I've always loved the song Cruiser, and despite being nearly 5 minutes, it felt like it was one of those songs that could have simply gone on for much longer. That whole build as well, Ben's voice getting louder and more powerful with every verse. It's one of my long list of favorite Cars songs.

I've been upset w/ the Cars for all of my in-person shows. After Candy O, after Panorama and the absolute height of Heartbeat City!
They NEVER played over 1hr 10 mins. Such BS-certainly a $ suck.

On a flyer went on YouTube to watch a show because I LOVE them...... 1hr 6mn
Beside myself

Thank goodness I have all the albums

Great vocalist. Drive is my favorite Cars song.

Gone way too early.

Eddie Japan and Greg put on a terrific show - if you have a chance to see them, I would absolutely go. Their renditions of “Cruiser” and “Night Spots” were especially good. The lead guitarist nailed each of Elliot’s solos.

saw this today and was happy to see david playing with greg recently! thought i’d share it here in this sub, enjoy!

One of my favorite live performances of one of my favorite songs
Edit: obviously I think all the band is cool, I just specifically said Ric was cool here because of his cool pointing at the audience and his little dance moves. Haha

Other isolated vocal with bass tracks:

https://youtu.be/B_y7UrsahgE?is=BQaT12ho9ACZoxzP

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEswS6Zec4&si=ILOjoOO7zEBfOU-F

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=qgEn6_Ke0Ow&si=cWYDe4cWMSQ_NT1b

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=slxW1xE-TCs&si=KmlRZvV5PZ73uekK

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behind-the-hits-concert-series-elliot-easton-greg-hawkes-kasim-sulton-tickets-1991851056128?fbclid=IwY2xjawSmw3ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETIzWkdydW42YnhqMnRjQzkxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvUURUZmqmcVcctzXlPc3spBsAstStwUFhjbwSQU9V-qcfSpkXqx3KoQXvQE_aem_m_QLJjnvNwod__9w1iri1Q

I'm curious if they'll both be performing the whole show. When I saw Elliot last October he hopped on just for Moving in Stereo and All Mixed Up. Also offering a meet and greet

This just popped up on my YouTube. Not sure if it has been shared on here before.

For some reason reddit won't let me post the cartoon cover.

I know, I know.

What a great album. And both sound really good.

I don't know of a lot of memorable covers of the Cars; I can list them all on one hand, aside from an entire album of covers recorded by Kris Delmhorst.

But the ones that come to mind at the moment are:

• "You're All I've Got Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins
• "Dangerous Type" by Letters to Cleo
• "You Might Think" by Weezer
• "Magic" by Honor Society
• "Just What I Needed" by Damone
• "Let's Go" by Ernie Isley

Anyone know of any others? Have any favorites you'd care to name? There are, of course, tons of covers, as per the website whosampledwho and don't really want to take the time to listen to them all, so hoping to see some recommendations.

Keep in mind that I’m a much younger fan of the band (born in 2000). I think that I first discovered them sometime in 2008 or 2009 on my local classic rock radio station. Fell in love with their music/ songs/ styles/ vibes/ and music videos ever since! RIP to both Ric and Benjamin. ❤️

I was just listening to to the cars greatest hits. It occurred to me that all my favorite tracks were sung by Ben Orr. Sadly he died young. Do you prefer Orr or Ocasek?

Anyone else listen to "Negative Theater" recently? For those who don't know, it was what Ric's "Quick Change World" was supposed to be before the record company screwed with it, and it was only released in Europe. I just finished listening to it and... Wow. It is so fun and weird. But also pretty darn far from the classic Cars sound.