’s entire catalog got boxed up by rhino, and long after the debut received a double-disc deluxe treatment. pairing the two helps escape the conventional wisdom that has reduced their respective reputations to a pair of blurbs. candy-o is generally seen as the explicit sequel to the cars ...
with its sex-symbol vocalistDeborah Harry; thedisingenuoustunefulness ofJonathan Richmanand the Modern Lovers;the Go-Go’s, whose debut album,Beauty and the Beat,reached number one in 1982;the Cars, who found immediate Top 40 success with “Just What I Needed”; and an artier avant-garde ...
The Cars Buy The Cars Quite simply one of the best produced albums of the era, the 1978 self-titled debut album from The Cars was a unique sounding breakthrough which brought the group instant worldwide […] Candy-Oby The Cars Following up on a massively successful debut album is a daun...
The Cars’ debut record provided a template for effortlessly catchy, hook-filled, and radio-friendly rock that has proven every bit as effective now as it was then. While songs like “Stacy’s Mom” use limp verses to justify exuberant choruses, The Cars still stands as an album that ...
86: The Cars – The Cars Five savvy Boston-based guys give New Wave its first commercial blockbuster. With virtually every song becoming a radio hit, The Cars were the perfect mix of cool artsiness and rock’n’roll heart. Ric Ocasek’s songs put an ironic spin on rock catchphrases –...
This debut was slowed by production challenges and songwriting inconsistencies. But at their best (headbangers like “Prowler” and “Iron Maiden,” the intricate “Phantom of the Opera” or the rousing “Running Free”), there's no doubting Iron Maiden's future renown. Besides, the LP's si...
On the other hand, theDolby Digital 5.1soundtrack ofThe Cars Unlockedproved considerably more successful. (The DVD also included a PCM stereo mix, but I chose the 5.1 version for my review.) Of course, the quality of the audio varied since the tracks spanned a number of years, but the...
with its sex-symbol vocalistDeborah Harry; thedisingenuoustunefulness ofJonathan Richmanand the Modern Lovers;the Go-Go’s, whose debut album,Beauty and the Beat,reached number one in 1982;the Cars, who found immediate Top 40 success with “Just What I Needed”; and an artier avant-garde ...
riffs (“When Worlds Collide”). It all amounts to a fun, though albeit cheesy, 40 minute experience. As an added bonus, on this album they’ve answered the age old question of “What would The Cars’ ‘Let The Good Times Roll’ sound like as a metal song?” It does not ...
about love and sexuality in a hostile world. Musically, Furman’s palette has never been wider: He touches on everything from the baroque pop desperation of Lou Reed’s “Street Legal” to the pounding pub rock of Springsteen and the rockabilly-inflected new wave of the Cars’ debut. —J...