The Cars

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The Cars
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Artist: The Cars
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. Good Times Roll
  2. My Best Friend's Girl
  3. Just What I Needed
  4. I'm in Touch With Your World
  5. Don't Cha Stop
  6. You're All I've Got Tonight
  7. Bye Bye Love
  8. Moving in Stereo
  9. All Mixed Up

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Music Review: The Cars' 1978 debut is still one of the greatest rock debuts ever made 30 plus years on
Rating: 5 Stars

My native Boston based rockers The Cars released their self-titled debut in June of 1978.
The Cars was formed by rhythm guitarist/singer/songwriter Ric Ocasek and bass player/singer (the late) Benjamin Orr.
Prior to the formation of The Cars, Orr and Ocasek were in a popular Boston act called Cap'n Swing, along with lead guitarist and Berkeley School of Music grad Elliot Easton. They broke up in 1975 and the trio joined forces with former Modern Lovers drummer David Robinson and keyboard player Greg Hawkes in 1976.
For a year they did well gigging around New England and their demo of "Just What I Needed" became a hugely requested song on a local Boston rock station (WBCN for those who want to know). As a result, Elektra Records signed the band and the label decided to pull out the artillery for this new band and have legendary Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker produce this incredible debut which was recorded in London, England at George Martin's AIR Studios with engineer Geoff Workman (another Queen and Journey veteran).
When this album came out, it was a smash and 30 plus years later, it is still a masterpiece.
The album's first three tracks were all hit singles. "Good Times Roll" is a great opening song on this album with a killer guitar riff and what not. Next is "My Best Friend's Girl" is another great song and I think of this song from the 1979 Matt Dillon film debut Over the Edge where he told a cop off as the policeman was arresting one of his friends. The song is great too with a guitar solo reminiscent to The Beatles' "I Will" in tone. The song that follows was "Just What I Needed" which was America's intro to the band and was Orr's vocal debut on a Cars track (Ben and Ric would split the vocals evenly). The track is still a staple of rock radio. This track too appeared in Over the Edge prior to the film's party scene. "I'm In Touch With Your World" and "Dont'cha Stop" are also great rockers which close the first half of the album with classic Ric vocals (Ric sang most of the first half except as noted). Those tracks ended the first half wanting more.
The rock radio staple "You're All I've Got Tonight" kicks the second half off in a grand way and is a killer rocker (the only vocal from Ric in the second half as Ben did the rest). "Bye Bye Love" is next and another great rocker as well and a rock radio staple as is most of this album. We segue into the classic "Moving in Stereo" which is one of the band's best pieces of music and the song is forever etched in our brains as that image of Phoebe Cates in the red swimsuit coming out of the pool in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The closing "All Mixed Up" is a great song as well and a great way to close this album.
This album fittingly got the success it deserved and not only did New Wave fans buy and embrace this album in droves but hard rock fans did as well and sold millions and peaked in the US Top 20.
This version of the album was remastered in 1998 by Joe Gastwirt and Rhino then upped the anty by issuing a deluxe edition in 1999.
Highly recommended!

Description of The Cars

American art-rock was often stilted and lacking in humor until the New Wave arrived. Liberated by the influence of the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music and punk-era fellow travelers like Blondie and Suicide, the Cars methodically linked hookiness (enough to produce three hit singles and several other FM favorites from this debut album) and at least one raised eyebrow. The result still plays as a rock & roll classic. And if charm wasn't their aim, the fact is, it's undeniable. --Rickey Wright

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