAKE A LIVING OUT OF THIS!
     Oh yeah--also CREATIVE WRITING COURSE!! --they are very creative
you are as creative as a white wall.

							Scott
							



							
>From silki@comnett.net  Tue Dec 23 12:56:35 1997
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 20:55:58 -0700
From: silki 
Reply-To: silki@comnett.net
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: inkpot@webvisions.com.sg
Subject: cake
Status: O
X-Status: 

I think cake is the best group out there and what that punk said could
just  get him hurt. cake is a group that defines alternative but a group
that need to get whit it is rage against the machine they SUCK
BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean look at them there trying to
bring in rap again and rap SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Subject: CAKE review (fwd)
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Ooowch.  My my my.  I just read your  review of the CAKE album, FASHION NUGGET,
and you were none too kind.      Admittedly, this  music is all about
testosterone.  It's about mussle cars and funky  base-lines, and as for singing
range, well I think Run DMC might have more of  one.  But my dear, one can only
listen to Sarah McLaughlan so many times  before we need to get back to
primitive funkidelic 70s groove once again.   And if that means that we swing
too far a certain way to avoid that which we  swung away from, well all is
justified in the name of refreshment!  Pardon  me if this sounds sexist, but
Cake is truly man's music, and perhaps it might  have been better for someone of
the intended audience to review it.  Sort  of like letting a straight man review
Thelma and Louise, or  something.   Anyhow, keep writing.  I enjoy your 
boldness, and your anti-political straightforwardness.   Yours;     Kevin
Archibald.




From: rambrosia@uplogon.com (Ambrosia Raphael)
To: 
Subject: Comment on Cake's Fashion Nugget album review
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 19:50:12 -0600
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Priority: 3
MIME-Version: 1.0

I was disappointed to hear you slam Cake's new album, Fashion Nugget.  Take
some advice from the song Nugget on that album:  "Shut the fuck up!"



From: Daniel Risk 
To: inkpot@webvisions.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:10:05 +1100 (EST)
X-Sender: s2174028@clown.circus.cse.unsw.EDU.AU
Reply-To: Daniel Risk 
Subject: I disagree with the Luther Vandross fan
MIME-Version: 1.0
Status: U

G'day,
	I just wanted to say how disappointed I was with Therese Han's
review of Cake's "Fashion Nugget". Her review was so poor I'd be 
embarrassed to have my name attached to it for the world to see. As you
would've guessed I'm a big Cake fan, but even if I wasn't I would still
question the validity of Therese's criticism. For starters, what's with
the paragraph referring to John McCrea's beard and ugly appearance? One
could wonder what is being reviewed here - an album or the singer's looks?
Who gives a rat's arse what the singer looks like? I sure as hell don't
and I think it's lame that Therese even bothers to mention it. I'm
surprised she didn't complain that the CD slip is only 2 pages - surely
we've been short-changed here?
	I think Therese has severely misunderstood Cake's lyrics. Her
labelling of John as "macho" and "chauvenisitc" is way off. Correct me if
I'm wrong but when he sings of "healthy breasts that bounce on his Italian
leather sofa" he's laughing in disgust at the shallowness of some people,
perhaps people such as Therese who seem so distracted with appearances?
	I can briefly agree with Therese in finding the farting trumpet a
tad overused and because of this I found certain songs unpleasant 
listening at first. But from my experiences an album you grow to enjoy has
a much more pleasant and longer-lasting impact on your life, rather than
certain "quick-fix" albums which you buy for the presence of a single,
play flat out for a week and then forget. To me "Fashion Nugget" is an
acquired taste, and fair enough, one shouldn't have to try *too* hard to
enjoy an album, but then one shouldn't have to turn to facial hair in
attempting to crucify it.

Dan.



To: inkpot@webvisions.com
Subject: Cake
X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 1-5
From: dono11@juno.com (Donovan O Daughtry)
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 14:41:21 EDT

How stupid can you be not to like Cake?  You obviously need to get jump
started into the 90s because you like Luther Vandross.


Have a nice day,
Dono11



Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 15:49:25 -0700
From: "Douglas B. Wesson" 
Reply-To: dbw@inreach.com
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: inkpot@webvisions.com
Subject: Cake album review 

Therese Han gave the most unintelligent record review I have ever
heard.  Her cosntant use of big words and phrases could not disguise her
lack of musical taste.  I am a musician who has studied music for
several years and one of the many things I have learned is that all
music is expression.  What floats your boat may not float mine, that
does not mean the music you enjoy is garbage, it just means that I dont
like it.  YOU SUCK



Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:16:26 -0600
From: Scott Randall 
Subject: from a Cake fan

Theresa,

I read your review of the new release from Cake, "Fashion Nugget".  I know
that you are entitled to your opinion, but I fear that you are over-looking
one of the freshest bands this year.  By "fresh" I mean new in style.

Also, I was wondering why someone who listens to Boys to Men, Baby Face,
and Eric Clapton ballads even bought the Cake cd or why they felt that they
were in a position to criticize them.  I don't listen to rap music so I
feel that I am in no position to put down a 2Pac cd.  You apparently listen
to R&B, adult contemporary rock, and grunge.  Cake is purposly trying to
not fit any of these categories, so it is not surprising that you don't
enjoy listening to them.  So don't listen to them.  Don't like them.  And
most of all, don't write some loudmouth music review about a band that
doesn't fit your mainstream popular mold.

I aggree with your editor; Fashion Nugget deserves a four star rating. 
Maybe, they should have written the review.

from a Cake fan,

Scott



>From cbascom@OPAL.TUFTS.EDU  Tue Apr 22 00:53:35 1997
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 12:53:46 -0400
From: carol bascom-slack 
Subject: cake
To: inkpot@webvisions.com
MIME-version: 1.0

Oh Dear Therese Han,
        This note is in reply to your review of the CD Fashion Nugget,
by Cake.
        YOU have shown me the truth, you have such incredible insights,
acumen, and general musical knowledge.  I thought Cake were a bunch of
original musicians with clever lyrics, instrumental talent, and creative
song writing skills.  I was tricked into thinking that John McCrea was
an amusing, innovative singer and a thoughtful lyricist, who mocked pop
culture with literary references, irony, and sarcasm.  You, ever so
rightfully, showed me that he was a non-talented, bombastic, chauvinist,
not just merely mocking these qualities in others.
        I had thought that the guitar player Greg Brown was able to play
fluently in a number of different genres; I thought that he had a unique
sound using no effects (excessive production) which can be a crutch to
many guitarists- just look at 1980's big hair metal bands.  You showed
me that he could only play one note- just like Neil Young [ I NEVER
would have seen this on my own!! Thank you.]  He is just plain boring,
playing those lame surf guitar and funk riffs in the same song, and then
going to some lame blue-grass phrases in the next song.
        I had percieved the trumpet as a cool bridge back to R and B
music, as well as a unique voice for the 1990's.  You are correct, what
they need s a producer with a drum machine, a synthesizer, an arsenal of
effect processors, and a state of the art sound board.  In the 90's
talent is in the sound room, not with silly musicians.
        I think that you might be confused about the rhythm section,
they are tricky and ambiguous.  What they need is a percussion machine
and a synth bass to pump out the dance GROOVE!!!!!  The classis Fender
Precision Bass sound is just so old- man we might as well listen to Sly
and the Family Stone.
        You are right- conformism is the way to go.  How could I take
faith in the 500 years since the Medieval Church- thinking IS dangerous.
Music SHOULD be dominated by someone like Babyface- we NEED a dictator
to tell us what to do.  Inovation and creativity are boring. Leave those
aspects of music to college campus geeks and shut-ins- Real music fans
want a real good beat and lyrics about love and sex and peace.
        Therese, listen up you twisted brain dead freak. I know that
the good lord put a mind somewhere in your head, and no matter how small
it is, you can use it.  Don't loose faith, one day you will have
an original thought and not need your ideas, emotions, and enjoyment of
life spoon fed to you. "Don't even get me started", just because a
genetal organ is referenced, it doesn't make it sexist or Fruedian. Have
you ever read any Frued? I think not little one. You are a puppet, a
child, and most saddly, a fool. Get out of the mall, you are buying what
they are selling, and it stinks.

Sincerely,
        Benedict J. Kemp and Robert M. Q. Shanks.
        

        

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 23:52:15 -0700 (MST)
From: Billy Grable 
Subject: Cake

What are you talking about? How can you down a band like Cake? So maybe 
they aren't as cool as your prescious Babyface and Eric Clapton, but hey 
they're out there doing what they what to do and a hell of a lot more 
people would rather listen to their music than read your pissing and 
moaning about how they do their thing. You at least have to give them the 
fact that they are original and not another dime a dozen remake every 
shitty song in exisistance hip hop band. Well I hope you open your eyes 
to different kinds of music and stop acting like a little snotty valley girl.
          			Billy Grable
				grableb@pr.erau.edu 



				

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