(May 2016) I have completed episode 85 of my “opus project,” in which I listen to a band’s full discography. This edition: THE CARS. I rediscovered that their first couple of albums are so fun and hook-filled; almost all the songs on the first recording were radio hits. Their outputs fades as they move into the 1980s and the synths and echo drums take over.
Favorite album: The Cars
Favorite song: Just What I Needed
Worst album: Door to Door
Return to form: their 2011 reunion album Move Like This
Compared to expectations: same
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