The Cars, Dangerous Type - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- I had no clue what to expect with this tune! Join me as I try out something by the band The Cars, and look at what makes a simple, casual song like this sound “catchy” to our ears.
Here’s the link to the original song by The Cars:
• Dangerous Type
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As usual, please write here your questions only.
Will you do a few jazz reactions someday? It would be fascinating to hear your thoughts on artists like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, etc.
Have you considered working off one of the "official" lists of most important rock songs, such as the one published by Rolling Stone magazine?
Are you Appreciating and enjoying rock music more now?
In keeping with the season. Id ask you listen to Fairy Tale of New York by The Pogues. Vlad would agree, one of the greatest Christmas Songs of all
@@Thatinvestmentguy I'm a Vlad, not Amy's , a different one, but I do agree. Actually, I've already asked for this Pogues song a week of so before :)
The Cars were deceptively complex. At first blush, their music seems rather simple, but when you dig into it like in this video, you realize there's a lot more to it. I love The Cars.
This is exactly correct, and they were so precise, each and every one of them were woven together like a tapestry.
Couldn't describe them any better! 👏
Well said!
Yes, well said. I liked how Amy describes the end of Dangerous Type saying it carries us along like a river. So True! So often I get lost in thought during the last minute or so, because it really does force you to let go and let it wash over you. The higher pitched chimes immediately take me back to 1978.
Bingo
Rick wrote all the songs for the Cars. He said he could write a song in 5 minutes. And he did.It was so easy. He knew it.
But the band had PERFECT guitars, drums, and KEYBOARDS. On top of vocals.
What a band.
I saw the Cars a few years ago, minus Ric Ocasek and with Todd Rundgren on lead vocals. During "The Dangerous Type", Elliot Easton stepped forward to play the lead solo practically right in front of me . When he finished, the audience roared their approval over the music and his face lit up, smiling in appreciation of their recognition. A memorable moment.
Elliot Easton has said that he carefully crafts each guitar solo as a mini song that is designed to fit perfectly within the full composition. And when performing live he strives to exactly reproduce the same solo he performs on the recordings. He is a precise, gifted and under-rated guitarist. That is one of 5 reasons why the Cars live were so freaking delicious.
As a hard rock lover in the 80's I wanted to hate this band but the music was too good. I saw them in concert and was amazed. Made me a fan.
Yes. It went together too well.
That's interesrting, because they had a reputation of being terrible live.
@@grahamokeefe9406I never heard that.
@@jaymike3302 I was in college in Boston in the late 80s. I met a few people who'd seen them and said their sets were short, and they kinda phoned it in.
@@grahamokeefe9406 That's possible. But they were definitely good live when they wanted to be.
"Just What I Needed" is one of their biggest hits and is in my estimation one of the best rock songs that isn't an opus. It's just great, and the message is simple. I would however describe the band's sound as elegant rather than simple in any way.
RIP Ric Ocasek.
This is one of my favorite songs by The Cars.
This is a welcome change. It is worth noting that The Cars were pioneers of New Wave - The transition from the 1970’s into the 1980’s. Fun music.
yes I cant understand why so many metal heads hated new wave
You might like Candy O. I love how Benjamin Orr's laid back, almost lazy vocal clashes with the frenetic, super energenic guitars. Very under rated tune that was one of Orr's favorites
If you do review the song Candy O, please do it starting with the short preceding track "Shoo Be Doo". They go together.
I'm not a metal guy, so I really welcome this change of pace. The Cars are a great band, they combine the sounds of the new wave and the sensibility of punk with the polish of pop. Nothing too complex or intellectual, it's rock and roll, not brain surgery.
there's an interesting video listing many bands that metal fans love, that aren't metal, sometimes not at all... you might be able to find it.
Right there with you.
Not brain surgery, but still pretty nerdy, as they were TOTAL dial and button geeks, and were really innovative and ahead of their time when it came to the use of synthesizers and stuff.
I own every Cars album/cd and Dangerous Type is one of my absolute favorites. Ironically, I love to crank it up while driving - so your initial impression of it being good for driving is pretty spot on...
I like that you covered this song. Not all rock songs are major works of art, masterpieces. Most Rock songs are like this- accessible, and fun. This is what makes rock music special to me. I always thought that the magic of rock music is that you don’t need to be a classically trained, world class musician to participate. It’s about having fun, getting together with friends in the garage to make some noise.
This was fun to watch! Her face during Elliot's solo was priceless - and then she calls it 'crazy' before she listens again & notes how the solo is built around the same chords as the rest of the song & how seamlessly it merges with the vocals - classic trademarks of the brilliant Elliot Easton. These were superbly talented musicians.
Unexpected choice. I love The Cars.
The production, especially the drums, is just amazing on this album.
I've always been a synth guy but I've always felt that David Robinson's drumming on this album was incredible.
@@paulweiss3818 Me, too! But when I pointed that out once this Troll said he was mediocre. Robinson is one of the reasons the first and second albums are so good to this day.
Along with Hawkes great keyboards and Ocaseks songs!
One feature of this song is the incredible dynamic range allocated to the drums. They have huge 'punch,' even for the era. Today's pop/rock percussion has been so dynamically compressed that it sounds like wet q-tips on cardboard.
Now, on to watch your always insightful video! :)
The Cars are best represented by, "Candy-O", Just What I Needed", "Moving In Stereo", and of course, "All Mixed Up". The Cars are pure power pop perfection
I love this channel so much. Beato does his version of music theory appreciation of famous songs from the very interesting and well informed perspective of a recording professional. Amy does well informed music theory analysis as well but from a more bachelor of arts perspective. Does anyone remember Sister Wendy and her analysis of paintings? This is very similar. Between Beato and Amy I feel like these artists I've jammed to in blissful ignorance for decades have an entirely renewed beauty. Amy seems like a gifted teacher moreso than Beato since I am utterly lost in the technical weeds with Beato often -- I guess I'd benefit from his ear training courses but I'm a lazy man -- but Amy walks us through things in a more pedagogical manner.
I used to enjoy Beato's videos but these days he seems to judge the quality of the song too much by how many different chords it has and how augmented they are. I still like it when he whips up the individual tracks and gives an insight into the production, something I'd never be able to hear otherwise.
Beato is good, but he alienated me by snubbing 80's bands and giving b.s. reasons. So just stopped watching him. He is well informed though. I love this channel here. She is a genuine classical musician whom I can truly see her never listening to rock before. And I love her analysis. The only other channel of reactions that I like (and have been through many I don't like) is The Charismatic Voice. Elizabeth with Charismatic Voice is an opera singer who mainly analyses the singers, but she comments quite a bit on the musicianship too. She is a young late 20's early 30's. These 2 reaction channels are the best and most genuine.
I'm really glad you did a song like this. When you figure The Cars' debut album came out around the same time as the first Van Halen album (1978), you start to get a feel for the wide variety of music that falls under the category of rock, which was great being a teenager at the time. One song from The Cars that I really like is "All Mixed Up", which for me has really appropriate, heartfelt short guitar solos over Em and D for a song that deals with not understanding the nature of the singer's relationship with his significant other. Elliott Easton always did a fine job of designing solos that fit the nature of the song.
Easton is such an underrated guitarist. His solos were so lean. There was nothing in them that didn't have to be in them but they sounded so tasty.
All Mixed Up- Very best song ( in my view) on the debut, and that’s saying something!
I always thought this song was an exercise in going from light and flippant to jaded and melancholy.
'Moving in Stereo' and 'All Mixed Up' (they blend together seamlessly) might make another good Cars listen. The song(s?) has a more complex arrangement, and their other singer, Ben Orr, does the lead vocals.
She really needs to listen to “Moving In Stereo.”
A good intro to New Wave, a new genre of rock that you haven't covered yet, that came out of the late 70s. It was a simpler, more lighthearted, and fun pop oriented sound that was a bit of a rebellion against what they considered overly complex progressive rock of the time. They made use of synthesizers as part of their musical expression. The Talking Heads is another popular group that fits in this genre. The Police is another, although more musically sophisticated, with Sting being their musically creative force. I really enjoyed your analysis.
It was fun seeing her step out into something less complex and just meant to be fun.
Because that's what music is truly all about. It transports you to a mood or a Feeling.
Simple can be just as good as complex in many ways.
When I say simple, what comes to my mind is bands like the doors, AC/DC, Ted Nugent, ZZ Top.
Can be just as good as bands like the Beatles, Rush, Yes, Chicago or Kansas.
They can all take you there.
It's just a matter of where there, is😊
@@steveh7108 I'm not much into Ted Nugent but "Stranglehold" is an epic piece. Would be great to see Amy's reaction.
I don't agree Cars were a "New Wave" band and nothing like Talking Heads or The Police. Cars were a good fun pop rock band
@@steveh7108 Nothing wrong with simpler music. There are a lot of great songs that I love that are relatively simple. Simpler songs are generally more accessible to a larger audience of listeners. Likely why most pop songs are relatively simple. Many like for Amy to dig into songs with more complexity and depth, but at the same time, if Amy wants to get an overall feel for the genres she needs to be exposed to these as well. The Cars are also far from being the most simplistic, since they do make use of things such as syncopation that very simple 3 or 4 chord songs with simplistic rhythms often don't use.
@@LeeKennison agreed.
Best album cover of all-time.
A strong contender though Santana's Abraxas album would have a lot to say about that.
It is simply wonderfully crafted power pop. Evey member of this band knew their place and supported the others in every song they ever crafted. They honestly dont have a bad song in their entire catalog as a result. Master songwriters.
Precisely - master musicians
You're so lucky to know as little as you do. You are on a wonderful journey understanding all the genres of rock and metal.
Have strangely enough not listened to The Cars even though I am a big fan of Talking heads, Roxy music and Devo. This group sounds like a cool mix of all these groups. Have to dig more into their tracks. Thanks for the pick of song and as usual for a brilliant reaction and analysis. The dissection of The Wall is highly appreciated and phenomenal, love it!
The Cars went until over halfway through their third album before they put out a bad song.
Yeah if you were into New Wave, then The Cars had at least one foot inside that genre, if not both.
Welcome!
Their first 2 maybe 3 albums are great for cruising music
You are in for a treat when you go down that rabbit hole!! The first three albums were great, but then the ratio of great songs to regular songs started to decline on their subsequent albums. Still one of my all-time favorite bands!
Every time it goes through a verse or chorus another layer is added over and over all the way to the end. The original structure at the beginning of this song, in rock, is often called a "groove" and the song is built around it. You will see this a lot in rock music, especially in ones with fewer chord changes. The Cure, Pink Floyd and many, many other bands do this. Layer after layer is added as the song progresses and acts as a form of musical, not volume, crescendo that adds to the mood and feeling of the song.
The Cars put out so much good music. Their eponymous debut album was a huge part of my youth. One of the best debut albums by a band ever. I'm glad that you picked up on the guitarist Elliot Easton who is well-known for short but extremely tasty solos like the one you heard in this song.
This lady is a genius and a blessing to the metal community! Love this channel!
I absolutely love the drums in this song, it switches up the pattern over and over on the tail end.
Great Production by Roy Thomas Baker who produced Queen as well. The first two album’s sound incredible!
Kid of the 70's and 80's, RIP, Rick O and Benjamin O. The cars first two offerings intruiged us all with a totally new sound, best friends girl!
This is one of my favorite bands of all time. You could pick any song from the 1st recording but I recommend Moving in Stereo or AllMixed Up.
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker (of Bohemian Rhapsody fame) on his personal 40-track console, hence the dense layering of sounds as the song builds. The synth parts were played on one of the first miniature Casio keyboards available - the little white toys that seem cheesy today but were futuristic in 1979. Greg Hawkes was a tech geek and always had the newest stuff out of Japan. And just a note on the backup vocals - while Elliot Easton is definitely in there somewhere, the predominant voice you’re hearing is the late Benjamin Orr.
Wow! I didn't know about Baker, but that makes sense. Thanks.
Cheesy today? I still use the VL-1 I bought new in 1980 and if anything everyone is intrigued by it! Oh and I also still use the Roland SH-3A I bought second-hand in 1979. 🙂
@sunnyvaletrailer - Yeah, the whole band had access to the newest equipment back then, if I remember correctly, also including stuff like early electronic drums, which can be heard in the intro of 'Let The Good Times Roll' 😀
Cars are a great band. Another underrated one of the 80's is The Fixx. Can't wait for you to hit the Allmans Bros and Frank Zappa, The Police, The Specials, Steeley Dan etc etc etc
Two thumbs up and second those requests!! 👍👍
Love the Fixx 🎉
New Wave music was characterized by its minimalism, incorporation of very artificial sounding synthesized sounds (sometimes heavy on the synths), adoption of a "modern" sound/rhythms - that is, "anti" rock and disco. The Cars were an early group with mainstream appeal. Their music seems to stand the test of time.
Exactly and well put.
The Cars are a great pop rock band. It's not surprising that there are classical influences.
It is New Wave! Here is where context comes into play. I will be exposing you to this entire genre when we do our project. New wave was highly influential on me growing up and I adore the genre. I like many of your listeners also appreciate something different. Well done!Welcome to the world of synthesizers.
Always great to hear analyses of one of my favorite songs from The Cars, one of the elemental bands that set the stage for the synthesizer-oriented '80s "New Wave" bands (although they were also very guitar-driven).
Rik Ocasek's "interesting" voice works so well with this song and it is a nice contrast between the "cheery" E5 verse and the "hook" chorus with it's great Am, F, G, D progression, repeated in the outro with the addition of C and Em when it builds so nicely with the synth. The Cars songs in general are very well-written and produced (by Roy Thomas Baker, who worked with many seminal bands and is best known for his work with Queen--now there's a band for you to analyze).
Elliot Easton's guitar work is one of the things that makes The Cars music special--what great feel and phrasing. Re background vocals, only the drummer, David Robinson (who plays greats fills that just fit so well) doesn't sing, and Ben Orr (who along with Rik unfortunately left us too soon) sings great leads on many of their songs while providing excellent bass lines. Definitely one of the best bands of the '80s (and later '70s).
It was refreshing to see Amy react and enjoy a simple structured rock (new wave) song. Occasionally that is fun. But I hope she does dig into some of the progressive rock stuff like Yes, Kansas, ELP. etc.
i have mixed views I like some new wave and progressive rock as long as it has a deep meaning.
I was in a garage band when their first album came out and we covered “You’re all I got tonight”. Their songs were just fun to play. Very catchy and simple. Everybody loved their first two albums. Very popular.
You are right. I trying to do this song on acoustic guitar and the chorus is so much fun there is a tendency to get carried away playing it. Elliot on lead is amazing live really adds the punch.
@@Cashcrop54 yes carried away with it. We did. It’s that kind of song.
The Cars were the bridge between prog, punk and the cheesy late 70’s mainstream music. There influences were so wide and varied it allowed them to create(like Rush)an entirely unique sound that was all theirs and excellent as well.🤘🖖✌️🎤🥁🎸🎹
You are just fabulous.! I’m sure you’ll get to David Bowie, king crimson, yes, so much beautiful music keeping the world together and you interpreting it for us with your classical polished virgin rock interpretations. Thank you again. Way to go Vlad
Yes. Please Bowie, Sweet Thing, or Lady Grinning Soul, or . . .
Greg Hawkes is the Synth/Keyboards player who had a massive set up. At the end of their run, he was playing bass to replace Ben Orr and the keyboards were tracks. A lot of people don't know but he originally met the band when they needed a sax player for an early song. He's a musical genious. Elliot Easton on guitar as well could play any style you asked him to and he could play right or left handed. Originally, he played right handed but switched to left handed to mirror Ben's bass on stage and give them a Beatles look! "Touch and Go" is my favorite Cars song, btw and another musical masterpiece.
YES!! Thank you!!! I have been hoping you would do a song like this one!! While I love heavy metal, this channel was feeling very heavy on the heavy metal. Thank you for choosing a ROCK song from a Rock Group!!! I love this song!! With this being a journey of learning about Rock, it has been disheartening to see so much heavy metal. This song is my favorite Cars song. Going to start watching your first listen and analysis now.
The trumpet sound is a synthesizer. It was used in popular music starting in the late 1960s but there was also a classical album by Wendy/Walter Carlos called "Switched on Bach"which used only synthesizers and sold incredibly well.
That would worth her spending time and learning of "modern" instruments. I really look forward for her analyses, but in many cases I'm disappointed with the pieces chosen.
Wendy/Walter Carlos also did the original soundtrack music to _Tron._
Wow, this is an incredibly well done breakdown.
This outro is one of the best if all time
I bought this 8 track tape in 1980. Had it on cassette , cd , now download. Now I know why I like it. Thank you
This is the first time hearing it myself but this is a synthesizer for sure along with guitar.. bass..etc
With the name CasioGreg you can't be serious 🤔😏
@@markmaioli4 with a name like markmaili4, I'd hang myself
I love The Cars! While their sound seems a little dated with the 80s style synthesizers, they were way ahead of the game in their prime. They had a great blend of new wave/ folk/ prog rock with a lot of tongue in cheek lyrics.
This was fun to watch! I personally would choose "My Best Friend's Girl" by The Cars, with multiple guitar riffs and rhythmic changes. To Virgin Rock, metal and progressive rock will be more musically sophisticated than mainstream rock. If you are worn out by overly heavy metal songs, you may be intrigued by the power ballads of metal bands that aren't so heavy but still musically complexed. Ex November Rain by Guns N Roses, or Fade To Black by Metallica (both have many diff movements within them). You would probably thoroughly enjoy the beautiful "Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche
Best friends Girl is just a perfect song. One of their best.
Context is everything here; that syncopated guitar note is basically a Bo Diddley beat. Between that and the innocent Ringo Starr backbeat, the verses take on an innocent, 50's dance party feel.
Until things get darker in the choruses.
It's a perfect song.
The repetitiveness of this song is just another example to me, how valuable it is to my learning and practicing repetitiveness on guitar. Because I find it in almost every guitar chorus I have ever heard. I focus on it while practicing. It was my 1st big breakthrough in understanding the guitar.
Ric's an artist (literally), abstract lyrics etc. This was my very first favorite band of my very own
Let's not forget his greatest contribution to society--giving every dorky looking high school boy hope that they could land a Paulina Portizacova level girl.
I keep forgetting how awesome the Cars were.
Thank you so much for that! You took one of my favorite songs and you presented it to me in a way I have never heard it before. This is why I love this channel!!
Well said, that’s exactly how I feel too.
I'm a huge lifelong fan of The Cars. I can listen to them any time and do. I've been doing it since I was just a kid. That said, I can listen to you explain music any time anywhere. I've learned so much from you and did once again in this review. You're a brilliant communicator. Keep up the great work.
It’s interesting to note the quality of Ric Ocasek’s voice on a song like this. There’s a twinge of something… emotion? It always seemed like a precursor to Robert Smith of The Cure. It’d be cool to hear someone put that in context of music history.
Love how prominent and punchy the drums are in this song. I wonder why she never talks about what the percussions contribute except in a little snippet about the guitar solo.
It is truly fascinating hearing the critique of this music we grew up loving from the perspective of someone who completely understands what music IS and how it works. I love all kinds of music, have many thoughts on it, but likely took it for granted when it was released.
It is truly cool to hear songs deconstructed this way by a person who doesn't miss a note! Definitely food for thought. 👏 Nice work. Will watch additional videos from this channel! ❤
This was a wonderful look inside the music of pop rock magic. I think the vocals are great too. As simple as this is, it’s really nearly perfect. It’s incredible to write and perform a song this precisely and economically. It’s minimal but every little bit of it is essential. Fun song and interesting analysis. What I love about songs like this is that something so simple can be engaging, it’s like magic. It is magic.
The Cars even _sing_ in one of their songs "Oh-oh, it's magic"! 😁 😉
@@mightyV444 lol. True.
@@Hartlor_Tayley - 😄👍
Yes, New wave music. Eighties music that was somewhat influenced by Punk, but in a 'Pop' format. I used to think of this as 'bubble gum' music, when I was in high school (albeit fun music). For complex music, really sit down and listen to music at the same time period, my choice of bands was King Crimson.
Now compare The Cars to today's top 10 bands/songs.
I love your videos and your analysis of songs I have listened to since I was a young man. I was surprised to see an analysis of this particular song, because of its simplicity. This is my absolute favorite Cars song, because my sensibilities lean toward production and this song is all about production (the building on the repetitive chorus). One thing that wasn't mentioned was that as segments were layered onto the chorus, the drums were also intensifying. This song IMHO is all about Roy Thomas Baker. It's one of his more memorable moments, alongside the obvious Queen stuff.
Always loved the minimalism of The Cars. You hear every note of every instrument. The Cars debuted when rock music was going in too many directions like punk, disco, heavy metal and euro-pop like Abba. Even Rod Stewart and The Stones were going Disco! The Cars was a breath of fresh air to rock music fans. I love how the background instrumentation gradually exchanges places with the vocals and guitars at the end, moving to the foreground with string accents and chimes as the vocals and guitars recede. LOVED your analysis.
So cool to see someone giving the cars some love, candy o and moving in stereo along with dangerous type my top 3 cars tunes
Good to have some fun! The Cars are always a pleasure. The music is like 3 minutes of painkillers with its own certain kind of magic. It takes the weight out of the bones, I guess is how I could put it. I enjoyed hearing about how it was put together.
Nice breakdown! Would love to see more reactions to The Cars.
YES! MY FAVORITE CARS SONG SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
Thanks Amy! Your breakdown and explanations for the non-musician of syncopation and the concept of layering both existing and brand-new elements as the song continues was excellent. Your students and viewers are getting a well-rounded musical education, bravo!
Favorite Cars' song.
The new wave genre of rock and roll can be construed as minimalistic. And as in all minimalist art forms, once you dive into it, it's not as minimal as you think.
The Cars were a really big group in the 80's. So you're going to find a lot of synthesizer music in it. A lot of what you are listening to is synth. The little trumpet sound.
In my opinion, you’ll get a lot more out of rock music if you allow yourself to focus on how the music feels in your *body*, as well as what it’s doing emotionally and intellectually. It’s played at a loud volume at concerts, and vigorous body movements are ubiquitous. New wave in particular is usually more dancable than other types of rock music, and metal is all about the visceral rush that fills you when those powerful, complex rhythms hit you.
It’s a classical musicians perspective.
She knows very well how to feel music; just the particular music that moves HER. New Wave is one of the worst things for her to pick apart. It's far too simple...but that's the point, that's what allows one to abandon oneself to the melody and rhythm.
Classical musicians listen to live music too. She's a a professional. She knows what she's doing. I'm more concerned about who's giving her her music selection. Because these are all C and D tier rock selections that are obscure from the era.
I think she needs to jettison the scores she gets for her first listen.
That was fun.....good choice....and you recognized Bach in it...well done👏
It was so great to hear you listen to one of the pivotal bands that got me into listening to more music than just what my parents played in the house. I love The Cars and they are one of the quirkiest, fun bands around. It looks like you had a good time with this one.
It probably won't happen, but I'd love to see your analysis of my other favorite "New Wave" band -- DEVO. They are the epitome of fun and weird.
Ah! I was thinking the same thing... Skip whip it and go straight to Freedom fo Choice!
Freedom of Choice would be excellent, although I'd love to see Beautiful World. Anything but Whip It and I'd be super happy. Not that I hate Whip It, but it's just so depressing for it to be the only DEVO song people can name or are famaliar with when they have sooooo many great songs.
Maybe take a listen to the "Talking Heads". Similar but different (to me anyway). Their lead singer was very unique, and their live performances were unique as well. "Psycho Killer" or "Life During Wartime" would be my recommendations since you listen to tracks rather than watch live performances.
Wow...diving into The Cars is a brave move....this will be an interesting watch (this is one of my wife's absolute favorite songs, btw).
I think Touch and Go would be an interesting one for you. Dangerous Type doesn't quite show off the Cars lead guitarist - Elliot Easton - which is a great feature of the band. Also, Touch and Go has an interesting example of polyrhythm.
First, I’d like to say. Your a wonderful discovery. Music being a universal language. Your interpretation is so enlightening.
I remember when the Cars came onto scene. We referred to them as like a California sound. Kind of hip. East coast music versus west coast music rivalry.
Amy, I suggest you listen to the band Devo to see what the synthesizer is able to do.
Then there's New Order with "Blue Monday".
Another unique band is The B-52's. Do either "Planet Claire" or "Rock Lobster".
Furthermore this can take you into industrial rock with Nine In Nails with "Head Like A Hole" or "Every Day Is Exactly The Same".
I caught her bopping and moving her head along to the music!! I think we are hooking her Vlad! This like Rick Beato’s “what makes this song great “ series but on steroids. What a pleasure to learn from this musical professor. I grew up on this music in my late teens early twenties but hearing it analyzed now makes it all worthwhile. Thanks Virgin Rocker.
"All Mixed-up " is a good Cars pick.
The best.
New wave pop rock, antithesis of heavy music. Fun, good band, it is.
I have loved The Cars since the late 1970"s! Dangerous Type is from my favorite album of theirs! The best song they ever did, in my opinion, is "Let's Go", from the same album. I hope you will get to that one at some point! I love what you do in your channel! Please keep it up! Thank you!! I am brought to tears
If you want to dive into 80's style synthesizer music try "The Fixx", "One Thing Leads to Another".
I prefer Less Cities, More Moving People by The Fixx. Their live performances were quite excellent.
@@flyingintheface6139 Good choice. Never saw them live myself.
Fixx were great - so underrated
The Cars are a great example of 80s "New Wave" synthesizer bands. I would love to hear your take on music from Duran Duran, Thomson Twins, A-ha, Men without Hats lots of others. My hat goes off to you for trying metal music like Metallica, I'm not a big metal fan either, 80s "New Wave" is more to my taste. I tell people the only Metallica I really listen to is the stuff I downloaded from Napster. (An inside joke for anyone who remembers)
The Cars are probably my all time favorite band. Have memories of driving to my first job back in 1977 listening to the first album.
Now, the natural progression from this would be to do Cars by Gary Numan next, and not just because I like the idea of going from a band called Cars to a song called Cars.
And then "Cars Are Cars" by Paul Simon. Because why the hell not? :)
Excellent observations as always I wish Vlad would have picked their bigger hit “Lets Go” they were from Boston. and first burst on to the 80’s pop/punk/new wave scene with the hit “Just what I needed”
I forgot to express: On point analysis miss. Thank you.
Simple, very good 80's Pop music... The Cars set the standard for this. There are some songs in their oeuvre that are more serious and thoughtful, but most of it is just really good pop.
Very good song from the Cars, it has deeper meaning is the -
Moving in stereo!
I think, it's about life, what's going on inside ones head vs. the outside world?
So, don't blow up your problems.
The two lead members of Cars are dead, Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr. RIP!
Ben Orr had a beautiful voice.
This is my No 1 favorite song from The Cars and they are also my 2nd favorite band behind Journey. The last part of the song where you hear the long high keyboard note makes a great ending, I will play part it over and over again.
Me too that DT outro is EPIC in its inimitably understated way -the track is the most powerful and exhilarating song they ever did , among dozens of great songs 🎉
Great track. The drumming is cool, but for me the guitar refrains and harmonies are sublime. They make the song spine-tingling. x
Amy predictably makes quick and thorough work of an analysis of The Cars. It’s good to see you try a whole new genre - the “new wave” of the early 1980s. People did absolutely eat The Cars up, as they sold millions upon millions of albums.
I was quite closed-minded to these guys in my youth back then, coming from a Yes-Pink Floyd-The Who sensibility. I do have a greater appreciation for them now in my relatively more tolerant-diverse-mellow years!
All the weird things you are hearing in this song that sound like orchestral elements is Greg Hawkes on various keyboards. One of the things about the Cars was that they did not shy away from using oddball sound design quite a bit, even on their more stripped down pure rock and roll songs
Dangerous Type, one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite Cars albums. 👍🏼 Nice to see some one doing something besides Just What I Needed or Drive.
Recently, I started listening to their songs after finding out they were inducted to the Rock and Roll HoF in 2018. After going through the list for the 1st time in decades, I find that this is one of my favorite songs from them. Btw, love your comments. It was great to hear an analysis by someone with a classical background.
There’s something about this song. It might be the first song in my life I haven’t been able to get out of my head for 2 weeks now. This might possibly be the perfect song…