The Cars

Unknown Soldier · 07-12-2011, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i'm quite big on The Cars

love their debut and am getting their entire discog soon

I didn`t think you were much of a Cars fan!!!

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Originally Posted by wisdom

No comments on the new album? It reminds me a little of the Shake It Up album. Meh. The one without a hit Ben Orr single. His presence made the band great (although I'm not sure he was a particularly good bassist).

Elliot Easton was seen as the best musician in the group, I`d say Ben was a decent bassist and nothing more. "Door to Door" was always a strange album, a departure from "Heartbeat City" for sure and more back to basics but the end product was actually quite different. The whole album has an eclectic feel with songs such as "Double Trouble" "Everything You Say" one of the most interesting songs the band ever did and "Fine Line" all sounding very different to each other, but strangely enough the whole thing is cohesive enough to be a decent album.

Howard the Duck · 07-12-2011, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I didn`t think you were much of a Cars fan!!!

of course I am, been big on them since the 80s, when You Might Think and Drive came out

totally adore all their singles

saying that, I don't really like Heartbeat City (album) much because of the amount of filler and the snoozefest of a title track - they shouldn't really attempt "atmospherics" and concentrate on hooks and catchiness

my fave Cars song is Since You're Gone - which sounds like Dylan gone New Wave

Unknown Soldier · 07-12-2011, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

of course I am, been big on them since the 80s, when You Might Think and Drive came out

totally adore all their singles

saying that, I don't really like Heartbeat City (album) much because of the amount of filler and the snoozefest of a title track - they shouldn't really attempt "atmospherics" and concentrate on hooks and catchiness

my fave Cars song is Since You're Gone - which sounds like Dylan gone New Wave

As great as their hooks were, I think the defining element of that band were actually the atmospherics (thanks to Greg Hawkes) which were evident on all their albums sarting with "Moving in Stereo" off the debut and reaching their full blown conclusion with "Heartbeat City" that title track I find amazing btw.

You`re right "Since Your`re Gone" does sound like Dylan gone new wave. In fact the song as the same plodding feel as "Let the Good Times Roll" off the debut.