![]() Not that those guys are exactly slouches. In truth, of the original band members, only lead guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes have signed on to this "new" enterprise. Now, following the dubious leads of such once-seminal bands as the Beach Boys, Doors, and Queen, the Cars have re-formed as " The New Cars," with Todd Rundgren stepping into Ocasek's chrome, Art Deco loafers. Since then, singer/bassist Benjamin Orr died of cancer in 2000 and lead singer/songwriter Ric Ocasek released a string of little-heard solo albums and carved out a successful career as a producer ( Weezer, Hole, Bad Religion) (not to mention tended to his still-miraculously-intact marriage to model Paulina Porizkova - 16 years and counting!). I loved it.Īlas, the band would break up just four years later. The first album I ever bought was the Cars' Heartbeat City. No need to give closet-case, Scientology apologist Tom Cruise the time of day. No need to see Chris O'Donnell cavorting in a codpiece. no need to watch Philip Seymour Hoffman spew semen all over his sloppy self. Fortunately for us, this is an audio-only post. ![]() ![]() The band has contributed some pretty nifty ditties to some pretty shitty flicks. in soundtrack (and closing credits) mode. Today's "SaveFile Friday" features R.E.M. Hope it'll sound that way to you, too.ġ1) Timo Raisanen/Fear No Darkness, Promised Childġ3) Gustav & the Seasick Sailors/Charlie Fayġ7) Margot & the Nuclear So and So's/Quiet as a Mouseġ9) I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness/The Ghost On the plus side, the music sounded pretty damn good to me. Seems like just yesterday that I was one of them. All the while, I was blasting some of my favorite songs from the month of March, trying them out, inflicting them upon the oblivious 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds slouching along the campus streets. ![]() The windows were down, the sun and temp were up (60 degrees! happy day, happy day!). I spent a good chunk of my Thursday driving around my old haunting grounds of Ann Arbor. ![]()
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