Their debut album was a pretty fun ride.
Ric Ocasek RIP
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Re: Ric Ocasek RIP
I think I'm a bit younger than you, so for me it's Heartbeat City. I just about wore that cassette out. The Cars' keyboards and robo-percussions represent 1980s pop about as well as anybody, although obviously they were more successful than, say, Human League. That is to say, I'm embarrassed at most of the over-processed inside-the-toaster dreck I listened to back then, but for whatever reasons the Cars sound was distinct enough that I still won't skip their songs when they somehow show in my queue.
I read tonight that he and Paulina separated about two years ago. That doesn't... sound good. I hadn't realized Ocasek was 75, and she was twenty years younger, which makes the dot-connecting even more unpleasant.
I read tonight that he and Paulina separated about two years ago. That doesn't... sound good. I hadn't realized Ocasek was 75, and she was twenty years younger, which makes the dot-connecting even more unpleasant.
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The Cars were a fixture of Top-40 radio for years, and what they did, they did very, very well. They weren't favorites of mine (they were a bit too slick for my taste), but I respected what they did--it was always listenable, memorable, well-performed, and well-produced. It's aged quite well.
Ocasek was also a very good producer of others' music. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions' Rattlesnakes is one of my favorite albums of the 80's (Ocasek re-mixed some songs on that album). Ocasek produced albums for Romeo Void, Weezer, Nada Surf, Jonathan Richman, and Guided by Voices. He had a remarkable career.
Ocasek was also a very good producer of others' music. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions' Rattlesnakes is one of my favorite albums of the 80's (Ocasek re-mixed some songs on that album). Ocasek produced albums for Romeo Void, Weezer, Nada Surf, Jonathan Richman, and Guided by Voices. He had a remarkable career.
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Re: Ric Ocasek RIP
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/read ... k-age.html
It doesn't seem quite right that Ric Ocasek and Cokie Roberts were basically the same age.It was just past 10 p.m. on Sunday when The New York Times sent out the alert: “Ric Ocasek, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artist and the lead singer of the Cars, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment,” the notification read. “He was 75.”
He was 75 … right?
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Believe it or not, i had that album on 8 track. Might have been last 8 track ever made.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:Their debut album was a pretty fun ride.
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That was 1978. Thru HS - had glove box 8 track player rocking April Wine -Harder Faster (1979) Foreigner 4 (1981), Triumph Allied Forces (1981)lukethedrifter wrote:Believe it or not, i had that album on 8 track. Might have been last 8 track ever made.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:Their debut album was a pretty fun ride.
....but The Cars album was still in the mix.