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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Who's Gonna Drive You Home Tonight? |
| Date | Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:52:34 -0800 (PST) |
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Like I said on the biggest Todd R list, call it anything BUT The New Cars.
Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@msn.com> wrote: >>See what you all think. I'll say what I think later.
(1) The inverse of his production jobs when he makes any of the bands he
produces structure their vocals in a Utopian way (I won't even touch the
irony there). It's only a short clip but it sounds like he's altered his own
vocals to sound a little more Orrcasekian; more imitation vocal than genuine
Todd. I'm less concerned that the background vocals sound very Car-ish
because two of the three people harmonizing are singing what they always
did. Would need to hear more to make a call.
(2) Greg Hawkes and Eliot (Creedence Revisited) Easton do not cut - w/o Orr
and Ocasek, it's not The Cars. And that advert misrepresents what's going
on; with all the acts that reunite I'll bet many expect the original lineup
(was that REALLY whioted out faces in that graphic??). I'd imagine a lot of
people are unaware that Ben Orr is dead; but certainly most expect Ocasek to
be involved. If Ocasek were dead this would be hard enough to swallow. With
him obviously choosing NOT to participate...hmmmm
(3) That said, I'm happy to hear Todd rocking. I'd go see Todd and Kasim
play anytime they're around and I'll bet the show is a lot of fun. But it's
an all-star cover band. At least it's a couple of musical and vocal
chameleons and a strong drummer.
(4) Would Carz or The Autos make me any happier? Nah.
(5) Am I curious? Yep.
(6) That car is 50 years old, not 17.
b
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