The Cars: “Just What I Needed” (1978)
Talk about going 0 to 60 in a flash, The Cars were stars after this song came out.
Talk about going 0 to 60 in a flash, The Cars were stars after this song came out.
Finally, a new wave band that everyone could rally around, a radio ally for the rest of us.
The song that got you revved up for the Cars’ second album. I really need to put the brakes on the car puns.
Their sophomore effort is a bit soft in spots, but still contains two great songs in “Let’s Go” and “It’s All I Can…
Orr it’s all they would let Ben do, at least until “Drive.” This is still one of the coolest Cars songs.
The Cars take a left turn with this moody studio album favoring synthesizers and irregular rhythms.
A little engine stutter aside, this is one of the catchiest tracks on The Cars’ most “difficult” album.
The Cars’ fourth gets out of the gate quick on the strength of “Since You’re Gone” and “Shake It Up” and never looks…
More “Let’s Go” than “Touch And Go,” the first single from The Cars’ fourth is a party on a platter.
The moody second single from Shake It Up didn’t quite break the top 40, unless you were counting the MTV Top 40.
Robotic synth-rock that lacks the contagious energy of The Cars, Ocasek is still cool on Beatitude but a little cold to the touch.
Turbocharged by top-of-the-line audio and video production, The Cars enter their mass-production phase.
Mutt Lange works his multiplatinum magic again as The Cars release the most sucksassfull album of their carears. (I’ll spellcheck that later.)
Easton’s solo debut is a surprisingly solid album of modern rock featuring the songwriting talents of Jules Shear.
A more polished followup to Beatitude, featuring most of The Cars and a bonafide hit in “Emotion In Motion.”