Ric Ocasek

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Born
23 March 1944
Born In
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died
15 September 2019 (aged 75)
Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1944, died September 15, 2019) was the vocalist and frontman for The Cars and a producer for several other groups, including Bad Brains, Suicide and Weezer. Ocasek released his first solo album in 1982. Beatitude is a somewhat more experimental variation of The Cars' New Wave rock sound. A more synthesizer-heavy follow up, This Side Of Paradise, was released in 1986. A minor hit, "Emotion In Motion" accompanied the album. The Cars split in 1987, and Ocasek disappeared from the public eye for several years, resurfacing in 1… read more
Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1944, died September 15, 2019) was the vocalist and frontman for The Cars and a producer for several other groups, including Bad Brains, Suicide and Weezer. Ocasek released his first solo album in 1982. Beatitude is a somewhat more experimental va… read more
Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1944, died September 15, 2019) was the vocalist and frontman for The Cars and a producer for several other groups, including Bad Brains, Suicide and Weezer. Ocasek released his first solo album in 1982. Beatitude is a somewhat more experimental variation of The Cars' New Wave rock sound. A more synthesizer-heavy … read more

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1 Play track This Side of Paradise Emotion in Motion
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 125 listeners
2 Play track This Side of Paradise Keep on Laughin'
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3 Play track This Side of Paradise True Love
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4 Play track Beatitude Something To Grab For
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5 Play track Fireball Zone The Way You Look Tonight
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6 Play track This Side of Paradise Mystery
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7 Play track Quick Change World Feeling's Got to Stay
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8 Play track This Side of Paradise True to You
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9 Play track This Side of Paradise Look in Your Eyes
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10 Play track Beatitude Jimmy Jimmy
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  1. 15,090 listeners

    1 Jan 1986 · 10 tracks

    This Side of Paradise
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  2. 6,772 listeners

    27 Sep 2005 · 11 tracks

    Nexterday
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  3. 6,308 listeners

    13 Jun 1997 · 11 tracks

    Troublizing
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  4. 4,613 listeners

    1 Jan 1982 · 10 tracks

    Beatitude
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