Ric Ocasek Discography
The last of the great glam rockers and a new wave pioneer, Ocasek was the driving force behind The Cars.
Category: Ric Ocasek
[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.
[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.
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.
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.
[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.”
[Review] Ric Ocasek: Fireball Zone (1991)
Maybe the rock idol had been idle too long, but Fireball Zone felt more like a safety zone.
Ric Ocasek: “Rockaway” (1991)
This is the ready-made rocker from Fireball Zone (insert zany music video here).
[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.
[Review] Ric Ocasek: Negative Theater (1993)
Ric’s hard-to-find “original” fourth album. To play it’s the thing.
[Review] Weezer (1994)
Flannel is out, bowling shirts are in, in this cross between Teenage Fanclub and nerdvana.