Showroom of Compassion
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Showroom of Compassion has so far been generally well received by music critics. Metacritic
, a review aggregator
website, gave the album an average score of 73% from fourteen reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". Many critics complimented the band for sticking to their unique style. Mark Deming, from Allmusic, writes, "Willful eccentricity is something that demands a certain degree of commitment [...] So Cake are to be commended for sticking to their oddball guns for close to 20 years." Brett Singer from The AV Club maintained that "[Showroom of Compassion] isn’t a huge departure from what Cake boss John McCrea and company have done before. [...] But as with your favorite dessert, there’s nothing wrong with another helping."
, the Top Alternative Albums, Independent Albums
, and the Rock Albums charts. On the Billboard 200
, the album moved 44,000 copies, making it the lowest-selling number-one album since Billboard
began using Nielsen SoundScan
to track unit sales, until Amos Lee
's Mission Bell
set the record two weeks later. Despite it being the band's first top ten album, the album sold considerably fewer copies than previous albums that had debuted at lower positions. Despite this setback, the members of Cake enthusiastically thanked their fans for the success of the album. In its second week, it fell from No. 1 to No. 25, selling another 15,000 after a decline of 67%, at the time making it the largest fall since Light Grenades
by Incubus
, which fell from No. 1 to No. 37 in December 2006. In Canada, the album debuted at number 15.
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, a review aggregator
Review aggregator
A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services . This system stores the reviews and then uses them for purposes such as: creating a website for users to view the reviews, selling information to third parties about consumer tendencies and creating databases for...
website, gave the album an average score of 73% from fourteen reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". Many critics complimented the band for sticking to their unique style. Mark Deming, from Allmusic, writes, "Willful eccentricity is something that demands a certain degree of commitment [...] So Cake are to be commended for sticking to their oddball guns for close to 20 years." Brett Singer from The AV Club maintained that "[Showroom of Compassion] isn’t a huge departure from what Cake boss John McCrea and company have done before. [...] But as with your favorite dessert, there’s nothing wrong with another helping."
Chart performance
Showroom of Compassion has been a commercial success. Domestically, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, the Top Alternative Albums, Independent Albums
Independent Albums
The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...
, and the Rock Albums charts. On the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, the album moved 44,000 copies, making it the lowest-selling number-one album since Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
began using Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
to track unit sales, until Amos Lee
Amos Lee
Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. Lee has four albums on Blue Note Records and has toured as an opening act for Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band and Adele. In...
's Mission Bell
Mission Bell (Amos Lee album)
Mission Bell is a fourth studio album by American musician Amos Lee, released on January 25, 2011. The album features Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Sam Beam, Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, James Gadson, and Calexico as guests on the album. Joey Burns, of Calexico produced the album...
set the record two weeks later. Despite it being the band's first top ten album, the album sold considerably fewer copies than previous albums that had debuted at lower positions. Despite this setback, the members of Cake enthusiastically thanked their fans for the success of the album. In its second week, it fell from No. 1 to No. 25, selling another 15,000 after a decline of 67%, at the time making it the largest fall since Light Grenades
Light Grenades
-Singles:*"Anna Molly" - was briefly available online on September 20. It was slated for release on October 16, and debuted at #19 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Anna Molly peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Chart, at #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100...
by Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
, which fell from No. 1 to No. 37 in December 2006. In Canada, the album debuted at number 15.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
15 |
| Greek Albums Chart Greek Albums Chart International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
75 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Albums | 1 |
External links
- Showroom of Compassion on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....