1987 studio album by the Lounge Lizards
No Pain for Cakes is an album by the American jazz band the Lounge Lizards , released in 1987.[ 2] [ 3] John Lurie sang on the album.[ 4]
Production
The album was recorded at Kaufman Astoria Studios, in Queens, New York.[ 5] Marc Ribot contributed to No Pain for Cakes .[ 6]
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail called the album "mature and vivid music, always ingenious and sometimes brilliant."[ 11] The Windsor Star wrote that the Lounge Lizards "sound as if their music is written by a contemporary Kurt Weill for a Fellini movie without them ever taking their tongues out of their cheeks."[ 10] The Christian Science Monitor deemed No Pain for Cakes "zany weirdness and outrageous eclecticism—avant pop/jazz/rock."[ 12]
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Lurie; except where indicated
"My Trip to Ireland"
"No Pain for Cakes"
"My Clown's on Fire" (John Lurie, Curtis Fowlkes , Marc Ribot )
"Carry Me Out"
"Bob and Nico"
"Tango #3, Determination for Rosa Parks " (Evan Lurie )
"The Magic of Palermo" (John Lurie, Evan Lurie)
"Cue for Passion" (Evan Lurie)
"Where Were You" (Evan Lurie, Erik Sanko )
Personnel
Lounge Lizards
Additional personnel
Anders Gårdmand - baritone saxophone on "No Pain for Cakes" and "Carry Me Out"
Jill Jaffe - violin on "No Pain for Cakes"
Seigen Ono at the Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens - recording and mixing
Valerie Goodman - coordinator
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering
References
^ Milkowski, Bill. "Label Watch: Luaka Bop and John Lurie's Lounge Lizards" . JazzTimes .
^ "The Lounge Lizards Biography, Songs, & Albums" . AllMusic .
^ "Lounge Lizards" . Trouser Press . Retrieved 26 June 2022 .
^ "Lounge Lizards' John Lurie" . MTV News . Archived from the original on December 3, 2021.
^ Goldstein, Patrick (12 Apr 1987). "Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times . p. 67.
^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). "New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB" . St. Martin's Publishing Group – via Google Books.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Lounge Lizards" . www.robertchristgau.com .
^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 690.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 434.
^ a b Stevens, Peter (25 July 1987). "Record Review". Windsor Star . p. F2.
^ Miller, Mark (7 May 1987). "No Pain for Cakes The Lounge Lizards". The Globe and Mail . p. C3.
^ Duncan, Amy (10 June 1987). "Pop/Rock/Jazz". Arts. The Christian Science Monitor .