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Category: Ric Ocasek

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Ric Ocasek Discography

The last of the great glam rockers and a new wave pioneer, Ocasek was the driving force behind The Cars.

Posted On 23 Jul3 Oct
Never Say Never album cover

[Review] Romeo Void: Never Say Never (EP) (1981)

This was the band’s “Lucky Number,” even if that number was only #147 on the US charts.

Posted On 13 Sep23 Jul
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[Review] Ric Ocasek: Beatitude (1982)

Robotic synth-rock that lacks the contagious energy of The Cars, Ocasek is still cool on Beatitude but a little cold to the touch.

Posted On 26 Jan17 Dec
Something To Grab For picture sleeve

Ric Ocasek: “Something To Grab For” (1983)

The opening single from Ocasek’s first solo album failed to crack the Top 40, and back in The Cars he went.

Posted On 25 Aug
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Ric Ocasek: “Emotion In Motion” (1986)

Ric was apparently a one-hit wonder, and this was the hit. I know, I know, tell it to Devo.

Posted On 28 Nov23 Jul
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[Review] Ric Ocasek: This Side of Paradise (1986)

A more polished followup to Beatitude, featuring most of The Cars and a bonafide hit in “Emotion In Motion.”

Posted On 11 Oct23 Jul
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[Review] Ric Ocasek: Fireball Zone (1991)

Maybe the rock idol had been idle too long, but Fireball Zone felt more like a safety zone.

Posted On 14 Jan23 Jul
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Ric Ocasek: “Rockaway” (1991)

This is the ready-made rocker from Fireball Zone (insert zany music video here).

Posted On 11 Feb11 Feb
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[Review] Ric Ocasek: Quick Change World (1993)

A compromise of the album that Ocasek wanted to make and the album that the label (Reprise) wanted him to make.

Posted On 14 May23 Jul
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[Review] Ric Ocasek: Negative Theater (1993)

Ric’s hard-to-find “original” fourth album. To play it’s the thing.

Posted On 12 Jun23 Jul
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[Review] Weezer (1994)

Flannel is out, bowling shirts are in, in this cross between Teenage Fanclub and nerdvana.

Posted On 10 Aug24 Oct

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