1978's debut album from The Cars is one of the most impressive debut albums in 70s rock. This album is pretty much a greatest hits collection because all but three of the nine songs contained herein were released as hit singles. How many albums, let alone debut albums, can claim that? From 1978 to 1980, a two year period in which The Cars dazzled critics and fans alike with songs like "Just What I Needed" and "Let the Good Times Roll". One of the first bands to really utilize the new electro studio instruments in a pop format, every song has great little electronic and keyboards hooks to compliment a strong sense of rock guitar and harmony. This is an album that truly could come only from the 70s, when a musical revolution was in full swing in the back alley clubs of London and NYC, where punk was metamorphosizing into something angry, but increasingly more palatable to the 70s radio listening audiences. The Cars found that perfect balance of musical rebellion and popular acceptance, due in great part to the lyrical equivalent of a punkrock smooch from the underground. This an album that definitely belongs in any classic rock library.
Tracks:
1. "Good Times Roll" 3:44
2. "My Best Friend's Girl" 3:44
3. "Just What I Needed" 3:44
4. "I'm in Touch with Your World" 3:31
5. "Don't Cha Stop" 3:01
6. "You're All I've Got Tonight" 4:13
7. "Bye Bye Love" 4:14
8. "Moving in Stereo" 4:41
9. "All Mixed Up" 4:14
--Nickolas Cook
the cars are timeless. love the music and the style all their own .
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