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to make this short I hated it! I wish bands would not take another band over and think they are The Cars because it’s just not happening. I would rather listen to the old stuff and remember them the way they were.
Rating: 1 / 5
While I was skeptical from the get-go, I decided I would listen to previews of the album to see how it sounded. When I heard “You Might Think”, I cringed and started craving the REAL Cars.
I won’t say these men are bad musicians, because they’re all respectable in their own right, especially Rundgren. However, from what I’ve heard of this album, it would be a waste of my time to listen it, never mind wasting money buying it.
Maybe if you’re a fan of live albums and Rundgren, you’ll like it all right. But Rundgren is no Ocasek, no matter how hard he tries to be.
Reading all these reviews that say it’s “harder” or “more lively” or “edgier” than the REAL Cars quite frankly astounds me. I agree with those who say it sounds like Karaoke or a bar band. In my opinion, it doesn’t have anywhere near the power that the original cars albums had.
So, my suggestion, if you really like cover bands or Rundgren, go ahead and get it.
If you like the REAL Cars, then you probably shouldn’t waste your time or money.
Rating: 1 / 5
It would seem to me that if you were going to resurrect a popular band from the past, you would want to include some newer material to the listener. I already own the greatest hits album, so I was really disappointed to find that the new Cars were only as new as the old material.
The new renditiona are just ok. They sound like the old songs but without the life and spark and exhuberance that was there when Ric Okasek delivered the same material.
Don’t get me wrong. . . I love the cars and I love Todd Rundgren, but together as the new Cars, it also strikes me as an attempt for some retirement income.
INXS has a new singer who, yes, sings the old hits, but they have also introduced a number of new songs. The Stones have replaced personnel a number of times but do not just sing ‘Satisfaction’. I feel that if you are going to offer the public something ‘new’, it should be something new!
Rating: 1 / 5
I am a huge fan of the CARS from day one. I tried to like this but can’t I was ready to hit the concert too. I just can’t. (Easton busted his collar bone so tour cancelled)Yeah Easton is an excellent guitar player. Hawkes too great keyboards. But missing the other 3 guys it just isn’t the CARS. The vocals no less. They can be a cover band but no more. Ben Orr had a voice that can not be copied. God rest his soul. Ric is an excellent songwriter. The band was formed by Ocasek and ORR. When Ben died it really was the end. The thought that these guys would even try is very sad. It is like seeing the Beach Boys today. They are not what they once were.
Rating: 2 / 5
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to make this short I hated it! I wish bands would not take another band over and think they are The Cars because it’s just not happening. I would rather listen to the old stuff and remember them the way they were.
Rating: 1 / 5
While I was skeptical from the get-go, I decided I would listen to previews of the album to see how it sounded. When I heard “You Might Think”, I cringed and started craving the REAL Cars.
I won’t say these men are bad musicians, because they’re all respectable in their own right, especially Rundgren. However, from what I’ve heard of this album, it would be a waste of my time to listen it, never mind wasting money buying it.
Maybe if you’re a fan of live albums and Rundgren, you’ll like it all right. But Rundgren is no Ocasek, no matter how hard he tries to be.
Reading all these reviews that say it’s “harder” or “more lively” or “edgier” than the REAL Cars quite frankly astounds me. I agree with those who say it sounds like Karaoke or a bar band. In my opinion, it doesn’t have anywhere near the power that the original cars albums had.
So, my suggestion, if you really like cover bands or Rundgren, go ahead and get it.
If you like the REAL Cars, then you probably shouldn’t waste your time or money.
Rating: 1 / 5
It would seem to me that if you were going to resurrect a popular band from the past, you would want to include some newer material to the listener. I already own the greatest hits album, so I was really disappointed to find that the new Cars were only as new as the old material.
The new renditiona are just ok. They sound like the old songs but without the life and spark and exhuberance that was there when Ric Okasek delivered the same material.
Don’t get me wrong. . . I love the cars and I love Todd Rundgren, but together as the new Cars, it also strikes me as an attempt for some retirement income.
INXS has a new singer who, yes, sings the old hits, but they have also introduced a number of new songs. The Stones have replaced personnel a number of times but do not just sing ‘Satisfaction’. I feel that if you are going to offer the public something ‘new’, it should be something new!
Rating: 1 / 5
I am a huge fan of the CARS from day one. I tried to like this but can’t I was ready to hit the concert too. I just can’t. (Easton busted his collar bone so tour cancelled)Yeah Easton is an excellent guitar player. Hawkes too great keyboards. But missing the other 3 guys it just isn’t the CARS. The vocals no less. They can be a cover band but no more. Ben Orr had a voice that can not be copied. God rest his soul. Ric is an excellent songwriter. The band was formed by Ocasek and ORR. When Ben died it really was the end. The thought that these guys would even try is very sad. It is like seeing the Beach Boys today. They are not what they once were.
Rating: 2 / 5
this cd, is unbelievable trash and a real insult to the original cars.
if you want to get a cars album, buy an orginal.
this one is horrible.
Rating: 1 / 5