[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.
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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.
[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.