- Artist:
- Cars (The)
- See Also:
- Beatles (The) Easton, Elliot 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:
- Let`s Go
- Since I Held You
- It`s All I Can Do
- Double Life
- Shoo Be Doo
- Candy-O
- Night Spots
- You Can`t Hold on Too Long
- Lust For Kicks
- Got a Lot on My Head
- 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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Customer Reviews
Overall Rating: 4.5
The follow-up to their successful debut album Candy-O was another big hit. It contains the single "Let's Go" and songs such as "Lust For Kicks" with quirky beats and silly lyrics that became a Cars trademark.
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