Absolutely! I have listened to it in forever, decided to load it up a couple of weeks ago and holy crap does it still stand up - every track is great stuff.
@@dbradx It came out when I was a sophomore in high school and I still spin it to this day. It was revolutionary for the time...nothing sounded like it...totally new and exciting.
The Cars were one of them bands that were trailblazers through the MTV beginning with their creative music clips..Ric Ocasek was a musical genius producing music 20 years ahead of his time
@@drwalker6517 you are correct, before I saw ur comment I was going to mention it...first biggest hit on MTV I think was Magic...couple years older then this stuff!!!
I bought Cars debut album The Cars for my buddies 15th Bday . We were into music: Zep Stones Zz Frampton Kiss Styx Doors Nugent all different Bands so we thought! Along comes this new band with a very new sound quite quirky, it seemed at 1st. Wow what a great frkn band. Classic pioneers of New Wave? 🤫 aka Alternative in my Book! Great Videos So many hits thru the years. Icons ofMTV. Didn't care for some of MTV/ Pop Star crap
The Cars! Pure ‘80s fire! 🔥🤙 Not pervy like “Jessie’s Girl,” in this song he’s lamenting what he lost. He still thinks she’s hot but she’s not his anymore. So good. So catchy! R.I.P Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr 🙏🏻
How is "Jesse's Girl" pervy? It's a bit crossing the line of the basic friend code- leave your friend's girl alone... but it's just a song about a guy who likes his friend's gf. Nothing pervy.
Summer of 1978. I was just 15 years old. The Cars first album really changed my life and my relationship with music. Their sound was like no other popular music I had ever heard before. Opened the door to many more progressive musicians and groups that followed. Ric Ocasek- brilliant.
So many good songs by the Cars- Drive, Good times roll. Let's go, shake it up, you're all I got tonight, Moving in Stereo, tonight she comes, magic, you might think, just what I needed. The hole is deep with the Cars!
I love the Cars, such a quirky, nerdy, lovable band! They came out during a time when there was either New Wave or Punk, and yet they were a little of both with a dash of Rock. Their first few albums were great! You can listen to Shake It Up, Let's Go, It's All I Can Do, I'm Not the One, Touch and Go, etc.
They had 2 singers - this is RIC Ocasek, the more quirky voice. Ben Orr is technically a much better singer, but they both have their place. Next should be " drive", that was a huge ballad and illustrates how well Ben sings. I remember Pointer Sisters at the 84 Grammys saying they thought " drive" should win, instead of the Pointer Sisters lol
Just What I Needed Live from The Midnight Special 1978. They were extremely good live. Lead guitarist seriously underrated. Not to EVEN mention the lead on this one is quite attractive.😂😂😂 Love you guys. I look to y'all first.
The Cars were a Boston-based music group that had their greatest success in the late-1970s and into the mid-1980s. They classified themselves as a "New Wave band". Some New Wave bands and solo artists of that time incorporated the "hiccup" technique as part of their singing style. It was inspired by the singing style of Buddy Holly on some of his songs during the 1950s. Ric Ocasek was the lead singer on this and other songs by the group, but bass player/keyboard player Benjamin Orr also sang lead vocals on some of the group's songs. Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, at the age of 53. Ric Ocasek died in 2019 while recovering at home from heart surgery, at the age 0f 75. The Cars are inductees in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Great band. Growing up in Boston I got to see them as a club band before they made it big several times, my favorite memory was meeting the band in a parking garage on the way to seeing a Queen concert. Unfortunately no camera phones back then!
Bye Bye Love is my favorite Cars song 😊Love their catchy tracks. Yes they were popular and successful, but they also really had some great songwriting and an incredible guitarist. They totally deserved their place in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
This self tilted album is one of the greatest debuts of all time. Definitely a band to keep reacting to.There sophomore album “Candy-O”is a banger too! You’re All I’ve Got Tonight ,Moving In Stereo. All Mixed Up are some to start with. Ric Ocasek is singing in this song. They had another lead singer Benjamin Orr and he also played bass guitar.
J/Amber, you'll love their "Lets Go" , "Shake It Up" and "Touch And Go". The CARS had cool videos. Ric Ocasek on lead vocals on this song. edit- removed You Might Think (done already)
@@theodoreritola7641 Well I went to HS in the early 80s and it was a staple of those years for me so thats what I'm equating it to. But thanks for your snarky comment
I remember cruising with my brother in his 72 Nova on the first really nice days of spring and early summer with the Cars cassette just jamming away in the stereo. Music restores memories and feelings.
First time I saw them was at a club in San Francisco in 1979. Ben’s voice, live, was amazing. He was talented, cool, and gorgeous to look at. The Cars are forever one of my favorite bands.
Another banger on this level from their first album would be "Bye Bye Love." Just amazing EVERYTHING in the song: uptempo, bangin' guitar solo, bangin' KEYBOARD solo, and maybe the most impassioned Ben Orr lead vocal in their whole catalog. Try it and see!
Yes! Bye Bye Love is great no matter which recording or performance you choose -- debut album , demo version, Rock Goes to College, US Festival -- take your pick!
I love the Cars! 70 and 80's music was the best always a song when your down to bring you back up. A good 70's song is Harold,Joe Frank and Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love.
You should probably check out the Cars “moving in stereo”. That song had a supporting role in a pretty famous movie moment. Also, Amber might like “Drive”. It’s a ballad, really nice.
The "sunshine pop" sound was just a guitar - specifically a Fender Telecaster. Elliot Easton is using a technique called Chicken Pickin' which really highlights the 'spankiness' inherent in Tele's. That particular model of guitar is really popular in country music because of its tone.
Great band. Being a Bostonian I fell in love with them from the get go. Check out the video for Drive, the beautiful girl is Paulina Porizkova who would become Ric Ocasek's wife of many years.
Their best song, pure pop confection. When this hit the airwaves in Boston in 77 (?) it was like rock had returned from bloat land. I always felt like the lyrics were from some future/past timeframe, like the early atomic age meets the post nuclear apocalypse, like the movie Gattaca. Chorus, solo, lyrics, heavy beat, etc. All perfect. Eddie and Buddy would have loved it.
Another great 70s band. The Cars have that unique sound. Good review. Here are three very good Cars songs: Just What I Needed, Moving in Stereo and All Mixed Up. 😀
Love The Cars and so glad you guys are diving into their songs. "Drive" is my absolute favorite by them, along with the video. R.I.P Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr.🙏🏻 You can learn more about them here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars
You may have noticed the Queen-like back-up vocals on this song. That's because both bands had the same producer in Roy Thomas Baker who was one the most innovative producers ever and the first to use 40 track recording.
"Drive" is my absolute favorite by them, along with the video. I suggested it to be the first song of theirs to listen to, a long time ago. I also like "Shake It Up" and "Just What I Needed".
RIP the brilliant and inimitable Ric Ocasek, the band's lead songwriter and co-lead vocalist. They are such a tight, melodic, and fun band. I never get tired of listening to them. As someone else noted, Elliot Easton's guitar is sublime. So melodic and catchy it sounds easy, but it's not. He's a Berkley School of Music grad who hooked up with the a great group of guys from Boston. "Just What I Needed" "Drive" "You're all I've Got Tonight" are just a few of my faves.
Elliot Easton is on my top 10 list of favorite guitarists. His solos are awesome, but I feel like no two follow the same pattern or sound exactly the same. The more Cars you dip into, the more you will see for yourself. Some are poppy, some are kinda nasty. He's totally under rated.
Not a bad song on this album, almost all were top hits for a debut album too. I got all their albums on original vinyl LPs sealed up and played every so often. I saw them 3x in concert and they always put on a great show. Great reaction, guys. "Candy-O" and "Let's Go" were a couple of my early favs.
I love Ric Ocasek’s style and his voice is so unique! This is the opposite of Jessie’s Girl! His singing style in this song reminds me a little of Buddy Holly’s voice in his songs Peggy Sue or Rave On! The Cars were one of the eighties best bands! RIP Ric!❤️❤️
I was 11 years old and totally blown away by The Cars when this song and the album "The Cars" came out! The whole album is great, as is their second album "Candy-O". You should hit the song "Candy-O" next from this album! It sounds futuristic, hypnotic and rocks hard! The album cover is pretty awesome, too! 😎 They have many other great songs on their other albums, but if you ever do a whole album review, please react to these two first. You won't regret it! Some of the songs on each album flow into the next, which adds to the experience. Their sound was so unique and I can remember feeling lucky to experience the birth of a cool new music genre called New Wave. Blondie, Devo, Talking Heads, and the B-52's are some other great acts in the same genre.
Exacta Mundo! I'm about the same age and 100% agree! I loved the synthesizer/New Wave sound coming out then - Devo and BLONDIE of course, but the B-52's are from Athens, G-A! And growing up in Metro Atlanta, that was a pretty BFD! AAAAAH! It was a great time to be alive if you loved music!
I remember when this came out! This was the big song they played on the radio all the time. I had to run out and get the album right away. Maybe do Moving In Stereo next.
Heard this on my way home tonight - Classic Rock, for sure! Ric Ocasek was refreshingly unique, and largely unknown by this generation - RIP. Highly recommend LET'S GO!, SHAKE IT UP, MAGIC, GOOD TIMES ROLL, DRIVE, etc. They had rather good music videos, so check out the official ones if you can.
The Cars' "Heartbeat City" concert tour was the first live show that I ever attended without my parents. Obviously, I've been a fan for decades. "Let's Go" is a classic, as is "Good Times Roll", "Shake It Up", and "Magic". However, for your next one, I would recommend "Drive", as it's one of the few Cars hits where the lead vocals are sung by the bassist, Benjamin Orr, and not by Ric Ocasek. It's a truly beautiful, haunting song, and one of the best songs of the 80s.
My older brother introduced me to these guys back in the late 70's and I've loved them since! Such a unique sounding band. Love them! Wonderful early childhood memories with these guys. RIP Ben RIP Ric 🌹🎸🎶🎵
Forget their 80s pop hits for now. The Cars are among the originators of New Wave (some say the Fathers of New Wave, and I wouldn't disagree) in the 70s. Explore their first 2 or 3 albums first (the one you just did is from their first, and still best album). I would suggest Bye Bye Love" or "All Mixed Up" from the same album. Or if you want quirkier, try "I'm in Touch with your World" or "Moving in Stereo" (or you could do Moving in Stereo immediately followed by All Mixed Up, since the end of one begins the other on the album). If you want some quirky fast paced new wave techno rock, try "Candy-O" from their second album of the same name.
The Cars were one of my favourite bands when I was in high school and “My Best Friend’s Girl” was my favourite Cars song. I also loved “Just What I Needed”.
Wasn't the 80's a lot more fun ? I mean in general, people just didn't take everything as so serious. The Cars have many great hits, and most are the " boy meets girl " type. I love the bass lines !
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The Cars debut is one of the best first albums of all time.
Absolutely! I have listened to it in forever, decided to load it up a couple of weeks ago and holy crap does it still stand up - every track is great stuff.
@@dbradx It came out when I was a sophomore in high school and I still spin it to this day. It was revolutionary for the time...nothing sounded like it...totally new and exciting.
@@billhelmerich4295 Yep - sounds like we're about the same age. I remember dancing to a lot of this album at the school dances. Cheers from Canada!
Agree, every song a gem from the beginning until that beautiful saxophone on All Mixed Up!
Without a doubt!
The Cars were one of them bands that were trailblazers through the MTV beginning with their creative music clips..Ric Ocasek was a musical genius producing music 20 years ahead of his time
Double Trouble , had " Geious, named Benjam Orr
This album and their fame predated MTV so actually you are wrong in your assessment. They were hanging on when MTV came about.
GENIOUS (ME BAD)
@@drwalker6517 you are correct, before I saw ur comment I was going to mention it...first biggest hit on MTV I think was Magic...couple years older then this stuff!!!
I bought Cars debut album The Cars for my buddies 15th Bday . We were into music: Zep Stones Zz Frampton Kiss Styx Doors Nugent all different Bands so we thought! Along comes this new band with a very new sound quite quirky, it seemed at 1st. Wow what a great frkn band. Classic pioneers of New Wave? 🤫 aka Alternative in my Book! Great Videos So many hits thru the years. Icons ofMTV. Didn't care for some of MTV/ Pop Star crap
The Cars! Pure ‘80s fire! 🔥🤙 Not pervy like “Jessie’s Girl,” in this song he’s lamenting what he lost. He still thinks she’s hot but she’s not his anymore. So good. So catchy! R.I.P Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr 🙏🏻
Thanks to the 70s musicians! They say you are welcom!
I always thought "Jesse's Girl" was a bit pervy too.
@@sjw5797 BS, everything is fair in love and war, time taught me that! Time is always right?
How is "Jesse's Girl" pervy? It's a bit crossing the line of the basic friend code- leave your friend's girl alone... but it's just a song about a guy who likes his friend's gf. Nothing pervy.
without perv, there is no Rock
Summer of 1978. I was just 15 years old. The Cars first album really changed my life and my relationship with music. Their sound was like no other popular music I had ever heard before. Opened the door to many more progressive musicians and groups that followed. Ric Ocasek- brilliant.
Me too,I love our generation of music there is some good music now but this is the best 🙋🏻♀️
I was a senior in HS in 78 when this came out. One of my favs, still is.
I love the songs Drive, and good time roll
I was a freshmen in HS in 79. The Cars were a HUGE part of my life.
I wish someone, anyone would react to Candy-O. Such a banger.
Groups like The Cars and The B-52s were the beginning of New Wave...each in their own way, obviously.
You and I are the same age, Pablo!
Elliot Easton is a totally underrated guitar player.
I said that exact same thing on Twitter several years ago, and much to my surprise Elliot gave me a "like" for it!
Under used....to fit the Cars' style...
You took the words right out of my mouth.
I knew he was a bad ass the second this record dropped in '78!
Truth dat! He fills the songs perfectly. Doesn't try to overdue it.
Everything the Cars did was great.
Jay n Amber this was the 70s Baby
So many good songs by the Cars- Drive, Good times roll. Let's go, shake it up, you're all I got tonight, Moving in Stereo, tonight she comes, magic, you might think, just what I needed. The hole is deep with the Cars!
Moving in Stereo is one of my favorites ‼️
Good list of their hit songs.
My top three Cars songs, "Drive", "Wound Up On You" and "Slipaway."
I love the Cars, such a quirky, nerdy, lovable band! They came out during a time when there was either New Wave or Punk, and yet they were a little of both with a dash of Rock. Their first few albums were great! You can listen to Shake It Up, Let's Go, It's All I Can Do, I'm Not the One, Touch and Go, etc.
Got to add Candy-O!
@@wpollock1 oh definitely, the list is endless! Everything on their first album was a gem!
dont forget movin in stereo :D
Actually, I'm In Touch with Your World is one of my favorites, just because of the quirkiness of it all.
Let The Good Times Roll. Best song.
"Let's Go" should be your next Cars reaction. "Just What I Needed", "Let The Good Times Roll" and "Moving In Stereo" are good choices too.
I agree-those are the best of the Cars catalogue
@@richardshapiro412 the opening guitar rif to just what I needed ws borrowed from the bubble rock band ohio expresses "yummy Yummy"
Candy o.....
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All of those songs were sung by the late, great, Benjamin Orr. The Cars BEST lead singer!! RIP Ben & Ric...
Unique sound that always reminds me of summer, the Cars were awesome.
They had 2 singers - this is RIC Ocasek, the more quirky voice. Ben Orr is technically a much better singer, but they both have their place. Next should be " drive", that was a huge ballad and illustrates how well Ben sings. I remember Pointer Sisters at the 84 Grammys saying they thought " drive" should win, instead of the Pointer Sisters lol
I thought Benjamin Orr's solo album the lace was decent too. I thought Stay the night was a great sound song on that album.
I came to say the same thing, Drive is a beautiful song
R.i.p. Ben Orr & Ric Ocasek. The cars had a unique sound that I always have liked. Dangerous Type and Candy-o are twoof my favorite songs by them.
@@thancrow, those are my faves too!
I agree Benjamin Orr was the better singer yet I times I can’t tell who is singing.
Wow. That guitar riff, and the intro to the song, remind me SO much of Mink Deville and "Spanish Stroll"
Just What I Needed Live from The Midnight Special 1978. They were extremely good live. Lead guitarist seriously underrated. Not to EVEN mention the lead on this one is quite attractive.😂😂😂 Love you guys. I look to y'all first.
Lead guitarist, Elliot Easton, the Cars secret weapon!
They did it and they loved it!
Fast fact: Incase no one here knew Elliott Easton played his guitars upside-down!! Great freakin musician!!
@@Nova70 that was when he first learned how to play guitar, but he had the strings strung the other way for a left-handed player.
@@magneto7930yep I agree w/ya 100% !! 👍
The Cars were a Boston-based music group that had their greatest success in the late-1970s and into the mid-1980s. They classified themselves as a "New Wave band". Some New Wave bands and solo artists of that time incorporated the "hiccup" technique as part of their singing style. It was inspired by the singing style of Buddy Holly on some of his songs during the 1950s. Ric Ocasek was the lead singer on this and other songs by the group, but bass player/keyboard player Benjamin Orr also sang lead vocals on some of the group's songs. Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, at the age of 53. Ric Ocasek died in 2019 while recovering at home from heart surgery, at the age 0f 75. The Cars are inductees in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Great band. Growing up in Boston I got to see them as a club band before they made it big several times, my favorite memory was meeting the band in a parking garage on the way to seeing a Queen concert. Unfortunately no camera phones back then!
@@robertveneziano4601 I’m from Boston too, the cars and Aerosmith are “wicked awesome” 😂
ya but this was the 70s
The Cars were in heavy rotation on MTV in the 80's. I heard this song many times and still love it.
And on the radios every where in the 70s lol
"Touch and Go" is another great Cars tune
70DZ CARS 4 ME
The Cars had a forgotten hit, and I wish the radio stations would start playing it again. It's called "Why Can't I Have You." It's an amazing ballad!
Man, The Cars. Such a unique sound. They have a TON of good tracks.
Jay n Amber you need to learn your music history this was the 70s lol sorry to burst your 80s BUBBLE JAY
RIP Rick Ocasek and Ben Orr. For a more rocking out sound try "You're all I got tonight", and for a spacey vibe try "Moving in Stereo".
Great reaction. Love The Cars...Soooooooooooooooooooo many great tunes. Candy-O and Dangerous Type are classics too.
Dangerous Type, YESSSSS!
Gary Brooker lead singer of Procol Harem has passed away at 76. Their classic hit, Whiter Shade of Pale is timeless.
That vocal style was a staple of New Wave
So many good ones. "Just what I needed" "Since you've Gone"
" Drive"
Are my next 3 favs.💜
The Cars - were huge in the late 70's & 80's check out - Let's Go - Magic - You Might Think - Moving in Stereo
Moving in stero from the 70s is still Killer Jay n AMber need to learn thier music history better
Bye Bye Love is my favorite Cars song 😊Love their catchy tracks. Yes they were popular and successful, but they also really had some great songwriting and an incredible guitarist. They totally deserved their place in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
The Cars have some really good songs.
This self tilted album is one of the greatest debuts of all time. Definitely a band to keep reacting to.There sophomore album “Candy-O”is a banger too! You’re All I’ve Got Tonight ,Moving In Stereo. All Mixed Up are some to start with. Ric Ocasek is singing in this song. They had another lead singer Benjamin Orr and he also played bass guitar.
Moving in Stereo and All Mixed Up!
While not a radio hit, the title track Candy-O is a great slice of rock n roll.
All mixed up is one of my favorites. Also love shoo be do into Candy-O
Love this girl..I could watch her listen to music all day long ❤
J/Amber, you'll love their "Lets Go" , "Shake It Up" and "Touch And Go". The CARS had cool videos. Ric Ocasek on lead vocals on this song. edit- removed You Might Think (done already)
@surlechapeau
They reacted to "You Might Think' two months ago.
@@LMmccallL57 thanks, removed
You guys are a blast ! Thanks for the after work lift up ! Lol
My entire high school years revolve around that album and those that follow! Staple of the 80s!
THIS Was the 70s lol staple of the 70s Can i come to your 80s party and hear a lot of my 7fav 70s songs lol
@@theodoreritola7641 Well I went to HS in the early 80s and it was a staple of those years for me so thats what I'm equating it to. But thanks for your snarky comment
O OK LOL YOUR WELCOME Roxann speaking of RoxAnn by the Police that was a nother great 70s song Have great day
@@theodoreritola7641 Its RoxannE.
Thanks have a good night
You can play there first two albums from start to finish and never be disappointed, all great songs.
A must from The Cars is “Drive”
All bands had a power ballad, that was theirs ❤️
I remember cruising with my brother in his 72 Nova on the first really nice days of spring and early summer with the Cars cassette just jamming away in the stereo. Music restores memories and feelings.
First time I saw them was at a club in San Francisco in 1979. Ben’s voice, live, was amazing. He was talented, cool, and gorgeous to look at. The Cars are forever one of my favorite bands.
Ben Orr reminded me so much of Mick Ronson. Lost both amazing talents way too soon.
Ben looks like a male Cameron Diaz. I can't not see it now.
Here's my top 5 songs by the Cars.
1. Bye Bye Love
2. Bye Bye Love
3. Bye Bye Love
4. Bye Bye Love
5. Tie between
Bye Bye Love and Bye Bye Love.
I would also mention in addition to those, "Bye Bye Love". a real banger!
@@jjr007 Absolutely. Can't believe I missed that one.
Another banger on this level from their first album would be "Bye Bye Love." Just amazing EVERYTHING in the song: uptempo, bangin' guitar solo, bangin' KEYBOARD solo, and maybe the most impassioned Ben Orr lead vocal in their whole catalog. Try it and see!
Yes! I love that song! Please, please listen to “Bye Bye Love”.
Yes! Bye Bye Love is great no matter which recording or performance you choose -- debut album , demo version, Rock Goes to College, US Festival -- take your pick!
"Bye Bye Love" is a good Cars song to check out that I don't think many people have reacted to.
Ric Ocasek has almost like a Buddy Holly sound to his voice. Especially in this song. The Cars are such a unique group.
I love the Cars! 70 and 80's music was the best always a song when your down to bring you back up. A good 70's song is Harold,Joe Frank and Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love.
You should probably check out the Cars “moving in stereo”. That song had a supporting role in a pretty famous movie moment.
Also, Amber might like “Drive”. It’s a ballad, really nice.
it should be paired with All Mixed UP
Excellent recommendations!
"Let's Go", "Bye Bye Love", "Moving in Stereo" and "Candy-O" area all must listen songs sung by Benjamin Orr. You already did "Just What I Needed".
The entire Candy-O album is fire!
The "sunshine pop" sound was just a guitar - specifically a Fender Telecaster. Elliot Easton is using a technique called Chicken Pickin' which really highlights the 'spankiness' inherent in Tele's. That particular model of guitar is really popular in country music because of its tone.
Great band. Being a Bostonian I fell in love with them from the get go. Check out the video for Drive, the beautiful girl is Paulina Porizkova who would become Ric Ocasek's wife of many years.
One of the best New Wave bands of all time. Top 3 along with Devo and Kraftwerk.
One of my favorite rock songs, ever... Awesome guitar between the verses... Just, what you'd expect from them
They were one of those rare bands that were critics darlings AND had massive success. Usually critics rave about bands that never make it
Let’s Go is a must . Great song
Came out in June 13th 1979,,
The Cars in the 70s WHERE AT THEIR BEST IMHO HERS PROFF
Cars are one of those bands that sends me right back to my 1980s high school years!
Same as for the 70s ,,,, This was the 70s
Their best song, pure pop confection. When this hit the airwaves in Boston in 77 (?) it was like rock had returned from bloat land. I always felt like the lyrics were from some future/past timeframe, like the early atomic age meets the post nuclear apocalypse, like the movie Gattaca. Chorus, solo, lyrics, heavy beat, etc. All perfect. Eddie and Buddy would have loved it.
Rick Ocasek is a very distinctively quirky vocalist, to be sure. His phrasings are instantly recognizable.
"Bye Bye Love" was the best song on this album.
Not Quite 80's here. This song was released in 1978. Although most of their stuff was 80's.
Good Times Roll or Magic for more.
ARE YOU kidding me ? Its at least half n half 70s
ITZ 70S MUSIC GOING TREW THE 80S
Another great 70s band. The Cars have that unique sound. Good review. Here are three very good Cars songs: Just What I Needed, Moving in Stereo and All Mixed Up. 😀
More CARS please, many more.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers! So many great songs! Unique sound. You're not going to go wrong with them.
Love The Cars and so glad you guys are diving into their songs. "Drive" is my absolute favorite by them, along with the video. R.I.P Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr.🙏🏻
You can learn more about them here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars
You may have noticed the Queen-like back-up vocals on this song. That's because both bands had the same producer in Roy Thomas Baker who was one the most innovative producers ever and the first to use 40 track recording.
As a teen in the 80's, this is my generation of music 😁🎸🥁🎹🎤🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶...loveddd it!!! The Cars were fun!!!
This was 70s Though And we did in the 70s ASWELL
ya but this was 70snot your gen
"Touch and Go!" "Panorama" "Since Your Gone" and so many more!!
The next song by The Cars you should react to is ‘Drive’. Period….full stop! Probably the best and most unique song they ever released.
Yes, absolutely!
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my 1st Cars concert 1980 Philadelphia Spectrum.....check out the songs Drive and Moving in stereo
This album played everywhere in 1978 the whole album is 🔥
Try telling that to The Rob Squad they think its 80s lol New wave Started in late 76 in the UK ITS 70s Rob Squad and so is this song
When I listen to Cars songs I appreciate how absolutely perfect every aspect of the song is. The instruments and vocals just interact seemlessly.
My very 1st concert.💕
76 Boston's first album. 77 Foreigner's first album. 78 Cars first album. All great first albums.
Jay you like the 70s way more than you will ever admidt lol .
Candy O is one of their best albums. RIP, Rick Ocasek.
The song has Country Roots, listen to the guitar picking.
"Drive" is my absolute favorite by them, along with the video. I suggested it to be the first song of theirs to listen to, a long time ago.
I also like "Shake It Up" and "Just What I Needed".
RIP the brilliant and inimitable Ric Ocasek, the band's lead songwriter and co-lead vocalist. They are such a tight, melodic, and fun band. I never get tired of listening to them. As someone else noted, Elliot Easton's guitar is sublime. So melodic and catchy it sounds easy, but it's not. He's a Berkley School of Music grad who hooked up with the a great group of guys from Boston. "Just What I Needed" "Drive" "You're all I've Got Tonight" are just a few of my faves.
The Cars , great group . A few of their albums every track were great.
The cars are brilliant
They have no bad songs all great and different to eachother
Great band
Elliot Easton is on my top 10 list of favorite guitarists. His solos are awesome, but I feel like no two follow the same pattern or sound exactly the same. The more Cars you dip into, the more you will see for yourself. Some are poppy, some are kinda nasty. He's totally under rated.
Well some must-listen tracks from the Cars include "Let's Go", "Good Times Roll", "Shake it Up", "All Mixed Up".
Not a bad song on this album, almost all were top hits for a debut album too. I got all their albums on original vinyl LPs sealed up and played every so often. I saw them 3x in concert and they always put on a great show. Great reaction, guys. "Candy-O" and "Let's Go" were a couple of my early favs.
one of the best bands ever to emerge from Boston. Unfortunately their 2 key members have passed away.
I love Ric Ocasek’s style and his voice is so unique! This is the opposite of Jessie’s Girl! His singing style in this song reminds me a little of Buddy Holly’s voice in his songs Peggy Sue or Rave On! The Cars were one of the eighties best bands! RIP Ric!❤️❤️
This album was from 1978; the real new wave era IMO was 78 to 81.
I was 11 years old and totally blown away by The Cars when this song and the album "The Cars" came out! The whole album is great, as is their second album "Candy-O". You should hit the song "Candy-O" next from this album! It sounds futuristic, hypnotic and rocks hard! The album cover is pretty awesome, too! 😎 They have many other great songs on their other albums, but if you ever do a whole album review, please react to these two first. You won't regret it! Some of the songs on each album flow into the next, which adds to the experience. Their sound was so unique and I can remember feeling lucky to experience the birth of a cool new music genre called New Wave. Blondie, Devo, Talking Heads, and the B-52's are some other great acts in the same genre.
Exacta Mundo! I'm about the same age and 100% agree!
I loved the synthesizer/New Wave sound coming out then - Devo and BLONDIE of course, but the B-52's are from Athens, G-A! And growing up in Metro Atlanta, that was a pretty BFD! AAAAAH! It was a great time to be alive if you loved music!
I remember when this came out! This was the big song they played on the radio all the time. I had to run out and get the album right away. Maybe do Moving In Stereo next.
"Bye Bye Love" cool breaks, keyboards, and guitar solo to finish!
Heard this on my way home tonight - Classic Rock, for sure! Ric Ocasek was refreshingly unique, and largely unknown by this generation - RIP. Highly recommend LET'S GO!, SHAKE IT UP, MAGIC, GOOD TIMES ROLL, DRIVE, etc. They had rather good music videos, so check out the official ones if you can.
"Shake It Up" should be your next Cars song.
My favorite song by The Cars
The Cars' "Heartbeat City" concert tour was the first live show that I ever attended without my parents. Obviously, I've been a fan for decades. "Let's Go" is a classic, as is "Good Times Roll", "Shake It Up", and "Magic". However, for your next one, I would recommend "Drive", as it's one of the few Cars hits where the lead vocals are sung by the bassist, Benjamin Orr, and not by Ric Ocasek. It's a truly beautiful, haunting song, and one of the best songs of the 80s.
Rick with his hiccup is a little Buddy Holly in fluence
Al Stewart, "Year Of The Cat", Please!!
My older brother introduced me to these guys back in the late 70's and I've loved them since! Such a unique sounding band. Love them! Wonderful early childhood memories with these guys.
RIP Ben RIP Ric 🌹🎸🎶🎵
Forget their 80s pop hits for now. The Cars are among the originators of New Wave (some say the Fathers of New Wave, and I wouldn't disagree) in the 70s. Explore their first 2 or 3 albums first (the one you just did is from their first, and still best album).
I would suggest Bye Bye Love" or "All Mixed Up" from the same album. Or if you want quirkier, try "I'm in Touch with your World" or "Moving in Stereo" (or you could do Moving in Stereo immediately followed by All Mixed Up, since the end of one begins the other on the album).
If you want some quirky fast paced new wave techno rock, try "Candy-O" from their second album of the same name.
You two would like The Cars - Dangerous Type. Kinda spooky sounding and it def rocks out!!!
The 70s alone put out enough great music to entertain the world!
The Greatest then the late 60s
The Cars were one of my favourite bands when I was in high school and “My Best Friend’s Girl” was my favourite Cars song. I also loved “Just What I Needed”.
Oingo Boingo, dead man's party ,. Think you will love it , gets you moving
Love that song
@@yelnek4548 the Ritz in 1985 , best show I've ever seen ,( it's on you tube ); Fun night to remember
Pure class. I miss music like this. Often imitated never duplicated.
Wasn't the 80's a lot more fun ? I mean in general, people just didn't take everything as so serious. The Cars have many great hits, and most are the " boy meets girl " type. I love the bass lines !
IM 63 AND the 70s were way more fun
Love the Cars!
the Cars is one of my favorite groups when I was growing up in the 80's, love them
Mine also inthe 70s this songs from 1978 When i was 18 now im 64 lol
Living In Stereo has always been one of my favorites that they did. Also very quirky, but in a different way.
The song is called moving in stereo lol you were close
@@popguynjyes, thank you. damn...I corrected it twice and autocorrect kept changing it. Thought I had it the last time.
I still get chills at The Cars song Drive. I used to use that to sign off my radio show in college, but had a personal connection to the song too.
Another great Band from my city!
The cars have 2singers who sing lead . This is Ric Ocasik the other is Benjamin Orr.