Saw The Cars/Derringer/Little River Band on what might have been the Cars first tour as headliner, ~’78-79 at The Spectrum in Philly, or as Billy Joel likes to call it, "The Rectum". It was promoted as a September "Back to School Special" concert for $3.50/ticket. Even inflation adjusted, that’s pretty cheap!
CSN&Y - So Far (best of) Bach - Janos Starker – Suites For Unaccompanied Cello Complete |
@bslon Bill, for me, I would probably rank their albums like this: 1 - The Cars 2 - Heartbeat City 3 - Candy-O 4 - Panorama 5 - Move Like This 6 - Door to Door 7 - Shake it Up When Heartbeat City came out I thought they had "sold out" with the slick production and pop songs. I got burnt out hearing so much of it on the radio and MTV, so let's say that I didn't have the same appreciation for it that I do now. It's those very same things - the exquisite production and amazing songcraft that lead to so much enjoyment when I listen to it now. |
@big_greg Hey Greg, nostalgia definitely figures into our rankings. Me (and friends) about wore out their first 2 LPs when they came out. Seems HC did that for you, agree that the production was pretty slick. I moved SIU up the list over the years because the keyboard work sounds so good on my system. I like that you’re a fan too, as are others. @sbank Spencer, I’ve seen a few of their shows too, the first time at the Portland Paramount Theatre as a promo for The Cars S/T by KGON FM 92 for 92¢. I wish they’d bring back those prices. 😂😭 BTW, spellcheck turned Ric to Rick earlier if you caught that… |
