This entire album is one of the greatest debut albums in rock.
@malcolmbrewer3 жыл бұрын
Gotta agree...
@michaelhorning60143 жыл бұрын
The first three songs would be career highlights for lesser bands.
@cheesefrog993 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. One of the best albums ever. It's just so solid.
@chrisvsevil97903 жыл бұрын
All killer, no filler!
@cletusbeauregard19723 жыл бұрын
Class of 1978 was ridiculous with rookie talent: Van Halen, Devo, Dire Straits and The Cars...the 4 best albums of the year right there!
@garyhiland60133 жыл бұрын
Elliot Easton deserves the love he's getting here. Great solos. Great Music. Great Group.
@jharvable3 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato's WMTSG is just what I needed.
@awookieandagerman3 жыл бұрын
Was about to make that joke, lol.
@Aphercotropes3 жыл бұрын
I think we all were about to make that joke. It's like walking to a park and seeing a ball placed on a tee just asking for it.
@Scuba4Steve3 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed
@liquidsolids94153 жыл бұрын
@@TrebleForTheBass You Might Think we should Shake It Up in Heartbeat City with My Best Friend's Girl...she's the Dangerous Type. Let's Go!
@johnathanasiou92843 жыл бұрын
After 2020 & the madness of the past few days, I second this...
@BenWatkinsGtr2 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Greg Hawkes for creating synth sounds that helped create a genre. Cranking the oscillator rate on the outro keeps it fresh and interesting through the last moment of the recording. These guys were pioneering homegrown patches while so many were still dialing it in on a stock wurlitzer/hammond/rhodes, and they showed a generation of synth developers how to load preset banks for the 80's and beyond.
@josefinagarza2418 ай бұрын
Love them all,each contributed ,they are all the Cars❤
@boohiss3 жыл бұрын
"Not only is his vocal good, but his haircut is AMAZING" - the highest praise a new wave band could ever want. lol
@kevinb38123 жыл бұрын
I love that!!! YES!
@Nabeelco3 жыл бұрын
This series is one of the CLEAREST cases of Fair Use ever. Not only should none of them get blocked or taken down, but they shouldn't get demonetized either! They take NOTHING from the artists, and shouldn't be taking Rick's revenue either.
@gjv20083 жыл бұрын
Exactly - Rick is advertising their music to the masses and effectively paying them for doing so!
@garageman22363 жыл бұрын
It is also nothing if not educational in its use!
@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts3 жыл бұрын
Well, especially since Rick asks the artists for their masters in order to solo and group tracks on playback.... but I guess getting the artist's OK and getting the record or publishing co. to agree are 2 diff things...
@dcool2u23 жыл бұрын
@@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts Thank you. I was just going to post the question how Rick acquires the tracks. Glad I looked first. 😊
@joepharmasst3 жыл бұрын
It shows who's in it for art's sake and who just cares about $
@michmash78883 жыл бұрын
Just watched Rick’s video explaining that he got into copyright trouble for this video. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? You basically spend 14 minutes explaining that this song is perfection and the genius of these musicians! Clearly they didn’t bother to watch this video. The record company (or the estates of the departed stars) should be grateful to you for all this positive commentary, and for exposing a whole new generation to it. Thank you for making these videos, Rick.
@alexziggyful3 жыл бұрын
We need to change this! You Tube could have a special "teaching" category. And let's all pummel the "COMPLAINERS" with complaints.
@misterschubert32423 жыл бұрын
No musician was involved in this strike. It was Welles' Morlocks from _The Time Machine_ that did it...
@thisguyy3 жыл бұрын
Record labels man. They're all about money. They don't care about music or fans opinions. They're grimy sh*tpieces.
@JECastle43 жыл бұрын
@@thisguyy They can claim they money, Rick has no problem with that. It's blocking that's his major bugbear. This was his first copyright strike. Bizarre, doubt it was the band
@alexmarlowemusic3 жыл бұрын
It’s a great point that Rick’s videos introduce these genius records and songs to whole new generations of music fans, certainly that results in the record companies and publishers making more money off their catalogs!
@dana.461611 ай бұрын
Their music never grows old. It's as refreshing as the day it first aired
@notgavinfox5 ай бұрын
I feel the same way about Red Hot Chili Peppers
@theonlyguiltymaninshawshan79093 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Orr's vocals are superb. The synth. Elliot's guitar. Ric's writing. All brilliant.
@chazbunko60933 жыл бұрын
...David Robinson's drumming.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 жыл бұрын
And Orr's hair too. Damn that guy was good looking.
@kbusby48242 жыл бұрын
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 He was.
@qwipperty Жыл бұрын
And his cool demeanor on stage.
@bastidface8 ай бұрын
100%
@sdcebs2 жыл бұрын
Ben is the greatest - all of his songs he sang were amazing. Rest In Peace Ben…. you will never be forgotten.
@JamesWilliams-js4fo Жыл бұрын
He was AWESOME!
@joxyjoxyjoxy19 ай бұрын
Better lead singer than Ric IMHO.
@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore8 ай бұрын
@@joxyjoxyjoxy1Ric was quoted as saying that he sang all the good songs and Ben sang all the great songs.😊
@ebikes2xs1597 ай бұрын
Cars drum recorded sound is the best I've heard. Easton pure genius. Vocals incredible. Recording quality off the chart, each instrument clearly heard. Cars had it all. Early on I only knew I loved it. Rick's breakdown is fascinating and gives a whole new appreciation.
@7sterling Жыл бұрын
That moment @11:30 when the drum count changes is one of my favorite moments in rock and roll. It’s like they’re telling us “hey, you thought we were a rock and roll band like the others, but we’re more than than that. We’re doing something different (and a little uncomfortable).” It communicates so much. They give you the whole spirit of New Wave in seven seconds.
@bruhe8 ай бұрын
And they figured out how to keep it interesting instead of doing every verse and chorus the same way. They change up along the way to keep pulling you in. Not many bands can keep the pull going all the way to the end. We didn’t deserve The Cars. But thank God we have them.
@Cap683Ай бұрын
Every time that I have heard this song the timing change (drum count change) comes in, I knew something was unorthodox but couldn't figure out what was going on. Nice touch.
@kendallbader55053 жыл бұрын
One of the things I love about the Cars is how they often seem to turn the meaning of the lyrics around at some point in the song. In this song, he sings that he needs someone to bleed, but then right at the end, he says “so bleed me...” It changes the listener’s perspective on the whole song. They do the same thing in “Best Friend’s Girl.” You start off thinking, “this dude is lusting after his best friend’s girlfriend. You can’t do that to your best friend...”. Then he says “she used to be mine,” and all of a sudden the best friend is the slime. I always thought of those as lyrical hooks that make the songs even better because they catch you at every level: rhythm, melody, and lyrics.
@chasbodaniels17443 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. They were the complete package
@xziggy_stardustx67863 жыл бұрын
Great comment! There's nothing like a solid song with clever lyrics. On the first pass, you might only pick up a few words and phrases, but after vibing with it for a while, you start to piece the lyrics together and discover a new layer of meaning. That interplay is so cool. Songwriting is such an amazing art form. Music speaks in pure _emotion_ and *feeling* (the former is _subconscious_ and the latter is *conscious* ) whereas lyrics are more abstract, and capable of conveying more information. Music comes first for me, though poetry and lyrics are beautiful in their own right. The way songwriting speaks on two levels can make for interesting stuff, like happy music with sad lyrics; it's such a personal and subjective art form: you have a piece of music that makes you feel a particular way, and a set of lyrics to interpret with it. It basically invites you to read yourself into what you're hearing, or imagine some scenario that suits it. Songs are tinged by your own life. It's like a 50/50 art form -- we all hear the same sounds, but we each receive it differently. One guy might love a song because it came out when he fell in love, while another guy might avoid it because it was on the radio when his Dad died.
@mattthegreeter90743 жыл бұрын
@@xziggy_stardustx6786 Gordon Downie's lyrics with The Tragically Hip worked like that. He was a deep dude. Check out their song Nautical Disaster for example. I love lyrics that I have to unpack over many listens!
@xziggy_stardustx67863 жыл бұрын
@@mattthegreeter9074 Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check them out! EDIT: ---------- Really love their sound! Why haven't I heard of them before? 😅
@MisterTwister553 жыл бұрын
Foo Fighters do this in Dear Rosemary
@Scott_From_Maine3 жыл бұрын
43 years later it's just part of music history, but when it came out, this album sounded so new and modern and different than what pop music was before.
@koho3 жыл бұрын
The same could be said about 25 albums around 1977-1980. My favorite time in music history.
@someguyfrommaine3 жыл бұрын
Hi Scott. I too am also from Maine. Grew up with WBLM 🤘🏻
@kathy2trips3 жыл бұрын
It was DIFFERENT! Please, people...be different!
@kathy2trips3 жыл бұрын
@@koho No wonder I had such a hard time getting through college. LOL 📚📒📚📒📚
@koho3 жыл бұрын
@@kathy2trips Yep, me too. Lots of bands to hear and see. Priorities ... :)
@mrt77wv3 жыл бұрын
The Cars were probably the best singles band of the new wave era. Everything they did was so brilliantly written and executed. Even before watching this video this song has long been my definition of a perfect pop song.
@HolySmokeOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Genius!
@whatdothlife46603 жыл бұрын
They were PERFECTION live. There are quite a few full concerts up on KZbin.
@KWDigitalMedia3 жыл бұрын
They just had that huge 80's sound! My teenage nephews love this song, My Best Friend's Girl, and my favorite.. Magic!
@HolySmokeOfficial3 жыл бұрын
@@ElInfluenzolio genius!
@BlackhaloZ3 жыл бұрын
Panorama blew chunks.
@Romanesquire2 жыл бұрын
That Cars album was huge. The guitars are insane. I will always love the guitar tracks on that album. Benjamin’s vocals kill.
@peztopher7297 Жыл бұрын
I still have my original vinyl. I have to pare down my collection, but this I will never let go of.
@diabolikmitchell2960 Жыл бұрын
@@peztopher7297 Me too, but mine is worn out. It's the first album I bought with my own money, from mowing lawns. I had to take a bus to Kmart to get it, lol.
@simbagabrielle5891 Жыл бұрын
Benjamin Orr was responsible for hooking me into loving music; my first music crush ❤
@SheepDog15133 жыл бұрын
Rick gets so EXCITED when doing these videos.... He's like a kid all over again! Luv it!!
@archstanton90733 жыл бұрын
It's infectious!
@judih.87543 жыл бұрын
Always makes me smile 😃
@stemc3ll3 жыл бұрын
This kids...THIS is how you want your 'work' to feel like.
@adamv2423 жыл бұрын
Love the reaction to the toms at 3:54!
@SheepDog15133 жыл бұрын
@@adamv242 Exactly.... "Whoaaaa!" he says, wide-eyed!
@maverick11813 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Orr is literally the perfect musician. He had it all: looks, amazing vocals, great composition, and an avant-garde bass sound. Even Ocasek once said that all he ever wanted to be was Ben Orr. RIP Ocasek and Orr.
@Howsoonisnow20093 жыл бұрын
Truth
@spookytooth693 жыл бұрын
Well put!
@robinbradbury64933 жыл бұрын
@@shecanfilmit Saw them on the Candy O tour....front of the stage. Yes....Ben Orr was amazing.
@shawngoldman98383 жыл бұрын
2 great musicians whom will be forever missed.
@michaelhawkes51103 жыл бұрын
Ben was a sweet guy with no ego too! My band got to do a show with him and he was great!!!
@gtoger3 жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs that it's easy to take for granted. I've always liked it and it's good to bop around to. But when you break it down like this you begin to understand *why*. And that's cool.
@bobxoneill3 жыл бұрын
totally agree. i have always loved this song but as a teen i was never interested enough to learn it because i thought it was an easy bebop tune. how wrong i was. i was in my 30s when i realized that EE was an amazing guitarist.
@Gramasz3 жыл бұрын
@@bobxoneill I'm learning the solo is much trickier than I thought lol
@joejones95203 жыл бұрын
i never take this song for granted, i will stay in my car until it's over, one of the greatest rock songs ever.
@chris49ford3 жыл бұрын
A really good song has a lot of neat things that aren't in your face obvious. The individual parts all work together to make a complete sound. Toto's Rosanna is a great example of this.
@sandradonnelly500 Жыл бұрын
Was in LA late 1980s inna antique store when Rick O. & wife came in..i cudnt believe 1 of my fav singers in fav band was rite there. I said hello, love your music mr. Ocsek..he replied thanx. Was very nice to me...will never forget this wonderful encounter. Sooo sad he & ben are gone💔
@ebsiman3 жыл бұрын
Dude.... I’m 68 and play bass with a cars tribute band.... The Stolen Cars, out of northern CA. You hit all of the little nuances of the song that makes it so enjoyable to play. You nailed it.
@soulscanner663 жыл бұрын
Great name for a tribute band, BTW.
@MisterMikeTexas3 жыл бұрын
Well there you go! The Used Cars would be a good name also.
@jamesdean3548 Жыл бұрын
I just watched one of your performances of Candy-O and you guys nailed it. The dancing kid was an unexpected funny moment.
@Annie261.26 күн бұрын
Excellent name
@mikesguitargearchannel56923 жыл бұрын
"Not only is his vocal good, but his haircut is amazing!" That might be your best WMTSG quote yet!
@terminalbliss3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, I was thinking the same thing when I saw the live clip.. hah. So rick saying it right after really made me laugh
@coloaten66823 жыл бұрын
I reckon the hair stylist had been practicing on The Sweet and got it just right for The Cars!
@mattjns3 жыл бұрын
That dude was handsome as hell! 😂
@jgarcia19773 жыл бұрын
certainly the one that made me laugh out louder! hahaha
@mikesguitargearchannel56923 жыл бұрын
Love his singing on Drive. Such a simple yet powerful song!
@skylab143 жыл бұрын
I'm in my mid 50's and I've probably heard this song over a thousand times. ... And after watching this video, I'll never 'hear' it the same way again. It's like hearing it for the first time again. 😊😊 Thanks Rick. 👍
@ZoZo-mq7yj3 жыл бұрын
Exactly !
@realitylime48963 жыл бұрын
Watch all the other ‘what makes’ videos...the rebirth never ends.
@jeffreywolfe13 жыл бұрын
Me, too! Summer 1978. I was 14. Just finished up 9th grade. And this song just rocked all our worlds. We'd get drunk and sing it at the top of our lungs....."I don't mind you coming here, and wasting all my time!" Ahhhh, teenage bliss!
@garyhiland60133 жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@xtc20092 жыл бұрын
Me, too! Although I've been loving this song for many years.
@jamescampbell25212 жыл бұрын
The whole album was simply stellar. Such a great band.Benjamin was an amazing vocalist & just plain gorgeous.
@LeeSmith-mu5xr Жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes and yesssss!!!! Miss Ben so much.
@izabelvieira3860 Жыл бұрын
Sim ele Ben era lindíssimo. Sua formosura era incomparável ❤💜💚🌺
@roarickshu Жыл бұрын
I was on an airplane when I read in Rolling Stone when he passed away. The woman next to me asked what was in the news. I told her about Orr. She was devastated. Turns out she was a huge fan and had just seen him perform.
@steelyman08 Жыл бұрын
The album was so excellent that I sincerely believe they were never able to make a better one! They were always a class act, but how on earth are you supposed to create an even better album than their debut?? Every single song is perfectly in place. Not a weak one amongst them.
@stevet5087 Жыл бұрын
@@steelyman08…Candy-o was pretty amazing too.
@thomasgordon21793 жыл бұрын
Elliot Easton is one of the most underrated guitar players ever.
@whatsitwhosit3 жыл бұрын
Yep...not much of a guitar fan but always thought his parts were spot on!
@DrGreenaway3 жыл бұрын
He has been one of my favorites since the 80s, when I deemed the Cars my favorite band along with the Beatles.
@libdie3 жыл бұрын
never a note wasted.
@Mr.56Goldtop3 жыл бұрын
Unlike a lot of rock musicians then Elliott was actually educated in music.
@DoctorRimfire_PhD3 жыл бұрын
He’s the reason I play an SG. Well, him and Angus.
@randellwillis3 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Orr was straight-up cool. Very sad when he passed, much too soon.
@scotttabak67553 жыл бұрын
One day I was driving in my truck with my rescued dog from Texas this song was on radio when Ben was singing your just what I needed me and my dog were looking at each other... and it all made sense.
@realitylime48963 жыл бұрын
This is one of those ‘little bit funny - little bit sad’ comments’
@twstrchasr3 жыл бұрын
Were you listening to KZEW by chance ?
@kipponi3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is called love what we all need. Animals give lot of love I have two cats.
@paulinestavaris31142 жыл бұрын
I love that memory. Isn't great when music does that? Only music and food can bring a memory to life.
@Pbnj13792 жыл бұрын
I love everything about this comment. The power of music and the power of dogs.
@robd59853 жыл бұрын
For me the part that stands out in this song is Greg Hawkes synth line. The simplicity of it, the pure Prophet tone, the way he uses glide and vibrato. One of the best New Wave keyboard players.
@tommulhall38653 жыл бұрын
Yes totally agree!
@susanbezio15293 жыл бұрын
Greg been playing with Todd Rundgren
@jdc66812 жыл бұрын
@Rob D agreed. That line was played on record and live using a MiniKORG 700 synthesizer.
@cl56192 жыл бұрын
He is what made the Cars new wave sound
@devinthierault5 ай бұрын
@@jdc6681very true
@LightningDogg3 жыл бұрын
Elliot Easton is the master of the understated melodic guitar solo. He never plays anything unnecessary or that doesn't absolutely make the song better. A legend.
@ShadowsNReflections3 жыл бұрын
Him and Paul Kossoff were built in the same soul factory, I think.
@chasbodaniels17443 жыл бұрын
I’d never thought of comparing them, but each was brilliant in his own way.
@frenandin3 жыл бұрын
As a huge Weezer fan, the first time I heard this song was really eye opening for me. Weezer's entire career is contained in The Cars' debut album. On top of that, Ric Ocasek produced some of the best Weezer albums(!), so we know there was a direct influence there. The Cars influenced so many people and are usually left out of the conversation when people talk about the best New Wave bands, but they are definitely up there.
@metalnut923 жыл бұрын
I had exactly the same experience regarding Weezer - even the Cars' synth sound on this song sounds like something from 'Songs From the Black Hole'!
@TheDmonet3 жыл бұрын
I think because they are just considered with the great rock bands period...they have new wave elements but never went all the way in that direction. That this album came out the same year as VH1...wow did people realize how great they had it?
@bighomie85533 жыл бұрын
@@metalnut92 Or Ozma!
@darrenwatsonz3 жыл бұрын
@@TheDmonet Yes, we did. :-)
@John_Hudson_9223 жыл бұрын
we need a Weezer WMTSG
@pathslesstrampled99063 жыл бұрын
Still remember the very first time I heard The Cars. Cold night in late fall, sitting in front of a 7-11 in Calgary, Canada in my old Chevy Blazer, listening to the radio, when Good Times Roll came on. It was electrifying. One of those unforgettable moments.
@jeffbrown42923 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I lol never forget hearing this band for the first time on the radio. It was a Sunday night and somehow they were playing the whole record. Some special I guess. I was mesmerized at age 13
@peteolson60933 жыл бұрын
Ric Ocasec was genius at writing really simple pop songs - which were then embellished by all the talent he surrounded himself with in that band. And how many bands have two brilliant lead singers?
@MrDeengels2 жыл бұрын
It’s the Magic that made the cars the cars
@BloodySoup742 жыл бұрын
We can go with The Eagles for one. Lol
@BubbaSmurft2 жыл бұрын
Heart.
@udsmall73062 жыл бұрын
Jefferson Airplane/Starship
@udsmall73062 жыл бұрын
Fleetwood Mac- 3 Can we even count the Beatles at 4? 😂 EDIT: another one gone...RIP Christine. 😞🎶🕊️
@DerekDominoes3 жыл бұрын
One thing that's difficult to appreciate about this (and all of the other songs on The Car's debut album) is that there was really nothing like this being played on radio at the time. The sound was just so different from standard radio fare back then.
@HolySmokeOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Being from Boston, it immediately blew minds there and they took off.
@Mr1Tanker3 жыл бұрын
Especially Moving In Stereo... that was so unlike anything i'd heard...and still one of the best headphone songs ever!
@LowEarthOrbitPilot6 ай бұрын
@@HolySmokeOfficial I remember calling WBCN and asking Maxanne Sartori to play this tape again (and again). That was 1977, she had their demo tapes, and they weren’t even signed to a record label at that point! Ah, the memories… 🥰
@doctorsteveb49063 жыл бұрын
I have listened to that song A Thousand Times and I never heard the guitar part in back of the chorus. That's one of the best things about Rick's videos. The little things you've never heard before. I can't wait for number 100
@sfedroid3 жыл бұрын
That's it exactly! I was like, when he soloed the guitar parts, "why did I never hear that before?" It is an absolute genius arrangement.
@johnmorrison98833 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. the mix and arrangement is pretty spectacular, for my ear it all becomes this wonderful swell of sound, but there are some really sick guitar parts in there. I think this is what his buddy Tim Pierce calls "color". You don't really notice the part but without it, the section is just -meh okay. This is a WMTSG that was eye-opening for me.
@harveykojan47753 жыл бұрын
Add me to list of people who, until this video, had NO IDEA that guitar part existed. Only took 40+ years to discover, thanks to Rick.
@2111bigad3 жыл бұрын
I have since been scouring Spotify to try and find a mix where that guitar line is as prominent as it sounds here but no luck so far.
@stevesheroan41313 жыл бұрын
Same
@EricBlackmonGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Rick. Your explanations of what is going on in a song are simply amazing.
@matthewmcswegan74033 жыл бұрын
smiling the whole time !. thought i wasn’t the only one geeking out on music and what happens right under the surface that no one else seems to notice. i’m in good company. Thabks Rick !
@robcarter65993 жыл бұрын
Just the epitome of aesthetic experience; the more knowledgeable you are of what’s really going on, the more enjoyment you derive from the piece of art !
@onlyeyeno3 жыл бұрын
@paul worldsmasterofspiritsspiritseekerscanada,tm* Not out to start an argument, but if You want anyone to read Your comment I think You should get Your keyboard fixed, or get the Caps-Lock fixed on Your current one. Best regards.
@patronus17763 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It's what keeps me coming back.
@WilliamSilva-dq6zj3 жыл бұрын
I love Easton's leads, i think he unknowingly started the rockabilly revival. At minimum tuned our ears to be open to it. Thanks Mr. B !
@schifoso Жыл бұрын
This song is symphonic. The score for each instrument is amazing. Benjamin Orr's voice is not only beautiful, the way he intonates the lyrics really help make the song that much better. And what a way to play lead guitar in a song; it flows so beautifully and adds so much color to an amazing beat. Artists that just go for the shred factor should take note of what a good solo can do for a song.
@texas-raider3 жыл бұрын
If Rick's enthusiasm and joy for music doesn't make you smile, you're dead inside.
@HumanThoughtExpression3 жыл бұрын
This is what i tell people, Rick's enthusiasm is infectious and you will end these videos with a smile (not to mention all the killer insights from looking behind the curtain)
@kennethlatham31333 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy it; it's a pure, wonderful pleasure, like hanging out with a friend and kicking around music. Funny; it IS just what I need these days.
@iago-mds3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Even my wife who is not a musician (or anything like that in anyway) enjoys when I watch his videos. Rick is just great!
@markfcoble3 жыл бұрын
Exactly true.
@CJenkinsMusicLover3 жыл бұрын
Can’t stop smiling, and finishing his sentences.
@robertkay93493 жыл бұрын
I love the way Rick goes total geek in some of his videos. He's experiencing pure joy and doesn't care who sees it. We should all be a little more like that.
@ZigbertD3 жыл бұрын
The Cars debut was one of those albums that just lived on my turntable for weeks when I bought it. Elliot Easton was the first guitarist from whom I learned about composing a solo to have a clear beginning, middle, climax and out, instead of just aimless major/minor pentatonic runs. Also about concise soloing. This solo is only eight bars - think of that, 32 beats to make a perfect musical statement that totally fits the song. It's hard to overstate how good he is. I read somewhere his roommate from Berklee College saying that you could just tell he was going somewhere from the outset. Just confidence and a clear sense of direction in how to get where he wanted to be. Sometimes you wonder how so many talented people can come together in one band. Well, it's largely because talented, ambitious people seek each other out and don't screw around with anyone who isn't serious enough about it. And I've listened to this song hundreds and hundreds of times, and never noticed consciously the way the snare turns around to the 1 and 3 in the last verse. As always, your analyses are an education.
@leeaycock44563 жыл бұрын
Stroke of luck Ben & Rick wound up in the East Coast capital of ambitious, musically educated players. New York had the drive, but Beantown had the brains.
@CasperLCat3 жыл бұрын
Very smart and informed comment on EE ! If old Elliot had been a classic rock rather than new wave lead guitar player, with very little opportunity to stretch out, he would have the massive respect today that he deserves. Still, he did more with less space than anyone else I can think of.
@tc699 Жыл бұрын
Great episode. The Cars deserve a lot more coverage, especially Elliot's guitar, Ric's writing and Ben's vocals. Heck, it's all great.
@jtmichaelson3 жыл бұрын
Naturally, this song is a marvel, and The Cars... GODS! But that Elliot guitar sound. I know he explains it in a video here on YT but still, we, as a band, couldn't get that sound to save our lives. Elliot is one of the single most underrated guitarists in (maybe) rock history.
@jamesweldon97263 жыл бұрын
It’s rockabilly, at least that’s how Elliot describes it. Weird that it works in what was one of the first New Wave bands, but there you go.
@WilliamSilva-dq6zj3 жыл бұрын
I once read years ago that he would walk into a studio with a Rat distortion (The old ones were big) a chorus (boss i think) and his twin reverb which is what i used to use! I had as Les Paul too..I think I got a real good sound close to his sound but of course no where near his talent...lol
@SammyPrairiechicken3 жыл бұрын
Elliot Easton was my very first guitar idol when I started to play in the early 80's. I used to scratch EE into my picks lol.
@mandoman28743 жыл бұрын
I play bluegrass guitar, but those leads in the cars music are always saying something. One of my favorite electric players
@mikekopf11733 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more. Elliott is easily the most underrated guitar innovators of all time. He is a freakin Rembrandt of creative ideas.
@timschnizler3 жыл бұрын
We grew up with Beatles/Stones/Zep etc, and being in high school in the late '70's we latched onto the Cars/Elvis Costello/Police/Tom Petty/Van Halen/Joe Jackson, etc. What a great era. The first couple albums from those bands were money in the bank! It all paired perfectly with our various paraphernalia, if you know what I mean. Thanks Rick!
@lunarpking3 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy to hear someone mention Joe Jackson, that man is fantastic. I find Thomas Dolby to be in the same style as him, especially The Flat Earth.
@eddierayvanlynch61333 жыл бұрын
Paraphernalia, wasn't that an album by The Who? 😒🤔
@constructionbootgazer3 жыл бұрын
Would love to see Rick analyze an Elvis Costello song.
@leeaycock44563 жыл бұрын
My Guy! My age! I feelya, Gramps
@erlstone3 жыл бұрын
just played Look Sharp album twice this morning... so good
@atthewhiskey3 жыл бұрын
This song sounds like something from the 2000's. The Cars were wayyyy ahead of their time. Unreal record.
@joseph_4323 жыл бұрын
If you absorbed all that was going on at the time you would not say they where ahead of their time. There was nothing revolutionary going on. Great musicians playing pop. They represented exactly their time.
@atthewhiskey3 жыл бұрын
@@joseph_432 Stop it! Behave yourself.
@Boredonthejob3 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, I was in a bar a few years back, and Moving in Stereo came on. I thought it was some new track I was getting in on at the ground floor.
@deanb0243 жыл бұрын
@@joseph_432 idk. I get what you're saying but,I would have to disagree. I was 15 when this came out. We had music in our house all the way back to the 50's, and there was nothing like The Cars at the time. Disco was dying, New Wave & Hair Metal hadn't begun. No one had ever heard of a power ballad. It was the age of the live album and guitar solos. It was so infectious without being bubble gum. There were enough guitars for everyone, and the lyrics related to your base urges, your inner philosopher and your party anthems. It was new and fresh and geez, we dug it. It is still one of the best first albums ever. IMHO.
@tinapomfrey54123 жыл бұрын
@@deanb024 I couldn't agree more. I, too, was 15 when this album was released and it rocked my world. I wore the vinyl out and to this day, this album is one of my favorites. I saw The Cars in Cleveland in '79 - their sound was true - like they were in studio. And Ben's voice... I have no words.
@ieronimo18 Жыл бұрын
The keyboard wizardry laid down by Greg Hawkes of the Cars and Steve Nieve of Elvis Costello's band during the late 70's and early 80's was just AWESOME!!!
@djorlando576 ай бұрын
Yep agree. Had a great time playing it with our “Neighborhood Picnic Band”
@brianstephens83373 жыл бұрын
One thing I always appreciate, as a drummer, is Rick's love for good drumming in the pocket. When "great time keeping!" sounds like such a compliment, you know you've found a real boss.
@jondiven963 жыл бұрын
When I was playing Clubs in the early 80's we could play any song from this Album. If I recall, both Elliott Easton and Greg Hawkes studied music at Berklee in Boston. They both had a lot to do with the safisticated arrangements. Wish you had done Touch and Go. Most people don't notice that Greg Hawkes is in 4/4 , while the Bass/Drums are in 5/4 in the intro and Outro from T and G. Elliott is number 2 on the list of underrated guitarists behind Terry Kath. Greg Hawkes importance in the sound of the Cars also never gets enough mention (see Drive...)
@blairhelsing6303 жыл бұрын
Touch And Go - great great song
@PaulBruce-lz1lc5 ай бұрын
Totally agree 💯,..and the fact that Baker said it would look better on stage if all guitar necks we're no pointing left .. Elliot was asked if he could play left hand .and he pulled it off !!!! That's superhuman stuff again as Ric would say...that's like asking some to all of sudden to learn to walk agin
@davidbusby25503 жыл бұрын
I've always said, Elliott Easton, the most underrated guitarist of all time. Serving the song is always #1 with this guy. Only plays what's required, nothing else.
@marshallkurtz18963 жыл бұрын
The George Harrison of his era
@geoffcowan23843 жыл бұрын
And killer back up vox!
@robbchastain30363 жыл бұрын
There's an excellent recent interview of Elliott by Q1043 New York here on KZbin and he says that he used to always read that he was the 'most underrated guitarist.' And then he says that these days, he feels 'rated.'
@woodchuk13 жыл бұрын
Elliott is tasteful to the extreme. He could be flashy when the occasion called for it, but never used speed to cover up for lack of a good musical idea. And even when he ripped, there was thought behind it. A perfect example is the “Tonight She Comes” solo, where he actually uses the whammy bar in a melodic fashion to target notes in the scale with his bar dips. That minor/major pentatonic/rockabilly hybrid stuff in the Shake It Up solo is GOLD. Plus, he shreds left handed. 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
@dougrobinson86023 жыл бұрын
@@marshallkurtz1896 Perfect analogy.
@jimmyr94683 жыл бұрын
Everybody killed it here but Greg Hawkes synth is what makes this song for me.
@pendragonU3 жыл бұрын
I just wrote to Rick why he went so light over that new sound the keyboards were bringing past the Punks, slinging towards the new decade of the 80's where everything will start to go into computerized rich help, and enhanced sounds even beyond Techno not to touch what the Trance will do to ravers crowds in the 90's. The Cars smelled the coffee and they had an Ace player in their band few hadn't figured it out yet, not even the Doors' keyboard wizard Manz. The Cars were open to all new and absorbed all old, they were like a crystalizing vortex of their Age moment. They came to had so many hits for a decade til way in the 80's and so distinctive and creative music, like their peer Tom Petty introducing such creative sounds on his classic rock power sound
@jrvane113 ай бұрын
I respectfully disagree. It's the only part about the song that I don't like...and could be substituted with any other instrument.
@misterfunnybones3 жыл бұрын
Greg Hawkes keyboards are The Cars "sonic signature." The sounds are bold, innovative, & instantly recognizable.
@TonyVirili3 жыл бұрын
I have to agree, but I would also include the vocals of Rick Ocasek and Benjamin Orr in that statement. I remember my father (who was a musician) pointing out to me as a kid, "What I love about the Cars, is no one else sounds like them. You always know a Cars song when you hear it." I was telling my son the same thing tonight when one of their songs came on in the car - then I came home and found this gift on KZbin. Love this series! Amazing breakdown as always, @RickBeato.
@jimzeleny72133 жыл бұрын
So many examples. Bye Bye Love is one of his best. And he nails it live.
@Hexenhammer3 жыл бұрын
I feel like people that aren't musicians don't understand how huge your brain is, man. So well done.
@midwestmidnight40063 жыл бұрын
While I may not understand, I do appreciate his knowledge and his willingness to share. Also, the sheer joy he has for music will brighten anyone’s day.
@LegalizeAdulthood3 жыл бұрын
@@midwestmidnight4006 Yeah, I can't follow all the technicals but I still listen and try :)
@Hexenhammer3 жыл бұрын
@@midwestmidnight4006 that's what it's all about. I don't mean to sound elitist in any way. In fact, I feel like the more people listen to people like Mr. Beato, the closer they become to being musicians themselves. He puts everything in such a way that it is accessible to anyone.
@Reyajh3 жыл бұрын
@@Hexenhammer Another awesome break-down by the Beato! I'm not a musician either, but..., I just love how Rick can show me things in songs I've listened to and loved, for as long as him (56)! Never realized the amazing complexity in the individual pieces of this song. Rick is priceless for helping to attune those of us who have been less fortunate than to have achieved any formal education in music, and I salute him!!!
@joelspaulding59643 жыл бұрын
Truth
@tegath13 жыл бұрын
My band in 1979 knew 3 songs and this was one of them along with double vision and maybe a Santana song. Ben Asner, the famous Ed Asner's Brother owned a record/head shop here in Kansas City. He would let us play in his tiny parking lot. We played "Just what I Needed" over and over again as per request. The cops would get called and after they left Ben would say "Fuck 'em boys it's only a small fine crank it up!" Ah the 70's. RIP Ben...and the good ol' days!` Edit: His shop was called Caper's Corner at the corner of 47th and Mission Road, Kansas City, Kansas. It was tiny but very popular. Ok another edit, sorry, not sorry. Elliot Easton is one of the most under rated guitarists of his generation. I am a drummer and wannabe guitarist.
@Alberto-ny7kf3 жыл бұрын
sick
@stevestarr63953 жыл бұрын
The Cars were a breath of fresh air on the Rock scene with every body a master of their instruments especially Elliot Easton!!
@markkukowski37103 жыл бұрын
You did it again Rick: Always loved this song but I never "heard" it like this before. Now I love it more. Just like every other song you have gone over - It really brings the songs to life.
@twoofuswearingraincoats343 жыл бұрын
Thats what keeps happening to me.
@johnsturges31393 жыл бұрын
Exactly Mark
@brianw19673 жыл бұрын
Rick has a knack for making a good thing better IMO
@christophercrowder8723 жыл бұрын
LOVE this song. Benjamin Orr was such an underrated singer.
@RipVDub3 жыл бұрын
Easton’s solo is outstanding...a true favorite. Always appreciated.
@RobWalker-y7tАй бұрын
You got to give some heat to Benjamin Orr's vocals. That raw swagger that captured this song perfectly!
@adamflax20123 жыл бұрын
One of the all time great singles. Sounded incredible on the radio, huge & totally unique with that brilliant Roy Thomas Baker production. The Cars arrangements were like a Swiss watch, complete precision, nothing out of place. Ric Ocasek’s genius songwriting, the entire band insanely creative. Truly one of the greatest American bands
@TimStatic3 жыл бұрын
The Cars, Ric and Ben still dont get quite the recognition they deserve. Absolute brilliance on so many levels that will continue to influence for decades even after their untimely passings.
@tripzville75693 жыл бұрын
Agreed my unknown friend.
@jed11663 жыл бұрын
Boston area bands of this era: The Cars, Aerosmith, Boston and J Geills Band...WOW!
@leeaycock44563 жыл бұрын
Aww, yeah! The Wolfman MADE that band(ok, J. and Magic Dick were pretty vital, too). Truly Maximum R&B in that era. They would Tear It Up every time they were in Cleve-Burg. I'm told the cuts from their live album still spin on the classic rock station there. Hope it's true. Texas Boy now, don't regret it. But that was an AMAZING era and place to be a kid Raised on Radio.
@michaelhawes63403 жыл бұрын
And Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers. "Roadrunner, roadrunner..."
@kennethlatham31333 жыл бұрын
Hotbed. Active volcano. I loved being 21 in 1978. And I'm STILL glad I was!
@jed11663 жыл бұрын
@@kennethlatham3133 I am a 1 year older, but grew up on the other coast. But, we had Santana, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, et al. Great fun to live in a real music town!
@88wildcat3 жыл бұрын
In 1976 one band from Boston puts out a debut album where every song on the album gets massive airplay and two years later a different band from Boston puts out a debut album where every song on the album gets massive airplay. Can't think of that ever happening at any other time where two different bands from the same city put out debut albums where every song gets heavy airplay in such a short period of time.
@briansolo Жыл бұрын
If I could combine The Cars and Candy-O into one album, it would definitely be a "desert island" pick. I simply can't choose which album I love more! They're both perfect.
@udsmall7306 Жыл бұрын
Right? The huge sound of Roy Thomas Baker's production on the debut as opposed to the almost cyberpunk techno production of Candy-O... Imma Candy-O guy muhself.. it's just so damn clean and tight! (the perfect intro to "It's All I Can Do" comes to mind)
@ChefClary60 Жыл бұрын
Candy-O. By a hair.
@udsmall7306 Жыл бұрын
@@ChefClary60 a Candy-O ¢*** hair? 😏😍 I'll show myself out...🤭🤐🤣
@kwinsc9273 Жыл бұрын
You know I heard so much Cars on rock radio...got burnt out on it. Then I stopped listening to the radio... I bought a turntable again after thirty years and one of the first used albums I bought was The Cars...it brought back so many memories....like being in the arcade back in the day..
@kwinsc9273 Жыл бұрын
@cecilmashburn7343 Myself included....but I've come around some now days.
@sentforth53 жыл бұрын
I've believed, for years, that "Bye, Bye Love" is a perfect song. Everything about it is perfection, as with most of the Cars' tunes. Long time fan.
Bye, Bye Love is tied with Drive as my favorite Cars songs. They're musically divergent, but the synergy between the lyrics and melodies (not to mention Orr's perfect vocal deliveries) is sublime.
@sorenvelice50883 жыл бұрын
They have so many perfect songs!
@lunalouhoo3 жыл бұрын
I lived around Boston and knew of The Cars before their first album came out. We were so stoked that they did so well. It was cool to watch them rise to fame.
@teleguy56992 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I got to meet them on the Cape then when they played the Compass Lounge in Yarmouth.
@lunalouhoo2 жыл бұрын
@@teleguy5699 So cool!
@northernlitez12 жыл бұрын
did you ever see them at the Ratt?
@stephenlawn1592 жыл бұрын
Saw them at the Bell Buoy in Scituate, MA in '77 or '78 for a $1.50 cover. The song was originally aired on WBCN Boston, and was this excellent basement tape version. It just completely took over the Boston airwaves. Soon, all the Boston rock stations were playing that tape, for what seemed like 6 months before the album came out it was their only song on the radio. I always loved that version, it was more raw and crude, with a much better groove. I thought it was much better. Album version seemed too cleaned up to me.
@lunalouhoo2 жыл бұрын
@@northernlitez1 Unfortunately no. Did you? How cool!
@DC-ih8bv3 жыл бұрын
As a singer myself I love Ben Orr. His Pop Baritone with a lot of soul really made the band sound heavier. It was rich and textured. Died so young , so sad.
@conniethesconnie3 жыл бұрын
Ben, is so sexy. Wish I could go back in time to 1978.
@Fnortner013 жыл бұрын
"Not only is his vocal good but his haircut is amazing"
@sub-jec-tiv Жыл бұрын
You can really hear rockabilly and country in Easton’s genius pop solos. He’s right up there with Harrison, his solo melodies are irreplaceable and always bring the song up to a new level.
@s.d.haddock16783 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato’s channel is one of my greatest discoveries on youtube! Thank you so much for being here...🙏🙏🙏
@brandonlien3 жыл бұрын
Got goosebumps all throughout watching this. This song and a lot of the Cars' discography is linked closely to memories of middle school for me- so those times, people, and emotions always come to mind. That being said, I got that same rush listening to the intricacies of each part broken down here. Thanks, Mr. Beato.
@leeaycock44563 жыл бұрын
Wow, totally the same here. 8th grade when it was released.
@landondyer3 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps here as well, that was weird (I was in in high school that year). I've always been interested in the technical aspects of what the various Cars songs are doing, and Rick's analysis of this one was absolutely riveting.
@brandonlien3 жыл бұрын
Oops- I'm a little coy to admit now that middle school for me was in 2014, when I listened to The Cars for the first time. I can only imagine how fresh it was to have listened to their stuff come out new on the radio, though. It's cool that we're able to share such strong emotional responses to their work too. And Landon- I agree. I never really noticed the lead guitar part during the chorus, or the beat switch up till now!
@JB-bi4lf3 жыл бұрын
IT'S ABOUT TIME! Love The Cars!
@Anonymous-o6t6p3 жыл бұрын
Haha Charade did a great cover of it
@fredmyers1209 ай бұрын
6:15 "Not only is he a great Singer, but his haircut is AMAZING" I literally LOL'd !!!!!! It's great hanging out with Rick, even just thru KZbin
@terrancejones90333 жыл бұрын
I love how Rick is holding a guitar, and can actually play the solo and he still can't help himself but to air guitar during the solo.
@angelicaoncipido87433 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha!!! Too true! 🤣
@colinwallace52863 жыл бұрын
...and air drums.😬😎
@ScrapPalletMan3 жыл бұрын
6:50 as a bass player I L O V E that first inversion
@exactlywhatisaid3 жыл бұрын
YES
@becketclark99423 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I never heard that before! Love this series
@jackpasternak75863 жыл бұрын
agreed
@MichaelJSynnott3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! Total agreed, man. Dave Taylor, late of the Bryan Adams band, is another great player who always chose the perfect moments to step away from the root.
@chrisjewitt82233 жыл бұрын
Love Rick's enthusiasm. One of my first albums! Loved it then, love it now!
@johnr4233 жыл бұрын
Starts off rock, but has that synth new wave sound. Elliot Easton’s rockabilly licks. Rick mentioned jazz as well. It’s like a smorgasbord for the ears !
@carlrossi Жыл бұрын
Being now 71 years old, I became a real fan of the Cars at 26 years old. I found all of thier music the best thing since the 60's explosion, so seven solid years of doldrums in my humble opinion. It was fun to watch Rick talk about a song like he did. I would have gushed over a beatles of stones song in the same fashion, but he had this to experience in his sophomore year (I think he said that). Anyway, I was so enthrawled with this band that I managed to get a group of friends and friends of friends to go to a concert in mass. We were 29 total. This is a great tribute to a band with a really fantastic body of high quality writing and playing. Of course I am biased as I was born in Boston.
@carlrossi3 ай бұрын
I wonder if the copywrite strike was removed??
@lindaleeb66593 жыл бұрын
OK, I gotta say, this was one of the most eye-opening of your WMTSG videos. Of course, everyone likes the song, it's slick, it''s catchy, it's sexy, plus you can dance to it. It sounds deceptively simple, but you made me see how it's really not. Coming in on the tail end of an era of shrieking, tortured vocals and weedly-wee guitar, this song sounds so clean and understated. All the parts are not hugely complicated, but they're beautifully crafted and balanced, pieced together like a jigsaw. It's restrained but intense. It's kinda perfect. It's extremely cool, in the sense of le jazz cool and le jazz hot. This is le rock cool. Good one!
@contemptcreatorarthurave40423 жыл бұрын
Rick's enthusiasm on the beat-flip is just what I needed.
@dzigerica6663 жыл бұрын
1st thing that came to my mind when clicking on link was how will he react to that skip
@dzigerica6663 жыл бұрын
Flip*
@gilharris69003 жыл бұрын
But when you're standing oh so near, I kinda lose my mind...(off balance)...love it!
@NicklePiefy3 жыл бұрын
My favorite part of the song!
@dono.31153 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing that saying Oh that's wrong. Oh that's cool.
@Wileylikethehawk3 жыл бұрын
I feel like this song is clearly where Ocasek put together every single idea he would use later producing Weezer. It’s all there, from the synth to the chord tone solo to the single line parts to the vocal delivery.
@leeaycock44563 жыл бұрын
To be more precise, Weezer hired him precisely for those hooks and arrangements. Not an accident.
@MichaelColombo3 жыл бұрын
@@leeaycock4456 That's not entirely true. If you listen to demos cut before the Blue album, a lot of the songs were already well-arranged. Ric definitely put his stamp on it though.
@rastaj993 жыл бұрын
I can't help hearing the same melodic guitar part as in piece of mind by Boston. I wonder if it's inspired by, or just coincidence.
@standardofexcellence3 жыл бұрын
Very good ear
@IronJohn7553 жыл бұрын
Why am I the only moron who didn't know he produced the Blue album? I was always bugged that the chorus melody from "The World Has Turned" was lifted from the solo in "Just What I Needed." Both awesome bands but the Cars are really underrated.
@grahamdron19 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1983 and my dad was born in 1955. I think I was 5 when this became my favourite cassette. We’ve lost him but I’ll never lose the love of music he game. So many emotions watching this Rick ❤️
@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans93443 жыл бұрын
People nowadays don't understand how fresh that sound of The Cars was.
@robertmiller64443 жыл бұрын
Still sounds fresh today.
@killyourtelevision3 жыл бұрын
Agree, it's timeless.
@JF-lt5zc3 жыл бұрын
@@robertmiller6444 This. I used to listen to The Cars back in the day. Then I just sort of forgot about them. About a year or two ago I remembered and went through their catalog. It all holds up so well and was fantastic to listen to.
@johnmorrison98833 жыл бұрын
This is me, I was only becoming interested in music when this song was on the radio. So I grew up in the "new wave". I didn't appreciate this band very much because they weren't new or fresh, they always "were".
@timothyhingham36723 жыл бұрын
I never listened to the cars until this song, and if Rick hadn't dated it I would have guessed it as 1993-97 based on tone and production.
@morganghetti3 жыл бұрын
The Cars had a ton of perfectly executed songs.
@patsfan4life3 жыл бұрын
@@hanksta34 it’s kinda true , but some other great songs came later as well
@fireatwill77073 жыл бұрын
Rick is so great at simplifying concepts while at the same time illustrating a song’s complexities.
@Mike-ky9jzАй бұрын
Ben was all swag on that stage. His presence, his voice,...he was the stud.🤘😎
@johnnymcribblestonebreaker59103 жыл бұрын
I feel so smart now for having liked this song so much over the years. The Cars were so great!!!
@steveelling96043 жыл бұрын
Elliott Easton was tremendously underrated. Licks and chops for miles.
@DonaldTurner3 жыл бұрын
@@hanksta34 he is underrated, in the sense, overlooked by critics and admirers. maybe his humility says he was, but damn, he was always brilliant . one of many great players in my lifetime.
@gcarlton3 жыл бұрын
For those of us who didn't like punk or disco at the time, this music and Boston were just what the rest of us needed.
@NoWr2Run3 жыл бұрын
DAMN STRAIGHT.
@cjohnson14693 жыл бұрын
Amen, brother!
@suprhtr3 жыл бұрын
I liked the punk, hated almost all of the disco, and immediately latched on to The Cars. Pop music done well is a force to be reckoned with.
@kennelson60555 ай бұрын
Just another band out of Boston. They are BOSTON. Don't look back
@uba22 жыл бұрын
I rarely know what Rick is talking about but I still love to watch him get so excited about these classics
@heavnnnsent2 жыл бұрын
😆😆😆
@philipmariposa3067 Жыл бұрын
Ha ha, know what you mean. Despite being musically illiterate, I have some kind of inner, non-rational understanding of how it works. And when I listen to Rick take it all to pieces I'm baffled by how he can analyse it so precisely.
@HarrierMan993 жыл бұрын
That first Cars album was such a breath of fresh air when it came out. What an outstanding song and album. The Cars were always an innovative group, one of my favorites from the late 1970s and early 1980s. I love your enthusiasm for the song!
@musithang3 жыл бұрын
TOTALLY!
@awookieandagerman3 жыл бұрын
Ocasek may have been the mastermind, but to me Orr had the perfect voice. Not to discount the many, many Cars songs where Ocasek sang lead, but it just hits different when Orr steps up for a tune. This is proof.
@archstanton90733 жыл бұрын
I read an interview with Ric a long while ago where he said something to the effect of "If they wanted someone who could sing, they asked me. If they wanted someone who could really sing, they asked Ben".
@rustywidebottom46783 жыл бұрын
Bye Bye Love
@gettingkilt3 жыл бұрын
The Cars were a special thing for me. I was never a fan because the music wasn't inspiring any emotions in me. But I enjoyed it anyway, and found them the only music I could listen to while studying for exams. Anything else demanded attention. I still listen to them today for that reason.
@ScottEdwards20003 жыл бұрын
@@gettingkilt what an interesting comment. What kind of emotions do you mean? Like sadness? Most cars stuff sounds pretty happy except for that one where his future wife was in video.
@sentforth53 жыл бұрын
@@rustywidebottom4678 A perfect song, all the way around.
@bloozswami3 жыл бұрын
When this band hit the airwaves it just came out of nowhere. The sound was perfect. Elliot Easton's left handed guitar playing was fantastic. The Bass player was mesmerizing. Ocasek was mysterious. As a musician I was in heaven from 66' on. So happy that I was surrounded in music that was so new and difficult to play compared to today's standards. From Paul Butterield to Be Bo Deluxe for example, the pure newness of all the music was earth moving. The pure talent has never been matched. Good stuff Rick Beato.
@weeyumzzz943 жыл бұрын
No great revelation here, but the Beatles inspired so many great bands. A multiplying effect. My brother, who was in high school during the mid sixties, said most of his classmates were either in a rock band or trying to form one.
@sseltrek1a2b3 жыл бұрын
yes, yes, yes...i filled in for a top 40 band recently who covered stuff from the 60s on...when we got to, "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift in the set, you immediately recognized how the quality of the song writing and playing were not anywhere near as good...
@toucantango13 жыл бұрын
Ben was an amazing singer, especially in "Bye Bye Love". My wife loves his "dreamy eyes and sensuous mouth". Elliot stated he did all his solos in the 1st album in 1 1/2 days. Talk about an organized guitarist. Berklee influence. Rick's comment on Ben's haircut is killer....I cannot help but laugh. His haircut??
@JimmyJoeization2 жыл бұрын
He wanted to say everything about him was awesome
@MrChuckwagon552 жыл бұрын
Elliot would usually practice guitar 16 hours a day when he wasn’t doing band work.
@Abiidaasigaakwe2 жыл бұрын
Yes, very cool hair for the time.
@granthurlburt4062 Жыл бұрын
It's TRUE! And his eyes! I've read several comments from men who say "I'm totally heterosexual, but Benjamin Orr? Might make an exception." And it looks far better than when it was a sort of black brown in a style reminiscent of John Entwhistle (calling the Ents in, you know).
@peztopher7297 Жыл бұрын
Your wife is right. But you are right about Bye Bye Love. It sounds like just a rock song, but Ben makes it pensive and mournful.
@dougc53753 жыл бұрын
It's unfortunate that the people that run the music "industry" don't love music. Keep it up Rick! We need episode 100.
@adamjg43 жыл бұрын
it's that they don't love people - the fans.
@GB-ez6ge3 жыл бұрын
They only love $$$$$$$$$$$
@paulburns13333 жыл бұрын
The industry bit gives the game away.
@chasbodaniels17443 жыл бұрын
The Biz was always that way. Cigar chomping guys rushing out “product”.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 жыл бұрын
Most kids these days don't know good music either. They buy whatever crap they are fed.
@AZWings3 жыл бұрын
The Cars' first album is great. Not a bad song on it.
@chasbodaniels17443 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great. A momentous release. Elvis Costello and Squeeze (as Rick B mentions) and a load of other acts were taking over the FM airwaves ... what a refresh that was!
@bendesmond60083 жыл бұрын
First time I heard it I honestly thought it was a greatest hits CD.
@mangroovya3 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who says 1978 is one of the best music year ever (Mothership Connection!!!) ! ❤️❤️❤️
@buffalobraves93 ай бұрын
A perfect band. Five incredible musicians. There are very few perfect bands. They were one of a very short list.
@witchettyman813 жыл бұрын
Never mind about Ben Orr's haircut, back in the 70's he was legitimately prettier than most (if not all) of the women I've dated.
@sentforth53 жыл бұрын
Bruh that makes me laff
@overcomer42263 жыл бұрын
Watch that video. Most of the comments are about how hot Benjamin Orr is or how underrated elliot easton is
@kurtzcol3 жыл бұрын
its okay buddy i scored lots of hotties for you
@baberoot19983 жыл бұрын
Bahahahahahaha!!!! Touche brother...touche.
@jedisparky3 жыл бұрын
He is STILL greatly missed, what he could have done.....
@TVP-bn3xj3 жыл бұрын
Always loved Elliot Easton. I’ve listened to the solo in “Bye Bye love” as many times as Rick has subs.
@ZigbertD3 жыл бұрын
That song is maybe my favorite Cars song, certainly my favorite on this album (an album packed with great songs obviously). Only song that might top it for me is Candy-O. Killer guitar, keys and vocals on both.
@aquamarine999113 жыл бұрын
All Elliot's solos are great. Best Friend's Girl would be my fave, but w/e. The sign of a great solo - when they play it live, he has to replicate it note-for-note. It's an intrinsic part of the song. No Ritchie Blackmore fooling around here.
@dannichol94753 жыл бұрын
@@aquamarine99911 Yup, I'm with you there. Best Friend's Girl is a stunning solo.
@DonaldTurner3 жыл бұрын
agreed! Elliot was super underrated. stellar guitarist!
@williamthomas41253 жыл бұрын
I love the solo in Shake It Up.
@deanfranco68593 жыл бұрын
just smiled for 14 min and 16 sec--probably the best part of 2021 so far.
@the_algorithm3 жыл бұрын
Until you learn that The Cars copyright struck this video
@wirenutt573 жыл бұрын
@@the_algorithm I came here BECAUSE of the copyright strike, and I smiled the whole time too.
@dawnadriana17643 жыл бұрын
Smiling thru my tears. I miss those days...
@TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Жыл бұрын
I love how I can hear a song a hundred times and the I watch Rick's video and it gives me a whole new appreciation for it!
@marcaopenas73293 жыл бұрын
This song is like simple and mindblowing at the same time, and the solo is just perfect.
@steveelling96043 жыл бұрын
If you hear the isolated solo without the bass and rhythm behind it, it sounds like a cat falling out of a window. But it's awesome. There's even a country music bend and hammer-on bit in there.
@DarkSightNorskGaming3 жыл бұрын
I've never liked the cars, but this series has taught me to like so much music that I've shrugged of before. Hopefully this is another one of those instances
@jimmymac45593 жыл бұрын
I hope you give Moving in Stereo another listen if you haven’t heard it before. It’s pure magic!
@PaulQuintanaJr3 жыл бұрын
Dat debut album tho!
@devinthierault3 жыл бұрын
Listen to New Order and Motorhead too you won't regret
@xeode3 жыл бұрын
Yeh those guys too, wow so much reinforcing harmony and artistry in the mix I hadn't heard before. Some great elements I recognise in The Strokes' stuff too, let's have some What Makes This Song Great from Is This It or something next please!
@aggoldstein3 жыл бұрын
Let's Go is a great song!
@spleensdream13 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick. I am the same age as you, so when this album came out in ‘78 it was in heavy rotation on my turntable and car stereo. Appreciate yours and everyone commenting about the great Elliott Easton, clearly overlooked on most lists of top guitarists, but I would take him against anyone. In 2011 The Cars put out some new music and Rolling Stone did an article on their return. I sent a letter in commenting, and RS contacted me for permission to publish my letter. Of course I was thrilled; but due to editing, they cut out the part where I said Elliott was the most under appreciated guitarist of all time!
@MrBruinman863 жыл бұрын
The oscillating synth at the end was always a cool touch.