HD - The Cars Live! - Touch And Go - 2011-05-12 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium

[@wvufreak56]

Absolutey superb!

[@acemangdm]

All i can say is BRILLIANT

[@jimdartouzos2127]

What an Awesome performance here from The Cars.....Awesome

[@sg1770]

Such a great band. Legendary

[@krisscanlon4051]

So gutsy to perform this very artsy piece...Hawkes making Ben proud

[@ignacioaguilar151]

excelente banda d los 80's ..saludos desde tijuana mexuco

[@mrbutterat]

There is one big empty void on that stage, but his presence is felt for sure. But what a wonderful thing that they are out touring after all these years. Elliot Easton-one bad ass guitarist. RIP Ben.

[@indotravis]

what a great solo , i love the cars, greets from Peru!!!

[@CrazyCrystalLover]

Great gesture by Greg! So nice to know that Benjamin is appreciated and missed by Greg during this tour and album.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Great album. Good song. I especially like Misfit Kid.

[@girlvegan1]

Gee that so cool that Greg played bass...great job! I started balling my eyes out....dang! Miss Ben so much! RIP Ben Cars rock!

[@cgreg129]

I have played guitar since I was 8 years old........great instrument.......To me this is the tightest , most melodic lead ever.........

[@princesskitu]

Love love love the cars! They were THE band when I was in high school 78-79, wore their 1st album out. Greg is a sweetheart, always mentions Ben..he's never been forgotten. And Elliot is still one bad ass...I envy anyone who got to see them on this tour. Not the same without Ben (how could it be?) but I'm sure it was one hell of a show! Thanks for the clip!

[@richy-ngontv6207]

I agree with all of your comments guys, the cars members problem was always one and the same, and it will go on forever} they were and still are so so so humble, that it is one of the reazons why they werent as high as they dererved to be.

[@ВераДУХ-л3д]

👏👏🇸🇮

[@richardromero5596]

the cars incredible and unforgetatable!!!!!!!!

[@studioscalemodeler9351]

So bad ass! EASTON finishes the solo and before ric can get a word in the crowd cheers drowning out rics voice. Crowd knows that's a bad ass solo!

[@NeuroGigs]

Excellent stuff! Thanks! Great to see them back playing live. My favourite guitar solo ever.

[@boutcha1]

perfection....as always.The Cars forever!

[@GinoDiCarlo]

Wow, how awesome a performance was that? They sound pretty damn good to me. Elliott is dead nuts on his guitar leads! All the negatives I've heard are a mystery to me after seeing some of these perfs on KZbin! Thanks for posting!!!

[@tommybass40]

They sound GREAT.

[@BigEighties1]

This is just so refreshing - and man - they sound like they fit perfectly in to 2011 - the music is timeless. It's just so damn good to see them up there!

[@iwantthe80sback59]

Has this audience never heard a guitar solo before? EE is amazing, yes, but I’ve never heard an audience go crazy like that before.

[@snarfinigus]

Awesome guys! Its all that I needed. Thanks,

[@RioJag]

Thanks to all the folks loading the videos! To the person who suggested hiring a bass player, No Way! please.

[@kB945100]

My mom and dad said it was a great concert! Wish they'd bought me a ticket...the Cars rock!

[@Phil_4_8]

My favorite Cars song of all time. I was afraid it would flop without Ben on bass, but I'll have to say that Greg handles the bass line quite well.

[@BenjaminOrrLegacy]

We miss you Ben!

[@orlandoshortsr4331]

I was at this concert a great show in Hollywood, Ca man ill never forget it best day of my life :)

[@MrGreg433]

I met Elliot once in Pasadena at a guitar shop on Colorado Blvd that sold a few left handed guitars - I think 1987 or 88 and he was really nice, cool and very normal - he was just sitting there at the counter signed a few and there were only 2 people in the shop - shook his hand and thanked him & The Cars for contributing to my partial hearing loss - he laughed. His solo here is on target.

[@MALEVOLENT312]

Can't believe how good they sound!

[@ВераДУХ-л3д]

БОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ГОЛОС БЕНА БУДУТ СЛУШАТЬ ВЕКАМИ! ТАЛАНТ ЛЕГЕНДА! НЕДООЦЕНИЛИ БЕНА! "ТАЧКИ "БЕЗ БЕНА НЕ "ТАЧКИ ".👌👌🇸🇮🇸🇮2023г.

[@tamroyt]

Audiences that talk all the way through the show should be shown the door.

[@roberleedodson]

Matthew Haus you said that right!

[@gurgisjones1120]

Very cool with Greg playing bass. Still using everyone within the band. Just wonder about those keyboards in the background (someone hidden playing, or taped?)

[@xycYcLoNusxy]

Excellent video, great job on the quality! Man, can Elliot still play those lightning fast solos. I love watching him play. Thanks again, I am going to see them this Friday in Toronto.

[@jazz_96]

The cars are my favorite band. I hope they tour one last time so i get a chance to see them live.

[@JustForFunVT]

Elliot Easton is THE most tasteful guitarist alive. Do I miss Ben? well, yeah... but the Cars will always be ... well, the Cars !

[@spencergroup]

I had the distinct pleasure of fulfilling an item on my bucket list by getting to see this Cars concert, one of the best shows I've ever seen, and I've seen some good ones! I'd heard Ric say that the Cars would never reunite so when they did I was absolutely thrilled. This is definitely one of my favorite Cars songs. I think everyone there felt the absence of Ben Orr. He was such an integral part of this band. I hope the Cars continue writing, recording and touring. The world needs as much good music as it can get because there's not very much being written anymore.

[@kmars21]

wow..Greg on bass..nice

[@marcelosimoes5598]

Yes, Elliot is amazing guitar player

[@brettbasil]

So f..king happy they are back,yes we wish Ben was here too..but the new c.d is incredible.

[@LesSmith45]

@Chrisedge Nice videos dude. I was at the first show in Seattle. Front row center stage. Our venue was small about 1700 and SRO venue only. It was awesome i was 8 feet from Ric and Elliott. I got killer photos over 100. But security was on anyone recording. Thanks for posting these. I am hoping by the end of this tour the whole show will be here. I see there are 5 from Seattle & you have 2 or 3 different ones. I really like about 5 of the new songs.

[@MusicZombieGirl]

Sweet! These guys are amazing. RIP Benjamin Orr.

[@littlesparks]

Miss you terribly Benjamin... but the guys did a good job considering.

[@Stingernukegod]

I wish i was there....

[@teknokrat1]

look kids! a REAL band REALLY playing their REAL instruments!! and REALLY singing with their REAL voices!!! WOW!!!!

[@babebuzz5101]

Miss you Ben!

[@SirHatchporch]

Good lord, why are so many people talking through this song? The Cars are on stage playing!

[@teremauricio3846]

Extraño a mi Ben!!! Todos lindos pero Ben era el más lindo de todos!!! Miss you Ben😭😭

[@traff712003]

we all miss Ben

[@58016428]

YES!!!!!!

[@melquaidesskunduglio3830]

Elliot Easton on a Les Paul custom. Doesn't get much better than that.

[@pauldevillo]

I'm still loving that syncopated verse 30 years later - timeless greatness before your eyes! Easton is flawless as ever.

[@TonyblanquitoMaxi]

que gran performance, la tocan igual al disco =)

[@tokumablapla]

so coool!!Elliot Easton!!!

[@rogerhurtubise4525]

RIP Ric

[@BrimHawk]

They did this song very well in Toronto last Friday. Easily the biggest surprise of the night was when they played Up and Down.

[@crapple009]

He may have packed on a few, but Elliot Easton still nails it.

[@skippycalliecowboy]

Nobody can replace Benjamin but Greg did a great job, even when Ric lost his timing for a few seconds. Awesome job by all of them!

[@BenCulture]

Thank you for posting this. The (sequenced) keyboards are mixed way too low . . . I had this same complaint when I saw The New Cars. Those synths need to be in your face! Like they originally were! Oh, and shame on the people who couldn't be bothered to shut the f*ck up and listen to this performance of a classic hit by living legends.

[@5tar5z]

seen them in toronto last night. 5 out of 5 stars

[@BenCulture]

I too had noticed the relative lack of soloing on Move Like This (Oh! HEY! Drop whatever you're doing and GET Jules Shear's album "Healing Bones"! Elliot plays lead on ALL tracks, and does some *wonderful* stuff!) ... I wouldn't be so quick to blame Ocasek. Elliot broke his collarbone or his clavicle or something, which ended The New Cars's lucrative tour. Could be he's not entirely recovered - or maybe even permanently damaged! I hate to think such things, but ...

[@flyinwalenda]

@TOSportsFan1990 I bet it's their way of a tribute to Ben doing the show like this. Can never replace him so why have someone outside fill-in ? If they can keep it up this way do it ! Sounds great !

[@deeesher]

When I first heard the song many years ago, I didn't get it. I really love The Cars, but this was never one of my favorites. Now, after so much time has passed, I've really learned to appreciate this tune. And everything about this performance is perfect. From the "tip of the hat" in the intro, to Greg Hawkes amazing performance, to Elliot's flawless solo, and the eruption of applause when he finished. This really made me smile a lot :) Very, very upset they never made it to Florida for this tour, and hoping someone, somewhere has a well produced video of the entire show... but I'm not holding my breath :(

[@donnasweetpurplejune6335]

That solo almost didn't make it on the record. More details about this song and the official video on my Benjamin Orr blog: sweetpurplejune.wordpress.com/2016/12/26/touch-and-go/

[@BrianStocking]

Thanks for that link. I enjoyed reading that.

[@jamesthreadgill7651]

Put the phone down and enjoy the concert.

[@BenCulture]

I would find this solo hard to play with Ric Ocasek looking over my shoulder. I would also find this solo hard to play under any other circumstances. Really, it's quite amazing how the whole audience explodes at the climax of Elliot's solo, isn't it? The song might as well be over for much of the audience, it seems.

[@ColdSmokes]

When you're a professional ace at your craft, it just doesn't matter.

[@tabbygail7]

I always loved Easton as a musician, but I don't understand why his playing is so limited on the new album. I wonder if Ocasek got pissed that the crowd cheered the solo while he started singing again.

[@jenbunny1984]

Greg is the man!!!

[@merseybeat1963]

Damn it they just should have gotten a bass player..the Syth (and bass)on this song is imperative..

[@toddshelton1965]

That's how it's always been sung... kind of a syncopated feel... check the studio recording on Panorama - it's just the same.

[@jeffreymorgan4381]

I was there..felt strange with no Ben Orr

[@ВераДУХ-л3д]

😢😢👌🇸🇮

[@ghosttgirlghosttspook5478]

Ben's there in spirit!

[@BenCulture]

Bonus Fun-Fact for you: Did you know that the song "Panorama" has an intro (and middle instrumental) made of a 17 (SEVENTEEN) beat pattern? 16 would be the norm - four bars of 4/4 - but Ric inserts one extra beat. The drums alone stay in 4/4, however, so the drum pattern is backwards on the second and fourth repeats of the pattern. You can listen and count it out for yourself. Obviously, the band was seeking to subvert the rock/pop "formula" and disorient the listener. I find this INSANELY cool!

[@planetoftheatheists6858]

This reunion should have been spectacular. "Soon" is an epic song that could have been on a movie soundtrack that might have made it popular. This whole deal needed a better producing and publicity

[@bradbusby9798]

Sad to see them age, been 11 yrs after Ben passed. This Band was great in it's time. Love my era!!!!

[@BenCulture]

You are entirely correct. There is no shame or disrespect in hiring someone to copy Ben's singing. Roger Waters hired Robbie Wyckoff specifically to sing like David Gilmour for The Wall Live tour. And people are LOVING it! Hell, Brian Wilson hired Bruce Johnston to replace ... HIMSELF, when he decided to quit touring! If Kasim Sulton can sing "All Mixed Up" and "Drive" as well as he did, he can sing anything else Ben did! Ben was damn good, but not inimitable or irreplaceable. Oh, well . . . .

[@INDLIS]

Ben Culture Def Leppard guitarist Phill Collen once had to mimic the guitar playing of their lost band mate Steve Clark (who died of a drug overdose) in order to complete the making of their 5th album Adrenalize. That was before Vivian Campbell (who made his first concert debut with the band at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert of life) officially replaced Clark

[@csamzp]

Have they been performing Drive on the current tour? How does it sound?

[@babebuzz5101]

Elliott😍😍😍

[@NotTHATHoward]

I think he did a great job.

[@BenCulture]

I'm sure Greg was speaking for all the band.

[@richardromero5596]

FANTASTC ELLIOT

[@BlackPhoenix424]

Getting somebody else to play bass would be disrespectful to Ben's legacy.

[@abcizdaman]

I'll give this a thumbs up cuz it's a good song, but as one guy told me in another post... they didn't seem to be too into their gig, especially Ric Ocasek

[@tacomadc]

This is such an odd song, the timing is really strange. They were getting progressive at this time. Still like it.

[@ponderosalemons]

@TheSlopB0X Looks like Greg Hawkes is playing bass.

[@Chrisedge]

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[@merseybeat1963]

That's understandable if that's how they felt about it but really, had they hired a fan..and had him in the shadows back there it would have been no disrespect.

[@TheSlopB0X]

so no bass player at all?

[@newspapertaxis1]

Elliot Easton looks like Frick'in Elton John!!!!!

[@BenCulture]

Off time? Not really. Not in an accidental sense. See, the drums and bass are playing a pattern in 5/4 time, but the keyboards, guitar, and singings are repeating a pattern in 4/4 time. This means that the various parts overlap, but don't actually match, except every 20 beats. If you think this sounds wildly complicated and difficult, you're right. I don't know how Ric manages to sing it at all. Or why he composed it that way in the first place! It's disorienting.

[@marshjvm]

When did Elton John start playing guitar for the Cars?

[@canlasr]

@marshjvm lol I did not know Elton John can set a guitar on fire lol

[@eamon54]

I wonder if Pete Cetera would fill in!!!!

[@jriesmeyer]

no

[@rodneyriddnauer]

his lyric is off time

[@NotTHATHoward]

I know, how annoying!

[@tulllguy]

Easton got big.

[@jonwilliams6484]

Maybe...but he can still whail on the git-fiddle...!

[@maxti6]

It's the shirt. It's some weird hybrid thing that keeps him ultra cool it's rather puffy

[@mrpentium]

occupational hazard of advancing age

[@babebuzz5101]

mrpentium Yup, dam that age thing. I still remember him in his younger years, he was pretty "hot" and a cutie.