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Guitar Prolonging the Magic (1998) Buy CD |
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helenofjoy Dec 15, 2012 - 07:34 | I don't know why, but Cake always makes me bounce in my chair |
BillG Jun 09, 2012 - 10:52 | tomingersoll wrote: The instrument on "Guitar" is called the Theramin - made famous by its use in the Star Trek theme! Love it! Actually, the poster below that said it sounds like a hand saw is correct. It's a musical saw — an ordinary hand saw played with a violin bow, by Richard Lyman in this case. I thought it was a theremin also, which is a testament to the artistry of the saw player — 'taint an easy instrument. Thanks a bunch to the listener who emailed me about it. |
ziggytrix May 08, 2012 - 15:44 | bseib wrote: There is also the famous appearance of the Theramin in pop music in the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" . Electronic music geek trivia: the "theremin" in Good Vibrations was an imitation theremin created by a trombonist and an actor/inventor ! |
1wolfy May 08, 2012 - 15:29 | you got me cookin, I'm a hard boiled egg in the HUMDRUM....dull ; monotonous |
ScottFromWyoming Apr 06, 2012 - 22:03 | timc wrote: Inclusion of theremin is worth at least a point or two. The movie about Leon Theremin is pretty interesting. With Rob't Moog, Brian Wilson (sad), a bit of Todd Rundgren (?). But the guy's story was worth it. Not a "great" documentary by any stretch but kept me going "hmm" for a couple of hours. The guy was press-ganged by the KGB. |
bseib Feb 03, 2012 - 13:32 | tomingersoll wrote: The instrument on "Guitar" is called the Theramin - made famous by its use in the Star Trek theme! Love it! There is also the famous appearance of the Theramin in pop music in the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" . I like the irony of Cake naming this song "Guitar". But here's another case: My wife & I went to see a musical group called " Polygraph Lounge ", and they performed this Beach Boys song. They included playing the Theramin, aptly playing it with a dildo. That was funny enough. But the funniest moment was seeing the elderly woman sitting near us squinting and asking her husband a bit too loudly, "What are they playing with?" I could hardly contain myself. |
tomingersoll Aug 29, 2011 - 06:47 | The instrument on "Guitar" is called the Theramin - made famous by its use in the Star Trek theme! Love it! |
shutter Jun 27, 2011 - 11:36 | I like the tune but it just sounds like someone is playing a hand saw. |
iam_overlord Jun 27, 2011 - 11:34 | I hate this less than I hate most Cake songs. Hmm. |
scraig Sep 16, 2010 - 10:29 | miahfost wrote: Cake are so lame. Stop with the tepid irony already, you're not funny stupid cakeheads. oh, you silly swedish meatball...you are more than welcome to go listen to some flergen de glergen music anytime. Let us enjoy our Cake! |
Dancing_banana Sep 16, 2010 - 10:25 | I saw CAKE at the Mann in Philly last night - always entertaining and generous. They gave a Fuji Apple Tree to some lucky man in the front row. |
isayhoomhom Jul 14, 2010 - 12:12 | Seeing them tomorrow in Danbury, CT! Woot! |
Businessgypsy Mar 09, 2010 - 13:19 | Zep wrote: Don't understand the frequent appearance of Cake in the playlist here at RP... It's all the people asking... Please, Sir; may I have some more CAKE ? |
ziggytrix Jan 05, 2010 - 14:21 | wilcogirl11 wrote: I love Cake! I don't what it is about these guys, you either love or hate them. You either get them or don't. I don't see that there's all that much to get. Either you like them, or you're a bit uptight about music! |
dedawson Nov 03, 2009 - 20:30 | Inclusion of theremin is worth at least a point or two. vit wrote: I had to look. Best quote from the article: "Lenin was so impressed with the device that he began taking lessons in playing it ..." Now I have a picture in my head of Lenin in some crazy evil-overlord stance making eerie creepy sounds using an instrument he doesn't even touch. I had to look too. Too cool, learn something new every day. |
fingerpin Jun 30, 2009 - 12:04 | wilcogirl11 wrote: I love Cake! I don't what it is about these guys, you either love or hate them. You either get them or don't. I don't understand much of anything these days, but I loves me some Cake. |
shutter Jun 30, 2009 - 12:03 | "...and the award for the best use of the singing bow saw goes to..." |
vit Mar 27, 2009 - 11:58 | timc wrote: Inclusion of theremin is worth at least a point or two. I had to look. Best quote from the article: "Lenin was so impressed with the device that he began taking lessons in playing it ..." Now I have a picture in my head of Lenin in some crazy evil-overlord stance making eerie creepy sounds using an instrument he doesn't even touch. |
Mugro Mar 27, 2009 - 11:56 | rtrudeau wrote: Definitely not for everyone. But that's exactly what make CAKE great. What's not to like? |
rtrudeau Jan 23, 2009 - 09:30 | rshackleford67 wrote: CAKE ROCKS EVERYONE'S SOCKS! Definitely not for everyone. But that's exactly what make CAKE great. |
