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Bon Jovi - What About Now 13 Apr 2013 | 08:50 am
Bon Jovi - What About Now - 2013 I know, I know...I never reviewed The Circle. I just couldn't bring myself to find it. To buy it. To borrow it...anything. And, yes, I've had a "Bon Jovi - The Circle...
The Cars - Move Like This 1 Feb 2013 | 03:03 am
The Cars - Move Like This - 2011 And ironic title, considering that when The Cars played live they were like watching a Disney animatronic band. Move Like This is exactly what one would expect from T...
The New Cars - It's Alive [File Under: The Cars] 31 Jan 2013 | 11:32 am
The New Cars - It's Alive - 2006 Okay, so this is a one off. But, I had to include it. First off, Rundgren has Ocasek's nervous, forced, paranoia voice down. The backing harmonies, spot on. Easton's ...
Ric Ocasek - Nexterday [File Under: The Cars] 31 Jan 2013 | 11:19 am
Ric Ocasek - Nexterday - 2005 It took about 27 years but Ric Ocasek finally made his dream come true: An album of songs written by him, sung by him, produced by him and, most importantly, featuring i...
Ric Ocasek - Troublizing [File Under: The Cars] 31 Jan 2013 | 04:21 am
Ric Ocasek - Troublizing - 1997 four tracks produced by.... Billy Corgan? Really? The first thing I noticed on the very first track is that this sounds like a heavy, 90s era Cars tribute band. "Th...
Ric Ocasek - Quick Change World [File Under: The Cars] 30 Jan 2013 | 11:09 am
Ric Ocasek - Quick Change World - 1993 The familiar bass line peeks through the first real cut, "Don't Let Go", a song at once so familiar and yet, sort of fresh that, after the spoken word Laurie An...
Ric Ocasek - Fireball Zone [File Under: The Cars] 29 Jan 2013 | 04:45 am
Ric Ocasek - Fireball Zone - 1991 The first sign of life from Mr. Ocasek in ages. Co-produced by...Nile Rodgers of all people, Fireball Zone opens with the scorching "Rockaway" and really just keeps ...
The Cars - Door to Door 29 Jan 2013 | 03:44 am
The Cars - Door to Door - 1987 Remember that muddy, cloudy, dense production that was smeared all over Panorama? It's back. "Leave or Stay" might have actually been good had anyone thought to put som...
Benjamin Orr - The Lace [File Under: The Cars] 29 Jan 2013 | 02:56 am
Benjamin Orr - The Lace - 1986 Do you like "Drive"? Oh, good. Then you would like 60% of this album. Wait, what? You say you don't need to hear mid-tempo, synth driven, electric drum driven 2nd rate ...
Ric Ocasek - This Side of Paradise [File Under: The Cars] 28 Jan 2013 | 06:50 am
Ric Ocasek - This Side of Paradise - 1986 Opening with an abstract, paranoid soundscape, "Keep on Laughing" suggests that it might be Ocasek's Low or Lodger but, in no time, those familiar Cars trope...
