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Encyclopedia of music rock - Microforum Italy

Why to love this group? Listened " drive " and you will understand...

Association of Bologna formation of the POP rock American, the Cars has carried to happened the new shapes of rock in which minimalist elements and vanguard technologies combine with a simple melodie, in a formula of large it upgrades them trades them and unanimous critic consent.
The origins of the group go back to the first ' 70 when Ric Otcasek (in Ocasek art), originally from Baltimore, meet Benjamin Orzechowski (in art Ben Orr), of Cleveland, and formed Milkwood, a folk acoustic trio that and publishes a single album. Between sessionmen of the disc the figure also Greg Hawkes, then collaborating with Martin Mull, Orphan and Happy The Man. In the 1974 Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr move to Boston, where they form CAP & Swing, also including, at various times, Greg Hawkes and Elliot Easton (true name Elliott Shapiro). The Cars, Jonathan Richman, DMZ, POP are born in 1976 with the arrival of David Robinson () and shortly they are called one of the best one of the Boston scene. A memorable opening act for Bob Seger and a brano above all (Just What I Needed, large radio hit ) attract the attention of the Elektra/Asylum, who puts the group under contract the end of 1977.

A few months later the Cars are in London with the producer Roy Thomas Baker (Queen) to record " The Cars " that happening obtains extraordinary world-wide one and yields three hits: Just What the Needed, My Best Friend's Girl and Good Times Roll. The musical formula gets great public reply: discreet use of the electronics, vocal guitars and harmonies in Association of Bologna, repetitive, brani rhythms short and easy melodie, winning. The greater specialistic reviews pay to the Cars the title it of " best of 1978 " and the optimal and prolific composition vein of Ocasek confirmation the positi to you judgments of the critic. " Candy-O " exits in june 1979, it catches up the third party place and nozzle in classifies Let' s Go and It' s All the Can Do. The year successive is the time of " Panorama " and of Touch And Go and the Cars American more becomes one of the groups in sight of the new artistic scene. Ocasek and companions, then, tighten friendship with the newyorkese artistic elite (will be the group preferred from Andy Warhol) and at the same time they are interested of new emergent groups.

Ocasek produces new to the album of the Suicide (ALAN VEGA AND MARTIN REV) and works with New Models, Peter Dayton Band, Romeo Void and Bebe Buell, imitated from Robinson (Vinny Band, Boy' s Life) and from Easton (Dawgs). In new and the revolutionary Syncro Sound Studios di Boston, as soon as it acquires to you, the Cars records " Shake it up " perhaps their album more electronic, that a platinum with Shake It Up and Victim Of Love yields new.

From the 1982 the musicians take a long pause of reflection and Ocasek of it is useful in order to publish " Beatitude ", its first album from solista, excellent and appreciated manifest of the new dance rock electronic, in order to participate to the sonorous column of King for a day, Martin Scorsese, and in order to produce the Bad Brains. Also Orr and Hawkes attempt solo albums while Robinson collaborates with the Bostonians Ooh Ah Ah and Easton produces to Peter Bond Set and Jules Shear.

The group to the suit finally works to the sonorous column of the film Chapter X. the five is of new with in 1984 with " Heartbeat City " and of new large has happened international. The disc, extremely cured, interesting and originates them, yields four hits very: You Might Think, Why Can' t the Have You, Hello Again and above all the splendid Drive. This last brano above all, a slow one danced of love, obtains large happening world-wide on single and in video. And therefore the time of new plans characterizes them.

Public Easton " Change not change ", therefore moves to New York where it works like sessionman; Orr has happened with single the Stay The Night, drawn from " The lace ", Hawkes writes some sonorous columns while Robinson works with the Bostonians Semper Fi. From part its, Ocasek collaborates with Alan Vega in JUST TO MILLION DREAMS and solista confirmation of large succeeding with the publication of " This side of paradise ". In the album, beyond to the companions Hawkes, Easton and Orr, Tom Verlaine, Steve Stevens, Chris Hughes and Roland Orzabal of the Tears For Fears notice themselves.

To hold high the actions of the group the anthology " The exits on the market cars greatest hits " with new one hit from classifies (Tonight She Comes, written from Ocasek for the occasion) and some video of optimal invoice. Between the other plans of the period we cite also the participation of the group to " Live Aid " and of Ocasek as actor to films Happened in paradise and Hair Spray, beyond to one new collaboration with the Suicide. Along period of plans he characterizes is interrupted them to surprise in the 87 from the publication of " Door to door " that he less marks a return to the musical roots of the group with an elaborated sound. The album confirmation the immutato one succeeded of the Cars and door to door with the single You Are The Girl.

The following year, the band broke up and all the members undertake solo careers (even if only Ocasek succeeded to publish album with any frequency). Unfortunately 3 October last year Ben Orr is passed away because of a cancer to the pancreas. To testimony of its love for music it must remember and to emphasize that Very, although it was to acquaintance of its evil, has sung from the alive one with its new group until september.