For me, The Cars started out as a great rock band. Catchy songs that were too Rock to be strictly New-Wave, and with just enough Punk spirit to be strictly Rock. They put the synth to great use, weaving it perfectly into the band's sound instead of following the then dubious trend of nerve-grating keyboard wankery.
Then, somewhere along MTV's insidious and dastardly take-over of music, The Cars lost the plot and I lost interest. However, this set represents the band giving a full-on Rock show. You can feel in the music that the band is definitely digging it and playing as a great live band should, warts-and-all. Most of the cuts here are from their self-titled debut, including They Won't See You, which didn't make the final cut for The Cars. Also features early versions of Nightspots, Since I Held You, and Candy-O which would later appear on their 2nd album.
This comes from an FM Source and is brought to in Mp3 @ 320.
Enjoy! Or not.
- DC
Tally of Tunes:
01. Intro
02. Good Times Roll
03. Bye Bye Love
04. Nightspots
05. My Best Friend's Girl
06. Moving In Stereo
07. Since I Held You
08. They Won't See You
09. Don't Cha Stop
10. Just what I Needed
11. Candy-O
My reaction to the band was similar....LOVED that first album but became less interested as time went on.
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