i've never listened to Door to Door. i kinda forget it exists. but i got a nice copy in at the store and there it is. i don't think i know a single song on it. curious. but not incredibly curious. is it a millennial favorite yet?
― scott seward, Saturday, 17 February 2018 22:09 (six years ago) link
It's interesting how Ocasek took full production credit.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 February 2018 22:09 (six years ago) link
Was hoping your post would be a link to a best-of write-up.
― Prometheus Freed's Rock and Roll Pâté (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 17 February 2018 22:50 (six years ago) link
ha I never knew about the sped-up "Best Friend's Girl"
spun side 1 of Candy-O a day ago, totally classic
― sleeve, Saturday, 17 February 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
I am a millennial and I like Door to Door. I don't know how millennials in general feel about the Cars, but there's a lot of Ben Orr fangirling on tumblr
― soref, Sunday, 18 February 2018 11:45 (six years ago) link
I am a millennial and the Cars are unimpeachably great imo
― crüt, Sunday, 18 February 2018 13:21 (six years ago) link
Candy O only clicked for me recently. It's side two which I think is the better side. Shoo Be Doo onvwards is just such a great run of songs
Any love for Ric's Beatitude album? Currently playing it more than any actual Cars
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 18 February 2018 18:43 (six years ago) link
"Jimmy Jimmy" is as good if not better than many Cars songs.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 18 February 2018 18:46 (six years ago) link
I think Jimmy Jimmy might be my favourite Cars related track, especially this 12" version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010iE30pjB8
― soref, Sunday, 18 February 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
HOLY SHIT
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 18 February 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link
the "We're all in this together" section is so uncharacteristic of Ocasek, who likes to play Mr. Cynic behind the shades.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 18 February 2018 18:54 (six years ago) link
ooh gotta check out that Ocasek 12"
while we're touching on solo stuff, this is also totally great, whole LP is worth finding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC-0B2KSacc
― sleeve, Sunday, 18 February 2018 18:59 (six years ago) link
I like Niagara Falls too, in terms of solo albums I can't think of another one that sounds so much like the band that person was in with all the other members contributions muted, like Shake It Up-era Cars tracks that haven't had the vocal or guitar part added yet.
Elliot Easton's Change No Change album is great as well, sounds a little less like the Cars than the others solo records, less new wave and more power-pop
― soref, Sunday, 18 February 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
Ocasek's Fireball Zone, co-produced by Nile Rodgers, has a handful of interestingly arranged tunes: keyboard textures, dance grooves.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 18 February 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
Listening to 'Candy O' for the first time in years, it really hit me how much the track "Shoo Be Doo" was Ric Ocasek doing a studio track having fun doing Alan Vega with the delay on the voice. It's definitely got that Suicide choogle going on.
― earlnash, Saturday, 5 January 2019 04:45 (five years ago) link
Here's where I stand.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 2 June 2019 05:20 (five years ago) link