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It’s pretty inconsistent with some good songs and bad songs. The good songs were Just What I Needed, You’re All I’ve Got Tonight and the closing track All Mixed Up. The songs that were bad or fair on this album had boring melodies and/or dated ambient synths. I pretty got exactly what I expected out of this album. It was a pretty easy listen, but I wouldn’t call it an essential listen.
Some hits on it, but not memorable. a little generic sounding sorry
Rock-pop ochentero. No conocía ninguna.
Started pretty good with some great songs and real classic bangers, but then it went all mehhhhh. Will still listen to the hits, but not sure of the whole album
ok some nice moments but didn’t grab me
There’s a particular sort of music nerd for whom this sort of Power Pop is absolutely the best music that has ever been recorded. Unfortunately, I am not one of them. I can understand why people do enjoy it, it’s insanely well crafted Pop Rock, but for some reason this style’s never clicked for me. I’m probably being overly cynical, but it strikes me as an attempt at popularity rather than a sincere attempt at artistry. It’s the exact same feeling I get with Big Star, but they were put in the fascinating position of being a group grasping for mainstream stardom, but never achieving it. It makes for a better story. I dunno, it deserves props for being an early synth album that doesn’t sound like shit, and I do like My Best Friend’s Girl and Just What I Needed, but that’s just liking the singles on a Pop album, they’re designed to be liked, and this album’s supposed to be more than that, and I just am not feeling it
Decent songs, some neat moments, but felt a bit dated here and there.
Pretty solid album
I liked this, some catchy tracks, nothing too incredible but still doesn’t drag throughout. Very solid, if not super impactful.
3.1/5 Best Track: Just What I Needed
Do not know enough of The Cars except for the big hits of the 70’s and 80’s of which there are a few on this album. So listening to this album with fresh ears was enjoyable although not enough where I would seek out their other albums. Nice to listen in the car or in the background but not something I could listen to seriously.
Still holds up, mostly thanks to terrestrial radio. Doesn't feel like a can't-miss album despite all the singles on it, though.
I'd rate this album a 3.5 because it had some good songs on it
Lekki roczek, 3/5. Całkiem przyjemnie się słucha w tle.
Solid bunch of songs but some real stinkers in the middle. I'm In Touch With Your World has to be one of my least favorite songs ever and brings this down a whole point.
1. good timez roll - 1.5 2. my bezt friendz girl - 1 3. juzt uuhat i needed - 1.5 4. in touch uuith your uuold - 0 5. dont cha ztop - 1 6. your all ive got tonight - 2 7. bye bye love -2 8. moving i n ztereo - 2 9. all mized up - 0
Good. Not what I'd usually listen to, but generally enjoyable. 3/5
Enjoyed a lot more on the second listen, several tracks were familiar and enjoyable
„blend of classical rock with synth lines“
A flat out great collection of songs, but it doesn't resonate with me on a higher level
I definitely hear "My Best Friend's Girl" and "Just What I Needed' on the radio all the time. The album has high recognizability. Most of the album was pretty much in line with what to expect, but "I'm in Touch with Your World" sounds unique and strays away from their usual sound. I really liked "Moving in Stereo." It put me in the mind of a really cool 80's movie. I also liked the end of "All Mixed Up."
lang lang ist es her
Va annerledes enn forventa, men trur eg like da. Masse synth, samtidig som da e ganske basic bitch 70-talls rock
Average at best. I immediately forgot this album existed.
good all 70s rock. i found some of the tracks that i could listen to a couple of times, but nothing EXTREMELY liked
Link https://tidal.com/album/78518270
Let them brush your rock 'n roll hair.... Is it just me, or is this album not as good as I remembered? I found myself just wishing that Benjamin Orr sang all of the songs, and that the guitar was more prominent than the keyboards. Don't get me wrong, there are some classic songs on here, but it's not an essential for me.
Cars!
Well….
Great album
easy listen
Not too bad.
Good grooves but nothing spectacular
It's not really what I like to listen to but it's a really hit dense album and it's tough to not find yourself singing along.
Four radio hits on one album!
It was okay. I think I had already heard almost every song on this album.
Standard classic rock album that was good enough to live on but isn’t all that special. Favorite track: Just What I Needed
I expected to think that this album didn't age well, but I was wrong, it rips.
started great and just kinda fizzled
okay 3.6
War in Ordnung.
Cooler Sound! Gute Musik, würde ich mir sicherlich nochmal anhören. 6.4/10
Idk if i ever listened to this. First three songs are classics that everyone knows but the rest of the album is just okay
2.5/5
Eh. OK.
Yeah hey pretty good not bad nice
How
this really sounds like an earlier queen album if you squint
playing this game is so fun cause i get to listen to albums and go "oh, that's where this song is from!" i've heard so many of the tracks on this before...granted i didn't like most of them in the context of my retail job soundtrack but i enjoyed it much more this time. i don't have any other deep thoughts or faves from this really i just thought it was a nice little pop rock album
really good one, but not my type!
Did not listen. Rating is solely based off of the name.
Quite OK as a background music. Good for work.
Knew most of them. 3/5
Solid nostalgia, nothing I really loved.
Background pop
yeah this sure sounds like music idk
so far, this is quite fun and i quite like listening to it, wouldn’t be a go-to but much much better than bob dylan lol.
Not my favorite but not terrible. Listened through it twice since it’s such a short album. Two songs skipped, zero songs added, won’t go back to it.
Fun.
1. Good Times Roll - kinda catchy I like the beat, a little repetitive though. 2. My Best Friend’s Girl - didn’t mind this one, a little cheesy. Almost a little 60s with the harmonies. 3. Just What I Needed - I like the sound of his one, it’s pretty catchy and the guitar riff is cool. 4. I’m in Touch with Your World - I don’t like this one as much. The music in the chorus sounds like a video game to me. 5. Don’t Cha Stop - I don’t mind this one, but not my favourite either. 6. You’re All I’ve Got Tonight - similar to the last one for me. I like the guitar solo near the end. 7. Bye Bye Love - hearing a lot of almost 80s style here (before it was big) 8. Moving in Stereo - a little less upbeat, I like this style and I like the lyrics of this one. 9. All Mixed Up - interesting sound, it’s kinda frantic Overall, I liked the sound of the album, its almost a little electronic mixed with the guitar at times which is cool. a little odd singing style sometimes for me.
Not sure how I feel about The Cars - sometimes they feel upbeat and sometimes they feel worn out. I won’t turn off their stuff when it comes on the radio but I don’t go looking for it either.
Solide rock album, paar leuke rifs
Erg nice album met lekkere old school rock! ik kende zowel de band als het album nog niet, maar ik laat m zeker in mijn downloads staan terwijl ik niet veel ruimte meer over heb. Dat zegt toch wat lijkt me
Pleasant album through and through
A lot of catchy songs, but nothing groundbreaking by today's standards. Just a very VERY good rock album.
Muy parecido a Queen pero me gustó.
More late 70s punk lol. Television vibes. Perfectly fine but won't come back to anytime soon
Pretty generic rock, but a lot of classics on this album. Generic isn't bad, but just nothing that popped out. Did what it set out to do which was a fun sing along rock album. Can't complain.
Meh
Det må være den største mængde af Aretha Franklin sangeren har lyttet til, men musikken var i den stil jeg forventede ud fra det jeg havde hørt tidligere. Super fint album.
I liked “just what I needed”
A nice and cohesive little album, since it only runs 35 min. Most of my criticisms come from the fact that this is getting close to 50 years old, and rock has pushed its boundaries farther and farther with the years so this can sound a little derivative. But even with all that it's a solid album, I like the bouncy synthesizer lines thrown on top of several of the songs. It cuts through the guitars and drums and captures my attention when it happens.
This one flicks quite happily around the average mark on the dial.
Enjoyed my listens. One of the classic 70’s rock albums. Just What I Needed is a classic
Meh. Stuck in the soggy middle ground between pop and new wave.
57/100
Hhj
Very high 3. Has potential to be a 4 with further listens
The Cars are a song band, not an album band. there are a few good songs on here but there's just no point listening to the album front to back.
Really enjoyable new wave with a banger of a single and some good sound/tunes. Not stand out but enjoyable. A good album rather than a great one.
Ikke min smag, men ikke dårligt
- Falls off in the second half a little bit - Some great iconic songs on here, a great sound - 3.5
Some pretty decent songs. Interesting but not mind blowing.
Mediokres Rockalbum.
3/5. Not as annoying as I remember, these songs actually stand up to the test of time. However, just a few of them. Half of the songs are perfect hits, the other half are skippable. Not much more to say about this one.
Started off fun, got weird and boring after about five tracks.
I thought it was OK, if not particularly my thing.
Was actually really good on second listen
It was good. Not too intense, I knew a lot of the songs.
Not for me, but I get it
I''ll admit that I listened to this album 2 year ago so this is a relisten and I am very biased. Here we go. First 3 songs are solid. I'm in touch with your world is a step down in quality, but still decent. \"Bye bye love\" was also unexpectedly good. This is my kind of sound. Post-punky/power pop sort of feel. Something I really appreciate with this album - it's brevity. 30-40 minute lenght albums are the optimum length. They don't go on too long, but go on long enough to demonstrate talent or lack thereof. So as this album is 35 minutes, this is truly in the golden zone. Overall I'm giving this 3 stars because whilst there were some good songs, the consistency wasn't great - there were plenty of boring songs mixed with the bangers.
The Cars do a lot of different things on this album. There's traditional instruments like guitars, drums and saxophone but there's also synthesizers and drum machines. Very much Synth-rock. Even though they do a lot it's all very mediocre. The songs are somewhat catchy at least.
Held up, but I just didn't love it.
Pretty solid, much better than a three, but undeserving of a four. Majority of the songs were a bop.
Cet album m'a semblé très court! J'étais surprise quand il a été fini. Une ambiance années 80 qui me fait penser à des films et des jeux. C'est daté, au sens où on reconnaît immédiatement la décennie, mais ça n'en souffre pas. Ça dépasse les "hooks" faciles
some classic new wave. Just what I needed is one of my favorite songs, but the rest falls a little flat. still solid
Only knew the first 3 tracks. The rest was fine.
A lot of filler in this album, but a few gems
i really only dug a few tracks but i dug those a lot, they’re still a singles band for me but the singles are really choice
Just What I Needed and my Best Friends Girl probably the best known tracks form The Cars debut album. It's a pretty decent album for a debut, l could enjoy this if it was already playing, but it wouldn't be up there as a choice.
Altijd wel een zwak gehad voor The Cars. My Best Friends Girl alleen al is 3 sterren waard. En dat de zanger/songwriter jaren later de briljante debuutplaat van Weezer heeft geproduceerd maakt hem sowieso een held.
I do love this album. I think it’s a little unrefined and the songs mesh in an ok fashion, but each stand out. Inoffensive and possibly even formulaic, but we’ll composed
Short and sweet album. Album is kinda uniform throughout, makes me wonder if that last why all the hits are loaded in the front
COCHES
for the most part dull and uninteresting Favorite Tracks: Just What I Needed, Bye Bye Love 2.5-3/5
Decent album, although it falls somewhat flat for me personally. It does have some great stand out tracks like All Mixed Up and Just What I Needed.
Full of hits I recognize, appreciate, and like but don’t love.
Enjoyable and a really good ambassador for its milieu, not really my style.
cute at times but generally boring
This was alright, very listenable. 3*
It was fine but ultimately forgettable.
Standard Issue Music. Spotify suggested that I “might also like” a playlist simply titled “Dad Rock.” 2.5/5
The cars - The cars good times roll - 4/5 my best friend's girl - 4/5 just what I needed - 3/5 I'm in touch with your world - 2/5 don't cha stop - 4/5 you're all I've got tonight - 3/5 bye bye love - 4/5 moving in stereo - 3/5 all mixed up - 3/5 favs: my best friend's girl don't cha stop bye bye love
Generally speaking, I like The Cars, but: 1. By now they're a band best experienced through a compilation album. On its own, and by today's standards, this particular album ranges between the mediocre and the nothing special. 2. Heartbeat City is easily The Cars' best album; I wouldn't have picked their debut as the highlight of their work.
A solid and enjoyable pop rock record with some moments of weirdness. It's the more straightforward pop songs that appeal most, though. Sounds a lot more modern than 1978. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Just What I Needed Date listened: 04/05/2
Det svängde
Almost every song was a hit and I was surprised that I knew almost every one of them. It was really well done and I can appreciate the craftsmanship and how impactful it is, it’s just not the flavor of music i could see myself listening to regularly.
Better than I thought it would be, but the hits definitely helped with that
3.5
Really enjoyed the first half of the album. Second half, not so much. Also didn't realize how many songs I knew but didn't know they were by this band.
Rock del bueno. Tiene un par de temas copados.
Just alright
Okay. The Cars. Cool. I can name one song by them, this should be fun. - Hello Again - 80's-rific! They said the word car, take a drink. - Looking for Love - I spaced out through this one. No idea what it was like. - Magic - Boppy. - Drive - This is probably on my list of top 100 songs of all time. This is a jam. - Stranger Eyes - Not bad - You Might Think - Spaced out again. - It's Not the Night - This one is pretty funky. I dig it. I feel like it should be behind a montage in an 80s movie. - Why Can't I have You - This one is pretty chill, but his voice is really soothing in this one. Goes on too long though. - I Refuse - This one isn't great. - Heartbeat City - Not bad. Overall a great song mixed in with some 80s vibe. Meh.
Just What I Needed is pretty much a perfect track - slick, tight, guitars and drums and synths in perfect unison. Catchy but with a dangerous edge to it. The rest of the album is mostly in the same vein, but not quite as good. The other supposedly 'iconic' singles are new to me and didn't impress me as much as I'd hoped. Maybe hearing them over and over on the radio helps develop a fondness for them? It's still a fun listen though. 3.5
It's not what i usually listen to, but I liked it Favorite tracks: -Good Times Roll -My Best Friend's Girl -Just What I Needed -You're All I've Got Tonight -Bye Bye Love
An allright rock album.
alot of the solos do it for me, good lead tone and fun licks some catchy hooks , last few songs build in a cool way. Back half def better then the front solid 6.5
I think we have gotten another Cars album on here, but this appears to be the famous one with Best Friends Girl and Just What I Needed, two classics. The rest on here were completely fine. It was an enjoyable album especially with the synths and vocals. Certainly better than some of the prior ones.
3.5
Had no expectations for this going on (have never of The Cars, and did not recognise any of the track names) I had heard Just What I Needed before and it's an enjoyable track. I did enjoy listening to this on the whole, but not sure it's something I'll come back to. 3.5/5
Great energy and musicianship. Sounds a little dated, but still charms. 7/10
Highlight: Just What I Needed 3,5/5
Pretty generic 80s. Nothing too inspiring or memorable for me, though obviously a few recognizable major hits
Front half is super great, back half not as much.
Fun, but also not as memorable as our dopamine fueled generation can offer.
Good formative New Wave album. Top songs for me were "Good Times Roll", "Just What I Needed", & "Moving in Stereo" all of which I did know prior.
This album is a fun ride, but nothing that really impressed me other than the one hit song I already had liked from it ("Just What I Needed"). Definitely worth a listen, though.
Cars is fine. Better movie than band.
really liked it, but probably wouldn't go back. sounds like the midpoint between dadrock, prog and pop. kinda weird
I mean, some good music and tight for sure. Something about it did not really click unfortunately.
Good music that spans the decades.
If the album could have kept with the quality the first 3 songs had it would have been 4 stars. Just What I Needed is great but it tripped on it's face and never got back up after that. Still a good album but it could have been better.
Just What I Needed is such a bop but the rest of the album didn’t really captivate me at all and I was ready for it to be over.
13th February 2023 Listened in the day while working from home. Chilled evening watching Merseyside derby. Not what I was expecting knowing only drive but an enjoyable half hour of dad rock.
Enjoyable enough. Just what I needed was the high point. A solid 3.
On one hand it's got some great hits - on the other it's shallow, slick and glossy. A reflection of its time.
Dad rock with synths. Inoffensive
This has a MUCH more modern sound than 1978, not wholly my thing but it's impressive.
This was not quite what I expected, thought it'd be more straight down the line pop rock from my (clearly limited) knowledge of The Cars. Synth sounds feel pretty dated now, but must've been pretty ahead of the curve in 1978. Just What I Needed is a really good song, the rest is fine but a bit cheesy, 3/5.
It's ok.
Fun album.
First three tracks are great rock tunes. After that it becomes more generic but is generally solid. You're all I've got tonight stands out too.
Enjoyable enough 80s vibe
What do you get if you cross Roxy Music with Queen? Yeah, it'd probably be The Cars. Still enjoyable enough. I like the artwork too, happy vibes.
Pretty good in the whole
One hears hints of prog-rock, punk, and Bobby Fuller. But the production is hollow, the pace feels lazy, and the choruses are uninspiring. Overall, fine for background music, but there’s not much to draw you in further.
Not best but good
I really liked this when it first came out but it’s lost its appeal. Without doubt the sound was unique at the time.
I just don’t think The Cars are very interesting. It was okay.
better than okay
Not really ny style generally but there is no problem with the quality of the music and there are a few tracks here that I could definitely listen to if ik the right mood
Solid older rock album. It was enjoyable, with nice instruments and not too dramatic. I especially enjoyed the songs "Just What I Needed" and "My Best Friend's Girl"
Pretty good stuff, maybe not the most engaging new wave I’ve ever heard, but it’s pretty short and effective. Best songs: Just What I Needed, Mixed Up
I'm not sure about this. It's kind of a combo of a few very popular famous bands, kind of more 80s and very classic like there's nothing very unique or different about this album. Maybe it was quite ahead of its time with how 80s it feels. I never heard anything else from the band and it just feels like a less exciting version of many other bands. So it's got the cheese without any of the nostalgia or memories attached. Feels like it should be an 80s film soundtrack. I think it's a bit too polished for me, I want something a little more raw but I do like the experimentation with electronic sounds. I've just found the album ok but a bit boring but my favourite track is probably Moving in Stereo. I want to give it 2.5.
I'm not entirely sure what to make of this - I guess a bit ambivalent - didn't love or hate it in a particular way. It felt quite generic and that it could have been one of many bands
Прослушано! Очень приличный альбом, нескучный и музыкальный .
Hauskoja riffejä
80s radio play pop with a new wave bent. it's aiite
Worked well on the background. Did not really stand out.
Most of this album is fairly standard classic rock radio fare. The first two songs are well written but I've heard them more times than I ever needed to. The second half of the album I could take or leave. But I'll bump it up to 3 stars since Just What I Needed is such a fantastic track!
Above average 80s pop album. There's some bangers and some filler but nothing to get wet your pants excited about. 3.5 stars.
Rock-pop ochentero. No conocía ninguna
It's a classic 80's album that got a ton of airplay in my childhood. It was so light-hearted and surface that it made a weird soundtrack to the young Gen X'ers growing up. I'm in Touch With Your World is the worst of it quickly followed by Doncha Stop which is also bad. Bye Bye Love has stood the test of time better than others, but then the guitar riffs and keyboard in the beginning of Moving in Stereo are still also pretty epic. This is a solid and outstanding 80's album. All Mixed Up should have been left off the album.
Love all of the usual suspects on this album. If the Cars are playing on the radio, that's where my scanning stops. I didn't like the non-radio-played stuff. This isn't the kind of album I'd put on and listen to start to finish. The Cars are kind of like chocolate mousse or egg nog -- a little goes a long way. That's why it's a 3-star album and not 4.
Ric Ocasek and The Cars clearly helped create the 1980s. The lingering legacy of the 70s flows into the 80s directly through this album. There are a few superb pop song classics here, so superb that they almost sound like foundational pieces of early rock and roll covered in a slightly new style. Unfortunately, the songs from "The Cars" that were not hits fall pretty flat.
Really a 3.5, I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. This might be my favorite 80s album that isn't really an 80s album, probably because the rock is more prominent and the synth didn't totally take over.
I’m impressed at how many of these songs I’ve heard of but didn’t know they are by The Cars. I think this is a sound ahead of it’s time because I would have bet heavily they were all 80s songs. There are some commendable sonic pieces: the higher pitched guitar note at the end of the measures/phrases in Good Times Roll, the hand muted riff for My Best Friend’s Girl…so crisp, same for Just What I Needed, and the keyboard part on Moving In Stereo. Ric Ocasek knew how to write a tight pop song. Upon multiple listens I get tired of the repetitive nature for some of them though. And there is not not so great filler in the middle of the album.
Good selection of well-crafted pop songs, although I wish it had more songs like Moving in Stereo.
Pretty ok classic rock album
Not their best but not bad
It took me a few listens to appreciate the album more than I originally did. This is a decent album. Great vocals and a good band. Surprisingly crisp arrangements for an album that seemed to pre herald the arrival of the 80s. The best songs are the first three (with My Best Friends Girl being the stand out for me). Moving In Stereo is a almost witty experimental exercise in word painting and an unexpected highlight for me was I'm In Touch With Your World. The album closes strongly with All Mixed Up. Special mention too for You've All I've Got Tonight. This all being said, the album didn't click for me as much as others from the same time period have. 3.5/5
U.S. Power pop including 2 massive singles from my youth. I don't hold it in such high esteem as others but it is a solid affair. Good production. Tails off a little on the second side. 3.5
This is the definition of average. Not bad, not good. I didn't have a good time listening to it, and I didn't have a bad time.
Probably an album I wouldn’t come back to, especially given how a few of the songs I’ve heard on classic rock stations numerous times. Regardless, was surprised to find that the rest of album is solid as well. Cool to find out they originated in Boston. Definitely an interesting mix of classic rock mixed with new wave synth sounds.
I have come to love short albums 3
Rockig bis smooth
Post-Punk or New Wave? UK or US taxonomy? Ah, who cares. Interesting artefact from a long gone era.
не успела за день осознать
Lots of classics on this album, feel like I’d heard it all at least once before
Una disco que me sorprendió porque no los conocía y me gustó. Quizás no sea muy original el estilo, sino más bien que toman cosas del rock de la época pero las incorporan de muy buena manera y buen gusto, se escuchan por ahí unos tintes a Bowie y a Queen que me encantaron.
Eh it's alright
was into the instrumentals but the vocals were kind of annoying on a lot of tracks favorite tracks: just what i needed you're all i've got tonight bye bye love all mixed up least favorite: dont cha stop i'm in touch with your world second half was much better than the first
Unflashy, just the middle ground
pretty good. will prob come back to it
The production is cool and the instrumentals are tight but it s just too poppy for me a
- one of my favourite album covers ever, don't exactly know how it makes me feel, but it has a weird magnetism and I'm indescribably attracted and drawn to it. - the music was fairly basic rock music especially for the time; it was overall enjoyable but I really didn't get all that much from it at all.
The hits are great. The rest is pretty terrible.
bueno para la ruta
Apparently, even the band though this album should be called \"The Cars' Greatest Hits\". Front-loaded with three all-time great singles, many of the remaining tracks are staples of American AOR radio (although less so here). And they are really catchy singles, that still sound fresh, and helped create the formula for American New Wave. Are the watered down Cars- wannabees to blame for the relatively anodyne nature of American New Wave, especially when compared to English post-punk? Can we entirely blame the Cars for their pale imitators? This was so heavily imitated over the following decade. Clearly, this was super-influential on 80s pop, especially in America, for better or worse. Really, this is fairly typical pop-rock, dressed up in clean, fresh sounding production (courtesy of Roy Thomas Baker). The keyboards are the real stand-out feature on this record, and the thing that lifts it above its U.S. peers. The Cars are a 'radio band' for me; I enjoy their songs when they come on the radio, but I don't think I would ever choose to put one of their records on the turntable. I might buy a copy if I found one for <$10, but I would only ever play side 1 (and probably lift the needle after \"Just What I Needed\").
Surprised these boys are from Boston - they sound totally British new wave and I definitely hear British inflection in the vocals. Simple songs but effective - good pop. I love the synths in this album good mix of digital and analog including the legendary Roland jupiter-8. Good. 3.5
Enjoyable, just not memorable
Similar to the Talking Heads, this is synth pop-rock that is just not quite there yet. Relatively monotonous, it's a little bit of everything but not enough in either direction. Very neutral
Classic Sound and Album from 1978. Quite a few hits on this album. Was never a hugh Cars fan but this album is solid.
listen
Not a fan
This album is the epitome of “3 stars”: fun at times, but it’s still inoffensive 80s rock. I get that the synths and the singing is cool, I don’t see this as some new-wave masterpiece.
Bit too much Queen in there, but definite power pop roots of Weezer.
Enjoy the guitars on this, a bit different to what I normally like.
A step away from the prevalent disco of that era. The promise that was all the best of 80s music.....
A nice listen
Apparently the bass player (deceased) was not the sharpest tool in the shed, but they sure had a great sound together. I wish they had just kept cranking out the albums. This is the sound of the early eighties and the beginning of MTv. Iconic. I only really enjoy the first three songs on the first side. Ah, the days of albums when you could bury the crap on the second side. The bigger your hits off the first side, the smaller the chance that anyone would ever bother to play the second side. The Cars used to rehearse and record in a storefront in Boston.
A lot of hits here. I get why people like The Cars but it's just too poppy for me. Iconic though.
This sounds like the year it was released. Perhaps a Holden Gemini
p415. 1978. 3 stars I knew the singles, but never listened to the album. This is good stuff - quality power pop, echoes of Blondie. The singles are the standout tracks, the rest is well done but not memorable. Short and sweet, still holds up today.
I mean...yeah, I get the appeal. You can definitely see why this album has a lot of nostalgia for the Boomer and Gen X crowds (at least, based on what some folks have told me). It's a fun album. Solid addition to this list. Can't say it's an automatic five-star for me but it's absolutely worth a listen. Fave track: Just What I Needed. How could it not be? It was just what I needed.
Lightweight, poppy, not stood the test of time. Was very enamoured of this record as an 18 year old mind.
Niet zo speciaal
Overall groovy vibe, probably would have enjoyed this more if I was jamming out to it at the time of release
This was close to being good. Some good tracks just not a fan of the vocal style. Also think I'm going to have nightmares about the crop of the album art that Spotify decided on...
Kachow! This was fine.
Catchy tunes, but a bit dated
Throwing a toaster into a bubble bath full of toddlers isn't normally how I get to spend my weekends, but on those special occasions when the stars align and there's a certain magic in the air, I will find myself doing exactly that. I've never questioned why I have such a desire to do it, it must just be hard wired into me from when I was growing up. My parents always seemed fairly relaxed and my household was full of life and joy interjected with the occasional blazing row. This was only because we love eachother and I'd imagine it was pretty typical of most nuclear families in the 70s. Every few weeks I would beg my mother to allow me to have a sleepover with my school friends, to which she would reluctantly agree. I remember playing all day, eating junk food and just having such a laugh. We would play in the fields behind the house until dusk, but this would often lead to us being covered in a musky cocktail of sweat and mud by the time we were done. Mum would send us all up to the bath and we would all jump in together, like we were celebrating an FA Cup triumph. I would usually insist that I was clean first and would leave the bath having barely got my armpits damp. I would head into the kitchen, unplug the toaster and run back upstairs. The other kids were still lathering eachother up, having a great time and I just casually tossed the toaster in, killing them all instantly. I remember the feeling of overwhelming happiness coursing through me. Such a thrill. We buried the bodies in the same fields we had played in just hours before and didn't mention it again. The police found no evidence and we were free to do the same thing again and again without anyone becoming suspicious of the children going missing at our house or the sheer volumes of toasters my family was purchasing. More innocent times.
You might say - The Cars remind me of the guy who begins a fuck with lots of promise but then pulls back at exactly the wrong moment, forcing you to resort to your fingers to finish the job. -but I wouldn't.
Good this. I bet Partridge is a fan. Good driving music. I might buy driving gloves. Vegan ones obviously. Well done everyone. Cook Pass Babtridge.
Maybe I need to give it another listen but this album seemed to blur into one long bland classical rock track. Good in general but nothing stood out to me.
Favorites: Good Times Roll, My Best Friend's Girl, Just What I Needed, You're All I've Got Tonight, Bye Bye Love, All Mixed Up
Started strong, I was really enjoying the album, but it started to lose me, maybe it's my attention span this morning. Where's my ritalin?
Das Cover WARUM?!?! Sehr tight, ganz lustige pop-rock nummern, ironisch überspitzt öfters mal. Im vergleich zum gestrigen Album sehr easy listening, gut für eine AUTOFAHRT geeignet xD Rocky Horror hört man manchmal, und klingen irgendwie wie die Vorfahren der Viagra Boys auf 80er. hat mir überraschend irgendwie getaugt - hab mich allerdings einen Tag später an kein Lied erinnern können, darum nur mittelmaß
expect 3. not offensive not terrible.
persoanlly it hasn't aged that well, but still good for what it is
liked this album more than i thought, not my favorite though
Some fun new wave. This list does have a lot of new wave, this is somewhere in the middle of the previous ones
alright
Not a favorite of mine, the genre. The hits are decent. Highlight Tracks: 1,2,3,6
I know i've listened to this once or twice in 2020 or 2021. Decent power pop album.
A reoccuring theme in rock'n'roll music is the want to fuck your boys girl.
Proto-post-punk, some een beetje te classic rock.
6/10
Just What I Needed might be my favorite song off of the album. So far the album feels upbeat and full of joy. The odd background synths overlaid over strong guitar riffs and consistent high hat rhythms are very neat. In touch with your world - has a really lovely groovy guitar lick as the song opens. Whimsical noises really add to the instrumentation of the song. A whistle is included as is a metronome sound? Shimmering synths chime in and out in a gorgeous fashion. -You're all I've got tonight - driven by drumset. Power chords by lead guitar. Vocally fairly simple. -Moving in Stereo has a fun and bright background synth melody
undeniably a classic with tons of great hooks and radio hits that have been huge forever, but I'm just not a big new wave guy
3.5/5 i'll have to relisten
urgh it's gonna be new wave, I just know it. Ok yea it is, but it's got a bit more rock in it than later new wave. I'd still prefer this genre didn't exist but I'll give this 3/5 cause it's so short and didn't drive me up the wall in that time.
Don’t like but good
Noting it is a strong 3… a fun ride… hehe
It was fine. One or two jams.
Okay. Quite good, but not what I expected
Nothing really jumped out at me. Maybe I was too afk doing work, but it really just sort of... melded into the background. Nothing like a Dave Brubeck that really captures your attention.
Nice and jammy, some songs had queen vibes for me. Casual, definitely from the late 70's, liked it, but not crazy abuot it.
Agradable, letras sin complicaciones
Classic hits. Good background/driving music
Doesn't really have the song-to-song magic of Heartbeat City for me but still a strong album, especially for a debut. Just What I Needed was..... a high school classic for a boy like me Already Saved: Just What I Needed Saved After Listening: My Best Friend's Girl, Moving in Stereo*
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Just What I Needed, Don't Cha Stop, Bye Bye Love Cutting Edge: My Best Friend's Girl Overall Notes: I knew a little about the Cars (ie just Shake It Up) but I'd heard that they were one of the most underrated New Wave bands by the mainstream, despite the fact that I wasn't a huge fan. Sure enough, this was not very good on first listen, mostly because of what I feel to be fairly laidback vocals. However, repeat listens uncovered sublime little bits of guitar, base, and drums that elevated the album from a 2 to a 3. Don't think I'm in Touch with Your World got away though, that track is HORRID.
easy rock listening, nothing outstanding.
There were many excellent songs on here but this one falls into the trap of being too popular and becoming generic.
Catchy moments but overall makes me feel unsatisfied. All the songs were enjoyable but none of them left me with the sense of awe, or the feeling of having to go back to it.The vocal production has too much reverb for my liking. The standout song for me was "Just What I Needed It," for the punchy guitars, the sharp synths, and the straight-to-the-point lyrics.
8. The Cars - The Cars. 9 tracks. What a pleasant surprise this was. Not all tracks are great but the one's that are make the album well worth a listen. Just what I needed is just what I needed. 3/5.
Didn't really like it. But theres some interesting songs i like
Maomeno
Vrolijk album met leuke deuntjes. Heel goed te luisteren, maar ook bij dit album mis ik weer de x-factor om het echt bijzonder te vinden. ***
Mwah
Saai
Very good music, but the 80s super-clean production makes it sound very sterile.
Great stuff, enjoyable new wave pop, particularly on classics like My Best Friends Girl & Just What I Needed.
A bit of a shaky start in that a couple of the earlier tracks reall are not to my taste, but on the whole it’s a really enjoyable album with a couple of great tracks. Definitely worth a revisit
Fun guitar and odd singing, but it works. A band I'd never listened to, so it was nice to hear their debut as an introduction.
Está bueno. Escuchar cuando no sé qué escuchar
3.5 stars. Better than I was remembering.
3.5/5 It's pretty good, typical late 70s early 80s pop rock
a lot of radio songs which makes it a little tired for me, but solid album front to back.
It was pretty cool and knew more songs than I thought
Great pop album, can't really pick any huge standout tracks but enjoyed pretty much all of it
Its okay. hella white person music. you can tell a lot of 80's rock (like Boston) were inspired by them. 3.5
There's an amazing EP in here with, yep, the 5-6 singles/radio hits (however you want to count them) - "Just What I Needed," "You're All I've Got Tonight," "My Best Friend's Girl" - all amazing songs, great songwriting and really snappy performances. The rest of the tracks though... "Don't Cha Stop" and "All Mixed Up" are fine I guess? Honestly, compared to the singles, they're filler. And "I'm In Touch With Your World" is awful. It's all obnoxious studio effects and a tedious chord progression. How did this make the cut?
Album of only hits and misses. The misses are so bad that they almost outweigh the hits.
Found this to be quite good. Much better than I expected
Two great hits in My Best Friend's Girl and Just What I Needed. The rest of the album was good too. I like the singing style and found it to be a god solid bunch of tracks.
Un album sympa mais pas revolutionnaire, même si j'ai apprecié la prise de risque au moment où Flash Mc Queen utilise Bessy la goudronneuse pour tenter de réparer la route 66 avec l'aide de son acolyte Martin la dépanneuse.
The Cars define everything I like and don't like about the 80s. The songs are well crafted enough but I find them somewhat formulaic. They have a bit of new wave and electronic push riding over a rock base. While they define the 80s sound it doesn't quite settle with me. I think a lot of their popularity came with timing, they got a ton of play in the early days of MTV which had huge viewership. A lot of the songs go a little over the top with the added electronics. Songs are fine, I just never was drawn to their sound. Best song: My Best Friends Girl I'll give it a 3 but more a 2 1/2 for me.
Easy rock listening, knew a few of the songs
I'm not a huge cars fan, but I actually own this album. I think I picked it up at a thrift store... Anyway, It's synth heavy rock that doesn't offend me. I won't switch stations if it's on, but I don't have them on any of my playlists either.
un par de canciones buenas
3/5
Couple of nice tunes, enjoyable
Unexpected treat
6
Mezcla de pop-rock de finales de los 70. Disco que se puede escuchar fácilmente, pero sin muchas pretensiones. Parecería que es más clásico, pero es el estilo que crearon. Bien para rememorar.
#3 olorcillo de Bowie, rollings y Byrne
Je vois les influenceurs du groupe the killers, de la pop mais back par des instruments et pas des criss de musique fait à l’ordi.Au début je m’enlignait pour un 2 mais la fin de l’album est moins pop mais plus rock, Je lévite; moving in stéréo !!! Fort ça , un toune j’écouterais dans mon char .just what i needed!! Don’t cha stop Je l’évite my best friend girl, Ouff c’est pop bonbon quétaine noir
Cool unique infusion of electronic synthesizers and the early hard rock that was seemingly just getting popular during this time. “Moving in Stereo”
The hits are amazing. The rest is okay. Totally thought All Mixed Up was a Red House Painters song until I heard it here.
Un trois étoiles mais un bon 3 étoiles. Avec des tounes plus Upbeat come Don't Cha Stop ou catchy comme Bye Bye Love. Je suis surpris qu'ils n'aient pas vraiment de gros hit à leur actif.
I recognized quite a few popular songs on here, so they have to get credit for that. Overall not bad. I think in the right environment this would be fun music, but sitting at my desk during work isn't that environment.
I liked this more than I thought I would. Still don't like the songs where they bring in the backing vocalists, but the music is solid. Ric Ocasek's voice doesn't really help much.
Pretty classic late 70s
This was more enjoyable than I Initially expected. A decent rock album.
Meh.
I like
Solid classic rock album - added 3 tracks to 'the highway' playlist
FUN cars