Ric Ocasek, New Wave Rock Visionary and Cars Co-Founder, Is Dead at 75
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Ric Ocasek, New Wave Rock Visionary and Cars Co-Founder, Is Dead at 75
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Major loss
genius. Great singer/songwriter/producer0 -
DamnI LOVE MUSIC.
www.cluthelee.com
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I loved The Cars: part of the soundtrack of my teens.
Plus, who can’t help the lovely entangling of Phoebe Cates and Moving in Stereo?
RIP, Ric.0 -
So glad I got to seem them, though only once. The crowd was lame, but the band were tight. No one sounds like The Cars and no one ever will. Rest easy, Ric.1991- Hollywood Palladium, California with Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains -RIP Magazine Show Oct. 6th
1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, CaliforniaNothing since then. I suck.
2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights
2022- Oakland Night 2
2024 Sacramento, CA0 -
One of my neighborhood friends was a few years older than me and had me listen to their first album. I was probably only 11 or 12 but I remember being fascinated with the pictures on the record sleeve. I had been recently turned on to KISS so they were drastically different. I still have that album that I bought in 1979 or 1980.
I didn't care much for Heartbeat City (1984) and anything after that but their first album is up there with any debut album.Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt20 -
First band i saw Live.
RIP Rick Ocasek0 -
I’ll admit it since no one else is. Drive is an awesome song. Never got into the rest of the songs. But I just rock out 80’s style to Drive. Every time. The Deftones cover is awesome too.Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.0
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Dude produced bad brains 'rock for light'.... enough said...good life. Thank you.0
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About 12, maybe 15 years ago, a woman stopped me on the street and said, "Has anyone ever told you you look like Ric Ocasek?" Must have been the hair at the time, the nose, the thin face maybe. Anyway, I said, "No way, I'm not that cool." Ric was though.Very sorry to see him go. R.I.P Ric Ocasek."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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Sad news. Has Pearl Jam ever covered any Cars song in concert?0
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Damn, RIPSoldier Field, Chicago, IL 7-11-1995; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-29-1998; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV 10-22-2000 ~PJ10~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 4-1-2003; Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ 6-7-2003; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-18-2003; Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI 6-21-2003; Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 10-5-2004; The Gorge, George, WA 9-1-2005; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-16-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-17-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-2-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-3-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-23-2009; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-24-2009; Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 12-4-2013; Key Arena, Seattle, WA 12-6-2013; iWireless Arena, Moline, IL 10-17-2014 ~No Code Show~; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10-19-2014; Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 10-20-2014 ~Yield Show~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 10-22-2014 ~PJ24~: Wrigley Field 1 & 2, 2016; Safeco Field, Seattle Home Shows 1 & 2; Wrigley Field, Chicago Away Shows 1 & 2....0
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