@@ProfessorofRock I’m definitely excited for that one. The guy is a genius. Coming out of the age of the blues pentatonic scale, Easton was never lazy. Very heady compositions at times, with uniqueness in each of his deliveries, and playing within the chords changes. The guy is the MVP of their sound. Of course, I’m a guitarist and I’m biased, but he’s in my all-time top 5. Looking forward to the interview!
The Cars have to be one of the more unique bands of their time. Something about them always seemed to be distinct from the general sounds of those eras
I'll never forget hearing Good Times Roll at my girlfriend's house after school - then I saw some pictures of Ben Orr -- instant LUST. I wanted him BADLY. 😍🤩😍
I remember the radio DJ battles & brawls - "This is new wave." "No, it's... punk!" "Nooo, listen carefully - it's rock 'n roll." "I don't know what it is, & don't care, I love it!" 👍😀💕
@@moviegirl8648 No, he was able to continue performing a few times with his new band and his old band, but then he passed away from pancreatic cancer. So sad.
I just came across "All Mixed Up" not too long ago and couldn't believe it was never part of their greatest hits. I found myself playing that song over and over again. I love it.
The transition from the end of Shoo Be Doo into Candy-O is one of the greatest Rock moments in history. The tension and release is just perfect. I could listen to it a million times.
Right up there with Travellin' Man into Beautiful Loser, from Live Bullet. I can't hear either of those songs without expecting the other! Or Boston's Foreplay into Long Time.
I LOVE the Cars and love this song. My favorites have to be “Just What I Needed”, “Moving In Stereo”, “Bye Bye Love”, “Let’s Go”, “Shake It Up”, “You Might Think”, “Magic”, and don’t forget “Drive”. The Cars never disappoint.
Moving In Stereo and Let's Go would be more than enough to ask for, but the entire 1st album plus most of everything after are all perfect late 70's/80's nostalgia
I'd guess many might say Boston, Pearl Jam, Guns 'N' Roses, Led Zeppelin or Van Halen would be their choice if asked which band had the greatest debut album. But the Cars would at least be in the discussion.
@Nathan Culp - To this day, it’s mind blowing to me that *Anyone* could think “It’s All I Can Do” is sung by *Anyone* except Benjamin Orr! I think it’s a fact Benjamin’s voice is so layered (overdubbed?) in the song, he’s harmonizing with himself. The vocals are *All* Benjamin. If *Anyone* can tell me how it remotely sounds like Ric’s voice, please tell me!
The Cars were actually BETTER live than on record. Not many bands can claim that talent. Benjamin Orr is one of my top faves. Awesome voice, great stage presence, amazing musician, drop dead gorgeous looks... he was the reason I switched to a bass guitar fan.
Elliot Easton is of that rare breed of guitar player who has ample chops in reserve, but will craft these exquisite melodic solos to complement any given composition. Others like this: James Honeyman Scott (Pretenders), Mike Campbell, George Harrison. These players know how to work with a song, not dominate or drive it.
I used to talk to Elliot on the GretschPages when it was around. I was lamenting how hard Best Friends Girl solo is because it's so great and Buck Owens inspired. I told him many of the youtube tutorials weren't exactly right and he told me to "quit watching vids and move the needle back one note at a time". Best advice ever.
I was 16 in 1978 and 2 of the greatest bands of ALL time came out that year. The Cars and Van Halen. Saw them both that summer, got my first car, had a beautiful girlfriend and played those 2 records Constantly. Greatest Summer of my life. What a time it was. It's hard to explain the impact they had if you weren't there.
Side 2 of that first album is my favourite. Dominated by Orr’s vocals and the weaving of one track to the next without a break is unique and astonishing. The transition from Moving in Stereo to All Mixed Up (my favourite Cars song) is sonic magic.
Ben Orr was one of those rare few who was literally born for the job of rockstar. Jon Bon Jovi, etc. have that same thing-it’s not just looks: it was talent, a presence and natural ability. R.I.P.
This is one of your best videos! The older I get the more I appreciate The Cars. They were my HAPPY band back in the day. RIP to the humble and beautiful Benjamin Orr...and what a voice!
Thank you for talking about Ben so much...many people don't realize the Cars had two lead singers. My favorite band of all-time and Candy-O is my favorite album of all time. It's a perfect album. Is there better ear candy than that transition between Shoo-Be-Doo and Candy-O? I used to crank that up loud and rewind it again and again - just that part. The opening to Nightspots is so different and driving and unique. Incredible album. I was a going into my junior year of high school when Candy-O was released, and me and my friends would play air guitar to it on our tennis rackets. I got to see The Cars many times in the 80s and I saw them on the Move Like This tour, many decades after seeing them - I thought - for the last time. What an amazing night that was, even without Ben.
I always really liked The Cars growing up. I didn't realize that Benjamin Orr shared so much of the lead vocals. For many years I thought Drive was the only song that he sang lead on. Sadly I never had the chance to see them live. I will say Car's songs are always a go-to to keep the Karaoke 🎤 going! They are great Pop songs that everyone knows and can sing along with.
One of the most unique bands with a unique sound. They made infectious music that was of the highest quality. These guys were the top of the line when it came to Pop-Art bands. RIP Benjamin and Ric.
This has to be one of the most heartfelt episodes of PofR I've ever seen. There are so many of us that had those times of our lives where The Cars were there for us when no one else was. I tip my hat to you.
I remember when that album came out- I was in High School- it's one of those timeless tracks like a time capsule that takes me back to that time in the teens where the music was magical. It was fun, it was exciting, it was danceable, it also had depth and the musicianship is a like a finely tuned engine firing on all cylinders, all perfectly crafted to deliver a Pop Rock- New Wave sensation. Being a new young guitar player at that time, I enjoyed Elliot Easton's amazing solo's. Every one was so precise and technical. Really, every member of the band is extraordinary. They were such a great band with a joyful energy- one of a kind- love them so much :)
Candy 🍬 - O is an amazing sophomore album with Let's Go a great opener 👌 Used to love when the local DJ would play the trio of Double Life , Shoo Be Doo & Candy-O as a medley. 9 minutes of bliss 😊
...hey, remember the "WKRP" episode where Venus & Andy are yappin' in the hallway, when Mr. Carlson is staring at the Poster of the Album cover!?? ...ha-HAA!
Candy-0 Probly my favorite song of theirs - I keep it on my playlist for gym workouts along with Dangerous Type. Dangerous Type was in the old movie "Times Square" set in NYC with Tim Curry as the Radio DJ 😍😍😍😍
Ric and Benjamin were like brothers. Some songs were just meant for Ric to sing and some for Benjamin to sing. I feel like both of them accepted this and knew what was best for each song. This is one reason the band was so popular and highly regarded. The remaining reasons were simply the talent of the group combined. They had it all!
The Cars are my absolute favorite band of all time. _Candy-O_ is absolutely amazing. The best song, to me, is "Dangerous Type." I remember getting my daughters (when they were little) to sing along with the ending, "She's a lot like you. . . the dangerous type; she's a lot like you. . . come on and hold me tight. . . tonight. . . she's a lot like you. . . ."
Love Dangerous Type as well. I sang it at karaoke once and someone asked me if it was a Courtney Love song... I was flabbergasted. I didn't think I had sang it with that much as an edge!
Such a favorite driving song for sure. Let’s Go is a favorite and Benjamin is definitely my favorite Cars lead singer. He put his own personality into his songs.
Benjamin Orr has one of the if not the best male voices in the history of rock. His memory was lost to time, especially tragically dying so young. He never lost it, even at the height of being sick he still sung incredibly soulfully. This was a really nice look at their early career. The Cars were a generational band. They were the background music of my childhood that I've rediscovered the past couple of years. Hard to find a "bad" song in their catalog.
The Cars, Wow! This was the band of my youth. In my high school years I straddled the lines of hard rock, progressive rock, new wave and alternative. This band covered it all with absolute perfection! Cranking LET’s GO with the boys, hangin’ out lookin’ for girls. Thanks Professor - brought back some great memories of 38+ yrs ago. Geez, time flies for sure.
Wow Adam thank you! As a huge Benjamin Orr fan I loved this. Also I never had a hard time telling them apart, but many did and is why so many people thought Ric sang all the songs when they first came out. Ric was great and he formed the band and wrote the songs, but to me Benjamin Orr was The Cars. The songs Benjamin sang and the way he sang them wow.
I love the pre-Mutt Lange Cars. Although he helped them sell more albums, I never cared for what he did to their sound. But then, sonically speaking, I prefer the late 70s/ early 80s to the later 80s in general.
i agree after shake it up was to poppy for me less guitar more keyboard from 78-81 best albums are all you need im so sick of you might think and drive
This breakdown of Let’s Go epitomizes the reason The Professor of Rock is THE authority on the subject of the greatest music ever made. As someone who literally has music and the geniuses who make it to thank for saving my life, I have much respect for you Adam, because you get that music is so much more than entertainment. It’s everything, and I can’t imagine life without it.
The Cars were brought to my main front due to a boyfriend I had at the time. He loved the group & resembled Ric Ocasek. I learned most of their songs through him. It's sad that both singers are now gone but their music will live on in all of us. Thank you Adam, PoR, for having me as an honorary producer for this video. It's amazing that each time the song, album or group has meant something to me in some way. Music definitely tells a story in my life. Take care 🙏🏻💜
Yes, the Cars are one of my favourite bands, I've never heard a song of theirs that I didn't like. "Moving in Stereo", "Just What I Needed", "Drive", "Magic", "My Best Friend's Girl" and "Shake it Up" rank as some of my top picks!
Both Benjamin Orr (Stay the Night) and Ric Ocasek (Emotion in Motion) had solo hits in 1986. The Cars were a great band, and one of the more unique bands of their time. They had a lot of great songs.
The Cars !! Definitely one of the GOAT!! Many many many memories with every single one of their albums! Just more proof that our era of music was the best era!
The Live Aid performance, especially Just What I Needed, is incredible. The cool eighties Nike trainers worn by Ben Orr (RIP) are almost as good! That crowd in Philadelphia looks like it was sweltering in the heat. Meanwhile in Wembley one of the most highly charged emotive moments of the whole concert was when Drive was played to footage of the victims of the famine in Ethiopia. It is still shocking and moving nearly four decades on.
Love them then and still love them Now! Seen many of their concerts... so rememberable... Oh, I lived in Massachusetts... my parents nicknamed me Candy when I was a baby... My first car was a 69 Firebird... Crazy as it seems,, their music followed and narrated my amazingly fun life!♡Their music fills my heart even today from cleaning my house to mowing my lawn. But in the end the song I want played at my funeral will be.... Drive!... They gave me joy from my teenage life to today in my 60s. ... The passing of Orr and Ocasek crush my heart and dictated how time has flown by, but when I listen to their music I'm young and care free again... THANK YOU CARS for thousands of hours of amazing memories!
Drive is my absolute favourite Cars song. The emotion Benjamin put in every word wrings my heart when I listen to it. I actually remember the exact moment that I heard about his passing. I was entering the living room while caring for my nephew and it was announced on the news. I felt like I had lost a friend and a piece broke off of my heart that I would never get back. His voice touched me that deeply. Thank you, professor, for this wonderful tribute to this amazing band and song.
During Live Aid they used Drive as the song for a short film depicting a small African child that fell and didn't have the strength to get back up because of severe starvation. When it ended and the hosts came back on, they were both totally destroyed and couldn't speak for several seconds (nor could anyone else who saw it, including me, I'm sure). It was one of the most memorable moments in Live Aid.
I found Ric & Ben's voices easy to tell apart. Ric was a hugely talented songwriter & had a light, quirky, new wave voice. Ben had a rich voice with greater range & a huge talent for expressive singing. That said, every member contributed something unique & indispensable to the band's brilliant music ❤
This was a great episode. I loved it! Ric was a music genius. Benjamin was just awesome! His vocals rocked. It's so sad he left so young. He had so much more to contribute to the music scene. He needs more credit than he was ever given.
They are at the forefront of my youth. Between listening to the record albums in my room to cruising main street in my small town, with my buddy in his 67 Mustang, the Cars were the most played for driving. The best. Rick's voice is great and suited for the songs he sang but Ben Orr just had the best voice ever. It killed me when I found out he lost his battle to pancreatic cancer. No other voice like his. It kills me that he and Rick are gone. What a legacy.
We're experiencing the fact of life, that it comes to an end. Fifty years ago, I was in a traffic accident that virtually killed me. Being snatched back into the living world did a couple things for me. First, it eliminated my fear of death, not that I'm trying to get there. Second, it allowed me to develop from an atheist to a believer. I began to think about things in the world, and one morning I was driving on a piece of highway I had been on hundreds of times, when it hit me that the place wasn't random chance. Sad to hear the news of celebrities dying, but it's inevitable. Olivia Newton John left this mortal coil, fortunately at home.
fucking love the Cars. The guitar on "I'm not the one" just moves me and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up on end every single time to this day.
@@robertsleeth861 I’m assuming you’ve listened to this. It’s missing some of our favorite parts, but So cool and different to hear isolation. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_uCx6quHsrA.html
You give me a whole new appreciation for Let's Go - I could literally feel the moments you describe around your personal experience around the song. I was in early Jr High getting into big problems w/ the wrong crowd & was forced to go to another school & "All Mixed Up" is what I constantly played on cassette - plus fed my fonder feelings of Ben Orr. He was HOTTT. *sigh - I want a time machine
This band not only had two excellent vocalist for this type of music. The rest of the band was solid . They gelled very well together. The lyrics were very unique to there music. Loved them and I am glad I was part of history of watching them 3 times in Dallas. ROCK ON .
I always loved how on side 2 of their first album all the songs’ beginnings and endings overlapped on each other. I still expect the next song to start while the one I’m listening to is ending.
Benjamin Orr was taken from us too soon. I always thought Ocasek was the lead singer, but the majority of their best songs were sung by Orr. I still listen to them a lot today.
Love The Cars! They are a solid part of the soundtrack of my youth. I was in high school when their first couple of albums were released. Ben Orr had an amazing voice, what a talent. The entire band clicked perfectly. We will never have a band, or top 10 song like this again! Thanks for doing this.
I don’t think The Cars are much appreciated as they need to be, but I can say that they’re amazingly different from other bands! I’ve loved them from the moment I heard ‘Drive’ and ‘Just What I Needed’, they have a lot of great stuff 🤩❤️
Perfect timing, I've been on a real Cars bender lately. I love the video for Just What I Needed - Benjamin's grin is infectious! I'm really into Since You're Gone right now, the opening shoe tapping and the guitar really draw me in. Marvelous band ❤️
I recorded my own version of "Just What i needed", where I played all instruments except drums. It was HARD! The song has so many little details, it took me several takes to get it right. Being mostly a bass player, I'm a huge fan of the late Ben Orr. His bass playing was impecable, and his voice.... Wow! Yes, I can differentiate him from the great Ric Ocasek. Ben's voice was... so clear, so natural, it came natural. Ric had those awesome impostures on his voice, which gave some of the songs that sound they needed. The Cars was one of those bands so underrated.... but so awesome! I have the fondest memories of them. Again, what a great job you do, Adam!! Kudos to you! Thank you so much!
When The 1st album came out , I was in the Navy . Just finished Boot camp and waiting for my 1st tech school to start. I was assigned to clean the Heads { bathrooms} . I listened to that album constantly for 8 hours a day 5 days a week for 5 weeks Cleaning restrooms . I still have fond memories of it . And My cleaning passed every inspection 1st round . Love the Cars.
I was waiting tables in a Mexican restaurant in Plymouth Massachusetts... And the hostess said I had a new table... God damn if it wasn't Benjamin orr and some family ... I was a huge fan ... He was super cool... I didn't bug him but I let him know how much of a fan I was.... Awesome memory !!!
Early 80s. High school. My girlfriend and I got a half page picture in our Senior yearbook. I have my arm around her with the obligatory flannel shirt opening perfectly to reveal my Cars Candy-O t-shirt. The Cars were my second concert ever. About a month after seeing Queen in 1980. Gimme The Cars every time !!!! Professor, thanks for this trip down memory lane.
Thanks so much Adam, POR, for featuring Ben Orr. He delivered such great and expressive vocals and persona. Such as on "Let's Go!" "Drive," "You're Just What I Needed"... Most of the Cars' hits have Ben Orr delivering classic lead vocals. Ben Orr stays with us.
I'm sure I've chimed in on any Cars song you cover Adam. Growing up as a teenager in New England with Boston sending us so many unique bands. Saw the Cars a few times and they sounded so good live. The two vocalist (rip) were other worldly, but what a lot of people miss is how much virtuosity each member. Elliot would inject the exact right precisely timed lead, Greg added so many layers over the music. David drove the band when the Cars needed driving. Ben's vocal and bass were so smooth and sexy. Ric was the most quirky and clever New Wave rock rhythm guitarists. I used to tell my friend who didn't want to like them because they weren't a rock band to just go see them. What is rock exactly? Genres are just keywords that can be combined like attributes to help the industry market the bands. To a music fan like me, The Cars, The Pixies, Aerosmith, Boston, all coming out of the city, were all different types of rock. But even had they no counted as rock, people should let go of the rules that tell them what to like and listen to what appeals to them
If I were to describe myself by one band, it would be The Cars! Listening to them helped me grow up and get through the 80s. My number one band of all time!
I’ll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was in high school at the time when I scooped up CANDY-O as soon as it came out, having worshipped The Cars’ stunning debut. I invited my friend Francine over to my house and we had a track by track listening party. When we heard LET’S GO, we had to stop and comment that this was one of the most perfect power pop songs we’d ever heard. One earworm hook after another. That was this band. They knew how to build moments and add layers so that they burrowed into your head. That pulsing keyboard, the handclaps, the propulsive drums and Benjamin Orr’s slightly English seductive vocals. My mother loved the band and right before she passed away in 1989, she wanted to hear her favorite musicians. They were Tracy Chapman, Michael Jackson, and The Cars. She commented on how much she loved their production and their sound. She thought they were magical and we blasted their music. It was so wonderful to see her smile in her final moments. God bless The Cars.
Love the Cars. Loved their Pop-Rock synth tunes. Ben Orr…Is BY FAR my favorite of two vocalists. I have to agree with the Prof. about Gens singing has a very effortless, nonchalant quality. I find it pulls me in and makes me listen even more intently. This particular song, “Let’s Go”, is irresistible when in my car. It has to be cranked! Ben did a track with Joni Mitchell in 1988 "The Beat of Black Wings” singing back-ups. You clearly hear his distinct effortless tambour in the interludes. So Beautiful. In the world of cover bands, It seems like nearly all the bands will play “Just What I Needed”. One of the cover bands I was in during the mid-2000s (a 3 piece Gtr, Bass, Drums) I insisted on playing “Let’s Go!” instead of the afore mentioned song. With some out-of-the-box arranging the song was ALWAYS a floor filler. it became one the band’s favorite songs to play and one of my favorites to sing. I was devastated by his passing from cancer in the early 2000s.
Ben Orr and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick have to be the two greatest vocalists of their time. Both from the Midwest. You are spot on about the Cars obliterating genre lines. This hard rock/metal kid, class of 81, who was just beginning to dabble in punk rock couldn't get enough of the first two Cars albums when they were released. Probably because although their pop genius is evident, they could really rock, especially on those two records. Pop, rock, new wave, punk, art rock, experimental...man, they threw it all in the pot and it tasted DELICIOUS! Still does. Plus, I'm from Boston.
I had The Cars first album 8 track in my car all through high school years. I still see people today, 40 years on that tell me when they hear Cars songs it reminds them of me!
I love the Cars and have done so since I first saw them on Aus TV with "Let's Go". 5 incredibly gifted musicians that created magic when they were together. I always felt that Ric and Benjamin sounded very different so I am always surprised to hear fans say they thought there was one singer. The saddest thing I ever read was one female commenting under the video for "Drive" that the "hot blonde model" was so cool in the video , the one " pretending" to sing. I felt so sad that people did not realize the incredible gifted talent that Benjamin possessed. I love so many songs it would be hard to pick one favourite, I play every album with Benjamin. Love the band and wish there would be some more footage released from Ric's vault of the band. Benjamin Orr remains one of my very favourite of musicians ever. Thank you for this :) Warmest regards from sunny Tasmania, Tia
Exactly agree. I’m so happy that Let’s Go, the biography by Joe Milliken about Benjamin Orr, is out and so many people are getting to learn more about Ben now.
@Benjamin Orr Electric Angel Rock and Roller - Did you write a reply to the comment mistaking Benjamin for a male model, “pretending” to sing “Drive,” informing her clueless self of who she was talking about?? I fervently hope/pray you did! I’m upset by her ignorance! I understand if you felt too sad to reply.
@@ellab8897 I most certainly politely explained who Benjamin was , mentioned all the songs he sang in the band, mentioned his solo and also added a link of a live performance from Live Aid with "Drive". She was surprised and this was the next comment "😲, He is gorgeous. I wonder how I missed noticing him in the band" . I actually felt annoyed and politely pointed out that all fans would agree he was incredibly good looking with such charisma but he was also such an excellent singer who made singing look as if it was so easy, a great bassist, a very talented musician and also by all told a kind caring man. I told her he had passed away in 2000 from Pancreatic cancer and that fans still remember him and that every day I get comments from his fans on my Facebook page. No reply after this. It sort of annoyed me a bit. She did not say anything about the fact how many songs he sang with the band nor anything about his talent. I felt quite sad for days after this, but for a time afterwards ( I cannot recall which channel the video was from where the comment was made) I got comments from other fans who were as shocked as I was but a few also said they did not know there were 2 singers until they saw videos, but they all acknowledged Benjamin's talent.
@@benjaminorrelectricangelro5493- Thank you so much for your reply to me, and for your polite, informative replies to the fan who wasn’t getting past Benjamin’s looks. It’s perfect that you gave her a link to Benjamin’s performance of “Drive” at Live Aid! That’s *exactly* the one I was thinking she should see! A different annoyance: I don’t think I’ve read your entire message yet, because the “Add a reply” popped up and doesn’t budge until I write something! I’m glad and not too surprised to learn that other Benjamin fans felt upset by her lack of knowledge. Again, thank you very much!
@@ellab8897 Thank you for your warm words. I try and always reply to anyone who writes or makes comments addressed to me ( unless I do not see them) although the time difference sometimes plays havoc. I am in Down Under in Australia. I live on an island called Tasmania. I love my adopted home so much. I arrived here with my Mum as a teenager from far away Berlin. I am married to a musician and loved the Cars since I first saw "Let's Go" on TV. Over 3 years ago I wanted to honour Benjamin and the Cars by publishing a fan page and channel. I may be wrong but as far as I am aware of I am the only fan page from Australia. I have had the honour of chatting with some of Benjamin's loved ones and made friends and it has been such a lovely time. I have over 200 videos on my channel ( recently included a personal one , my husband on lead vocals for ~Always Jim~ which happens to be a musician friend who wrote the song and their new single and film clip "Roller Coaster "). Lovely to meet you here on this wonderful channel by the Professor of Rock :) Warmest regards, Tia 😃
I have to agree with you Adam. Let’s Go has got to be one of the best rock sounds from the 80’s if not all decades of great songs. Let’s Go just never gets old, and you can hear it over an over again! Thanks for this amazing rockumentary!! 🙂
Nailed it! The Greatest New Wave Rock band ever! I remember loving every track on their first album and wondering if they could match it again. Candy-O was fantastic and they matched it with every album throughout the 80s. Besides who can forget that classic scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High with Living In Stereo playing in the background, lol. Great episode professor and Rest In Peace Ric and Benjamin thank you for your fantastic music !
Their first two albums don’t have a single bad song on them. Loved Moving in Stereo in Fast Times and it also soundtracked a fantastic scene with Billy in Stranger Things (don’t know if you’ve seen that yet). Both Ric and Ben were hugely talented and never disappointed.
@@MyName-pl7zn It definitely is! Takes you on a rollercoaster ride from start to finish. My main appeal to the show was its 80s nostalgia, from the music to the clothes to the casting of a late 80s/early 90s dream girl. I think you’ll love it, if you can tolerate scary stuff.
I actually never saw that scene for over a decade after it was released. I kind of think that ruined that song. Plus as an ultimate insult to breasts, that actress took that perfect pair and got implants. Talk about ruining something for others!
They definitely were the most influential band of what became the 80s. They wrote the template for synth rock; the mechanical beat, the synthesizers and those robotic vocals. And Elliot Easton is criminally unrecognized as one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.
I was always able to tell the difference between them, but hey, I was a teenager the 1st half of the 80’s. I always preferred Benjamin Orr because the songs he sang on were more my speed, and mostly seemed to rock more. Thanks for this one! Their phasing they recorded with really makes the instruments “pop” even now on a good car stereo. Nothing like them!
I used to take my daughter and 3 of her friends to school in my 69 Camaro listening to the Cars. They knew Cars-Cars and Candy O by heart. I let My Baby sit for years when I was diagnosed with leukemia. When I got better I restored it and put in a new stereo. The first music I listened to was The Cars and this was in honor of Benjamin Orr that recently passed of cancer. Their music makes me feel better and gives me so many fond memories.
I ca remember my brother in law turned me on to this album, I was 12 years old ! It had the most profound experience on me ! One of my favorites, especially moving in stereo !
I just saw this video last night. Awesome take on The Cars! I remember the first time I heard them was in August of '78, going into 10th grade, I showed up for Cross-COuntry practice and my buddy was raving about this great cassette he had just bought. He said it was The Cars and I thought "what a cheesy name!" One listen and I was hooked. I put The Cars on while at work today and enjoyed it all over again!
Possibly my favorite album by my favorite band when I was in high school. I just love the transition from Shoo Be Doo into Candy-O (that solo!), and the finishing track of Dangerous Type is just straight-up coolness personified. And Let's Go is the perfect pop song (there was a girl in my sophomore year science class that would take her shoes off, so I always thought of this song whenever I saw her, didn't hurt that she was gorgeous!)....
