Candy-O The Cars

• 1 Let's Go 03:34
• 2 Since I Held You 03:18
• 3 It's All I Can Do 03:47
• 4 Double Life 04:16
• 5 Shoo Be Doo 01:39
• 6 Candy-0 02:39
• 7 Night Spots 03:15
• 8 You Can't Hold On Too Long 02:50
• 9 Lust For Kicks 03:54
• 10 Got A Lot On My Head 03:00
• 11 Dangerous Type 04:33
• Total Runtime 36:45

Info for Candy-O

On their second album, the Cars take a small step to the left. While remaining a solidly mainstream new wave band (as they would throughout their career), the group gets a bit artier on „Candy-O“, with impressive results. Like many of their peers, the band began to accentuate the angular, electronic/futuristic aspect of their sound, exploiting its inorganic quality for maximum irony and detachment. On 'Got a Lot on My Head' and 'Double Life,' Ric Ocasek seems ever more the alienated geek content to crack wise in a world he made from a do-it-yourself science kit. Ben Orr lends a slightly more emotive (but no less ominous) feel to the glossy, metallic surface of the title tune and the infectious 'Let's Go.' Ocasek's hipness quotient is displayed in the unconventional 'Shoo Be Doo,' a short, strange homage to his heroes/pals Suicide.

'Hooks are mechanical by nature, but the affectlessness of these deserves special mention; only listeners who consider 'alienation is the craze' a great insight will find much meaning here. On the other hand, only listeners who demand meaning in all things will find this useless. Cold and thin, shiny and hypnotic, it's what [the Cars] do best--rock and roll that is definitely pop without a hint of cuteness.' (Robert Christgau, The Consumer Guide)

Ric Ocasek, guitar, vocals
Ben Orr, bass, vocals
Elliot Easton, guitar, background vocals
Greg Hawkes, keyboards, saxophone, percussion, background vocals
David Robinson, drums, background vocals

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker

Digitally remastered

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