Guide Note

The Cars were a rock and new wave band from Boston formed in the late '70s and fronted by lead singer Ric Ocasek. They scored a number of hits with songs like "Just What I Needed," "Good Times Roll," "Shake It Up," and "Drive."

The peak of the Cars' success came in 1984 with their multi-platinum record Heartbeat City. The RIAA certified the album as having sold over four million copies.

After the band broke up in 1988, Ocasek went on to become a successful solo artist and record producer, producing such albums as Weezer's multi-platinum "Blue Album." Some of the former band members teamed up with Todd Rundgren and other musicians to form "The New Cars" in 2005, playing old Cars favorites in addition to dipping into Rundgren's catalog.

Fast Facts

Formed: 1977
Origin: Boston, Massachusetts
Disbanded: 1988
Studio Albums: 6
The New Cars: Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, Todd Rundgren, Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Atom Ellis

Discography

The Cars (1978)
Candy-O (1979)
Panorama (1980)
Shake It Up (1981)
Heartbeat City (1984)
Door to Door (1987)

Band Members

Ric Ocasek
Benjamin Orr
Elliot Easton
Greg Hawkes
David Robinson

Categories

Music | Pop Music

View Note History

The Cars

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: The Cars
Official Site: The New Cars
Wikipedia: The Cars | The New Cars
Allmusic: The Cars
Fan Site: The Cars Unreleased
Amazon.com: The Cars Music
Video: "You Might Think" (Time: 3:05)

The Cars News and Gossip

Boston Music Spotlight: "The New Cars drive old favorites into new decade" (2007)
CMJ: "Ric Ocasek Gives Universal Just What It Needed" (2007)
liveDaily: "The New Cars gear up for another run" (2007)
StamfordPlus.com: "The New Cars to perform in Columbus park" (2007)

The Cars Music and MP3s

iTunes: The Cars
Last.fm: The Cars
MP3.com: The Cars
Rhapsody: The Cars
Yahoo! Music: The Cars

The Cars Photos

Google Image Search: The Cars | The New Cars
Official Site: The Cars Miscellaneous Gallery, Press Gallery and Rolling Stone Gallery
Rolling Stone: The Cars photos

The Cars Videos

YouTube: "Magic" (Time: 4:07)
YouTube: "Drive" (Time: 3:55)
YouTube: "Magic" (Live 1984) (Time: 4:33)
YouTube: "Let's Go" (Live 1984) (Time: 3:37)
YouTube: "Just What I Needed" (Live 1984) (Time: 3:22)
YouTube: "You Might Think" (Live 1984) (Time: 3:12)
Google & YouTube: The Cars

The Cars Lyrics, Tabs and Chords

911Tabs: The Cars tabs
FretPlay: The Cars tabs
Rock Lyrics:The Cars lyrics
Yahoo! Music: The Cars lyrics

The Cars Profiles

MP3.com: The Cars
Official MySpace Page: The Cars
Rolling Stone: The Cars
VH1: The Cars

The Cars Biographies, Articles, and Blogs

liveDaily: Interview: Todd Rundgren of The New Cars (2007)
liveDaily: Interview: Greg Hawkes of The New Cars (2006)
MTV: The Cars biography
Rolling Stone: The Cars biography
Rolling Stone: "Ric Ocasek Rocks CBGB" (2005)
Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews: The Cars
Yahoo! Music: The Cars biography

The Cars On Tour

Official Site: The New Cars 2007 Summer Tour

The Cars Merchandise

Official Store: The Cars
Official Store: The New Cars
Amazon.com: The Cars Merchandise
eBay: The Cars Music
Google Product Search: The Cars

Similar Artists

Last.fm: Similar to The Cars
Yahoo! Music: Similar to The Cars

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