The Cars by The Cars

Pros: Good 70's pop-rock, great hooks

Cons: None to speak of

The Bottom Line: Great debut album--all of the tunes are pretty cool

Review: The Cars, released in 1978 as the debut album of the Boston-based band, The Cars, was an incredibly successful first effort. Even though this music is now almost twenty-three years old, you can put it on today and it still retains its'...

Pros: songs, sound, new material(sorta)

Cons: none

Review:
When this lp (remember those?) first came out back in 1978, I was working for a large chain record store. In our shipment one day, there were three copies of an odd looking album by an odd looking group—pictured only on the back cover. The front...

Pros: The songs! The band! The sound!

Cons: Are you kidding?

Review: After the breakup of the Beatles, it's been very rare, but every now and then an album comes along on which every track is an instant classic. Think Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin IV, and Boston, as examples of this happening...

Pros: You can see that these guys actually once knew how to play instruments

Cons: The success of this album inspired them to make more music

The Bottom Line: Nobody brings in the new members like Mr.Eyore

Review: I recently learned a very hard lesson: I am an Idiot

No, seriously, it’s true. I know this because a whole boatload of Cars fans have been coming by to let me know that I am an idiot.
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Pros: a good combination guaranteed to get your toes tappin'

Cons: none

Review: Although "The Cars" was issued in the late 70's, it's as classic today as it was back then. This is the album with the hits "Just What I Needed",
"Good Times Roll" and "Best Friend's Girl".

I've...

Pros: Some good catchy numbers.

Cons: Dated sounds.

The Bottom Line: Catchy pop/rock, it's survived the years pretty well.

Review: As this album started I began to have feelings that this might be a listening experience akin to pulling out my own teeth with a pair of rusty pliers. ‘The Cars’ first album is currently on re-release in the UK on mid price and I’m reviewing it because...