TGIF Rock-n-Roll Oldies: THE CARS - 1984/85

Reaganite Republican ^ | July 1, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[JennysCool]

The new album is excellent; harks back to their early new wave days, not so much their more polished (ie: often overproduced) later stuff.

[Mich Patriot]

Thanks for the tip...I’ll have to grab it. Loved The Cars back in the day, and still throw their CD’s on from time to time. Great article.

[Explorer89]

I love, love, love The Cars.

[Charles Martel]

I always have liked this band... both for their music and for choosing to use a Vargas pin-up girl on their second album’s dust jacket. ;-)

[Zeneta]

“I don’t mind you coming here”

[baltodog]

The Cars aren't “oldies”...why, I remember buying their albums when I was in high school!

[Ransomed]

One of the few bands that everyone seemed to dig, from soccer moms to coke dealers. The Cars are great. If only all the crap bands from the 80’s had as much edge as the Cars.

Freegards

[antiRepublicrat]

“Let the Good Times Roll” has one of the best guitar lines ever, and Ocasek’s freaky voice goes perfectly with it. I will miss Orr on the new album, since he was the voice they needed for more serious songs, like the classic Drive.

[Reaganite Republican]

Thanks ALL, I love the band

I’m sorry baltodog, but this single I posted the video to on my site “Tonight She Comes” is the LAST Top Ten hit for the Cars on the Billboard charts... and that’s over 26 years ago!

Sounds like we’re the same age (HS 1980)... hey man, we’re old, face it lol

[VA_Gentleman]

Any time an album is “critically acclaimed”... that’s a nice way of saying, good music that nobody is buying.

[NeverForgetBataan]

Let’s Go!!

[Snickering Hound]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEkGqb2wu5k

Candy-O live in a Bremen, Germany radio studio in 1979.

[Mozilla]

RIP Benjamin Orr. Th3e band was one of the best. Since it seems they are reunited, I’ll have to check out the latest album.

[kidd]

I like The Cars, but my view is that their success was the beginning of the end for rock ‘n roll. After The Cars, producers kept looking for different new styles.

[Hoodat]

Candy-O is one of my favorite albums. It is rare to find an album that doesn't have a single bad song on it.

Dangerous Type

[Zeneta]

My 19 year old daughter just now told ME, to check out ZZ Top, La Grange.

[FortWorthPatriot]

I too graduated in 1980 and remember hearing “Let’s Go” for the first thinking “That is a kick-ass song.” I have loved The Cars ever since.

My very favorite Cars song is “Bye Bye Love.” It’s one of those songs I could listen to over and over and over and over and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6GDGoiO8Y

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[Zeneta]

Awesome

She's working on an artistic idea using “pink Flamingos” with a ZZ Top theme.