The Cars
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Boston, United States (1976 – 1988)
1) The Cars were a popular American New Wave band that formed in 1976, after going through several different incarnations. They hailed from Boston, Massachusetts and were signed to Elektra Records in 1977. Lineup: David Robinson (drummer), Benjamin Orr (singer/bassist), Ric Ocasek (singer/rhythm guitarist), Elliot Easton (lead guitarist), Greg Hawkes (keyboardist).
During their career, they released six albums: The Cars (1978), Candy-O (1979), Panorama (1980), Shake It Up (1981), Heartbeat City (1984), and Door to Door (1987). The first five of these albums all were certified platinum by the RIAA, and their self-titled debut was one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s, remaining on the Billboard album charts for over a year. They experienced a second wave of popularity in 1984 with the album Heartbeat City and the popular MTV staples “You Might Think,” “Magic,” and “Drive,” the last of which was their highest-charting single, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, after that peak, they vanished from the public eye and worked on solo projects, and released one final album before breaking up in early 1988.
Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in October 2000. Guitarist Elliot Easton played in a surf music group and joined a touring act called Creedence Clearwater Revisted with ex-members of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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traffic-light wrote:
my best friend's girl. love the song. love the film. <3
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Sulisk wrote:
Drive, mega
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lolzunicorn wrote:
:*
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sebreflex wrote:
Totally my kind..
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BillStrange wrote:
Hey! Where's the full playback versions of their best tunes??
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heaventree22 wrote:
some of the coolest synth parts ever written
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Rissacakes wrote:
I've been a huge fan of these guys for about ten years. And their music STILL suits my fancy, anytime. :)
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Modest_Hamster wrote:
One of my first musical loves. Amazing band.
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u2martyman wrote:
Awesome.
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SexyPunk80s wrote:
hello again :P
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ktcat8 wrote:
I grew up on this band, love 'em!
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lancear00 wrote:
The Cars are always a good choice!!
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Rissacakes wrote:
Goddamnit, I love these guys.
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Bandur2112 wrote:
Candy-O
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alexia_N wrote:
Panorama is their best album by far, I think.
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Bandur2112 wrote:
The first 4 albums are fucking amazing. Everything after that though is pretty lackluster, even Heartbreak City.
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miss_tremond wrote:
Panorama is so underrated >.<
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Hanges wrote:
indeed, the commercial version of television haha, just not that good
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Nololob wrote:
Klasyka Rocka
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Bandur2112 wrote:
to the person who said that The Cars were no where close to the best American band...they're pretty damn close, I'd probably only put Van Halen and Cheap Trick ahead of them.
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alexia_N wrote about The Cars – Panorama in albumz i b ownin. November 2009
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feefafo wrote about The Cars – Heartbeat City in My Top 50 Albums (which you're just DYING to hear about). October 2009
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Rissacakes wrote about The Cars – Panorama in Record collection (10 and 12"). August 2009
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Rissacakes wrote about The Cars – Candy-O in Record collection (10 and 12"). August 2009
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Rissacakes wrote about The Cars – Heartbeat City in Record collection (10 and 12"). August 2009
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