The Cars were an American new wave band that released six albums between 1978 and 1987 on Elektra. Their first two, The Cars and Candy-O, spawned the radio-rock evergreens “Just What I Needed,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Good Times Roll,” and “Let’s Go.” Singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek formed the band in Boston with bassist/singer Ben Orr. […]
What would Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Rod Argent, Manfred Mann, Tony Banks, Tony Kaye, John Tout, Kerry Minnear, Vince Crane, Peter Bardens, John Evan, and Richard Wright think of Dave Greenfield, Barry Andrews, Jimmy Destri, Billy Currie, Johnny Fingers, Jools Holland, Greg Hawkes, Allen Ravestine, Steve Nieve, Eddie Rayner, Gary Numan, Dave Formula, […]
Beatitude is the debut solo album by Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, released in 1982 on Geffen. Musically, the album further mines the cybernetic coldwave territory first explored on Panorama. Bandmate Greg Hawkes appears on three tracks. Tracklist: A1. “Jimmy Jimmy” (4:57) A2. “Something to Grab For” (3:43) A3. “Prove” (3:56) A4. “I Can’t Wait” (3:43) A5. […]
The Cars is the debut album by the American new wave rock band The Cars, released on June 6, 1978, on Elektra. It spawned three Top 40 singles: “Just What I Needed,” “Good Times Roll,” and “Best Friend’s Girl” — all evergreens of FM radio along with the deep-cuts “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight” and […]
Panorama is the third album by American New Wave/modern-rock band The Cars, released in 1980 on Elektra. Tracklist: A1. “Panorama” (5:42) A2. “Touch and Go” (4:55) A3. “Gimme Some Slack” (3:32) A4. “Don’t Tell Me No” (4:00) A5. “Getting Through” (2:35) B1. “Misfit Kid” (4:30) B2. “Down Boys” (3:09) B3. “You Wear Those Eyes” (4:55) […]
