check out : the cars - lets go (monitor mix)
https://soundcloud.com/rhinorecords/the ... -1/s-ZqXoh
slightly different take, more instrumentals, and notice benjamin orr misses singing some of his lines.
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negative1 wrote:Rubellan wrote:I don't know how many times I'm supposed to buy these albums. These are the same remasters from last year (which were a bit too loud) with the extra tracks tacked on. I may just get the bonus tracks from iTunes since I bought the box last year. I'm definitely not buying the CD again.
these are way more rock oriented than anything.
heartbeat city was more pop, and same with the album after that.
maybe ric ocasek was somewhat new wave, but i have NEVER once thought of these albums, or this group as new wave.
they can dress the part, but that doesn't mean they sound it.
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ABOATES wrote:Huh, that seems weird to me. Maybe I am older than some folks here...but when the The Cars first came out, they were certainly considered New Wave. One of the bigger mover and shakers in America along with Blondie, Devo, Talking Heads and others. Greg Hawkes' looks and synths were a big part of that.
cork wrote:The cars were brilliant.
Very under rated band.
MissingPersons wrote:ABOATES wrote:Huh, that seems weird to me. Maybe I am older than some folks here...but when the The Cars first came out, they were certainly considered New Wave. One of the bigger mover and shakers in America along with Blondie, Devo, Talking Heads and others. Greg Hawkes' looks and synths were a big part of that.
Talking Heads were as different as day and night sound-wise with The Cars. The only thing they had in common was David Byrne's and Ric Ocasek's geeky vocals, and that's the reason both were classified as "New Wave". Talking Heads were always leaning towards a "World Music" direction. The Cars had more Hard Rock influences (Elliot Easton's guitar solos) but added more Synths into the mix, unlike bands REO Speedwagon or Boston. Otherwise, if their music was less Synthy AND Ben Orr did all the lead vocals, I'd bet they'd belong in the Boston/REO realm.
Blondie also, were different than both, being more Punk Rock than New Wave (at least in their first two albums).
Among those, only Devo were a little bit closer to The Cars' sound, but even more electronic and geekier than the latter.
telekon3 wrote:Back in the late 70's the record companies and the bands themselves were guilty of falsely marketing Power Pop as New Wave. I hated Power Pop until about 15 years ago, because I felt duped by the record companies and the bands. Back in the late 70's, except for used record stores, the mall record stores sold albums that were sealed in plastic and if the record wasn't being played on the radio you had nothing to go by except the artwork and photos on the album cover. These Power Pop albums were fashioned with a strong New Wave look and style when most of these bands were merely Pub Rock, Glitter, Power Pop, or Garage Rock bands. Some of these bands received some popularity by the middle of the road music listeners that thought real New Wave like, Ultravox and Gary Numan were just too weird. Power Pop bridged the gap and transition from Rock to New Wave for most of America.
MissingPersons wrote:Oh let's not forget Berlin. They sound way too Euro, like Ultravox or Kim Wilde, but not only they're American...they had more success in the States than UK or EU even before Take My Breath Away.
And Wang Chung as well were in the same realm as Ultravox, China Crisis, Talk Talk, etc. but they were also bigger in the States. My guess is MTV helped them gain attention by the time, as it happened with People Are People obviously.
MissingPersons wrote:Blue Nile on MTV? Blue Nile were another story though. They weren't even popular in the UK (no UK Top 40 hits at all), and they were more like a cult band and more "serious" than the rest of the Synth-Pop guys.
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