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i fw this heavy
10/10 album, hands down. I’ve owned this for years and it’s one I can go back to over and over again. So far ahead of its time. The entire album is like a greatest hits collection as far as I’m concerned.
Very fun. Was grooving to this while cooking. Starts stronger than it finishes
Got me chair dancing while working from home. 'Just What I Needed' was just what I needed on a Monday.
I played this in the lab and it fit right in. Gets the energy pumping, hips shaking. I enjoyed it. I'll probably play a couple of the earlier tracks at social events, or when I need something that gives me the confidence of a rockstar and gets me strutting down the street.
Stronger beginning than end! But still v fun.
I practically wrote a dissertation for the last album, so i’ll keep this one brief: This album slaps. It bangs. It slays. It FUCKS. (Admittedly, it does drop off quite substantially after the first 3 songs but shhhh, details.)
Ric Okasek is a great songwriter. Benjamin Orr is a great singer. Great album that set the sound for the 80s.
Quite a solid album, though I have never been a fan of the band. 8/10
Loved it
Quite surprised by this. Was expecting 80s pop ballards but it was a bit more rocky than I expected. There’s at least 3 songs that sounded at times like that Fountains of Wayne song. I wouldnt say I got much from it and probably wont be back, but a decent pop rock album
First few of songs were a bit drab, thought it was some sort of classic pop rock thing. It then became a bit better but still middle of the road. I'm sure it had some more new wavey art rock elements but I had a quick listen to some of the tracks again and it's very classic rock. Fine without being noteworthy, 2.5.
Just What I Needed is decent, and I also liked Moving in Stereo. A bit inoffensive, 2.5.
Again, knew "just what I needed" from this, but wouldn't have been able to name the band. Did think it was good, maybe slightly too on the fluffier side for my liking. 3
- the number of great songs on this release is frightening. The arrangements and production are perfect. The writing great and the guitar work is beautiful. Another perfect album. -
Fun stuff
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
По мнению А: 3/5 По мнению С: 4/5 ИТОГОВАЯ ОЦЕНКА: 3/5 (23.01.2025)
Fine. 2 🌟
Thinking I can review this without even listening to it. When you're 12 - 13 years old, you don't have much money, so any album you buy is going to need to be really really good. Imagine spending a month's salary on something like an April Wine album because you like the one song they play on the radio. It's a big investment for a little kid. Record store guys were no help either, they kind of just wanted you out of the store and knew you could only buy one album. So they'll recommend it just to get the transaction over with. Once you get it home, the album has the song you like and 8 or 9 other COMPLETE DOGS! One's only recourse was to tell all your friends not to buy it themselves, at the risk of embarrassing yourself. This happens often enough, and you start to recognize from a cover alone (sometimes, this is not foolproof) whether or not the disc is going to come home with you. For a 13 year old, that Cars cover looks very promising. And the songs of their's that you have heard were strikingly new-sounding. Enough New Wave to stand out, enough guitar to not leave the well-tread rock 'n' roll path (reducing your risk!). Beginning to end, The Cars did not disappoint me. Every song killed. No dogs at all. And, they flowed, one into the next. I'm pretty sure I have this memorized - every drum fill, every guitar solo, every synth line, every word. The type of album I would come back to time and time again. And it worked so well because my tastes weren't all that sophisticated back then (are they now?), and this was music that, as I said, rode the edge of novel without being overly alienating. I'd give this 5 for Elliot Easton alone. But everyone else is equally (almost) as adept. Greg Hawkes' keyboards and Ric Ocasek's vocals season the rock undercarriage with an oddness that is appealing to a gawky teenager. I might not be this effusive if I never heard The Cars before, but it has been one of my ten favorite albums since it came out, and after listening to thousands of others, this still stands up.
You can really hear and appreciate how this album influenced the growth of what became so popular in the 1980s, as well as what continued to grow in popularity in the later alternative rock and indie genre of music.
Classic new wave-y power pop, with handclaps, harmonies, and hooks galore. And just great songwriting, to boot. I must’ve been skipping around when I last listened, because I don’t recall “I’m in Touch with Your World” which is mostly a bunch of cartoonish sound effects, kind of a waste of time time. I’m giving this album five stars nonetheless. Favorite Tracks: "My Best Friend's Girl", "Just What I Needed" I tried to choose one, but I am a sucker for handclaps in pop songs.
How can you not love it
w00t first one!!!!
Another collective noun for all 17 of Len’s wives. 4.1
Based
Genre defining sound
The most generic album for 1978
Until quite recently I assumed "Just What I Needed" was a song from about 2004. Obviously it isn't though. Because it isn't shit.
271/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Really lazy stuff. Just play Drive.
4,5/5. det er skide godt god rock og det lyder fedt. Blander rock og new wave og pop.
This album bangs. So many hits on this self titled album. Favorite song has to be "Moving in Stereo". The riff, the beat is hard.
Pretty solid album, a classic from the 70’s and a great first generated album
I have been a casual Cars listener for my entire life, but I never realized how much of my knowledge came off this album. What kid on the ‘80s didn’t want to let The Good Times Roll with My Beat Friend’s Girl who was Moving in Stereo and who was Just What I Needed. I was totally All Mixed Up because I wanted to Be …In Touch With Your World. But, since I was only in elementary school, this album was All I Got Tonight, so Bye Bye love!
I dare say this is an underrated group and album. I've always been a Cars greatest hits fan but never really listened to the albums. But this is a great album. There are a couple of lesser tracks in the middle but man people should be talking about this album more often. The first 3 tracks are classics. Then I heard some songs that reminded me of the Talking Heads and Queen in there. A couple of more songs that are awesome and then the end of the album with "Moving in Stereo" which blends right into "All Mixed Up". Great couple of tracks to end the album with. I should be listening to this one more often and people should bringing this up as an all-time classic album more often.
Bye Bye Love
Cool rockig, synth-popig
Pretty cool
What an absurdly successful debut album, felt like I was listening to the greatest hits.
Upbeat, melodic, singable, really nice album
1978 was a great year for synthesizers, with Kraftwerk in full swing, Human League's first single and Gary Numan's first solo album right around the corner. The Cars is much more accessible for the rock and roll heads. Interestingly the band members met in Cleveland in the 60s. The album released the same year as Devo's first one and the parallels are easy to hear. Something in the water I guess... When this opened with anxious guitar and keening vocals in Let the Good Times Roll I had to double check that this wasn't a Gary Numan project. I had to check again when the synths come in. I had to check a third time when the bass arpeggio starts. My Best Friend's Girl is a little more trad rock with some decent fake banjo solos over lyrics about stealing girlfriends. Its not amazing and its let down by a corny refrain at the end. In 2025 this doesn't sound like it should have been a single. Just What I Needed is a classic, the complicated phrasing changes in the beat is something I hadn't noticed before and adds to the subtle motoric influences without going full Kraftwerk. I'm in Touch with Your World goes nods towards Cleveland with angular guitars and synth flourishes. Don't Cha Stop continues the Devo love and actually sounds a lot more like some of Devo's later work. Bye Bye Love weave the synth and guitar lines perfectly in wailing solos, interspersed with crooning from Ocasek. Moving in Stereo goes back to the goth/hard rock from earlier in the album and creates a great sense of desolation while still rocking out. All Mixed Up almost makes the same mistakes as Best Friend's Girl but has some redeeming harmonies from the chorus. It makes the fatal mistake of closing out with a tenor sax. Occasional proggy moments never get out of hand. Some critics are noting that the lyrics are sarcastic and ironic but I think in the context of the year they are a lot more sincere than Hutter or Mothersbaugh or Oakey. I'm not sure if that's what's making me shy away from giving this a 5 - the lyrics are not as sly as other post punk acts from the era and the classic love song motifs don't gel with the futuristic sounds. Also tenor sax right at the end leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
Have this album and like it
Loved it when it came out and I still love it today. Well written songs, with a nice blend of guitar and synth rock. Just great pop songs. Personally I like Orr's vocals over Ocasek's, but maybe its that juxtaposition that keeps it interesting.
Really decent listen, being from a later time, I knew of a couple of tracks, but some great guitar in a couple of tracks also
I like "Just What I Needed". The rest of the album is okay, in that if I never heard it again I would be okay. "Best Friend's Girl" isn't bad either. 3/5.
Solid album. Good Times, Best Friend’s Girl, Just What I Needed. Bangers.
BOSTON represent. We just hired Vrabel what do you want from me, we're tribal. All of the synth/key sounds are new wave perfection. This is a classic debut album having all the hits because they've had a lifetime to write them. But you don't deduct points for that...a debut album that sounds like a fully formed band. Also shout out to Ben (don't call him Bobby) Orr for being the better vocalist and general hot guy.
Boston's own! I was surprised how well I knew all but two of these songs. Growing up MA I think we had an unusual amount of The Cars played on our only good radio station (ZLX). Very unique sound - super clean production. Only comp I could think of was Joe Jackson, maybe Devo for some of the vocals, Boston for some of the bigger solo's. Despite having a very unique sound theres a lot of variance in the songs. Never really sought out the Cars, despite hearing all these songs 1000 times, and probobaly won't seek them out going forward, but when I hear a Cars song I'll turn it up.
Boston guys have already spoken about the Cars legendary status here. As a result we’ve all heard almost all of these songs 1000 times before. But I still love the precision and intricacy of the parts, and how tight every song fits together( the opposite of the formless slog of the last album. Seriously fuck the Verve). Every component is important and adds to a much greater whole. Ive never been more mad at another musician than when palantoni and I’s shithead keyboard player in college didn’t bother to master the synth line in Just What I Needed and thought he could just wing it. Just completely misunderstanding the whole point of the Cars and why we wanted to play them. What a dumb fuck. On the other hand, I’m sure my completely blacked out attempt at recreating the guitar solo in the bridge was FLAWLESS.
My Dads first album If you only knew how many times my Dad told me the story of him buying his first album. My brothers and I eventually made a game out of it - who could call a Car’s song out the fastest and make the quote before my Dad could “tHIs WAs tHE fiRST aLBum I eVeR BAhT” 😂😂 This album is actually great. Moving In Stereo still gives me special thoughts reflecting on Fast Times At Richmond High. Bye Bye Love, Let The Good Times Roll, Youre all Ive Got… hits on hits
They really frontloaded this thing, huh? An onslaught of jams at the beginning and then a bunch of duds after that. I appreciate how weird some of the lyrical choices are ("I NEEDED SOMEONE TO FEEEEEEEEEED") and weirdly The Cars greatest hits was one of like 3 non-Beatles albums my parents had in the car growing up, so I fancied myself a real Cars guy. But as an album this doesn't really hold my attention. I'll stick with the greatest hits (especially since it has YOU MIGHT THINK on it)
The perfect companion album to another great debut new wave proto punk album from this process - Go Gos Beauty and the Beat. Both albums offer a lot beyond the hits. The front half of this album is a greatest hits, and the back half delivers on depth. I love Ocasek’s voice, the vocal melodies, the guitar high in the mix with the synth adornments. It’s kind of a kitchen sink of styles that somehow works perfectly. I’ve heard Bye Bye Love but not listened closely - such a tight and punchy climax to the album - a new favorite.
Album of classics. Loved what I knew, but not as impressed with what I hadn’t. Still good overall. Standouts: Good Times Roll, My Best Friend’s Girl, Just What I Needed, You’re All I’ve Got Tonight, and All Mixed Up.
So many great songs on this album.
One of my all time favorites. Musically advanced
I wore this tape out in high school working out in my basement. It's so singable. The three track run at the beginning is unbeatable. This is peak new wave. Which may not be everyone's cup of tea. I love the synths, the hand claps, the at times country sounding guitar, and the unique sound of Ocasek's voice. Of all the skippable songs played on classic rock radio, I'm never turning off Thee Cars.
Really three and-a-half stars. (Why can’t I give half stars? I’m oppressed.) But five stars for Just What I Needed, an undeniable pop banger.
A serious classic anyone should enjoy.
this is the good shit
This one blew me away. A lot more to it than I expected from occasionally hearing the Cars on the radio. It’s pop, but a little dark and a little artsy, and it hits hard. It doesn’t sound like a first album at all. Seems like they had already figured out exactly the sound they wanted and executed on that vision. Great record throughout. “You’re all I’ve got tonight” is a favorite, and “moving in stereo” was a surprise treat for me. However, I did lose my boner during “I’m in touch with your world”
A bonafide new wave classic. They were able to get this out before cheesy 80s synths took over their sound. Most of these songs have been heard hundreds of times just from existing in the world but they still pack a punch. This album has been described as their greatest hits and it’s not far from the truth. After the diarrhea deluge of Lightning Bolt, it’s gonna be hard to not rate everything else 5 stars in comparison. If you start at You’re All I’ve Got Tonight and cycle back around to Just What I Needed, stopping before tracks 4 and 5, you’ve got a 5 star album! But as it stands, gonna have to go with….
New Wave music is inherently dweeby. Some bands build an entire career out of “look, we’re dweebs!” and it’s grating (Talking Heads), but there’s an alchemy where being the right kind of dweeby becomes cool (The Cars). This is monster riffs, bangin’ drums, big harmonies, and lyrics about girls not being interested that happens to be played on relatively new synths and processed to sound like robots made a Clash record. It just works. The radio singles are near-perfect. And there’s a bunch of them. Unfortunately “I’m in Touch With Your World” heads to goofy Talking Heads land.
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Feels like The Cars is going into the party, and everything that happens in with confidence, and the way its meant to be. Funnily enough, I find majority of hooks to be predictable, but it just makes me want to sing along with it more. It doesn't feel like it's trying to be grand, or great, but it executes its confidence perfectly. Granted, probably won't be my favourite for a long time, but it's so fun now, and it's so listenable, and you can sing along with it, and I just feel like it's very well executed.
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.
Power pop at its most average! The singles were still familiar and perfectly listenable but it didn’t particularly do much. Reliable, easy, inoffensive, average! 1978’s Ford Cortina!
For anyone wanting to mistake The Cars as some empty pop outfit that just produced radio fodder, this (debut!) album should be a lesson that this band was awash in everything that makes great music. Creative songs, lyrics with odd poetic angles, melodies galore, excellent musicianship, sneaky good lead and backing vocals... And it's all presented in a detached, fully imagined package that somehow sparkles with personality. And damned if my favorite tunes aren't the radio hits ("Bye Bye Love," "You're All I've Got Tonight," and "All Mixed Up"). But the radio hits are timeless. This is just a fantastic record. I'm a psilocybin pony, you're a flick fandango phony You got your nuclear boots and your drip dry glove It's such a wavy midnight and you slip into insane You don't have to make believe it's you If the illusion is real let them give you a ride It's so easy to play up your breakdown Your rhapsody is blowing my cool It doesn't matter where you've been as long as it was deep She's always out the window when it comes to makin' dreams
Fully formed right out of the gate. If I have a complaint, it's that most of the songs sound the same. But when the songs are this good, it's not so much a complaint as it is a comment. I love how quirky they are, with their weird chord choices and almost-robotic vocals. The non-hits were enjoyable, too. A killer debut, but one that I can't quite make myself give a 5. I'm sure they'll live.
While this album, this band was deeply entwined in my formative years, I don't know that I've listened to the complete album since the summer of 1981. My cousin Denise loved The Cars and would spin this on her record player. We would use a lighter to heat up our eyeliner and run in it along the inner portion of our lower eyelids before we let the good times roll! Back then, it was just what I needed.
Lots of straight-ahead rock. Not very much my thing, but they executed the songs really well. Some repetitiveness, but overall, a mediocre experience.
Des synthés partout, de la reverb partout sur la batterie, le côté obscur du rock américain des années 70-80.
OK
This album is practically flawless and perfectly encapsulates the transition in sound that we'd start to hear from all bands in the 1980s. "I'm in Touch with Your World" and "Don't Cha Stop" make for a weaker middle because they're completely overshadowed by the incredibly strong opening tracks and the ending which perfectly crescendos with "Moving in Stereo" and "All Mixed Up." A masterpiece of a debut album and definitely one of the best albums of 1978.
Yep yep have the vinyl can confirm it's great Some days #1001albums makes me dig to figure out what makes it special. Other days it's obvious. Not just fun to listen to but to play, too. It's physically impossible to play Just What I Needed and not air guitar along.
No, no, that's absolutely not possible. I listened to the album twice and I can't get anything out of it. I know why I was never a "Cars" fan, never really paid attention to this band and had completely lost track of them, it's absolutely not worth it. The guitar sound is totally boring and almost always the same. The whining voice really gets on my nerves. 1978 was a good year musically, the Cars were successful, but I ask myself why? Why couldn't I get anything out of them, then and now? Quite simple, I think they're crap. Compared to many other bands, they were simply in the bottom third for me.
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.
Das Debütalbum der Band The Cars ist ein Meilenstein des New Wave und Rock und schafft es, zeitlose Hits und eingängige Melodien mit einem innovativen Sound zu verbinden. Songs wie „Just What I Needed“ und „My Best Friend’s Girl“ gehören zu den Klassikern des Genres, geprägt durch clevere Arrangements, eine perfekte Balance zwischen Synthesizern und Gitarren sowie Ric Ocaseks charismatischem Gesang. Das Album zeigt eine bemerkenswerte Konsistenz und Vielseitigkeit, die es sowohl für Fans des klassischen Rock als auch für New-Wave-Enthusiasten zugänglich macht. Seine frische, doch leicht zugängliche Atmosphäre macht es zu einem der besten Debütalben der späten 1970er-Jahre. Kurz gesagt: Ein zeitloser Klassiker, der bis heute nichts von seinem Charme eingebüßt hat!
To me, this is a timeless album that will never get old. The Cars really found the perfect balance between new wave and rock, appealing to a wide audience ever since I can remember. This album is one of my go-to choices whenever I’m looking for something easy, light, familiar, and uplifting.
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.
I love the song "Just What I Needed". This album has several great tracks. It's a little more new wave'ish than I realized, more ties to Talking Heads type sound, but the melodies are more consistently strong.
Oh look, it's 80s Night at the 3B. It's impressive when I listen to an album for the first time and already know all but two of the songs.
Holy cow, those first three songs are serious classics - and most of the album is this fun combo of throwback sounds with an updated feel. Things drop off a bit with 'I'm in Touch with your World' but the new wave/punk 'Moving in Stereo' gets things back on track. Wish that had been the closer instead of the sad boi 'All Mixed Up.'
Kinda boring, ok, but in no way exceptional.
Well crafted, tight album. Great use of synths in late 70's. Just What I Needed is a recognizable jam.
Fun record. Definitely will listen to it more.
I couldn't focus on this album idk why..but it seems to be very pleasant to lesson to when you're on the way somewhere with friends
bellino, ma senza esagerare
Every time The Cars come on my dad repeats a story about how when he saw them they were the most boring act he'd ever seen and they got shown up by Wang Chung or the Fixx or someone. Anywho, my thoughts are that Ric Ocasek just really likes repeating the same thing over and over again. 3 stars only because Living on Stereo is a masterpiece.
Прикольна, но не моё, для дороги путешествия клас лайк
Not a single miss on the whole album
Super catchy and unforgettable pop rock that expertly uses synths and power chords to make the best music to driving around with the radio on. The perfect middle ground between the Talking Heads, Dire Straits & Weezer. A
I initially thought it was unremarkable and boring and unmemorable, BUT I think the album improved a LOT in the second half (You’re all I’ve got tonight and onward). Kind of liked You’re all I’ve got tonight - sounds a bit like Queen and some fun harmonies. I really liked All Mixed Up. Listened then for a second time and I liked the album a lot better! It’s fun! They do remind me of Queen quite a bit with some of the harmonies. Just what I needed - love the “ribbons in your hair” part and also some interludes have this video game-like music which is really cool.
A stone cold classic. One of those rare (debut!) albums that plays like a greatest hits comp
I really liked this. The combination of the electronic beat and the minimalist vocals is nice.
'Just What I needed' is still the most notable. I enjoyed the first few as well.
I was shocked to find out this went 6x platinum as I'd never heard anything from it (except snippets of JWIN). They kind of remind me of The 1975, fairly inoffensive radio synth pop that's actually better than a lot of people give it credit for but is nothing truly mindblowing. I was going to give this a 3/5, but based on the fact that Just What I Needed WHIPS it's getting a 4/5. I'd definitely listen again, an over all enjoyable experience that's probably closer to a 3 than a 5. Call it a 3.75. Favourite Tracks: Just What I Needed, All Mixed Up Least Fav Track: My Best Friend's Girl
This album is a classic 70s banger. Not What I Needed is such a classic. This album was ahead of its time. Kicks ass.
I personally don't like that "clean" type of rock music. Feels like it's missing the point there. Too sleek, to boring.
I feel like I used to rly like the cars, but aside from a couple songs I rly liked this didn’t do alllll too much for me
Well, another band from the 70s that I have never heard of and will forget about very soon. 1000 albums out of 70 years history of recording music on physical media is really a lot. So I'm not exactly surprised that there is so many random and average bands in here. This is just one of them.
It has the 80's sound, but is from 1978. Sounds like it is before it's time. I like it, but I am not blown away. 4
Mid
It’s ok, not new to me. A bit too Rockabilly for my taste but a reminder of when mainstream pop that I didn’t like was still musical.
миша я люблю тебя
This album is a one trick pony, but that one trick is just so good that it doesn't even matter that it's a one trick pony. It's just so catchy and fun, it has the riffs, it has the synths, the drumbeats are simple and danceable, I know I'll be coming back to a lot of songs from this thing, it just makes me feel happy. It's not the "perfect album" (for whatever that means) in my book only because it's not really anything mindblowing + when it strays away from its "one trick" it kinda doesn't work. Best: My Best Friend's Girl, Just What I Needed, Bye Bye Love; Worst: I'm In Touch With Your World, Moving In Stereo 4.1/5
Overall: 10/10 :) :) :) :) :) :) After ending 2024 with a 1 star album, 2025 is off to a good start cause this is one of my all time favourite albums. When I was in high school I decided I wanted to get into records and my mom gave me all of her old records since she didn't listen to them anymore. I remember looking through her records and being intrigued by this album cover. There's something about it that just instantly felt iconic to me. It ended up being the first album I ever listened to on vinyl and I think it's an understatement to say that it was life changing for me. As soon as the opening chords of Good Times Roll came in I was entranced. You might think I'm crazy for saying this but it's a core memory for me. To this day (about 12 years since I first heard it) I still listen to it at least once a month. Every single song is a banger and Benjamin Orr was such a rockstar 😍 Ugh, gonna go listen to it 20 more times today Fav Song: Moving in Stereo Least Fav Song: ????? Impossible, are you nuts?
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
I think The Cars have long established their position as one of the most important bands to the new wave movement which began in the late 70s. But they might be one of the most commonly forgotten ones. I don’t know if their music has had the staying power of bands like Talking Heads or Blondie. And I feel like I’ve heard much less of their most popular songs throughout my life. Once you get past those hits though, and really dive into the deeper cuts of this debut album, you realize there is something great here. I worried after turning on the first song that this would turn out to be a far more generic power pop album than I was initially expecting. But that explosive moment of vocal harmonies followed by that synth in the chorus quelled any doubts I had. If you want to hear some of the best usage of synthesizers from this time period, look no further than the majority of the songs on this record. As a whole, this is such an unabashedly fun and playful set of tracks. Which isn’t always enough on its own. But that willingness to be fun also leads to some really cool and creative production and musical choices. The bass line on Moving in Stereo is killer, and the way the vocals do exactly what the title says is awesome. It’s a breath of fresh air to hear something I don’t have to take so seriously. Because I don’t think that’s what the band members intended for the purpose of this music to be. And it makes me feel nostalgic for an era of music I wasn’t even present for, where new ideas and fun experimentation like this were more the norm. Rating: 8/10
Too generic. Favorito songs: I'm In Touch With Your World; Don't Cha Stop; Moving in Stereo; All Mixed Up.
Está bueno, solo que no está increíble, es rock genérico en mi opinión, pero suena bien
Muy interesante escuchar todo el album, yo solo conocía los grandes hits del grupo. Voy a escuchar toda la discografía porque creo que me va a gustar de mas en mas
This is good, I quite liked this. I’m not seeing the reason for the 5 stars at all though. Maybe in the right place at the right time I could make it a bigger deal, but I can’t get excited about this.
Classic bangers. Can’t help but think about how fun it would be to see the band live when this album was released
Tykkään, mukavaa kuunnella, muistuttaa vähän kaikkee, jää siksi ehkä vähän kasvottomaksi. 3,5/5 tai 8/10
I was excited to listen to this and consider how to rate it objectively. I think the Cars are a five star band. But I’m not sure this is a five star album. It’s great, no doubt. And the Proustian transportation that happens when I hear “Moving in Stereo” is special. Loved it. Love it. Great band.
Way more hits on that than I realized! Was a really fun listen not sure I would listen to it again intentionally just because my favorite genre to suit me slightly different. Still some great stuff from a time when I was little and remember hearing some of this music
Possibly one of the best debut albums? "Just What I Needed" is an all-time classic, and this album is full of other hits. I was a little disappointed with "I'm in Touch with Your World", but the rest is filled with songs I've liked for years, so this still gets a 5 for me. Very deserving to be on this list
Fröhlich aber Durschnitt.
4.5/5. First few tracks are perfection. Just What I Needed might be one of my favourite love songs of all time. The lyrics, the riffs, the energy… Top shit.
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light n funny
1001 albums I dont want to listen to anymore
Favorite!
Great album!
Another one I’ve been listening to almost my entire life. No skips. One of the best debut albums ever.
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.
A debut album where the first three tracks are some of the most recognizable songs from the era? Not bad. The rest of the album is great too. The Cars has a unique sound and were all-around pretty awesome.
The band that, IMO, best exemplifies weaving multiple genres into a sound that actually sounds authentic and quite frankly, freakin great!
2 hits and the rest all sound the same to me.
I think I would have loved this at a different point in my life, it's simple and stripped down but it just lacks that little bit of substance. Ultimately there's more to like than dislike.
It's crazy how every new wave song sounds the exact same regardless of nationality, singer or year of release. It's hard work sitting on my ass listening to the creative endeavours of others five days a week. I think I'm gonna kick my feet back, give the rest of this album a spin and see if the power of rock music is ᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ᵐʸ ʷᵃⁿᶦⁿᵍ ᶦⁿᵗᵉʳᵉˢᵗ 😴😴😴😴😴😴 ˢᵉᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵘʸˢ ᵗᵒᵐᵒʳʳᵒʷ 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
Good album, very prominent
bingo!
Top notch
4.5
При прослушивании почувствовала себя героиней старого Линчевского фильма. Знаете, после учёбы прийти домой, завязать высокий хвост, взять банку колы и сбежать к своему бойфренду байкеру. Второй диск альбома мне зашёл больше, но добавила всего две песни. В целом немного не мой вайб, но, думаю, если бы наша friend group услышала его году в 18/19 - нам бы очень зашло. Ставлю 7
люблю нью вейв и альбом прямиком оттуда так что сразу одобряю понравился но не особо примечательный,just what i needed уже была в плейлисте и добавила себе последние четыре песни они прям и посочнее и поинтереснее других на альбоме
слушал и прям возникала мысль «укуси меня пчела это чистая классика, прям по книге написанный альбом» неплохо, но без какой-либо изюминки, безликий для меня в какой-то степени
4.
This felt really ahead of it's time. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Great power pop - My Best Friends Girl/ Just What I Needed absolute bangers.
I have never paid attention to The Cars until last year. But it happened one song at a time, due to references, movies, and so on... slowly, i have ended up with several of this album's songs added to many different of my playlists. I think it became obvious that i love the album!! It is one of these albums that have some sort of "overall vibe" that it is undeniably fun to go through. The sound of the guitar is incredibly great, easy to hook on. The melodies, riffs... all. Perfect album i would say.
Decent operatic rock. Sounds like discount Queens.
Just what I needed. Four stars.
Listened to it a few days ago and can't remember so I guess it didn't make much of an impression.
I didn’t mind the coming here and wasting all my time, time.
The Cars
Starts off incredibly strong, but gets a lot lumpier the deeper you dive. The singles obviously propel this debut and solidify its place in the canon, and it’s a bit annoying that it blows its load early by putting them up front. It’s only made worse when “I’m in Touch with Your World,” one of the worst songs imaginable, follows that strong run. After that, it gets better, but even the best songs on Side B (“You’re All I’ve Got Tonight,” “Moving in Stereo”) don’t hold a candle to the singles. The overall track-by-track sum evens out to a positive in the end, sure, but I really can’t undersell how low the lows go. The Cars are kind of a poor man’s Devo, in retrospect, and this debut highlights that, both in the best ways, and the worst. Conversely, this is also the Boomer version of MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular, with some incredible synth-heavy singles and a few very good deep cuts, but also some god awful filler shoved in, yet it still gets well remembered purely because of nostalgia and cultural significance. Whichever framing I choose, I’m still positive, but barely.
own
I had heard this album a few times before, and don’t know why I didn’t purchase it back in the day. I really like it, and it takes me back to my old college days. The only reason that I don’t give it 5 stars is because I seem to tire of it somewhat quickly. But all in all, it’s excellent.
I went in with pretty low expectations, figuring that Just What I Needed, a song I adore, would be the only real highlight, but to my shock and pleasure this is really fucking good! To begin with, I forgot about Good Times Roll and My Best Friend's Girl, two songs I don't frequently play but still dig a lot. Those, combined with the aforementioned brilliance of JWIN, made for a severely underrated opening three track run. The deeper cuts didn't disappoint either; I'm In Touch With Your World and You're All I've Got Tonight were splendid, and the groove on Moving in Stereo (not a deep cut based on YTM play counts but still one I forget about often) is absolutely amazing. The only track that didn't really click on first listen was Don't Cha Stop, and I wouldn't be surprised if that changed with time. Very impressive listen. Several classic hitters of the early new wave scene, a song that scratches my favorites list, and a VERY tight runtime make me a very happy camper. I might have to poke around some more of the group's work sometime.
Solid album. So many catchy hit songs in one place. Great consistent sound all the way through.
Toca escuchar por primera vez (supongo) esta banda. Ya con su primera canción las voces me recuerdan a Bowie y a Byrne y musicalmente, es una banda full new wave: las guitarras, hasta The Cure pero más luminosas. Discazo sorpresa. Hasta el lunes.
Great self entitled
This was a great listen
70 mood
I'm embarrassed to admit how much I love this album. The Cars was the first love concert I ever attended so there's a lot of nostalgia here. After all these years, I knew I'd like it but didn't know I'd want to listen to it straight through 3 times in a row! Does that mean I'm about to give this a 5?? Yep, I guess it does.
Trash
The Cars are synonymous in my mind with that ever so gentle and utterly polished with 80s smudge Drive you home song. I knew there was more to them from how others have spoken of them in glowing terms. Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't glam infused post punk.. I recognise My Best Friends Girl of course, and Just What I Needed. The latter especially as Car Seat Headrest were particularly light-fingered with it on Not What I Needed, from Teens of Denial (a cracking album). These backing vocals are straight out of Fox on the Run by Sweet. Guitars and production are straight out of many post -punk bands of this era too numerous to mention. A perfect bridge between the two. Hmm, this is banger after banger isn't it. Yep. On second listen this is an absolute classic.
The Good: These cars are not EV! The Bad: People will say that this means they are bad for the environment… The Ugly: Well… nothing really :-) When more than 50% of the tunes on an album are ones that you’ve heard plenty of times and they still don’t tire, then you know you’ve got a great album! Though not a 5* album in my book, this is an album that needs to be celebrated and definitely deserves to be on a Top-50 albums all people should own. 4 1/2*
Gear: Moondrop Variations Artwork: 🚗😆🔦😱💥💀 Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🎶🩷✨🧼 Rating: 🚗🚗🚗(🚗)/5
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
I liked this, good energy
Second half brought it up to 4 stars for me - Moving in Stereo in particular was a stand-out. Love The Cars, Heartbeat City is my favourite album but this is a fine beginning to their career too. Boston, baby!
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
It was good
Boring
boring
What a great beginning to this album. And it's surprisingly deep (helped by being only 35 minutes long). Excellent debut by The Cars.
Solid debut album with several great tracks, seamlessly blends synth with rock
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.
This record has to be one of the greatest debut records from any band ever. It is filled with high energy and style, and each song is as memorable as the last. Special shout-out to the incredible guitar solo on "Don't Cha Stop".
Very decent 8
You think it has one great titty song, but really every track is a great titty song.
Life’s the same except for my shoes
Pretty terrific debut, with a bunch of hits and great songs. Almost feels unnecessary given how often I’ve heard these songs, but they’re good enough I don’t care.
Oh, dang. I can’t remember the last time I listened to this entire thing. It starts out STRONG. The quality drops off a bit, but not enough to drag this down to a four for me. What a nice surprise. I thought this would be a 3, maybe a 4.
First three songs: Pretty dope. I'm In Touch With Your World can jump off a cliff. Literally the rest of this: Also dope. Nothing I haven't heard before but I imagine if I heard it in the context it was created in, I'd be pretty impressed.
What a great timeless album. Do you like fun? You'll like this.
- Eine weitere Scheibe, die sich in meiner Plattensammlung befindet - The Cars sind irgendwie eine echt coole Verbindung (und das hört man auf diesem Album) zwischen 70s Rock und 80s New Wave mit ihren Synthies undso. Ich würde hier wieder behaupten, dass die ihrer Zeit auf jeden Fall etwas voraus waren. - Ich mag das Album sehr gerne und finde man kann das Ding wunderbar so weghören. Es versprüht auf jeden Fall eine schöne Leichtigkeit. - "Just What I Needed" ist einfach so ein geiler Hit. Hab den wirklich sehr viel gehört und wird mir einfach nicht langweilig. Finde diesen Lead Synthie einfach auch super. Und soo ein starker Refrain. - An manchen Stellen auch trotz Pop-Appeal immer mal wieder bisschen progressiv - mMn eigentlich ausnahmslos gute Songs, da fällt nix richtig deutlich runter - Super kurzweilig, super gut Rating: 4,25/5
++: My Best Friends Girl, I'm in Touch with Your World, You're All I've Got Tonight, Bye Bye Love +: Good Times Roll, Don't Cha Stop, All Mixed Up +-: Just What I Needed, Moving in Stereo 7,6/10
Catchy enough.
This was just what I needed, it really let the good times roll, and assorted puns. Truthfully, this is a monster album, not a single bad song on it.
Lots of hits on this one.
A fun album full of cool pop-y synth energy! The vocals, guitars and all arrangements work so well together. Lyrics are a bit silly sometimes, but honestly, it's just one good song after another. Reminded me a bit of Weezer at times, and sometimes talking heads. Overall great album that holds up to today.
Guess this will have to make up for the absence of the Blue Album on the list…… hmmph. But really, I do kinda think of this as a perfect pop album. It’s so much fun and full of cool, out-of-the-box sounds! Love it!
So damn consistent and so damn fun
Just What I Needed is just the most weezer song of all time ... seconding nick's comment that this album is making up for the lack of Weezer on this list! we love Ric Ocasek !!
This is still a really good album after all these years. 5 stars or A-.
pleasantly surprised loved the instrumentals ‘youre all ive got tonight’ #1
Just brilliant.
Pretty nice synthy tracks and a few songs that are recognised classics. Medium 3.
Just about every song on here can be on their greatest hits album.
I absolutely love The Cars, and I've been anxiously waiting for this album to pop up for me. I know this album really well from start to finish, and since I own it on vinyl, I love throwing it on pretty regularly. What a perfect way to spend a Wednesday, let's get into it! This album is absolutely fantastic from start to finish. With guitars driving the overall sound, keyboards filling out the sound, and simple but catchy lyrics, The Cars' self-titled debut is the pinnacle of late seventies new wave albums. The guitar hooks sound so simple, but the way the lead, rhythm, and bass guitars are layered adds incredible depth to the overall sound. The Cars have such a signature sound, but each song on this album is unique and instantly recognizable. In my opinion, no other new wave artist has guitars that sound anything like this. Going back to the keyboards, I love how they don't drown out or take over the overall sound of this album. This is guitar music, and the album never lets you forget that. The way that everything on this album is layered makes it one of the most accessible new wave albums of all time. As far as the individual songs go... I guess I'll just have to go track by track. "Good Times Roll" is such an interesting lead-off track to me. The song's title elicits a sense of something really up-tempo, but the song takes its time, adding layers to the sound as it progresses. The bright keyboard riff that kicks in about halfway through the song is pure genius. "My Best Friend's Girl" has some of my favorite guitar playing on the album, especially the lick at the end of the chorus. In conjunction with the handclaps at the beginning, this song has a retro feel that harkens back to fifties doo-wop or rockabilly. I imagine this is what the woman on the cover is listening to. "Just What I Needed" has my favorite keyboard playing on the album. That sawtooth sound is perfect, but it fills in the sound perfectly, still allowing the guitars to stay front and center. "I'm in Touch with Your World" is my least favorite song on the album, but it's still great. With Ric Ocasek's echo-y vocals, excellent vibraphone usage, and a space-like keyboard riff, it's easily the most experimental song on the album. "Don't Cha Stop" lives up to its name, with a fast tempo, great rhythms, and some superbly distorted guitar playing, accompanied by a great keyboard riff. "You're All I've Got Tonight" is an excellent blend of some of the best elements from the first three tracks, all with a great rhythm section. "Bye Bye Love" features an excellent blend of guitars and keyboard playing. This song is one of the best examples of this album's superb mixing. "Moving In Stereo" is my favorite track on the album, but by a slim margin. The guitar distortion, the opening vocals, and the simple drum beat give this song a haunting sound that sets it apart from the more pop-forward songs on the album. It doesn't hurt that I associate this song with Fast Times at Ridgemont High. "All Mixed Up" is a great closer, and I love the saxophone and keyboard arrangements on it. With a darker tone similar to "Moving In Stereo," it's a great closing track, and possibly the most underrated song on the album. Overall, this album is perfect. Every song is brilliant, and there's enough diversity to keep this album interesting. The Cars are a fantastic band, and it's honestly a shame that Heartbeat City hasn't made it into any edition of the list.
You can hear the influences and influenced in this so clearly, from Boston and Van Halen to Weezer and Interpol. Harmonies are punchy, keys are in your face, guitars are set to max overdrive. Drops off a bit on side B, but side A warrants a healthy 4 stars.
jumps in a triangle from cool to silly to annoying and back and forth and back and forth
This sound quality is so crisp, bravo to the producer. I hear hints of Queen in here. Very good
Such a strong debut album. The first three out of the gate are timeless classics, and with 5-6 of the 9 getting regular radio rotation from its release through the 80’s and beyond this is a hands down 5 for me. This album helped define the rock/pop sound bridging into the 80’s. Classic album cover too.
Power-pop synth rock at its finest. With 7 of the 9 songs charting and getting routine radio play it’s hard not to rate this all in. An incredibly strong debut that at the time had some saying it should’ve been called “The Cars: Greatest Hits” given the massive appeal. I’m sure this hits home more for those that grew up with these songs, but the strength of them still holds today. And who could forget the iconic scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High with Phoebe Cates emerging from the pool with “Moving In Stereo” playing?
Perfectly fine. I had this on and before I knew it, it was over without catching my attention much, other than the couple tracks I knew. Not overly annoying, not especially great. A textbook 3.
I’m not a huge Cars fan and knew 6 out of the 9 songs. I’d say that’s a very solid album. Some of these are timeless and we’d do a cover of Just What I Needed so that has a special place for me. Also love me a good Elliott Easton solo.
First three songs got me thinking a 4* is the floor for this album...rest of the album didn't hold up well but I'm still rounding up. 3.75/5
Catchy lyrics and new wavey sound, though it sounds for my liking a bit same-same. Standout Tracks: Moving in Stereo
Like Boston's self-titled debut, pretty tough to deny. 4/5
The first few tracks of this felt like a greatest hits album. I've always enjoy The Cars without realizing I enjoyed The Cars (if that makes sense). I was curious how the rest of the album would hold up to the opening slate of radio hits. There are quite a few songs (including the hits) that sounds same-same but different. But, that's fine. It's definitely a cool sound mixing the riffs and vocals of the 70s (very Tom Petty-ish) with the incoming synth-sounds of the 80s. I especially appreciated the songs that deviated from the formula, like "Moving in Stereo". The album finished really strong. I wish I could give 1/2 stars because this is clearly a 4.5 for me; however, it's good enough that I'm going to bump it up to 5.
“Just What I Needed” was one of the first cover songs my first band played in high school. It was always our favorite one to play along with “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles. Every song on here is so catchy and fun. The Cars had it all figured out from the jump and never backed down from the formula. They really never made a bad album and had hit singles their entire run together. Easy 4.5 for me.
Can there be anymore hits on an album? This one is jam packed. When I think of unique 80's bands, Cars is on that list. Just different than most, but still very palatable. Odd vocals, but it works for them. It doesn't warrant a 5, but on the hits and nostalgia I'll give it a 4.5.
I have The Cars' Complete Greatest Hits, a double album that should have been stripped down to a single album. Still, there are plenty of great tunes on it, including my very favorite of theirs, "Drive." I always think of the Cars as ushering in a new 80's sound, where keyboards were added to guitar rock. I'm impressed that this debut album was released in 1978; they were ahead of the curve. The first three songs were worthy of their release as singles, starting off the album with a grounded understanding of what they are going for. I've always loved the guitar picking on "My Best Friend's Girl", a precise technical feat that sneaks into a tight propulsion of a pop song. We see the keys move from background ambiance to sharing center stage in "Just What I Needed," where they feature their own lead melody line. Kooky psychedelia is added to the Talking Heads vibe of "I'm In Touch With Your World," and "Don't Cha Stop" has the frantic energy of Sparks, though with less shifting of gears. "You're All I've Got Tonight" and "Moving In Stereo" are other hits, the latter really exemplifying their use of synths in catchy guitar rock. "Bye Bye Love" is a softer but no less up-tempo rocker. The Cars create a post-punk, pre-new wave sound that was pioneering in its day and remains unique to this day. Noone else sounds like them, especially in 1978. What the hell, here's a 5.
I don't love every song here, in fact Let The Good Times Roll has always been annoying to me and I feel disappointed when I randomly hear it on the radio (the one song by them I feel that way about). But I like this band a lot. They seem to have a lot of reverence to music from the 50s, and they have perfected that short and sweet melodic pop song format, bringing it into a new era. They certainly had their own distinct sound going for the late 70s and early 80s. A song I really love by them is Drive, and looking that up I realize that probably every album of theirs has a few songs I really enjoy, including this one. Solid. 3.5
The guys seem to have a knack for taking simple sounding parts and making interesting music out of them. Always a recognizable sound and really cool background vocals.
I liked it a lot which surprised me because I generally don’t like that style of music
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
Great album. Emblematic of an era. Every song is memorable.
hm
Solide.
Hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Cooler Sound. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Good Times Roll, Just what i needed
Maybe it's because I grew up in New England, but all of these songs are radio singles to me. So when I listen to this album, it sounds like a Best of The Cars, Vol. 1.
Classic
A Bye Bye Love, Moving in Stereo, és az All Mixed Up számok tetszettek a legjobban.
The first half was great. There were some neat experimentations in the second half, but ultimately it all left me indifferent. It's a good 70's pop rock record.
Last time my listening notes didn't save, as far as I can tell, do hopefully these will. Overall a decent album, not really my style but also not anything I dislike. Musically, it is well constructed, quite sparse at points but in a good way. I'm not sure if that's just the time period or specific to The Cars. I enjoyed how the different instruments were layered. I wasn't really impressed with the vocals, but then I don't think amazing vocals are always necessary, and they fit with the rest of the music. The harmonies are nice. Lyrically, I didn't pay that much attention (I never do). I don't think there was much to get my attention, either in a good or a bad way.
Did not use a private Spotify session for this album, definitely listened to it before. Ric Ocasek said something along the lines of "we did our greatest hits first", good line and some truth to it. Lots of classics in this album.
Yep I liked this, especially the opening half.
4.25
7.5/10 Nice new wave with plenty of power pop and Talking Heads style Much more of a take on hard rock and metal than I expected Excellent vocal harmonies A lot of production here, it went big Best: All Mixed Up
What a stacked debut album, hit after hit to open it up and some good workman tunes to fill it out. This lives somewhere in the end of "classic rock" and the beginning of "new wave". While i usually hate new wave this felt like an acceptable amount.
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 didn't think I liked The Cars, but this is changing my mind
Has some absolute bangers, the singles obviously as well as some album cuts (All Mixed Up & You're All I've Got Tonight) make for an engrossing listen. "I'm in touch with your world" is quite silly, the dissonant riff is nice enough, but maybe not touch all of the buttons with the "sound effects" setting on, on that brand new synthesizer you just got.
Unbelievably solid album that withstands the test of time. 5/5
I fkn love this album! It's a classic 70's rock album. Been a while since i've listened to it, so that was a nice trip down memory lane. How good is music!!
Rock n roll, baby
Debut de una banda histórica de finales de los 70 y los primeros 80. Portadas icónicas. En mi opinión no están al nivel de Blondie o The Police, no digamos ya de los Talking Heads o The B-52´s uno de mis grupos favoritos, pero su Power-Pop es muy disfrutable con My best friend´s gilfriend o el eterno e imparable Just What i need it. Los teclados de Bye bye love... excepcionales. Tuvieron una enorme influencia en la New Wave, de la que fueron uno de los puntales, y en las música indie de los 90 (Weezer o Guided by voices sin ir más lejos). Sus videos fueron pioneros. Ocasek es un reputado productor, visionario y muchas más cosas. Otros discos del 78: The Man Machine de Kraftwerk, debuts de Kate Bush, Pere Ubu, Magazine, , Public Image Ltd., Dire Straits, Police, The Only Ones, Devo y Siouxsie and the banshees, (también Chris Rea y Midnight Oil), así como discos esenciales: C´est CHic, Plastic letters y Paralell Lines, Some Girls, This year´s model, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Incantations, Équinoxe, Ambient 1: Music for Airports, All mod cons, Some girls, One Nation Under A Groove, Outlandos d´amour los directos de Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley, AC-DC y The last waltz, e incluso Grease.
Die Debütplatte der Band ist ein interessantes Stück Musikgeschichte. Mit einer Mischung aus Rock und New Wave schufen sie einen Sound, der seiner Zeit weit voraus war. Dies macht das Album nicht nur zu einem Zeichen der ästhetischen Weiterentwicklung der 70er Jahre, sondern auch zu einem zeitlosen Klassiker. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Tracks "Just What I Needed", "My Best Friend's Girl" und "Good Times Roll". Diese Songs sind meisterhaft komponiert und kombinieren eingängige Melodien mit cleveren Texten, die sowohl nostalgisch als auch frisch wirken. Der Stil des Albums ist von einer gelungenen Synthese aus elektrifizierenden Gitarrenriffs, rhythmischen Keyboards und einem unverwechselbaren Groove geprägt. Diese Elemente zusammen ergeben einen charakteristischen Sound, der ebenso rockig wie poppig ist und viele Einflüsse der damaligen Zeit in sich vereint. Im Großen und Ganzen ist “The Cars” ein Meilenstein, der beweist, dass gute Musik zeitlos ist.
Perfectly fine, reminds me of Kiss with less energy/pomposity
I really like a few of their songs (My Best Friend's Girl, Just What I Needed) but the rest blurred a bit
Another new group to me and another one to add to my favourites; how did I miss this one! Tracks are varied in style so no boredom and they have great arrangements and production. One of the vocalist sounds at times like Brian Ferry from Roxy Music so that can't be bad! The instrumentalists sound good too. I like this kind of music genre and this album is an excellent example of it.
Surprisingly good! I only knew "Drive", but this is different and much more up my alley. Will definitely revisit this!
Mabye this was the best of the first American new wave acts, more accessible and pleasurable than the Talking Heads; more consistent and better-rounded than Blondie. This record set an extraordinarily high bar that few other bands could ever get over, making it seem so easy and being so unabashedly stylish – this was how to put the final nails in the coffin of bloated arena/classic rock. The debut is a minor masterpiece, a clear agenda (non-grandiose) just about perfectly executed, way exceeding what was to come (spots of which were quite excellent indeed). Every song works – actually every note and sound effect – and the three or four stone-cold classics have lost not a bit of their tight and hooky sheen. Style and content forever!
I think “Just What I Needed” is the only song I needed to listen to before I die.
Pretty solid.
Cant believe they're American. Queen, Bowi, Stones influences. Much better than expected. Unlikely to seek out but happy to listen to again. Really tuneful
After the scourge of punk came the tide of the new wave and The Cars were one of the plethora of bands that took to the change of scenery with gusto. Their beyond impeccable debut album does that and then some and more in regards to delivering the goods and even the lesser renowned songs on here (I'm in Touch With Your World, Don't Cha Stop, Bye Bye Love) feel like world-beaters. What's even more impressive is that the progress of the album as it were, in form of the demos, not only arrive fully formed but in some cases succeeds in being better than the finished product. Surely the songs that wound up not making the album (Take What You Want, You Just Can't Push Me, Hotel Queenie) offer up a tantalizing glimpse into a alternate Cars universe, but it is what it is. This is a new wave masterpiece, all killer no filler from start to finish.
Another album where you can hear how it influenced future hits. Every song was a banger, but generally not something I would go out of my way to listen to again. 4/5
I was kinda meh about this in the beginning but by the end found myself wanting more… will be listening to this one again
Great album, Every song is a banger. Every track in every song is perfectly mixed and the production is super tight.
Relentlessly fun with juicy melodies and better restraint than most poppy new wave
Every song sounds basically the same, but at least it's cool. Would've lapped this up if I was 30 years older than I am.
easy 4 😮💨
Pre-listening thoughts: actually kind of hyped for this one. I know a few songs from it and this is solid 80s pop/rock Post/during listening thoughts: this album bangs bro. Radio friendly music at its best. It’s quirky, it’s upbeat, it’s short, it’s definitely not like groundbreaking but I don’t think it needs to be. It’s just a good time overall. And baby, let the good times roll. 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: conflicted on this cause like need? No. Want? Yes Fav tracks: My Best Friend’s Girl, Just What I Needed, Don’t Cha Stop, Bye Bye Love, All Mixed Up (but I enjoyed the whole album fr) Least fav tracks:
Fantástico disco de debut de los Cars. Power Pop de altura con nueve cortes a cuál mejor. La fusión de los sonidos de la nueva ola con el rock duro da como fruto en este disco temas de gran altura como el exitoso "Just What I Needed". No le van a la zaga "Good Times Roll", "My Best Friend's Girl" o "Moving in Stereo". Me gusta mucho el tema de cierre, "All Mixed Up".
Fine, not a huge standout.
El cierre del álbum esta increíble
I knew most of these songs, though it ended more quietly and moody than I anticipated.
New wave classic loved it
Sparkly new wave beauty.
When your debut album is a literal greatest hits album. The Cars released a few other albums after this but I don't think any of them were as instant of a classic as their debut.
Great debut great tunes. Strong album throughout. Loved closer all mixed up
'Let the good times roll' reminds you from the start that The Cars had more in common with Television and the New York scene than later became apparent with the mega-hit Heaertbeat City album. Jarring guitars, classy hook and that New York swagger. It continues perfectly with 'My Best Friend's Girl.' In fact, 'Just What I Needed' takes this opening run of pop classics to three. Admittedly it goes downhill form here. 'I'm in touch with your world' is utter rubbish. Pedestrian. It picks up a bit but never to the same level as those first three killer tunes.
I didn’t realize how many Cars songs I knew
How do you rate an album precisely when you've heard half the songs in movies and grocery stores for 40 years The other songs inspired SWRevenge and Killers so I guess 3 stars?
Album rules. I’ve had this one in my library for a while, and I’ve adored The Cars for years, so it’s likely this will get a 4 or 5. It really strikes me as one of the best pop-rock/power-pop albums ever made. It just has some great tunes, a wonderfully dry and crispy production, and extremely charming performances. How do you top the first three tunes? “Good Times Roll,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Just What I Needed.” I mean, wow. But the vibe continues through the whole thing. “I’m In Touch With Your World” is silly and fun. “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight” is almost on par with the initial trio of bangers. “Moving In Stereo” is a moody vibe, and its seamless transition to “All Mixed Up” is killer. Honestly, it’s a lot like the Boston album…it sets up a high bar of quality and maintains it all the way through. It’s the execution that pushes it to 5 territory.
The Cars is one of those bands I always thought were just alright, but I gotta say, this is a shocking amount of hits on a debut album. Moving In Stereo and All Mixed Up are certified bangers, even if some of the others don't quite scratch that itch.
in the world of cars this album would be a ford focus. straight down the middle. not particularly fast, but not slow. not particularly good looking, but not hideous. not particularly economic, but not a gas guzzler. not particularly interesting, but not boring. not particularly cool, but not a ssanyong. just middle.
The Cars are one of the most overrated bands out there in my opinion. They are the Weezer of their time, and I don’t mean that in a good way. This music is very bland to me. It lacks depth, it lacks soul, it doesn’t challenge me. I’ll never understand why this album is so popular and I’m fine with that. I’ll will award points for being mixed and mastered VERY well but those points don’t result in more stars, sorry.
pretty good ig. i understand why my mom would own a compilation cd of their best songs for an album from the 70s the synths actually don't feel very dated. there some really cool modern-ish synth design on here its really impressive tbh.
after the dross of recent days this is Just What I Needed
Do you like rock music? If you do then this album is for you. I like this album the beat of the songs are great, I like the guys voice. I also like taht there using drums it makes the songs sound good. I would recommend this album because there songs are great and I like his voice
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.
have you ever heard a song and it ever made you think it could be used for a arcade machine because that's what i thought of the song just what I needed by THE CARS I think the song was good because it gave me kinda of an arcade kinda vibe and the rest was pretty good because of the singers voice i think this song was good and recommend listening to their albums
seems like this song talks about desire, vulnerability, and the unexpected connections life can bring. for example: "I don’t mind you coming here And wasting all my time" this person displays openness, but also this person brings up the consequences of doing it overall, i don't like the song, and i wouldn't listen to it, as i don't find it interesting or relatable in any way
1st song- I like it but its just it little bit of singing so yeah 2nd song- I like it to because it sound so cool 3rd song-i like it cus it sound so coollll
Do you like upbeat rock music? Then this album is for you! In my opinion, I like this album. I like the beat and the background music. It has a good rhythm to it as well. If you ever have a chance to listen to this album, then I think you really should! It's an awesome album!
I think this album could be worse. It feels very repetitive and I don't like the beat. I don't recommend it.
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I feel like this would be a summer album today. it's fun and short.
cover goes hard liked tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 strong 3
Knew it already. I like the cars
Repetitive hooks, limited replay value, feels too simplistic after deeper listens.
Fun, poppy, and a little gimmicky. A few standout tracks, but a lot of skippable songs on an already shorter album. Wouldn't hate this as an EP with maybe 3 or 4 songs, but it's not great when a shorter album feels bloated with throwaway tracks. Highs are solid, lows are low. Top tracks: Good Times Roll, Just What I Needed, Moving in Stereo
This album is very split for me. Half the songs are real 70s rock jams, and the other half are either too weird or too plain. As a debut there’s one or two impressive singles that have stood the test of time, while the rest is clearly not their best work.
I never really "got" The Cars before. I knew 4 of these songs really well and a fifth I feel like I've heard. This album is filled with candy-coated power pop that I always assumed was 80s but a closer listen reveals it's very much rooted in 1970s guitar-based music, played by people with a love for the synthesizer. Having grown up with several songs by this band as a constant presence on TV and in movies, I didn't realize that I'd never truly listened to them. This is an impressive debut album. The "other songs" on the album are really good. In my opinion, this band towers over other acts known as new wave. I'm glad I listened to this album.
how can one band be this fun of a bunch? "let the good times roll," they surely did
So many hits on one album. It's nuts that they're not a bigger band
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Great album! So many hits on one album.
yeah! this was an album. I liked it, but I didn't love it. That's okay though!
Good Times Roll 3.3 My Best Friend's Girl 3 Just What I Needed 3.6 I'm in Touch with Your World 3.2 Don't Cha Stop 3.1 You're All I've Got Tonight 3.3 Bye Bye Love 3.1 Moving in Stereo 3.3 All Mixed Up 3.4 Score: 3.255555556
Still rips. No skips. Quintessential early 80's rock. Learn it, Know it, Live it. (And anyone not thinking of Phoebe Cates during "Moving in Stereo" needs to fire up Fast Times at Ridgemont High, stat.)
Five star album… nuff said
It was fine I don’t think there were any stand outs
Crazy that this album had four major major hits on it and I didn’t know that any of them were by this band except for the let the Goodtimes roll.
This is an excellent album. The hits just keep coming. I have heard this album many times and enjoy listening to it every time.
I love an album where there are better songs than the hits or singles and this was one of those. Real proto weezer type vibes. Compact album as well.
Classic rock sound. Definitely saving for later listening.
I’d give it a 7/10, i liked most of the songs and it helped me get out of my comfort zone of music.
Nice but not great
Masterpiece my friends....