The Cars - Candy-O

Artist:

Cars (The)

See Also:

Beatles (The) Orr, Benjamin

Description:

The Cars: Ric Ocasek (vocals, guitar); Ben Orr (vocals, bass); Elliot Easton (guitar, background vocals); Greg Hawkes (keyboards, background vocals); David Robinson (drums).
Digitally remastered by Joe Gastwirt.
On their second album, the Cars take a small step to the left. While remaining a solidly mainstream new wave band (as they would throughout their career), the group gets a bit artier on CANDY-O, with impressive results. Like many of their peers, the band began to accentuate the angular, electronic/futuristic aspect of their sound, exploiting its inorganic quality for maximum irony and detachment.
On "Got a Lot on My Head" and "Double Life," Ric Ocasek seems ever more the alienated geek content to crack wise in a world he made from a do-it-yourself science kit. Ben Orr lends a slightly more emotive (but no less ominous) feel to the glossy, metallic surface of the title tune and the infectious "Let`s Go." Ocasek`s hipness quotient is displayed in the unconventional "Shoo Be Doo," a short, strange homage to his heroes/pals Suicide.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Let`s Go
2. Since I Held You
3. It`s All I Can Do
4. Double Life
5. Shoo Be Doo
6. Candy-O
7. Night Spots
8. You Can`t Hold on Too Long
9. Lust For Kicks
10. Got a Lot on My Head
11. Dangerous Type

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

New Wave

Label:

Elektra Entertainment

Producer:

Roy Thomas Baker

Catalog Number:

507

Original Release Year:

1979

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

36 : 25

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