Just What I Needed - The Cars - Neighborhood Picnic Band 2023

[@tomstegall1346]

These guys are great

[@kennykotecki7285]

One of those songs you can hear 10,000 times and still listen to the whole thing.

[@nunyabizness1708]

Those boys can play my neighborhood any time they want.

[@jeffbrower8773]

yeah, where do they play in 2024 ?

[@LuisRodriguez-cf4tf]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 When u capture the essence of it, means u nailed it. Excellent rendition and tight sound 😉

[@smitty810]

Now that's a garage band! Old dudes rocking out and having fun!

[@kevin2400]

I'm 41 years old and still trying to put together a bruce springsteen tribute band

[@ScottW-vz4bf]

@@kevin2400. Great idea, what city/town do you live in. I covered a lot of Bruce in my solo act, would be fun to have a tribute band!

[@Thousandaire-n7o]

​I'm 73 and can do a creditable replica of Bryan Ferry. But assembling a Roxy Music tribute band could be a very daunting task.

[@BobbyDaniels-ck7jv]

Rolled that… Thanks for sharing.

[@hubb123456]

Drummer hit the 2-4 to 1-3 to 2-4 change in third verse.... Nice.

[@21121322]

Yeah....A very cool one measure flavor that adds to the greatness of this song.

[@disseminationnetwork]

Drummer definitely nailed it, they all did!

[@D-Fens_1632]

There's something so oddly satisfying about that section. Sort of like the change in Heart of Glass.

[@groovepyre1186]

​@@D-Fens_1632 which change? The instrumental section in 7/8?

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

I noticed that, too! Danny is extremely particular about getting things just right! ❤

[@nickpapagiorgio1166]

Ben Orr, and Ric Ocasek are looking down with huge smiles!!!...love the Cars!

[@MannieQuinn-h6b]

These guys do the most accurate covers on KZbin.

[@fredselbman3319]

I don’t know about that, have you checked out Leonid & Friends ?

[@NeighborhoodPicnicBand2023]

I'm sure they are very good. The difference is we're not a band. It's a once a year project with 10-12 lifelong friends who come together for this one gig. We learn new songs every year. Over 500 different songs since 2006 and 430 videos since 2010. We never play these songs again with this group of guys. It's crazy. Half the guys come into town the day before the gig, and that's the only time we rehearse all together. We rely on each guy honing their part on their own. I do miss the comfort of knowing we have played these songs 50 times together. I don't want to say seat of your pants, but there's a lot of moving parts rotating in different people every song and keeping track of all the recording. It's daunting. There is no next week if we screw up a song. It's a different pressure, but when you're up there with guys you've known since you were 10, it is more reassuring. That's why you can't compare what we do with what a band that plays out regularly does. We're just happy to see everyone, play some fun tunes, and off we go until the next year. We really appreciate the compliment though!!

[@MarkBaker56]

@@fredselbman3319 Leonid and Friends is excellent tho it’s more of a studio setting. I also enjoy Scary Pockets for that type of thing. But you are right NPB is not the only or most accurate covers on you tube. We just do what we love and hope it can brighten your day even half as much as it brightened ours on these particular end of summer sundays.

[@spwb2k]

America needs a Woodstock of backyard picnic bands right about now.

[@FM-ig3th]

Sweet! ...I'm packing the cooler and heading to the liqour store!

[@dudeabides1532]

That synth sound was just like the record. He found the exact sound. Not just the synth, This whole performance was great!

[@MrAdamJoel]

Cool

[@ChrisBuck-m4w]

Damn you guys are good on every single song I’ve listened too damn good!

[@drs2328]

Great sounding band!!The Cars would be honored!

[@junlp9492]

That guitarist is gooooooood!!!!

[@guitarexpert2245]

He's got the Elliot Easton lead down perfectly. Good job!

[@sorgism]

He really did it justice; those bends ain’t easy.

[@tspfl9073]

Yeah... Elliot's lead riff is the key to this song. Nicely done dudes.

[@JonasLaganson]

godamn grandpa's 🤩

[@stephenjones6030]

Oh, guys...this sounds SO good!!!

[@leehanson1416]

Nailed the guitar solo, and drummer nailed the turned-around beat at the end of the 3rd verse. Nice job.

[@kristinekrohn7231]

Outstanding by all members. Just found you guys. ❤nice keybord talent going on

[@theknowitall4090]

Great cover. SO MANY band can't approach Ben Orr's vocals, the synth and Eastons guitar work and most importantly the Cars had great backing vocals. You guys do. Well done.

[@NeighborhoodPicnicBand2023]

Thanks so much!

[@vandersonhefeltin9770]

One of the best versions I have heard, great job guys.. The Cars were my favorite band and the best back in the day.. great tribute, appreciate the time and effort to do it right

[@TheRocker27]

Really good. I burnin for you. 🤘🃏🎸🥃🍺🤤👊

[@jonsalvador5051]

EPICA

[@thomo74]

Great sound ! Drums, keyboards, guitar all spot on! Vocals are amazing also!

[@nouse3771]

Best cover on KZbin now

[@michaelwalsh98]

Good sounding band !!!!

[@leedoloff3998]

Incredible

[@possibleot1167]

Polished... Well done lads

[@cribrebo7375]

I don't care how good the band is musically if the vocals aren't there then it doesn't work in this situation the vocals are totally there great job guys.. 👏👍

[@MattyBaker84]

Thank you!!

[@jeffbrower8773]

@@MattyBaker84 your Little Bit of Soul cover is amazing. Jamie Lyons would agree no doubt

[@MattyBaker84]

@@jeffbrower8773 thanks so much, Jeff!

[@markanderson1448]

I hope you guys keep playing. What a treasure!

[@ndhudecz]

What a great band...

[@CheetahSnowLeopard]

Well done, the true test was the guitar solo and he didn’t cut corners. 😊

[@rhinomechanics8423]

Great Sound Great Copy.

[@jerryharrington1034]

I envy anyone who attempts to sing a Cars song performed by the great vocalist Benjamin Orr. But dude ….. you nailed it. Very well done. And band is incredible. Great job guys !!

[@MarkLada]

The drummer is solid as a rock.. The whole band is talented.. Great cover of a great song.. Well done fellas..

[@joehollander1718]

ONE HELL OF A BAND,LOVE IT

[@KingPitts]

This is great, nice work guys.

[@musacman57]

AWESOME JOB 👍

[@billytrack]

Tight as two coats of paint, well done

[@boarhog1979]

Sounds just like Elliot on that guitar, and the vocals are pretty good as well. They have this song down nicely

[@SunUp-l3h]

Man, I don’t know where your neighborhood is but I wish I lived there!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

I did! It was a fantastic place to grow up! ❤

[@lilflower25]

That was one hell of an awesome banger!

[@forrest1499]

Dude just nailed the solo! bravo

[@ulverstonerealestate1509]

Love The Cars…Love this cover!

[@26rickg]

Spot on............

[@richardgardner8598]

AWESOME GUYS!!!

[@MrGogogordo]

🤘❤️

[@mhz9003]

My favourite song. You guys did it justice. 👋

[@jasonweinberg932]

Benjamin Orr lives on!

[@KenWalls]

This is great!!!

[@geoff2212]

MINT!!!

[@philjohns6361]

Rockin!

[@eamonstafford2056]

Great cover boys. Good stuff

[@robertrogers7939]

Nailed it.

[@r12rtpilot]

Nice!

[@DrDJBadMed]

Keyboards are great! , everything is...nice!

[@jackflash5659]

That was just what I needed. Keep on Rockin' guys!

[@deepdiver51]

Excellent cover! You got the tones absolutely spot on. Fabulous instruments and vocals. Loved it.

[@jimbanter]

Guy in white hat and blue shirt is my hero!

[@leviathon98]

gay

[@elterrifico9522]

Good job

[@milmil6594]

My flashback to the 70's and early 80's are golden with this song blasting on my craig system in my 74 Ford Maverick..buddy's hangin with the good ole Mexican bag of weed full of stems and seeds and the Cars

[@charlesking5328]

😂😅 ✌

[@billrichards8484]

WOOOOOOOO......... Dude you blew my mind with that comment. I LITERALLY had a 71 Maverick with a blasting Craig system.... only I had Jensen co-axials..... but basically the same, except your car was a little newer than mine. lol.... I'm guessing a 301 motor. Right?

[@milmil6594]

@@billrichards8484 Been so long ago i don't remember the size of the engine..just know it was a 6 cyl..Wish i had one of those Maverkis today..They make nice hot-rods and even back then i put the wide tires with the Craiger Mag wheels and air shocks on it..Looked way meaner than it really was as it was just a 6 cylinder..They made a sportier model called a Maverick Grabber that had a V-8..My Craig player was the one that mounted to the floor and tilted back..Back then it really blasted the power and if you had Jenson speakers you had a pretty nice sounding system no doubt..

[@billrichards8484]

@@milmil6594 Those were the days, right? Mine may have been the Grabber you mentioned. I think I typed 301, but my motor was actually a V-8 302. I had wide tires as well and I could floor it and it would absolutely burn rubber off those tires until it caught traction and then it was fishtailing out of the hole. I actually played in a band as well, which is why I clicked on the vid. I'm glad I saw your comment, though. Brough back some GREAT memories.

[@milmil6594]

@@billrichards8484 The best days ever..actually my very first car at age 16 was a 64 ford falcon that i paid 50 dollars for and that would have been back in 1971.. used cars were cheap..i grduated in 1975 so my parents gave me the Maverick during my senior year..I would guess yours was the Grabber model like you said if it had the 302..It would have had the 5 lug hubs for the tires as well..i had the cheap version of Maverick with the 6 cylinder which only had the 4 lug hubs..Those Mavericks made for great looking hot-rods even if was a 6 cyl..That body style was just right..If you had a Grabber today you would be sitting on a gold mine..Even any model of a Maverick would bring a good penny..yours being the V-8..that is awesome..in the mid 70's the small country town where i lived all the kids had their motor heads on..The fastest car in our town was 1970 Super Bee..our fastest cars from our town would take on the next town over and their fastest cars..They had a lime green 69 Camero over there as their fastest that they called the pickle but our towns 70 Super Bee still beat that Camero..Great fun and great memories

[@brucefellenz7637]

Bro can sing! Well done

[@vinegarjoe9706]

Watching Doug Orlando is a joy. He loves what he does!!!!!

[@drohegda]

Gentlemen i am pleasingly stunned, i found your channel you all are top notch musicians and singers, i can see in all of you after all these years you have been at performing your total Pure Love for the Music comes shining on through, you all dont know how Happy seeing your songs make my Heart. Thanks to All. ♥️🎶🎼🎸

[@MarkBaker56]

Thanks so much. If I can speek for the band, if our performance gives someone a respite of distraction from these troubling times its worth more than any money we might earn. Music is joy generated to share with friends and those friends we have not yet met.

[@kookoothebirdgirl1]

@@MarkBaker56well said, Mark! Here, here! 👏👏

[@RyanMezado]

Great job men👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@johnmcaleese8459]

Damn. These cats are freaking good. Really good !!!!!

[@tonyfabricius863]

Love the Cars,Well done on a cover,Cheers from Australia

[@markpolacek7840]

Good job guys!!

[@krafty65]

Outstanding. Really.

[@_spider_jeff]

most excellent cover! singer nailed it on key...lead guitar rocked it...bass right on time....got a new sub :)

[@d05wtt]

Good cover.

[@johnnybikes1]

well done guys love the keys on this one

[@calvinthompson5398]

Excellent

[@AR-pm9nv]

Killer. That solo is so full of bends, it tricky. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎸

[@Sacredgrooves]

Fantastic! That guitar solo is so underrated, and you nailed it!

[@caryconrad3298]

Great solo work by John, caught everyone off guard Eliott’s nuances ❤

[@inagard1]

WOW!! Great

[@coachcleats13]

That's freaking great guys!!!!!

[@TO99999]

10’s of fans go wild!

[@Camp_Runamuck]

Great cover .. subbed

[@123pwop]

MAN, I LOVE YOU GUYS !!! Great cover band ! Lead vocalist....... awesome !

[@thonatim5321]

Calm your @ss down. He was okay. It is difficult to match Ben's range but the guitar licks were awesome. Easton would be proud.

[@ericberg9266]

Nice job guys!

[@dinkeredwards5187]

Glad to see these guy's still around !!!

[@Frank_inSA]

Unfortunately they are not. 2023 was the last year 😢 of the NPB

[@dinkeredwards5187]

@@Frank_inSA Aww That's to bad..I hate to hear that..Atleast we have the youtube video's..Some Epic Performance's for sure!!!

[@les13robinson]

Excellent cover! Wow!

[@bonneman66]

KILLER

[@robf435]

Wow that was great!!

[@victoracosta3369]

Good Times Man

[@dipdap4]

Very good job

[@metalhead9727]

Awesome!!!

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

Music on point and good job by the singer. No one can peplace Ben but great job. Music was 99.9% there, you guys ROCK.

[@skulldaddy8431]

I thought having one singer was difficult.. but three?? LMAO.. how is the stage big enough.. LOL. You guys did GREAT!!!

[@MarkBaker56]

Ego , like other things shrink with age.

[@CitizenVain]

outstanding!

[@michaelthomas366]

Well done! The Cars were a transitional band between 70's rock and New Wave. When we first heard them back then we knew something different was starting to happen and it did!

[@disseminationnetwork]

Exactly, perfect transition band, definitely could tell something new was on the way!!!!

[@tonystevenson26]

Dave Gahan and Mike Love on vocals ! ...great job all around , wow

[@Jake_Official.963]

Good job. 👍 ❤

[@R.BruceSeeley-fu3bd]

Excellent!!!

[@mikewood9173]

love these guys!!

[@Gil66171]

What a great band nailed it

[@cliveexton8993]

Brilliant! Everybody just nailed it!

[@bobbyd7363]

that drummer came to do work. awesome cover.

[@billrichards8484]

He dang shure did. Great motor. but what about that dude on that strat? Sheeeit.... ALL of em. I agree... Awesome cover!

[@mrdoeknob]

I’m a drummer with over 60 years of touring, club and studio experience. Yes, he’s good; he played exactly what the song asked of him. But, even if you’ve never sat behind a set,I could teach you this very simple drum part in about three days..