Cake and Pie

Tails Though Tails was her debut album, Loeb had already hit the stratosphere of the pop charts a year earlier with "Stay," a monster hit from the soundtrack of the film Reality Bites. "Stay" is also included on Tails, but the other 12 tracks demonstrate Loeb had more than one good son...	Firecracker Firecracker picks up right where Loeb's 1995 debut Tails left off, mixing relentlessly upbeat pop numbers with moody ballads tied together with her innate sense for a memorable melody. Firecracker starts particularly strong: A thumping bass line propels the rhythmic "I Do," lush ...	The Way It Really Is Lisa Loeb started her career at the top with her No. 1 song "Stay (I Missed You)." Since then, she's achieved Gold and Platinum sales, been nominated for a Grammy, and had her own television series on the Food Network. The Way It Really Is, her new album, chronicles life and lo...	The Very Best of Lisa Loeb A dozen years after exploding onto the scene with "Stay (I Missed You)" from the Gen-X movie classic Reality Bites, Lisa Loeb--one of the most recognizable musical artists of the last decade--premieres not only her first "best of" collection but her own unscripted TV series. With...	Hello Lisa Essentially a repackaging of Lisa Loeb's criminally overlooked Cake and Pie release, Hello Lisa finds the decaf diva unleashing her cutesy impulses in the extreme, embracing the Hello Kitty aesthetic wholesale while adding photos of (presumably) her own kitties to up the aw-shuck...
The Purple Tape Grammy-nominated and multi-talented singer songwriter Lisa Loeb takes fans on a colorful journey back in time with the reissue on CD of The Purple Tape, Loeb's first recording, made in 1992. This double disc includes the earliest recordings of several Loeb favorites including 'Do...	One Cell In the Sea A Fine Frenzy is actually just a fine young singer-songwriter from Seattle, born Alison Sudol. A self-taught piano player, on her debut album she pairs sweeping orchestral arrangements with dreamlike lyrics inspired by the classic works of fantasy writers like CS Lewis, EB White,...	White Lilies Island The sophomore slump is tough for any artist, but it's got to be daunting when your worldwide smash debut four years ago (1998's Left of the Middle) dominated the charts based on someone else's song (Ednaswap's "Torn"). For her second album, pop singer Natalie Imbruglia allies her...	Coco Singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat is one of the most celebrated artists to emerge from the growing talent pool of digitally-savvy self-launched artists, whose rise to prominence as the #1 unsigned artist on the popular myspace site has been largely due to her refreshing sense o...	Camp Lisa Are you ready for the summer? S'mores and sing-a-longs? Crafts and campfires? Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb takes us to a special session of summer camp on her new children's CD, ''Camp Lisa.'' The disc includes 19 tracks and some very special guest campers including Kay Hanley, Da...

A great album to relax to.
I must say, I was a fairly late convert to the talent of Lisa Loeb. I found myself watching reruns of Number 1 Single on E last year, and after one episode I found myself purchasing all the albums I could find. Cake and Pie is one of the better albums I have heard. My personal picks for the best songs on the album is "Someone You Should Know" closely followed by "We Could Still Belong Together". I do have to admit though, do not try to listen to this when you are trying to study for an important exam. I made this mistake last year and spent more time singing along than studying. You will also find yourself with the words in your head days after. A Must Buy, but not during Exam time!

fingerlickin' good!
If you're reading this, you probably know something of Lisa's music, while I came to it knowing only the 'We Could Still Belong Together' from the Legally Blonde soundtrack. Well, it's good stuff! Catchy, clappy, sing-alongy and probably best for sunny days (it starts and ends a little on the dark side.) This cd got better reviews than her 'best of' which is what I would've gone for, but I'm glad I got this. Even though it could stand to be a little happier. Frankly, it's worth getting for the pretty look of the disc itself (masquerading as a plate with crumbs and a shiny silver fork on it.)(I like a good work of Art.)(Darling.) It's also got a lyric booklet with yummy photographs and a beautiful dedication. The bestest tracks are You Don't Know Me, Underdog, the one mentioned above and Someone You should Know. Girl-next-door goodness.

Great melodies...so-so lyrics...
Was a big fan of Lisa Loeb's first effort. It was a great melding of melodic acoustic and electric guitar work (similar to Bowie/Stardust, which she stated was an influence) and easy-to-digest vocals. Based on her first CD, I was disappointed with her over-produced sophomore effort. This, her 3rd time out, has a bit more of a return to the sound of the first album. Way catchy melodies, including a return to the complimentary arrangement of acoustic and electric guitars, and smooth accessible vocals by Lisa (and not overly-overdubbed with backing vocals like the second CD). My only complaint would be the kiddie-school rhymes on a few of the tunes. Uh...okay...maybe they were written that way on purpose to emphasize some point, but it's obviously a point I missed. If the songs are autobiographical in nature, Dweezil Zappa must be one patient guy for their relationship to work. BUT, that being said, this really is a nice collection of tunes. Great production and mixing with arrangements that are just as busy (or not busy) as they need to be to complete the song. Oh yeah...and ditto about the pictures on the CD. Lisa's attractive, but how about a picture of tree or something instead?

Often imitated never duplicated
My teenagers hate Lisa Loeb. They complain whenever I play her CDs. They say she's "Pop" ( the ultimate insult). They complain they don't understand her lyrics. This leave me with the question, "What did I do in raising my children that would make them be so wrong?"Cake & Pie was the first CD by Lisa I bought after reading a review of it in the newspaper. The biggest reason I bought it was because Dweezil Zappa was on it and I am a huge fan of his father. I was blown away. The lyrics were insightful and adult. The rhythms, choruses, and bridges were far from predictable. This was too intelligent to be "Pop," yet the melodies are engaging and memorable without being trite or simplistic.Overall, Cake & Pie is her best overall effort, although Tails and Firecracker have some songs, such as Taffy and Dance with the Angels, that are supperior to any thing on this offering. Her songs are well crafted, not over-produced, and have an authentic edge to them. I hear many "pop" artists trying to sound like Lisa, but their attempts are so pathetic. I also appreciate that Lisa has spaced her offerings until she can fill them with memorable songs rather than cranking out pulp on a yearly basis.

(Arguably) Loeb's best CD
I'm assuming you already know Lisa Loeb's style, and want to know if this CD is the one to buy. Basically: Yes. This CD is arguably better than her debut "Tails". The most popular songs on it are "Someone You Should Know" and "You Don't Know Me", I heard them and I had to have them. In case you don't recognize those songs, "Someone You Should Know" has an irresistible melody, and its chorus has many Lisa voices (overdubbed) singing "What you want isn't what you needed..." The song "You Don't Know Me" is a bouncy tune (about a teenage girl who gets her first boyfriend and is a little too proud of it); it has a whistling break near the end. The third best song on the CD is "We Could Still Belong Together", a more energetic rocker in the style of "Waiting for Wednesday" from Tails. (If you are choosing between this CD and "Hello Lisa", I'll point out that the first two songs are on "Hello Lisa" but "We Could Still Belong Together" is not.) The rest of the songs are in her usual contemplative/ironic style, based on honest observations of the cruel paradoxes of desire, with occasional poetic turns of phrase, all honest and no cliches. But definitely too contemplative for guys who want hard rock'n'roll.