Pressure Chief
Pressure Chief | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 5, 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 36:16 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Cake | |||
Cake chronology | ||||
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Singles from Pressure Chief | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 52/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Blender | [1] |
musicOMH | favorable[3] |
Mojo | [1] |
Paste | favorable[4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Stylus Magazine | B−[7] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
Pressure Chief is the fifth
The songs "She'll Hang the Baskets" and "Tougher Than It Is" were both originally written for Cake's 1998 record Prolonging the Magic. A bonus disc, Extra Value, was included in limited pre-orders of Pressure Chief.[9]
On its opening week, Pressure Chief sold about 46,000 copies, debuting and peaking at number 17 on the Billboard 200.[10] However, it fell to No. 55 the following week. By the next month, the album had only sold 91,478 copies.[11]
Critical reception
Pressure Chief was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 52 based on 8 reviews.[1]
In a review for AllMusic, Johnny Loftus wrote: "Pressure Chief marks Cake's tenth year with a set of sardonic, engaging alternative pop that shows the Sacramento band's economical sound unwilted after all these years."[2] Matt Weir of Tiny Mix Tapes gave a three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling the release the "weakest effort" by the band."[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wheels" | Xan McCurdy | 3:52 |
3. | "Take It All Away" | McCrea, Forster, Garth Klippert | 3:58 |
4. | "Dime" | McCrea | 3:37 |
5. | "Carbon Monoxide" | McCrea | 3:10 |
6. | "The Guitar Man" | David Gates | 3:54 |
7. | "Waiting" | McCrea, Vince DiFiore | 3:56 |
8. | "She'll Hang the Baskets" | McCrea | 2:43 |
9. | "End of the Movie" | McCrea | 1:50 |
10. | "Palm of Your Hand" | McCrea | 2:57 |
11. | "Tougher Than It Is" | McCrea, Gabriel Nelson | 3:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Carbon Monoxide" (Karaoke Version) | 3:10 |
13. | "No Phone" (Karaoke Version) | 3:10 |
14. | "Wheels" (Karaoke Version) | 3:17 |
15. | "Take It All Away" (Karaoke Version) | 3:57 |
Personnel
- Cake
- John McCrea – acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, cover design
- Vince DiFiore – trumpet, melodica, keyboard, percussion, background vocals
- Xan McCurdy– electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals
- Gabe Nelson – bass, keyboard, drums, electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Additional musicians
- Tyler Pope – additional keyboard, percussion and guitar (on "No Phone", "Dime", "The Guitar Man", and "Palm Of Your Hand")
- Chuck Prophet – electric guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets")
- Paulo Baldi – drums (on "No Phone", and "Carbon Monoxide")
- Matt McCord – drums (on "The Guitar Man")
- Todd Roper – drums on (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Tougher Than It Is")
- Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Palm Of Your Hand")
- Additional personnel
- Cake – Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Craig Long – Engineer, Mixing
- Mark Needham – Engineer, Mixing
- Patrick Olguin – Engineer, Mixing
- Kirt Shearer – Engineer, Mixing
- Don C. Tyler – Mastering
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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French Albums ( SNEP)[12]
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79 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 95 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 44 |
US Billboard 200[15] | 17 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16] | 17 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2004 | "No Phone" | Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
Television performances
- "No Phone" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, October 4, 2004
- "Wheels" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- "No Phone" on The Late Late Show (with guest host Tom Arnold) on Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Appearances in other media
- The song "Wheels" is featured in the soundtrack of the film I Love You, Man.
References
- ^ a b c d "Critic Reviews for Pressure Chief". Metacritic. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Loftus, Johnny (2004-10-05). "Pressure Chief – Cake". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Welsh, David. "Cake – Pressure Chief | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Cake – Pressure Chief :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Paste. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (2004-10-28). "Cake: Pressure Chief : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-08-19. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. October 3, 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Ross, R. S. (2004-10-05). "Cake – Pressure Chief – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on November 10, 2004. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ a b Weir, Matt. "Cake – Pressure Chief". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Cake - Extra Value". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ Grein, Paul (January 19, 2011). "Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Sludge Scans for November 2004 | Metal Sludge". 2014-09-05. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Cake – Pressure Chief". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cake – Pressure Chief". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cake Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
External links
- Pressure Chief at AllMusic
- Pressure Chief on Last.fm
- Pressure Chief at Metacritic