I love the Cars and have from the beginning and I know many people comment on Ben's looks so this is nothing new but OMG...this is Ben at his maximum prime...31 years old and the most gorgeous man I have ever seen. No disrespect to his talent or what an incredible person he was but oh dear was he beautiful.
The way Ric Ocasic throws his guitar pic over His shoulder at the end ---like screw this audience Especially the jerk who yells out thank God its free at The very begining Great song!
@@okiebuzzj Well said! Working with the general public, I also concluded that a certain percentage of people are simply mutants. 👽 Extremely difficult to please, never satisfied and unnecessarily mean on a regular basis. Or perhaps that 🤡 was just cheap! 😁
Now that we live in the days of over-produced, wireless, monitor in ear, lip-synched crapolla, it is refreshing to hear what a real band sounds like, tuning errors, harmony slips missed cues and all. This is what rock music is all about. You are not likely to see much of this outside of small clubs ever again. GREAT STUFF
Wow! The syncopation in this performance is great. Easton's entrances and exits are featured along with The Cars band mates imploring him, and everyone else - "Don't cha stop!" It's seriously humorous to realize that it's all a series of starts and stops, and they had that live-wired.
That intro is so badass. Seriously this band had the greatest chemistry. Just look at these guys! Go find a live performance like this today. IMPOSSIBLE!!!
imho, Ric Ocasek is the brain of The Cars. Benjamin Orr (RIP), the face and voice. David Robinson and Greg Hawks are the backbone. And EE? Elliot Easton is the heart and soul of The Cars. he is monstrously talented, he can work a stage without stomping on any of his band mates and as you can see he can make rock and role faces with the best of them. The RRHOF finally got what Cars fans have known since the release of their first album. They are THE REAL DEAL!!
@johnisallin A few years back I saw the New Cars with Todd Rundgren fronting with Elliot Easton & Greg Hawks plus Kasim from Utopia on bass and Prairie Prince from the Tubes on drums. They played all the old favorites plus some new songs. Right in the beginning some dude yells "Thank God it's Elliot Easton!!!" and Elliot proceeded to demonstrate why he is probably the most underrated guitarist of all time... He had to be pushing 60, but he could still rip it up and hit all the great hooks.
Yeah, and I'll bet this same bloke has been teeling everyone that he was there for this concert. and loved it He did not recognize greatness until much later. Such a sad little heckler.
One Of My Absolute Favorites. What I wouldn't give to go back in Time to 1978 when they First appeared and sit in the audience. very Talented Bunch of Musicians.
They can never be duplicated or assimilated in the slightest way without obvious detection. Which is why no one dares to even try. So unique they broke the mold. I thank god I was 12 when that first record came out...It was came from somewhere else, without being too weird for radio.
Some of the best guitar work,and best all the way around. I saw them Live this tour . The opened up for the Doobie brothers. They should've closed also . The Cars blew them away .😎
I first discovered the cars when I was 12/ 13 on a family trip to see relations in Vancouver back in 81/82 I was given a tape of them by the teenage son liked them ever since.
That's what I greatly prefer to read from a Cars fan. A lot of people out there are focused on just one member or another. The Cars have never been a band to air their laundry in public, but sadly, some so-called "fans" have made mountains out of molehills, to create ugly factoids. It has gotten under my skin enough that I've been researching pretty hard, and so far, I have found NO reputable source that says they were any more dysfunctional than ANY other band. The magic was in all 5 of them!
@ladybluluv I think it is on either The Cars Unlocked - The Live Performances (with CD) The Cars Unlocked - The Live Performances (with CD) or The Cars Live - Musikladen 1979. I just bought them both from Amazon but I haven't watched them yet. I liked the Cars ever since the 1st time I heard Just What I Needed on the radio. Benny Elevenletters had one of the best voices in rock, plus he can play the bass too!
@ nigelxman,,not all us Brits hated the cars,,,I know loads of us that loved em,,and we still cover their tracks on our own gigs !!!!,,I did my own Backing track for Just what I needed !!
To be sure, back in "the Day," these guys were a relief from disco and even some of the lame-o-wavers. Yeah, they had the pop thing going full throttle, but they could keep it tight and drive hard.
@Juetersonke When the Cars debuted the public in general did not know what to make of them and they were despised by the majority. Hard rock ruled the day with the likes of AC/DC. Punk was also coming out at this time and the Cars were neither. Personally I loved them right from the get go but I felt very alienated at my High School for admitting it.
I think Ben could have sang this one as well as Ric. I _don't_ often say that; I think they did a very good job of working out who would sing which song. I'm not one of those maniacs who think Ben shoud have sang everything, or the majority of songs, instead of Ric. (In fact, when I see people say "Ben sang most of their hits", I bring out the statistics, which show that statement couldn't be more wrong.) I just think this little throwaway tune could have been more fun with Ben on vocals. Enjoy the moment . . . Don't Cha Stop!
I actually heard a deejay mention recently that Drive was the only song Benjamin sang out of all the Cars music. Ridiculous since he was the one that sang not only the most successfully commercial song written by O'Casek (Drive) but the first song that led to the Cars becoming noticed and given an album deal. To those of us who remember and were working in the business at that time, Maxanne sent a tape around to the stations because she liked Benjamin and his voice...if not, it could well be The Cars might still be playing gigs like the Ground Round, we'll never know. I like Ric's quirky voice a lot but near the end he chose to sing the majority of the songs which meant good ones were only mediocre since the guy really is not a good vocalist and will never be as good as Benjamin. Just because you write a song doesn't mean you have to sing it...a good example of this is I Will Always Love You, written and sung by Dolly Parton but when Whitney did a cover on it, it took off to number one. Too bad no one explained this to Ric. Also, it has been said by all of the group in interviews that each member composed their own part of the song and each member did this brilliantly. In my opinion, Greg and Elliot are brilliant musicians. Interestingly, songs on the second album Benjamin was working on before his death are really good, even better than his first effort. Some of the solo efforts by O'Casek are good and he is a fabulous musician, but I don't think any one member was ever greater by himself than when the Cars were a group...they were one of the best groups ever.
I read somewhere that Dave was described as a minimalist drummer. At various times he probably was, but not here at 2:09. Then again, maybe that was just a break - it's certainly in just the right place.
Andrew Trotter I agree. To the same extent I find myself scratching my head, wondering how the camera person COMPLETELY ignored David, and yet got a great close-up of the pattern on Ric's right thigh of his pant leg... Grossly unfair to David... It boggles the mind.
Definetly you have the right idea!! Cruiser, Bye Bye Love, Candy-O, Your'e All I've Got Tonight etc... are all great rock and rollers. I find myself writing you comments alot (since you post alot on Cars videos)/
@PresidentGas1 they definetly were partially hard rock, especially there songs take what you want, bye bye love, candy-o, double trouble, your all ive got tonight and this tasty classic.
There have always been haters and there will always be haters.They don't even have close to what it takes to do anything important but they always have something to say about it,human nature at its worst.
Whatever type of music that you want to define this as. ? New Wave / Modern Rock/ Rock This band was different and they had their own style and were definitely unique. It is too bad that all of the innovative and creative structures of music that the bands like this created for the future of Rock Music all fell by the wayside and completely diminished and has presently disappeared completely unfortunately ROCK IS DEAD. In 2020,
Right in the beginning the dude yells "Thank God it's Elliot Easton!!!" He's got that right, Elliot Easton takes his guitar and kicks some serious ass.
That guy playing the red Les Paul. Don't mess with him. Song ended way to early. He was in the groove. Let him rip for three more minutes...he is hot! Too many egos in a band. We lost a great guitar performance.
Jon B huh? That’s entirely wrong. Are you a long time fan? I am. The Cars all agreed- there was no hierarchy in the group. Each member had their own strengths and the others respected that. Ric wrote songs. He sung in a more stylized way- but when he wanted the song to be more melodic -more range, he admitted Ben was the better singer/interpreter. Elliot - a graduate of Berkeley - had prodigal talent. His 12 second solos are what makes him so great. These aren’t 17 minute hippy jams. The Cars were a hybrid of poppy radio ready songs - but added a twist of the experimental - influenced by the new technology - where kraftwerk & DEVO introduced these spaced out, robotic sounds for a whole track. The Cars injected snippets of those futuristic detached sounds They also strived for precision- something you can produce in the studio with all the new ( then) technology. Few bands can sound not only as good- but in sense- even better because on stage is where their happiest. Elliot made remark / “I work for free for 2 hours on stage / it’s the other 22 hours he gets paid for. While all were pieces of the puzzle -imo- Greg Hawkes mastery of the keyboard ( and he played like 6/7! Other instruments! that grounded their instantly recognizable sound. He makes moving in stereo feel like deep space 9, l love watching him because he’s so enthusiastic - another of his highlights is bye bye love”. The ultra quirky “I’m in touch with your world “ he is somewhat hilarious- playing several instruments/ including one that looks like a can opener and a whistle. A WHISTLE!!!lol. Gotta mention David Robinson-subtle precision- he has said he liked being in the back. So JB, I gotta respectfully say..,you don’t know what you’re talking about. The Cars I’m fact we’re probably thee most egoless group ever. None bought into the rock god hype. They were superb musicians, down to earth family guys , who just happen to be rock stars to the world. RIP Ric & Benjamin/many hearts are hurting. Peace 🦋
Elliott Easton has to be one of the most underrated guitar players to ever do it.
That solo that leads into the finish of the song is total jam. Cars at their best
Elliot Easton has complete confidence in his playing. He hits every note dead on
+rexwar underrated axeman, big time.
Dude is badass. This song is so punk IMO. I'd listen to these guys over the Ramones any day.
agreed, another great cars song, MADE by Easton's brilliant lead guitar work.
i relized that he is a lefty!
@@melissasciacca6422 lefties are the true renegades!
I don't know how anyone could say anything negative about these guys. They sound as good live as they do on record.
Claudette Preisinger I think better live
Saw them with Heart and 4 other bands in KC 1979. That is what BLEW ME AWAY. Sounded exactly like the record.
@@ChefClary60 Agreed....I saw them in '78 and '82. They sounded just like they do in the studio...
They were cutting edge fresh sound in 1978 2 years ahead of the 80s!
Exactly!@@terrygates8546
Ben and Elliott had a special connection on stage, very cool to watch those two play together..
Elliot Easton turned his guitar into a living thing. He's amazing, even today.
I love the Cars and have from the beginning and I know many people comment on Ben's looks so this is nothing new but OMG...this is Ben at his maximum prime...31 years old and the most gorgeous man I have ever seen. No disrespect to his talent or what an incredible person he was but oh dear was he beautiful.
The way Ric Ocasic throws his guitar pic over
His shoulder at the end ---like screw this audience
Especially the jerk who yells out thank God its free at
The very begining Great song!
Yeah screw that guy. There's always a joker in the deck.
@@okiebuzzj
Well said!
Working with the general public,
I also concluded that a certain percentage of people are simply mutants. 👽
Extremely difficult to please, never satisfied and unnecessarily mean
on a regular basis.
Or perhaps that 🤡 was just cheap! 😁
They should have thrown him out or the brave thing to do just leave,vamonos,don't the door hit your back
Now that we live in the days of over-produced, wireless, monitor in ear, lip-synched crapolla, it is refreshing to hear what a real band sounds like, tuning errors, harmony slips missed cues and all. This is what rock music is all about. You are not likely to see much of this outside of small clubs ever again. GREAT STUFF
I loved Benjamin' and Elliot's connection on stage!!! Electrifying performance!!!!
Wow! The syncopation in this performance is great. Easton's entrances and exits are featured along with The Cars band mates imploring him, and everyone else - "Don't cha stop!" It's seriously humorous to realize that it's all a series of starts and stops, and they had that live-wired.
The Cars took this crowd and that stupid heckler to school at this show!
Just friggin' love Elliot's guitar work on this song.
The Cars just so under appreciated in the UK but not by me I fookin loved em
That intro is so badass. Seriously this band had the greatest chemistry. Just look at these guys! Go find a live performance like this today. IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Elliot Easton has one of Rocks greatest screaming guitars, just epic!
i love this video clip
I wonder if Elliot Easton knows that history would show how great of a guitarsst he was and still is!!! Highly Under Rated !!
imho, Ric Ocasek is the brain of The Cars. Benjamin Orr (RIP), the face and voice. David Robinson and Greg Hawks are the backbone. And EE? Elliot Easton is the heart and soul of The Cars. he is monstrously talented, he can work a stage without stomping on any of his band mates and as you can see he can make rock and role faces with the best of them. The RRHOF finally got what Cars fans have known since the release of their first album. They are THE REAL DEAL!!
Ha Ha I think that Ric is the face and the voice, Too & More~
He's was an unusual looking dude with a strange singing voice. One of the reasons the cars were so popular. Each member stood out from the crowd.
@johnisallin A few years back I saw the New Cars with Todd Rundgren fronting with Elliot Easton & Greg Hawks plus Kasim from Utopia on bass and Prairie Prince from the Tubes on drums. They played all the old favorites plus some new songs. Right in the beginning some dude yells "Thank God it's Elliot Easton!!!" and Elliot proceeded to demonstrate why he is probably the most underrated guitarist of all time... He had to be pushing 60, but he could still rip it up and hit all the great hooks.
Elliot Easton played like a badass. All meat, not a speck of cereal. The whole band had it together. Thanks for the memories.
Yeah, and I'll bet this same bloke has been teeling everyone that he was there for this concert. and loved it He did not recognize greatness until much later. Such a sad little heckler.
😁😄😆
He probably went home
and did a sad yank afterwards...
One Of My Absolute Favorites. What I wouldn't give to go back in Time to 1978 when they First appeared and sit in the audience. very Talented Bunch of Musicians.
2024 and sounds as good as back in the day. Idc who you are, this is awesome!!!
Aw man, what happened, where did music lose this awesomness?
loved everything they ever did. One of a handful of bands.
Even back in th '80s, I've always thought Eliott Easton was a very underrated guitarist.
I am watching this with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.
They can never be duplicated or assimilated in the slightest way without obvious detection. Which is why no one dares to even try. So unique they broke the mold. I thank god I was 12 when that first record came out...It was came from somewhere else, without being too weird for radio.
Amazing band! Pure talent, every single one of them :)
God's of rock.❤
Amazing, such talent! I ❤️ Benjamin and Elliott was just adorable too!
Some of the best guitar work,and best all the way around. I saw them Live this tour . The opened up for the Doobie brothers. They should've closed also . The Cars blew them away .😎
It was good to see a nice long clip of Elliot doing his thing. Awesome guitarist!
omg period-
My favorite Cars song done live. RIP Ric and Ben.
An oddly under-heard great rocker. Great find!
So young. So good.
Elliott Eastern,unsung guitar hero !!!,,,jeez he is so underrated !!!!!!!
Ben @1:55 oh my!! 😍
Happy Birthday today(April 2) to David Robinson. Cheers!
We need DVDs of these shows!
Yes, I love the 1978 concerts. I love The Cars. Miss Ben and Ric🎸🎶❤.
Kickass jam. R.I.P. Ben and Ric 🎸💔
I first discovered the cars when I was 12/ 13 on a family trip to see relations in Vancouver back in 81/82 I was given a tape of them by the teenage son liked them ever since.
That's what I greatly prefer to read from a Cars fan.
A lot of people out there are focused on just one member or another. The Cars have never been a band to air their laundry in public, but sadly, some so-called "fans" have made mountains out of molehills, to create ugly factoids.
It has gotten under my skin enough that I've been researching pretty hard, and so far, I have found NO reputable source that says they were any more dysfunctional than ANY other band.
The magic was in all 5 of them!
So awesome
Elliot is just the best.
The most underrated band of all time. Way ahead of their time. The odd thing is the band has no or very little interaction on stage.
so true..... seen them a handful of times IN BOSTON .... zero fan interaction
True professionals.
They entertain rock and move on
This song like the entire album is Epic!!! R.I.P Ben Orr
Eliot Easton is underrated. The rest of the band are a bunch of nerds. I love this music. The timing is razor sharp.
Such a bad-ass tune!
@ladybluluv I think it is on either The Cars Unlocked - The Live Performances (with CD) The Cars Unlocked - The Live Performances (with CD) or The Cars Live - Musikladen 1979. I just bought them both from Amazon but I haven't watched them yet. I liked the Cars ever since the 1st time I heard Just What I Needed on the radio. Benny Elevenletters had one of the best voices in rock, plus he can play the bass too!
@ nigelxman,,not all us Brits hated the cars,,,I know loads of us that loved em,,and we still cover their tracks on our own gigs !!!!,,I did my own Backing track for Just what I needed !!
To be sure, back in "the Day," these guys were a relief from disco and even some of the lame-o-wavers. Yeah, they had the pop thing going full throttle, but they could keep it tight and drive hard.
I loooooooooooooove this song!!!
@Juetersonke When the Cars debuted the public in general did not know what to make of them and they were despised by the majority. Hard rock ruled the day with the likes of AC/DC. Punk was also coming out at this time and the Cars were neither. Personally I loved them right from the get go but I felt very alienated at my High School for admitting it.
Classic Awesome-ness
awesome song RIP RICK
Some one DID throw a beer at them - during Bye Bye Love.
At least it wasn't as bad as the blues Brothers singing behind chicken wire getting beer bottles getting thrown at them, lol.
I think Ben could have sang this one as well as Ric. I _don't_ often say that; I think they did a very good job of working out who would sing which song. I'm not one of those maniacs who think Ben shoud have sang everything, or the majority of songs, instead of Ric. (In fact, when I see people say "Ben sang most of their hits", I bring out the statistics, which show that statement couldn't be more wrong.) I just think this little throwaway tune could have been more fun with Ben on vocals.
Enjoy the moment . . . Don't Cha Stop!
I actually heard a deejay mention recently that Drive was the only song Benjamin sang out of all the Cars music. Ridiculous since he was the one that sang not only the most successfully commercial song written by O'Casek (Drive) but the first song that led to the Cars becoming noticed and given an album deal. To those of us who remember and were working in the business at that time, Maxanne sent a tape around to the stations because she liked Benjamin and his voice...if not, it could well be The Cars might still be playing gigs like the Ground Round, we'll never know. I like Ric's quirky voice a lot but near the end he chose to sing the majority of the songs which meant good ones were only mediocre since the guy really is not a good vocalist and will never be as good as Benjamin. Just because you write a song doesn't mean you have to sing it...a good example of this is I Will Always Love You, written and sung by Dolly Parton but when Whitney did a cover on it, it took off to number one. Too bad no one explained this to Ric. Also, it has been said by all of the group in interviews that each member composed their own part of the song and each member did this brilliantly. In my opinion, Greg and Elliot are brilliant musicians. Interestingly, songs on the second album Benjamin was working on before his death are really good, even better than his first effort. Some of the solo efforts by O'Casek are good and he is a fabulous musician, but I don't think any one member was ever greater by himself than when the Cars were a group...they were one of the best groups ever.
Loooove the cars sooo much!! Elliot and Ben are hot. I wish we had some of them now a days. I love he is so into his guitar playing.
I read somewhere that Dave was described as a minimalist drummer. At various times he probably was, but not here at 2:09. Then again, maybe that was just a break - it's certainly in just the right place.
so good so underrated
Great Vid..thankz
Ahhh thanks!
How does the cameraman/editor miss Elliott Easton's first solo? My God.
Andrew Trotter I agree. To the same extent I find myself scratching my head, wondering how the camera person COMPLETELY ignored David, and yet got a great close-up of the pattern on Ric's right thigh of his pant leg... Grossly unfair to David... It boggles the mind.
He wasn't ready for this
Legends!
great song
So the guy that shouted “thank God it’s free” should be forced to listen to Britney Spears for the rest of his life
Oh man, that's actually a scary thought. 😳
@MakingFunofBusiness Not in my worst nightmare.
Or Bieber singing Christmas songs.
That would be nice! :)
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious rock and roll!! lol
cool, thanks for the info! Elliot does rock!
Baddassss
Definetly you have the right idea!! Cruiser, Bye Bye Love, Candy-O, Your'e All I've Got Tonight etc... are all great rock and rollers. I find myself writing you comments alot (since you post alot on Cars videos)/
Love this song but it's so dirty
dirty is good....in a bad way🤫
Seeing Benjamin sing the chorus to this just sends me places...lol
Many of their songs were.
Well done
Funny.....the solo in this song really reminds me of Nugent' playing in Amboy Duke....never noticed that before...
@PresidentGas1
they definetly were partially hard rock, especially there songs take what you want, bye bye love, candy-o, double trouble, your all ive got tonight and this tasty classic.
ooo con este tema te aseguro que recargo pilas para toda la semana judith
There have always been haters and there will always be haters.They don't even have close to what it takes to do anything important but they always have something to say about it,human nature at its worst.
" Thank God It's Free" is what that guy yells - lol.
He now tells any one who will listen how he saw The Cars back then.
agreed!
I watched an interview were he said he turns the guitar to the left and has it restrung.
No - it's a lefty. Notice that the control knobs are toward the bottom of the guitar - that's the easiest way to tell. :)
I miss ric. RIP.
Whatever type of music that you want to define this as. ? New Wave / Modern Rock/ Rock This band was different and they had their own style and were definitely unique. It is too bad that all of the innovative and creative structures of music that the bands like this created for the future of Rock Music all fell by the wayside and completely diminished and has presently disappeared completely unfortunately ROCK IS DEAD. In 2020,
Right in the beginning the dude yells "Thank God it's Elliot Easton!!!"
He's got that right, Elliot Easton takes his guitar and kicks some serious ass.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great song. Horrible F^@R$^#! camera work, focusing on Rick's dark glasses during the guitar solo.
That guy playing the red Les Paul. Don't mess with him. Song ended way to early. He was in the groove. Let him rip for three more minutes...he is hot! Too many egos in a band. We lost a great guitar performance.
Jon B huh? That’s entirely wrong. Are you a long time fan? I am. The Cars all agreed- there was no hierarchy in the group. Each member had their own strengths and the others respected that. Ric wrote songs. He sung in a more stylized way- but when he wanted the song to be more melodic -more range, he admitted Ben was the better singer/interpreter. Elliot - a graduate of Berkeley - had prodigal talent. His 12 second solos are what makes him so great. These aren’t 17 minute hippy jams. The Cars were a hybrid of poppy radio ready songs - but added a twist of the experimental - influenced by the new technology - where kraftwerk & DEVO introduced these spaced out, robotic sounds for a whole track. The Cars injected snippets of those futuristic detached sounds
They also strived for precision- something you can produce in the studio with all the new ( then) technology. Few bands can sound not only as good- but in sense- even better because on stage is where their happiest. Elliot made remark / “I work for free for 2 hours on stage / it’s the other 22 hours he gets paid for.
While all were pieces of the puzzle -imo- Greg Hawkes mastery of the keyboard ( and he played like 6/7! Other instruments! that grounded their instantly recognizable sound. He makes moving in stereo feel like deep space 9, l love watching him because he’s so enthusiastic - another of his highlights is bye bye love”. The ultra quirky “I’m in touch with your world “ he is somewhat hilarious- playing several instruments/ including one that looks like a can opener and a whistle. A WHISTLE!!!lol.
Gotta mention David Robinson-subtle precision- he has said he liked being in the back. So JB, I gotta respectfully say..,you don’t know what you’re talking about.
The Cars I’m fact we’re probably thee most egoless group ever. None bought into the rock god hype. They were superb musicians, down to earth family guys , who just happen to be rock stars to the world.
RIP Ric & Benjamin/many hearts are hurting.
Peace 🦋
Elliot crushed this!
Man. I don’t remember this song. Was it on Panaorama? LOVE it. Saw them in KC summer ‘79.
No, debut , 1978. Also, Panorama is 1980.
One word......ELLIOTT
GO!
Wonder if that jerk at the beginning is the same one who threw the drink at them..the one Ben stared down..
Could be...scuzzy little Punk! Love Benjamin 's reaction though.
sin palabras eternamentes jovenes judith
I never see anyone comment how Ben played bass with a pick. How many bass players have you seen do that?
Greg Lake played bass with a pick.
Goooooooooo
This and 'Drive' are their best songs...
🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥🧨🧨🧨
Elliot could BURN back then !