[.ca] Greatest Hits

Un Essentiel amazon.fr:
Cousins américains de Roxy Music, les Cars partagent plus d'un point commun avec le groupe de Bryan Ferry : même goût pour les claviers donnant un air détaché et froid à leur musique, même penchant pour les pochettes ornées de top-model déshabillés et mêmes inflexions blasées pour leur chanteur. Greatest Hits débute fort avec "Just What I Needed", sur lequel Ric Ocasek et sa bande mélangent riffs de guitare garantis pur rock et lignes de synthétiseurs. Ils jouent la carte de la new wave répétitive glacée en annonçant "Good Times Roll" sans laisser éclater une quelconque émotion, et celle de la nostalgie, en imprégnant d'un tempo très pop sixties l'excellent "My Best Friend's Girl". Au fil des albums, le cocktail rock et synthétique devient carrément irrésistible, comme en témoigne "Shake It Up". Et les Bostoniens se payent même le luxe d'une vraie ballade touchante avec "Drive", un de leurs derniers hits avant la séparation. --Isabelle Chelley

From Amazon.co.uk:
The Cars' blend of New Wave experimentation and trad-rock values made for nearly ubiquitous radio presence in the late 1970s and early 80s. Often jumpily ambivalent and marvellously pop-wise in the same moment, Ric Ocasek captured the zeitgeist for people to whom even Talking Heads didn't matter much. Kicking off with one of the all-time great singles, "Just What I Needed", then winding its way through seven more years of singles including the then-brand new "Tonight She Comes", Greatest Hits is one, um, well-oiled pleasure machine. --Rickey Wright

This IS the compilation to own!:
Wonderful...thoughtful...intelligent pop. The Cars epitomise an 80's feel that, unlike many of their peer groups, still makes great listening. I wore out the album, and this CD has a brilliant "bonus track, "Heartbeat City," which is worth the cost of the entire CD. Songs like "Drive" and "Tonight She Comes" don't need me to recommend them...it's a classic CD.

The Cars - Greatest Hits:
I submitted an excellent review of this album a few months ago which you never posted. I wouldn't mind except for having seen some of the inane one-liner drivel that did make the cut. Talk about insulting your customer.

Take'er For A Spin:
"The Cars-Greatest Hits" is the perfect example of catchy hooks and pop rock prowess. The songs herein are simply pop rock hit after pop rock hit. "Just What I Needed," "You Might Think," "Magic," "Let's Go," and "Shake It Up" can all be found here. The rest of the playlist is fun to listen to and even more fun to recall good times with old friends. This is the type of album that can be played at a party and no one will complain. The Cars knew how to make pop hits, that's all I can really say. There songs are fun, catchy and you'll find it hard to say anything bad about them. My favorite song on this album, however, is probably the most serious one out of the bunch: "Drive." But that's what is so amazing about these guys. They cranked out a ton of hits and still managed to throw in a successful ballad. Fortunately for them, they haven't been thrown into that bottomless pit with bands like REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Boston as commercial sellouts. For some reason, the yahoos at the music magazines get off on trashing these bands, but the Cars have remained out of their crosshairs so far(maybe because Ric Ocasek's wife is so hot). Throw this one on for a good time. It's highly recommended.

Get Complete Greatest Hits instead:
The Cars were one of the greatest classic rock/new wave bands of the late seventies and early eighties. Ric Ocasek, Ben Orr, and all the other guys knew how to rock and roll, so it's no surprise that the band has released more than one hits compilation over the years. This one, simply entitled Greatest Hits, came first. Read on for my review of it. PROS: -If you're a casual fan of the band, or you're just seeking an introduction to their music, this is a good place to start. Big hits like Just What I Needed, Good Times Roll, My Best Friend's Girl, Let's Go, and Shake It Up are all here for your listening pleasure. -In addition to the hits, there are many underrated tunes present on this compilation. Like with any band, there is way more to the Cars than just their hits. -It's an affordable, single-disc compilation. -Many stores carry this compilation, so you shouldn't have too difficult a time tracking down a copy. CONS: -WAY TOO MANY HITS ARE MISSING! Where are Moving In Stereo, Bye Bye Love, You're All I've Got Tonight, It's All I Can Do, Candy-O, and Dangerous Type!? So many omissions is unforgivable. -The compilation doesn't fill the compact disc to the maximum eighty minute limit. They could easily have fit a few more tracks on here. -The new single-disc retrospective, Complete Greatest Hits, renders this one obsolete. It doesn't cost a whole lot more, It has many more tracks, and is more readily available. Get THAT compilation instead. OVERALL: Overall, I feel the Cars are a great band, but this just isn't a very good retrospective. Get Complete Greatest Hits or Just What I Needed - The Cars Anthology instead. Hits compilations often fail to capture the essence of the band they represent, and sadly, this is no exception.

A very good collection but not the best collection to own:
I've had this collection for years. It offers many great songs "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl," "Good Times Roll," "Let's Go," "Touch and Go," "Shake It Up," "You Might Think," "Drive," "Magic," and a new song in 1985 "Tonight She Comes." However, you can do better by purchasing Cars - Complete Greatest Hits, which contains 7 more classic songs not featured in this collection (You're All I've Got Tonight, Bye Bye Love, Moving in Stereo, Dangerous Type, Hello Again, Why Can't I Have You, and You are the Girl). I would definitely recommend that you purchase The Cars-- Complete Greatest Hits instead of this collection. Besides being more comprehensive, it is less expensive as well.

• Just What I Needed
• Since You're Gone
• You Might Think
• Good Times Roll
• Touch and Go
• Drive
• Tonight She Comes
• My Best Friend's Girl
• Heartbeat City
• Let's Go
• I'm Not the One
• Magic
• Shake It Up