Motorcade of Generosity

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.

The single "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle" was first played by KWOD (now known as KUDL). Only 500 copies were issued. The song was used for an Ikea advertisement in Sweden.{{YouTube|hNVyT8kuTz8}} The music video for this song was filmed at Safetyville USA in Sacramento.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/motorcade-of-generosity-mw0000122010 |title=Motorcade of Generosity – Cake | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic |last=Cater |first=Darryl |website=AllMusic |accessdate=December 20, 2014}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2score = {{rating|2|4}}{{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}}

| rev3 = Robert Christgau

| rev3score = {{rating-Christgau|hm1}}{{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}}

| rev4 = Rolling Stone

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{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}}

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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." Music reviewer Robert Christgau described the album as "unambiguity from the near side of cool."

In 2005, the song "I Bombed Korea" was translated into 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

| all_writing = 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}}

| 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

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; Cake

• John McCrea – vocals, guitar
• 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

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