The Cars

Was ok

I thought this was just okay. Nice tone to it though

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Fave Song: Good Times Roll

da riascoltare!

I've never heard of this album, but apparently its the soundtrack for every movie ever. Some real bangers in there though.

Some great songs but looooots of filler.

We put 80s in your 80s music. Nice rhythm guitar, nothing to complain about.

Classic rock

I guess you’re just what I needed!

I found this to be like status quo bland name bland songs bland album! Its brilliant if you like diluted pop/rock music. Its not all bad as I did enjoy some of the guitar playing in parts, but apart from that I dont need to play it again.

not too bad but i don’t want these old ahh songs bro

Não é memorável, não acredito que vou voltar muito a ele

Perfectly fine but inconsequential music. Another one where MUST listen to is a bit of a joke.

I think I've heard most of these too many times. Generic 80s pop. Safe, nothing crazy.

A bit too zany 70/80's for me. (Copied from my other group.)

Very much the template for New Wave. Old dudes hacking at it since the Beatles were still playing live and finally hitting paydirt with new haircuts, skinny ties and a couple of hits in My Best Friend's Girl (a bit annoying) and Just What I Needed (genuinely great). The rest of it is mostly filler. Some of it really grates for me where you can hear them stretching for late 70s relevance by going all angular. I quite like All Mixed Up because it reminds of Astronomy by Blue Öyster Cult but just not as good.

Elsker album coveret😛 minder lidt om Pearl og Regina George. “My best friend’s girl” Crazy at sin bedste ven kommer sammen med sin egen ex💔 nok ikke et album jeg ville lytte til personligt. Meget grease agtig med bil temaet og fordi denne er fra halvfjerdserne og er sammen år som grease bliver udgivet (1978) kan godt lide tidspunkter i “bye bye love” Jeg føler lidt at sangeren er lidt inspireret af Robert smith. Ikke lige min type af albums

Totally immemorable. No idea how so many of these albums make the list.

idk not really my vibe

En låt som levra, resten fillers

Poop

Starts out banging the hits, then fizzles like a mid life loser's sex life. Disappointment

Just some classic rock. I won't remember this much I think. Favorite Songs: Just What I Needed

I didn't know that these songs were by The Cars. I like them, but I am not a fan of this album.

Nicht sonderlich interessant

Where chugging, palm-muted guitar pop meets melodic new wave synths and dry 70s production. Done with a sense of humour, but ultimately fairly dull.

So negative out of the way first: This album has a real problem with the way it treats women. There's definitely a fair amount of objectification here exemplified by songs like "Best friends girl" and "Just what I needed" (seriously the "I needed someone to feed/bleed" lines are ick) which made me cringe a fair bit as I went through. It really distracts from the good which is... Well most of the music itself. I suprisingly like the singing and the tunes themselves are pretty 70s but really work. It's just that the lyrics feel... Antiquated. It's one song about Women after another and it is all very 70s-edgy and antiquated. Which I'd be able to overlook for a few song, but it is... Every song.

not awful but sort of annoying. 2.5

I'm not a big fan of this style of classic rock and the British indie rock music that is subsequently inspired. However, I can appreciate this as being a well made album and would understand completely If someone rated this a 4 or a 5 out of 5. The guitar is probably my favourite component instrumentally.

This was blah. Nothing to write home about.

The first 3 songs are ones I’ve heard on the radio a million times and can’t stand to hear anymore. Some of the others weren’t so bad I guess.

Songs feel kinda samey, its giving soundtrack for opening shot of suburban america in a family movie

Whole album sounds like a bit Fred Armisen would have done on SNL/Documentary Now. There's some nice riffs but the songs are too silly to take seriously. Just What I Needed is definitely the highlight, which is worrying since I'm not exactly rushing to put it in any playlists.

Eh. Its okay? Kind of confused me i didnt feel like it had a cohesive sttle

AOR ? MOR ? more like BOR … ING Sounding more like the J Gilles band than I would have thought for a band I think of as synth rock Then best friends girl comes on - which I always wrongly thought was by J Gilles.

unfortunately struggle with this glammed up kind of power-pop - think many of the things that people love about this are the things that don't land at all for me. the ultra-dry production, the angularity, the over-the-top harmonies - all just not for me. even Just What I Needed, a song that in theory i love, that i can see as a perfect object, i can't bring myself to love. recognizably influential and incredibly crafted, just not my thing!

It’s a no from me

Подростковый рок. Наверное в 78 это звучало свежо

this album was really out of my style of music, first time hearing about this band

Meh. 2.5

I really liked Just What I Needed and I can see how they must be pretty ahead of their time as they sound so 80s for 1978. But it's just not for me.

Some good songs but not my thing

Bara lyssnat som hastigast. Schizofren blandning mellan amerikansk FM-rock och new wave på ett ganska bra sätt. Var lite orolig i öppningsspåret som hade Quenn tendenser, men det styr upp sig. Landar i en stark tvåa

Det bjuds på ren och rak powerpop åt new wave-hållet, mitt emellan Blondie och Costello, i My best friend’s girl. Då är det ganska medryckande. Men i övrigt lyfter det inte direkt och blir emellanåt lite arty utan konstnärlig finess.

Påminner en del om Roxy Music. Särskilt i öppningsspåret. Men klart tramsigar framtoning. Inget speciellt.

Normalito. Nose si esto es predecesor de bandas que escuché anteriormente pero no encontré nada nuevo que me satisfaga.

Un album escuchable, y rápido. Entiendo porque las 3 primeras canciones son las mas escuchadas. Estan buenas

God I could not find a way to care about this album lmao. It's neat to see what The Cars sound like when they're not just blasting a random chorus in a TV commercial but it turns out the deep cuts aren't much better! I will say I appreciated the effort to do something experimental with I'm in Touch with Your World, but they used the same auxiliary percussion instruments you typically hear in slapstick comedy so it just sounded goofy and I couldn't take it seriously. All Mixed Up wasn't bad though, glad we ended on a high note.

Not really my style

I listened to it at work today. Only a few people knew the band. I think it's nice, but not very special.

Mid, no conocía la banda pero tampoco me parece la gran cosa, tiene cositas de Queen, me parecen buenas canciones Just what I need, You’re all I’ve got tonight y All mixed up. 5/10

Not as bad as I was expecting, but a bit of a Talking Heads copy.

It had some moments but largely pretty uninteresting

car

I was quite curious about this album, since I thought a mix of New Wave and Art Rock would be interesting. Unfortunately, it just sounds like a bland, unimaginative version of Queen. Harmless, radio-friendly pop-rock with no guts or heart. It's not awful, but most of it bored me. "Moving In Stereo" is the only track that kept my attention, thanks to its hypnotic synth line. Taken separately, there's nothing wrong with any of the instruments, or even the vocals ; they just never coalesce into something truly exciting, proving that if an album can be greater than the sum of its parts, it can also be worse. Their only claim to relevance is that they were pioneers in their own way. "Just What I Needed" is surprisingly modern-souding ; the band clearly paved the way for the feel-good, standardized pop that would flood the market in the 80s. But since I loathe 80s pop, I blame them more than I admire them for this. And what a stupid band name. 3/10

The soundtrack of an 80s American blockbuster, light rock with basically no depth. Still, like with ZZ Top or Steve Miller, I’ve got a soft spot for that kind of thing. A few riffs work, Just What I Needed has this little rhythmic twist I like, and the whole record carries a pretty good vibe which is nice during a cloudy day. So I won’t completely sacrifice this one on the altar of generic music, even though I am pretty sure I will never listen again de whole thing.

I do quite like new wave but this didn't grip me as much as I was expecting?

Some pretty standard early 80s (‘78) stuff. Found myself wanting more earnestness or stronger expressions. Some discordant and out of place sounds, especially with the electronic elements on here. Just not an album that I thought offered significant value. Faves: Best Friend’s Girl, You’re All I’ve Got Tonight, Bye Bye Love

Énorme déception. Honnêtement, l'album n'est pas horrible mais presque aucun son n'as retenu mon attention alors que je les ai tous écouté deux fois. Je crois que c'est le premier album duquel je ne retiens presque rien tellement il m'a paru insipide. J'avais quand même quelques attentes, étant donné que l'album reste plutôt populaire, mais là, tout c'est écroulé.

Honestamente, achei um album bem esquecível. Escutei duas vezes e nenhuma musica me marcou. A parte final do album me empolgou um pouco mais, mas nada demais 2.5/5

Está bien, está ok, pero no me sorprendió mucho. Sí el año. Buen sonido para 1978. 4/10

some catchy songs but a littttlee boring 😪 just what i needed was my fav

N-o fost așa rau

Needs an MOT

Такой классически-старый рок - совсем не мое

not my vibe

Jumped around and listened to 20 seconds of each song. Not my vibe. I did recognize Just what I needed.

Not too shabby, but I can’t take this seriously.

Another strange inclusion, nothing notable. Fave track: Just What I Needed

Just What I Needed is catchy but cheesy. The rest is just cheesy.

Britpop but it's American. Wauw, groundbreaking

Might have been revolutionary in its time, I don't know. But.... yawn.

Je kan prima doodgaan zonder dit album ooit te luisteren. Er zijn albums die je moet luisteren zodat je weet dat het niet voor jou is, zelfs dat is deze ook niet. Het is erg saai en op momenten bijzonder dom en bij vlagen irritant. Je oren gaan niet persee bloeden maar geluid uit is aangenamer. Je hoeft het album niet een tweede keer te luisteren voor een second opinion. Puntje voor de cover, en de colab met de jostiband op het nummer i'm in toch with your world is dan ook wel weer sympatiek.

Beetje te poppie, happy de peppie. Klinkt een beetje als talking heads maar dan niet vet. Tis allemaal erg veilig en binnen de lijntjes, waardoor het niks opvalt en het geheel vrij vlak is.

Niet helemaal mijn ding.

Inte min favorit. Fina körer stundtals men mestadels tråkigt.

Solid listen. Not my cup of tea, but such a nostalgia trip. Became quite repetitive at times.

Very on-the-downbeat, Caucasian, milquetoast music. They executed the idea well and I'm sure it had its place in the history of pop, but it doesn't do much for me Well-written songs, not to my taste. I bet they sound great in a car

Bland and shallow

too rock for me, with some questionable lyrics

Think of how good this could have been if every song was less than 2 minutes. Just quick, catchy jams. Oh well.

Listen, I don't enjoy the sound of late 70s new wave / glam rock. It just is what it is. I am going to dislike Van Halen, Japan, Guns & Roses (which is glam **metal**), and I am going to dislike The Cars. That being said, I am going to bring my sunniest disposition to this jam sesh. Right off the bat, Good Times Roll - for the love of god pick a 6th word to say during this 225 second song. The album has some reclaiming moments - Just What I Needed has some cool sounds here, even if it is annoyingly repetitive. Bye Bye Love has a nice transition from You're All I've Got Tonight and is danceable. Moving in Stereo has a nice bridge where they let the album just bop for a bit without vocals, and All Mixed Up has a really nice sound, even if the lyrics are again uninspiring. It's these small touches that bumps this to a 2.

Retroactively saying that Abbey Road was 4 stars so this makes sense.

nothingburger of an album to me. everything sounded the same and nothing was particularly interesting. i kinda find the dude's voice to be kind of grating, sorry! just not my thing

fineh 2

Only knew the single from this album - My Best Friend's Girl - and would say that it sets a standard that's pretty consistent across the whole album. Having said that, it's not a great standard. Pretty average post punk US pop, pleasant enough. Occasional reminders of bad rock guitar sounds (a bit like Rush). Not really my thing and difficult to believe anyone would get too excited about it. Good enough of it's type I suppose.

This didn’t do much for me. Middling, uninspired, radio-friendly rock with poor synth inflexions. There are some relatively catchy tunes, but it also feels like the prototype for the worst of ’80s MTV synth-rock, so it definitely loses a point for that.

im in touch with your world is like,,, one of the worst songs ive ever heard.

Ihan ok, bowieta ja talking headsia häivähdyksiä

eh it was alright

Disjointed.

Thought it was fine. There's definitely some merit in these songs; I can tell that they were influential, but nothing really stuck out to me.

Just What I Needed is the only thing preventing a ⭐ here. Maybe the years have not been kind to this record but it feels like it's bordering on parody at times.

A few catchy songs, and I see why it's important, but it sounds very dated in 202

While I acknowledge this album has a lot of classic hits on it, I just find it exceptionally boring to listen to. Those hits were clearly meant to be listened to in isolation from one another.

Very middle of the road American rock.

this is total ass. going back to dave's picks 12

Didn’t get through the whole album but it’s solid

Un album pensé pour enchaîner les hits un peu à la thriller ; l’album repose sur des guitares ultra efficaces et des synthés discrets mais structurants. On est sur des thèmes très légers, sans prises de têtes type amourettes ; l’album ne se veut ni profond ni dénonciateur, il veut juste des hits. Néanmoins j’avoue que j’ai pas pris les hits dans la tête, et que j’ai trouvé les voix assez faibles. J’ai honnêtement pas été transcendé. Malgré tout gros big up à la cover qui est magnifique Un petit 3, plutôt 2.5 pour être honnête Chat : The Cars mélange rock, new wave et pop, avec des guitares nettes, des synthés discrets et une esthétique froide et moderne. Pourquoi l’album est important : Sorti en 1978, il a rendu la new wave accessible au grand public sans perdre son identité, tout en alignant un nombre exceptionnel de tubes pour un premier album. Il a servi de pont entre le rock des années 70 et la pop des années 80, influençant durablement le pop-rock et l’alternative.

honestly didn’t really like it…kinda boring

I don't get the appeal, 1,5/5 for me.

Repetitivo

Fun classics

They are a greatest hits type band and I can't even listen to all the hits.

not really my thing

kinda unique. always have a stable rhythms

Behagelig, men fester seg ikke sånn veldig. Snilt sound, tidvis artig. 2-3

Not bad. Kind of boring, doesn’t stand out. Most likely won’t listen again.

Dad “rock”

stop trying to be queen bro

At the time I viewed the Cars as a singles band, and overall this did not change my mind. Good highs.

I don't know what should be special about this. It's not bad but I see no reason to return.

There’s only 1 good tune. They may be iconic - but it’s not from this.

Ni las canciones son buenas, ni los instrumentos tocados con virtuosismo, ni las voces son nada llamativo. Ni entiendo la fama de esta gente. Es música de anuncio de televisión ochentero.

Bättre än väntat men inte alls min grej

This was fine. To me The Cars are just so defined by their hits, which I'm so tired of. I think I just missed the boat on this band.

It's good. I'm just not a fan, I guess. 2/5 ——————————— Liked: — Just What I Needed

so many hits right at the top of the album. Maybe it's being a kid of the 90s and 00s, but I've heard so many of these songs a million times and they just remind me of mattress and car commercials. They don't feel as special as I bet they felt when they came out in the 70s. Ok wow, so EVERY song on this album is a commercial success. Sadly, all very overplayed but a classic. Moving in Stereo is def my fav.

Queen wanna be-s

Better than reggae, more tolerable than Lourde but lacks musical depth for me.

Average enough, didn’t hate it - unless I’m missing something about their sound at the time. Seemed quite basic to me.

Just very boring

Mostly New Wave. Sounds dated but OK.

meh, really not a fan.

Really not my vibe

Who knows

Very of a time and I’m not the biggest fan of that time hah. I sang along to just what I needed though!

Some hits, but not for me.

It's fine

Kuunneltava ja unohdettava renkuttelu

This sounds like a barbecue with shitty food

4/10

4/10. the music is not my style.

Classic late 70's early 80's vibe.

Dunno what it is but the whole drum machine synth style always throws me off. That and the “goofier” talking heads vocals don’t do it for me. I can see it’s influence and how some could enjoy more.

Very 80s. Thought it was okay, some good guitars, vocals were decent. Just what I needed was pretty good. Very mid

Idk like 2.5 I guess. I found the songs pretty unremarkable, but that might be mostly because they just make me think of Toyotathon ads at this point. Somewhat elevated by some pretty great synth leads on a lot of the tracks.

Really like Moving in Stereo and there are a couple of catchy tunes. Too many cheesy songs with painful lyrics interspersed though. 2.5

seriously nothing special… hoping these albums aren’t just all classic 70s with a heavy dose of nostalgia

Si hubiera nacido en aquella época me hubiera gustado.

Twas okay, nothing bad, nothing particularly good. 2.5 if I could rate it that.

Bland new wave

Un álbum muy genérico, sin nada especial que ofrecer más que una plantilla identitaria de la música comercial de los 80s. No encuentro mucho para señalar, es un álbum con aspectos interesantes. "Just What I Needed" es una de las canciones en las que por lo menos intentan algo mejor con los coros, el sintetizador, el solo de guitarra y la inversión del beat que hace en la segunda mitad del tema. El último tema "All Mixed Up" tiene una búsqueda sonora más oscura que me gusta. Con diversos momentos y un buen solo para cerrar el álbum. No es tampoco un mal álbum, pero no considero que deba estar en la lista, me parece poco remarcable.

Not my favorite: already heard the best songs on radio lots of times.

A decent Cars album, probably not the best. High 2s.

nothing was bad, but nothing stood out except for the classics. def not my favorite genere either 💔

Basic dad rock. Nothing special. Just the same songs

Inspired Kars from Jojo and All Mixed Up is a jam but it got boring and repetitive pretty quick

The first time I heard this album I remember really enjoying it, however upon repeat listening I've found that outside of the first two songs, the album is kind of bit forgettable and quite boring.

Boring. 2/5

2/5 The singles are absolute classics, the last song is good, the rest could be any new-wave band of the late 70s.

I can see how this would be ahead of its time in 1978, but besides one or two songs its pretty bland. Just What I Needed is a pretty clear winner with that awesome synth.

4/10

The Cars are probably best known for their MOR hit ‘Drive’ which was featured as part of the Live Aid concert in 1985, however this album dates back to 1978 and is categorised as New Wave which seems slightly odd. My first impression was that this was closer a 1970s art rock sound, along the lines of Roxy Music and that ilk. It was a pleasant enough listen, but nothing revolutionary - I remembered the track ‘Best Friends Girl’ which was a modest hit in the UK at the time, but the rest of it washed over me.

NOT THE CARS 😭 genuinely who is selecting these things 😭

Dated.

ok MOR tunes

Surprising number of known singles off the one album. Popular-style late 70’s rock. Would hear all of these songs on The Sound. Shades of The Clash. B-side much weaker unfortunately.

Once again, I like the song I like and could skip the rest

As a rock album, it's fine. It doesn't seem very functional as an automobile, though. Favorite track: "Good Times Roll"

vapid ditzy pop songs with semi-clever lyrics, dated synths and anemic guitars. It all comes together in a genuinely interesting way on Moving in Stereo, but that seems like more of a happy accident, as the other 8 songs on the record are a bore, even though I recognize some of the choruses, meaning they must have been hits since I've never owned or sought out this record before.

Reminds me of too many commercials

Maso

Unremarkable new wave pop. I appreciate it had some elements that were ahead of its time and it's put together well. I just couldn't get into it.

Not sure whether it grew on me, or it got better, but I enjoyed the last 4 tracks. The first 5, including the only hit I knew, just didn’t do it for me. Basic Americana by numbers.

Its slightly better than I had thought it would be. What makes it special though? The radio play of the singles even nowadays? I don't know. It's well performed and glossy, which is something I normally avoid in albums of this vintage. Not really much more to say about it apart from it's complete lack of offensiveness

Lots of repetition

Inoffensive. Still feels like radio music when in album form, which isn't always the case. I don't really like it, and definitely wouldn't decide to listen to it on Spotify again.

Not my thing. 5/10

Appropriate that the record and band are called The Cars, because this record is middle of the road.

I didn’t hate it. But I won’t be rushing back.

I listened to this one once before and didn't really care for it. Just What I Needed is an absolute banger though.

Ein, zwei gute Lieder, aber ansonsten etwas öde. Ohne Ecken und Kanten und inoffensive, man macht damit nicht viel falsch halt

A decent half of an album but fizzles in later stages but better than I was expecting.

Forgettable 80's-sounding synthy pop-rock.

Interesting!

2/5 Some hits but this just isn't for Chad!

Background music for sure. Relatively inoffensive, and some thoughtful and novel (for the time) synth usage, but I can't imagine a time, place, or mood where listening to this would feel appropriate. I hear the Suicide influence, so it gets another star.

balto

2,5

kinda boring

i don't like the cover art, i don't like the vibes, and crucially, i don't like the music

I don’t mind this, but not particularly notable

just what i needed is a classic but the rest is boring

Pop that no longer appeals to me. You can listen to it once, but you quickly forget about it because it doesn't arouse any emotions.

Felt a bit flat to me but can see that it’s a solid new wave album which isn’t my thing Favourite song: Just what I needed (is it a murder song?!?)

I didn't know what to expect and honestly didn't get much.

The Cars never did anything to me, boring pop music that blew up for some reason. I find this just an annoying amalgamation of music styles that have more bite, watered down to... this.

Some very early new wave. Rather middle-of-the-road as the genre goes, basic lyrics and verse-chorus-verse structures. The chorus of 'Just what I needed' does pop off to be fair but the rest I forgot soon after listening. Pleasant to listen to; won't blow anyone's socks off.

Quite the mixed bag to be honest Some tracks were decent, like You're All I've Got Tonight and the ending track Most tracks were fine, just dull. Then there was whatever the fuck I'm in Touch with Your World was Levels out to a 2, maybe just off a 3

Fine. 2 🌟

Really lazy stuff. Just play Drive.

Not very interesting to me. Bells and whistles (literally). Regular pop --not necessarily a bad thing--hiding out in the post-punk thickets. Plenty of good ideas, but disorganized.

It’s ok I guess. I mean, “Just what I needed” is rightfully a hit. Some other good songs like All Mixed Up, but also a lot of filler. Nice pop rock, nothing seminal.

Unremarkable vocals mixed with forgettable instrumentals did not make for a memorable listening experience. There were a few catchy moments on this, but not enough for me to have any takeaways.

It's alright, nothing revolutionary. It feels no different from other similar artists from the same era. Actually, the other artists were doing it way better. Doesn't really feel like an album that is a must listen. 2/5

Too generic. Favorito songs: I'm In Touch With Your World; Don't Cha Stop; Moving in Stereo; All Mixed Up.

Fröhlich aber Durschnitt.

light n funny

This wasnt something i had prior knowledge of and thats always fun. It seemed to slip between Roxy Music, into Talking Heads and also some Zepplin later on. It passed by pleasantly, but i didnt really think uch of it stood out. Just a standard pop album of the era.

Listened to it a few days ago and can't remember so I guess it didn't make much of an impression.

Meh. Pretty generic 70s/80s pop. Of course Just What I Needed is great, but so many of the other songs sound just like it. I did like Don’t Cha Stop, the sound is still the same but the song is its own if that makes sense. Favorite Song: Just What I Needed Least Favorite: most of em idk

Very safe, middle-of-the-road music suitable for repeat play on bland, generic radio stations. Nothing worth being on a 'must listen to' list

Boring

boring

Did you know that there's a subreddit called "fuckcars" with almost half a million members? Yeah. Deserved

Speaking of car-related subreddits, did you know that there's a subreddits called /DragonsFuckingCars/? Yeah. Deserved.

Catchy lyrics and new wavey sound, though it sounds for my liking a bit same-same. Standout Tracks: Moving in Stereo

At the time of its release, I imagine The Cars must have felt groundbreaking. But listening with 2024 ears, it comes across as fairly… paint by numbers. That’s not to say any of the songs are bad. If they came on the radio, I wouldn’t turn them off. But nothing about this album really stands out to me. In fact, having waited a few hours after listening to write this, I find myself struggling to recall any of the tracks. Score: 2/5

Kinda reminds me of Blur. I like the vocals and when they use the electronic junkashunk to make za beats. Pretty fire. I like when they go ahhhhhh and some other guy sings at the same time. Basically the album I think of the 80s (its released in 1978)

I give it 2 out 5 because its not really my type of music doesn't really hit the spot. idk don't got really that much for this music.

Albumi #79, 15.10.2024 The Carsin debyyttialbumi vuodelta 1978. Tylsähköä new waven tapaista jonka parasta antia on ehkäpä ajoittain ihan hauskat kosketinmelodiat. Ei aiheuttanut hurraa-huutoja.

Ok 2/5

Nothing to get the pulse racing

80s twaddle

classic

wenig überraschendes

It wasn't for me but I liked the album cover.

Just generic, bland rock.

Meh

not my favorite but OK. Somewhere between a two and a three.

um whatever

It's just totally fine. Nothing I plan on listening to again, but I didn't hate it, so

Pretty drab and in unenjoyable listening experience in my opinion. Just What I Needed is the only songs that stands out.

Would I listen to it again: no Do I like it: no

Not for me

meh

fun!

Was okay again. Nothing that I found amazing

I think I didn't understand the hype about the new wave. Is this a so broad style that I can't recognize it anywhere? Sometimes, I think it is much more on the rock side (like this album), and other times, it looks much more like electronic stuff. I'll never get it, but this album is amusing but not remarkable.

while I'm a fan of the later work (Drive), this was just a so-so album for me

Boring. Glad it was only 35 mins.

This album only really has 2 songs worth listening to and they are the 2 that I had heard before. Found it a little boring but thankfully it wasn't too long

A bit too New Wave for my liking. Still fairly enjoyable overall. I'm getting Taking Heads and Television vibes in places.

Recognised ‘Just What I Needed’ but otherwise not familiar with this band. The album was ok, as far as Dad-rock goes. A lot of the tracks felt similar until you hit the final two. Not one I’d necessarily dive into listening again.

nichts besonderes, finde ich nicht. kann man gut durchhören. So nebenher eben.

Good but didn’t impress me

Meh

Not my sound, gets old kinda fast

Not bad, but then autoplay kicked in and I didn't realise that the artist had changed. So I guess not that good either?

Didn’t we just have a Talking Heads album? Warmed to it after the first two songs to be honest. Not dreadful.

Sounded like a musical, nothing grabbed me.

meh

New ave y pop enérgico que sentó ciertas bases de lo que vino posteriormente pero que en términos generales me deja una sensación más bien tibia.

Eh

I kinda forgot it immediately, 2.5?

Why?

Actually a little bored by it!

Had some ok parts but did not like this one. feels pretty old and like some pretty bland rock. Will I listen to again: 0%

It sounds pretty boring like a movie roadtrip ost

Didn’t really love this one. Very poppy and not my style of music.

Middling

Boring, so boring, not a bad album, but just bland

Felt fairly forgettable. I liked the last two songs but I’m writing this review the morning after I listened and I couldn’t tell you much about the album.

Saaiii

Liked some tracks

ok, aber bisschen zu viel yachtrock

I know it is a good band/album but also not my thing

This sounds like it’s too focused on seeming fun and upbeat, and it comes across as insincere. It’s like they were specifically making it to be used in cheesy movies. Very unmemorable.

It's fine. Just don't like classic rock. Also doesn't really hold up to the test of time in my opinion.

Le classique son pop-rock qui caractérise le début des années 80. N'a pas vraiment bien vieilli.

I like some of the sounds but overall this falls far short of the best that New Wave had to offer in my opinion. Seems like the grandfather of pop punk from the early 2000s

Sounds contemporary, in a way that it seems a lot of pop-music got inspired by it, and its the type of contemporary music I despise, safe, boring, painfully obvious. Lowkey gave me a headache too. Every song I had to double check the date of release, because it sounds like it would be released 15 years later than it actually was, so I suppose its significant enough. Cant be asked to check tho, it was very boring. Significant albums 15/36. Albums I liked 7/36. Albums I have added to my library 1/36. Significant, didnt like, didnt add. Previous album tho, cause I forgot - Jefferson Airplane - significant, didnt like (except a couple of songs), didnt add.

Fun for its time. Very dated.

Not my favourite, some hits but over all eh

I barely enjoyed listening to this at all. Not my thing.

Gets better towards the end

Hailed as a songwriting new wave tour de force, this is one of the blandest albums I've had to listen to. Trundling a dry path somewhere between Elvis Costello's music journo 'serious songwriter' schtick and Queen's overproduced bombast, but without the choruses, it was a chore to get through, punctuated only by the occasional bit of Devo style wonkiness that they start but then walk back.

Just What I Needed album. Rest of it was ok, not really my jam. But JWIN is a banger, bookmarked.

This album didn’t stand out for me. The music had some synth and some of it was folky. I’ll keep listening, but for now I didn’t add any songs to my playlist

Ooof that's very pop (i hate it)

Good times roll - 2.3 My best friends girl - 2.5 Just what I needed - 2.3 Im in touch with your world - 2 Dont cha stop - 2.75 Youre all I've got tonight - 2.3 Bye bye love - 3.25 Moving in stereo - 2 All mixed up - 2.3

not good, old alt rock in a not good way, all of it sounds just kinda off?

Album is all very same to the hits.

A good album with interesting electronic notes and good songwriting, but feels a bit long winded even after just 35 minutes. Their own eccentricity is apparent and the songs that I knew are still classics. 2.5/5

Some really highlights and some low lights. Kinda sounds like queen sometimes

Cute

Of a certain time. Good skill, but it’s probably not for me.

Meh one very annoying song, rest are a bit repetitive

Kind of New-Wavey. Considering some of the other albums released this year, this was pretty uneventful. I recognised Best Friends Girl, but nothing else stood out for me. Inoffensive is about the most I can say about this.

This reminded me of early Roxy in places. There's a US college humour. It's the sound of a proper band all working together. It got a little repetitive midway through.

More inoffensive new wave in a sea of inoffensive new wave. Another album to add to the "I'll never think about this ever again" pile.

hey is this goofy. entertaining! very late 70s rock but it doesn't sound so much like everything else of its era that it gets boring. best tracks: my best friend's girl, just what I needed, all mixed up

I think an old roommate of mine blaring this album everyday kinda ruined it for me.

Not my kind of rock

Before listening to this, I had a vague feeling that The Cars were a mostly silly band who makes silly music that doesn't quite land for me. This album made me appreciate what they do *slightly* more than just be silly, but to me it ends up sounding 15% too generic, 30% too unnecessarily silly without being charming, for me to really get into it. I appreciated the compositions more, the carefree attitude throughout, but something about this album just turns me off. 2/5 for no concrete reason.

Inte särskilt imponerad.

Net niet lekker 'oud geworden'...

Hier kon ik weinig kaas van maken. Ken alleen het hitje Drive, maar dat stond hier mijlenver vanaf

Apart from Drive all Cars songs sound the same to me: light poppy songs without making any impression on me.

Painfully average, I had remembered really enjoying this album growing up but nothing sticks out to me. Still nice to listen to but nothing of substance for me. Like my dad would say, it's bland and inoffensive

Meh.

Other than Just What I Needed, I hadn't listened to The Cars before. But other than Just What I Needed, Don't Cha Stop and All Mixed Up, it's not really my type of music. Don't Cha Stop has a cool guitar track and All Mixed Up is to me more rock'n'roll than the rest of the album.

7/10

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First track piqued my attention. New wave-ish with hints of other sounds in there. Bit of queen maybe. Second track I'd heard before but didn't realise how much I disliked it till now. Too poppy in a 'trying to be catchy without being catchy' way. Most of the album followed that path. Not terrible, but forgettable.

If The Cars were a car they'd be a Hyundai Elantra. You'll get where you're going but you won't really like the ride. Overall, a standard, inoffensive--but not very good--album. But then again I'm not a fan of new wave.

Before I knew it the album had ended. I had no memory of any songs. It’s like all of the songs merged into one continuous hum

I tried, aber zu boring