I believe that Elliot Easton is the most underrated guitarist in the world 🙌🙏 Long live this amazing brilliant man we were blessed with 🙌🤩 along with his bandmates (with us or not) who will live forever in our memories of perfect halcyon days 🙏🙏🙏🎸🎸🎸🎶🏆🏆🏆 ✨️⚡️💫🍀🌻💛🌈
As much as everyone was raving about Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Alex Lifeson, Brian May and others back in the day, Elliot Easton was one of my favorite lead guitarists. Out of all the others, Elliot was the most diverse player who could add so many different styles to the music. His feel for guitar solo improvisation is genius. Those Cars songs would be nothing without his solos.
YES, you are correct, Elliott Easton was/is a Classically Trained musician and, not that it matters to any1, one of Slash's primary influences..Fuckin Guy ROCKS, NO DOUBT !
Very nicely done here. I appreciate this well tuned, informative approach to the history of the great band the Cars. Loved them from the beginning and still listening 46 years later. ❤❤❤
I really enjoyed this film. The girl was sweet, kind, respectful, and asked intelligent questions. And Elliot was (and is) a terrific, un-assuming guy. Between 1979 and 1989 (give or take a year or two) you literally could not listen to the radio for a day without hearing at least one Cars song. Brought back good memories of when I was a kid.
The Cars ushered in New Wave for me. In 78 I wasn't some hip rocker going to the lower east side NY. I was a 6th grader in Middle America looking for new music I liked. They made middle america and radio listen to innovative new sounds. Changed Rock n Roll!
What honestly makes this even more enjoyable to watch is that he seems like a genuinely nice guy. I always disliked rockers with arrogant attitudes...he is just a good guy making great music.
I have never heard Ric Ocasek give Elliot Easton any real credit. "He's a good person to have around" is the best he can do here. He may have given him a compliment somewhere, and he may agree he is a brilliant talent, but I have not seen it. I have seen the RRHOF Induction video where he thanked every member except Elliot. I've seen various Interview videos where he just can't bring himself to be magnanimous enough to say "yeah Elliot is a great player".. Elliot seems unfazed..I've never seen Elliot say a bad word about anyone.. Just my two cents..
Rik knew that Elliot could play circles around him. If you watch the film Rock Goes to College, there is a point when EE is riffing a great solo and Rik is seen enviously looking on. I didn't like the way Okasek talked all through Elliott's speech at the RRHOF ceremony with the guy from the Killers (forget his name). A great speech btw; the way he thanked so many people shows the person he is.
@@Craigke1964 Thanks for the reply. "...A great speech btw; the way he thanked so many people shows the person he is." You are referring to EE's speech right? Yes. Elliot seems to be a gracious human being..
I studied the on-stage chemistry between Elliot and Ric and it virtually didn’t exist. The interaction between Elliot and Ben is a totally different story. They played off each other and actually enjoyed each other. Just an observation.
Ric Ocasek.....who obviously was a great songwriter, was a complete narcissist according to his son. This seems believable as he left his super-modle wife out of his will. Hmmmmmmm.......
Yes, and although they had a large number of classic hits, I really believe they had so many more in them. Their range was so different and new that they could have continued on making different sounds year after year
@@janetaldrich7747 Those who write the songs frequently are a bit (sometimes a lot) self centered. Without the songs there is are no hits and they know it. And share the money? Not so much. Although The Doors did it. Split the $ 4 ways regardless of who wrote the song. Rare. Ask Robbie Robertson (if you could).
I was seventeen when this would play at the athlete's foot shoe store on weekend nights waiting for the seven oclock closing, dreaming of touching and finally staying maybe. Yes, great songs then on the radio 1980.
ELLIOT ENDORSED OUR STRINGS FOR A WHILE IN THE 90S WHEN D'AQUISTO STRINGS WERE IN BUSINESS. HE'S A PHENOMENAL PLAYER I LOVE HIS STYLE HE IS EXTREMELY UNIQUE AS WELL AS THE CARS MUSIC...NO ONE CAN EVER MATCH HIM. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO MEET HIM AND HAVE HIM COME TO THE SHOWS.
It wasn't just Elliot who made the band....each player and each singer, the drums and everything just worked together so well....And made a fantastic band.....
they all get my respect, iconic sounds from real musicians who took it to their own level, i can appreciate everything they were saying all those decades ago, i love the mix of influences in their music, wish i had got to see them, ohwell i can fire up spotify and play all their albums, Magic! 👏🏻🎼🌟
The solo in " Shake it up " is a lesson in awesomeness in a pop song..........Everything this guy played on was made better by his presence. A truly great, and criminally underrated, player.
You’re totally correct. In my opinion, there is no guitar solo I’ve heard that is better than Elliot’s tasteful AND flashy solo on Shake It Up. It’s a masterpiece of melding distinct styles into one awesome solo, a solo that is over before I want it to be over. But it would not be an Elliot Easton solo if it was longer, and that is also part of his genius as a guitarist.
I'm five years older than Mr.Easton and have been in cover tune bands the majority of my life. I've had some pretty difficult lead parts to learn, and as easy as he makes them look and sound, his solos are among the more difficult ones I've had to learn. Honestly, where many guitarists solos are not a perfect fit for the song, his always seemed to be. Really a special artist.
Elliott Easton taught me the importance of note choices, especially how great a short 8 bar solo can be if carefully crafted. He is a great, great player.
Yes, instead of just improvising minor/major pentatonic runs, I learned from Easton how to really *play* over chord changes, how to compose a solo that has a function in the song, how to do it briefly and concisely, and how to make it memorable. Of course I can't do it with his mastery, but nonetheless he's been a huge teacher and inspiration for me.
@@chrisjones6020 Landing on 3rds in pentatonic. Also using notes from the current playing chord in the progression. And to get hooks that aren't cliche in the riff (those unexpected cool target notes coming out of nowhere) it takes rhythmic finesse as well. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 To get those countryfide rockabilly licks, instead of a playing a basic or even expanded pentatonic scale on the 12th fret in E ////A ////B// 12 bar blues, move that same pentatonic scale back to the 9th fret. Bend the Gb (11th fret 3rd string) up to G, hold it up while playing B (2nd string 12th fret) and E ( 1st string 12th fret), then _release that bent up 3rd string_ from G back to Gb.
Been loving this band for over 4 decades. They are all to be appreciated, but Elliot is now the living face of what remains of them. May he finally get the recognition he deserves while still with us... as they did as a whole by finally getting inducted to the R&R HOF last year. If I only had 6 words to say to the remaining members of the Cars, it would be "Thank You!, Thank You!, Thank You!..."
Brian, I loved all their speeches at the RRHOF. A nice bunch of guys! The death of Ric was something I didn't see coming, for sure! Eddie Money and Ric in the same week...😞
The Cars had a unique sound like non other. Their music was ahead of their time. I remember bring 14 years old and I knew then, that they were going to get big. Best band ever! R.I.P. Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek!
For me it 1979 in NYC when I was 15. I never looked back. A soundtrack to my life. When I was in the army in the early 80s it was funny to see the reaction of friends when introduced to their sound. Still listening.
This video is just a treasure. I never knew of its existence, but what a find! In my opinion, there is simply no guitarist in pop/rock music more versatile and eclectic than Easton. His solos are the most memorable and disparate that I have ever heard. Ridiculously tasteful and melodic. Just stunning really. But it is really (always) about the SONGS. Their first record is essentially a greatest hits package. Roy Thomas Baker clearly had an influence on these guys. Thanks for putting it up Calvin Thomas. Best to all of you out there, and of course, of COURSE, rest in peace dear Ben and Ric. Thank you for these wonderful tunes.
Fascinating video....filmed just before their biggest selling album apparently, Heartbeat City. As rabidly into Eddie Van Halen and all the hard rock and metal guitar gods in the 80's as I was , this was one guy that always grabbed my attention and I couldn't figure out why he wasnt getting the same amount of accolades for his superb playing but clearly, the world has come around to recognize him as one of the greats
“As musicians they are probably even more fragile- “ paraphrasing Elliot who sums up the conundrum of surviving fame. Ultimately they were a brilliant band that like Devo or other late 70’s pop rock bands had to get through the whole album-tour-album cycle without going crazy. Having lost Ric and Ben now, I remember how much Elliot’s playing meant to me. He just played so bitingly and tastefully but best of all he just plain rocked better and meaner and smarter than average players. Great period video, great insight into their whole story.
Great band! Never seen an 'in depth' documentary on The Cars, loved them in '78 & all the way through the 80s,& Elliott Easton is an unsung guitar hero for alot of us he has a very unique approach to playing that broughtThe Cars to the masses. Cool guy, very unassuming & no ego.
It's been over 40 years now and you literally could turn a radio on right now and most likely find a Cars song playing..That says alot about how incredible they were and are.
I love how the woman interviewing Elliot asks about the best friends girl rockabilly riff! She is laser focused when he plays it. Really solid interviewing on her part.
man, you could cut that sexual tension with a knife!!... she's a perfect interviewer.. I wish chicks were still on this wavelength, this cool, into the real stuff
These 5 guys combined were, are and will forever remain a part of our youth beginning in 1977, thru our mid life, marriage, kids, and now were senior citizens on AARP. Go figure. Life's way way too short. THE CARS. infamous on film and recording immortal forever. Wish we had more time.
The interviewer was great in this, engaging, good technical questions. EE is so-NORMAL and sensible. One of my fave guitarists. In a song, he plays everything you need, nothing you don't. That is incredibly hard to do.
I grew up with the cars and never really considered them a rock band. But I'm older now and play the guitar, so with a new perspective i can see they were definitely a rock band! Thank you to whoever posted this to TH-cam!
she's such a beautiful woman from the side. She actually looks like Snow White and I love the way she leans in when she's interviewing someone and really cares about what they're saying.
A right handed player Switching to playing left handed for aesthetics is a heck of a feat. Then becoming one of the best players in rock just blows my mind. Pure talent
@@senorpumaWell, when he was little he may have been just holding the guitar, not actually playing it. It's possible he didn't even know what it was.😂 Elliot doesn't seem like the type of guy who'd lie, what would be the point of that?
Every time I hear 'My Best Friend's Girl,' I'm transported back to High School days... My boyfriend's best friend asked me if I knew the song and told me it was my song because he thought of me whenever he heard it. I was his best friend's girl and he wished I was his. Why he always offered to walk me home finally made sense. Ah memories. I've liked The Cars my whole life thanks to my Mom having one or two of their records. They have a very unique sound. I listen to 'It's All I Can Do' and 'Heartbeat City' often. Thank you for sharing this fun little blast to the past. Elliot's a great guitar player! 🌹
Like the Cars or not, Elliot Easton's solos are ALL perfect for the song. His talent and ability is always on display during the solo but NEVER at the expense of the melody or vibe of the song. I happen to like the Cars music and for my money E.E. is one of the coolest and most underrated and tasteful players ever.
@@grimlyfiendish5579 I've seen articles back in the day where E.E. discussed how he thought out his solos. Pretty sure Ocasek realized it wasn't his own strong suit.
I woke up this morning from a hard sleep and a Cars song from 40 years ago was the 1st thing that came to mind. I actually lived in Cambridge MA in '77-78 and never heard of this band until '79 when I moved back to NJ. I realized I never saw a "behind the music" video of this band so this is what I found on the Tube. Great documentary and I saw so many concerts in my youth and had every Cars album which I played over and over on the turntable or my 8 track in my car. I regret never seeing this band live. I love how they seem to have very little ego about themselves and get along well without drama and BS.
This past week I was rediscovering the Cars 1978-1884 albums. I put together a playlist of over 35 Cars songs with the intent of getting back in touch with their lesser known tracks again as well as enjoying their more recognizable songs. In doing so, I realized more than ever how amazing and creative Elliot Easton's guitar playing is. It's what led me to find and watch this video. Thank you for posting, it's a real treasure and helped me appreciate Elliot and the entire band even more.
My Goodness, what a magical time to have these so talented musicians together in the heyday of unabashed era. The Era of Records and CD , a time when record companies groomed invested in their talents, before Napster stole and decimated the record industry.
What a great documentary. Lisa brought a sexy enthusiasm to it that put everyone at ease and enabled the interview to become very insightful. The mix of live footage interspersed with questions that ran the gamut from the obvious to the introspective was really well done. The Cars were a really great band. They were defined as punk, new wave...whatever the flavor but underneath they were really skilled musicians. Really close to the bone of original 50's rock and roll more than anything. Very friggin' cool indeed!
This doc is a kind of foreshadowing of the beginning of the end for The Cars. EE says they're getting along OK, but they aren't in constant touch with each other, like they were in the early days of the band. There's a lot of discussion about separate solo projects the members are embarking on. (This is at the time the "Shake It Up" album was in the charts). Roy Thomas Baker's saying he can see them shooting off to do different things... The Cars are a launching pad to do things they want to do without sacrificing the band. All very diplomatic and retrospectively not true. What was actually happening was the Cars manager (who's in the doc) was trying to get Ric launched as a solo star and getting him to do loads of publicity without the other Cars. Fairly suddenly, all the focus was on Ric and the other band members were increasingly seen as superfluous to requirements. It was the start of the MTV era, and Cars videos would heavily feature Ric. This was in contrast to what had gone before where the whole band did the publicity. Where once Ric and Ben shared out the vocals more or less equally, now Ben wasn't singing on the new stuff very much. Checking out the print news to see what they made of all this in real time, what's striking is that some of them seemed notice The Cars problematic dynamics before the band did. Ric's happy to describe himself as being controlling and needing to be in charge (which must have been an OK thing to admit in the late 1970s), and it's got to be only him that writes the songs. Some of the papers suspect trouble ahead. Are two virtuoso graduates from the Berklee music college (Elliot and Greg) and an old time buddy who spent the best part of a decade starving with him in search of success (Ben) satisfied with having virtually no song writing royalties and (credited) input? Well of course they weren't and in the end it was a large part of what broke the band up. And the real reason for the solo projects. (EE says it was worse for Ben Orr, because he had seen himself as Ric's partner and was "mortally hurt" by the turn of events and started withdrawing himself from the rest of the band. It's possibly significant he's the only one there's no new footage of in this doc). No matter what happened, all Cars were always publicly very supportive and polite towards each other. The three surviving Cars have been working on a new Cars bio with rock writer Bill Janovitz, which may shed some (polite, no hi jinx) light on these things.
Interesting documentary, was just watching live Cars vids and I kept thinking how Elliot Easton's guitar was like a 3rd vocalist in the band, his parts are integral to each song. RIP Ric Ocasek
Yes! I always thought it was on a strat since he was using that pink one so much at the time, and that's what's on the video. Watching him play that was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. That's probably my favorite solo of all time, or at least top three!
Very interesting interview, with personal questions and fun and sincere answers. Elliot and the rest of the band are so down to earth, no ego, no greed, no drama, only good feelings, coolness and tons of musical talent. I love Elliot's sense of humor at the end, packing his jacket and throwing his guitar over his shoulder.
I remember talking to Elliot in the 80s at the Rat in Kemore Square. He was playing with some friends. He said it was kind of like bowling night for him. Great guitarist, tasteful licks.
Since I realized that Ben Orr is buried up the road from my home, I have been revisiting The Cars works. Non-scandalous, not too wholesome, just fucking right. Almost every last song. PERFECTION.
Same here. We live on the north end of Sidley Rd. Just found out about Ben this past summer and have been listening to the Cars almost every day ever since.
At 13:25 Elliot putting down the iconic solo, we know so well, for, "Shake It Up." Wow. A glimpse into rock history, for sure. He's so f'ing chill and makes it look so easy. I quit!
Elliott seems like such a great guy. And I really like the fact that he plays most of the solos just the way they are played on the original recordings. The solo on Just What I Needed is my favorite. I was really surprised to hear he switched from right handed. I can't imagine doing that.
Holy heck, where the heck has this been all these years!?!? And to think I find it on my 34th B'day. Elliot Easton is an influence of mine going waaaaay back.
Elliot being the 'baby' of The Cars he sure was a cutie patootie with so much natural musical talent to boot ! Just listening to him playing the blues --- groovy man !
This is so bittersweet. When I watch these , Im so pumped to be able to see performances and have the best experience of them that I can for someone who was 4 yrs old in 1978....but sad because I missed them, the ability to see them live etc...and knowing the day is coming we start losing them with Ric being in his 70's now, it will be devastation like how I feel about Ben's loss. They are a national treasure. They will be immortal in my heart. EE is so sweet, polite, gentlemanly , candid & charming in this interview
Love watching interviews with Elliot. So interesting and talented. Loved seeing behind the scenes with the early Car. Truly one of the best bands of all time.
The segment with Elliot at home was filmed at his house in Weston,MA. The house is still there but it’s been renovated since Elliot sold it. The live band segment was filmed at the cars own studio Synchro Sound on Newbury st Boston.
Fantastic interview/mini film. A must see for any Elliot Easton/Cars fan. Elliot trained himself to be a lefty ? That says it all ! Great humour, had me going for a while, Greg & the Manager in on it. So much insight into Elliot's passion for his guitars & musical creativity. Elliot is grounded & funny. "The Cheesocaster.....of course it's a lefty." Haha. Lisa Karlin a great interviewer. Her questions were right on time. ROCKABILLY ! Elliot's persona shows he did not take himself seriously. His reflection about fame & fast fortune - the reason he is still in the music scene today. Elliot Easton, the quintessential example of humanity & humility. ELLIOT EASTON - MASTER ELECTRIC GUITARIST !!!! Many thanks Calvin Thomas ! Elliot has left the building, jacket in case, guitar slung over shoulder.
@@dukeford Actually had a right-handed guitar teacher back in the '60s, that was attempting to play "left-handed", as he suggested that his more dexterous right hand would work better on the fret board. Didn't stick around long enough to see the outcome, however the "picking hand" obviously requires the more dexterous hand. I believe Paul McCartney discovered this when he had difficulty, and realized he needed to play with the guitar the other way around.
It was a little confusing in the video, but after watching it twice, I am almost positive that the thing about him switching from right-handed to left-handed was all a joke. You can see that he played lefty even as a kid.
Effortless style and such tasty playing. I am listening to the Cars first album in the car right now. Ha. Great album. I love how the drums sound. The toms are so distinct in that analog kind of way, when the drummer does those fills, it feels like your lying in the front of the drum-set on a shag carpet in the studio. They all shine as musicians, but Elliot's guitar work is that magical ingrediant. Enjoyed this, the Cars in their prime! I saw them in 85' as a teen-ager. Wang Chung opened. I remember the bassist for WC played a rectangular, headless bass while wearing parachute pants. Lol. Good times :))
Love this documentary...tried to purchase it but it was something entirely different but with the same title...oh well, someday. Love that Elliot is such a thoughtful speaker; chooses his words well, is very clever and well spoken. Mostly though, love his amazing guitar playing...his style is spot on for me and I know so many others. Thanks for the great music Elliot!!!
The guy is an absolute MASTER musician, music-crafter. He brings so many styles, and writes to make the song great, but even so, is better at it than almost anyone.
What makes the Cars great is that they weren't trying to sound like anybody else. Elliot never tried to be Hendrix , Clapton or Beck he had his own style and thats what makes you stand out. 👍
God brings back so many memories of the Boston area. We were lucky enough to hear them play on WBCN before the rest of the world. I could not get to that record store fast enough when they put that first album out. Elliott was and still is a very cool guy.
Super smart,talented, ambitious....no time for doing drugs and tearing up motel rooms. And weirdly -were almost in 2020 and he looks remarkably exactly the same. RIP Ben & Ric ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ cars
Wow, I had no idea how well rounded of a guitarist he is. I noticed some finger picking style, on My Best Friends Girl during the solo,...kind of reminded me of blue grass or Chet Atkins. He totally made it fit the song. Really Good!!!
Thanks for sharing; 40 year Cars fan! I always thought Elliot was a great guitar player, I just never knew how 'good' he actually was! He was under rated! The Cars were one of the best bands out of the late 70's; my biggest regret; I never got to see them!I do own the first 3 albums on LP, cassette, and CD, and others on mixed formats. I do have the special 2 CD greatest hits, that includes 'Strap Me in' which I love! If you guys ever need someone to sit in for 'You're All I've Got Tonight', or 'Candy O', I'm your man! I've sung along with Ben (RIP) for forty years now, and I try and do him proud every time! Thanks for the memories, thanks for the wonderful music! I never let a month go by that I still don't listen to the Cars.
The Cars and Journey were my favorite bands throughout the 70s and 80s. Stumbling across this video tonight, I found so much more to appreciate about The Cars: their consummate professionalism, their common sense, their genuineness, and their downright decency.
Elliot the perfect band member. No ego. Amazing guitar player. Very smart and knows music inside and out.
well said!
Exactly ! And i think he’s underrated ! Elliot is an excellent guitarist !
BIGTIME !
Ric is a great rhythm guitar player, but Elliot is one of the best lead guitarists and he is so criminally underrated.
I believe that Elliot Easton is the most underrated guitarist in the world 🙌🙏 Long live this amazing brilliant man we were blessed with 🙌🤩 along with his bandmates (with us or not) who will live forever in our memories of perfect halcyon days 🙏🙏🙏🎸🎸🎸🎶🏆🏆🏆 ✨️⚡️💫🍀🌻💛🌈
As much as everyone was raving about Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Alex Lifeson, Brian May and others back in the day, Elliot Easton was one of my favorite lead guitarists. Out of all the others, Elliot was the most diverse player who could add so many different styles to the music. His feel for guitar solo improvisation is genius. Those Cars songs would be nothing without his solos.
YES, you are correct, Elliott Easton was/is a Classically Trained musician and, not that it matters to any1, one of Slash's primary influences..Fuckin Guy ROCKS, NO DOUBT !
Elliott Easton is a better guitarist than Jimmy Page
@@alanlloyd9986 bullshit
@@alanlloyd9986 bull fuck 😡
@@alanlloyd9986 Elliott Easton is a great guitarist. Jimmy Page is a great guitarist.
Very nicely done here. I appreciate this well tuned, informative approach to the history of the great band the Cars. Loved them from the beginning and still listening 46 years later. ❤❤❤
I really enjoyed this film. The girl was sweet, kind, respectful, and asked intelligent questions. And Elliot was (and is) a terrific, un-assuming guy. Between 1979 and 1989 (give or take a year or two) you literally could not listen to the radio for a day without hearing at least one Cars song. Brought back good memories of when I was a kid.
The Cars ushered in New Wave for me. In 78 I wasn't some hip rocker going to the lower east side NY. I was a 6th grader in Middle America looking for new music I liked. They made middle america and radio listen to innovative new sounds. Changed Rock n Roll!
I kind of hope they went on a date or something after the interview!
@@natashafatale6622 we all miss those days but very, very few can make the connections regarding who has divided and conquered Western civilization
@@tenbroeck1958they had a seriously nice connection and she was into him!!
@JeanmarieRod
..And more recently RUINED "western civilization!"
What honestly makes this even more enjoyable to watch is that he seems like a genuinely nice guy. I always disliked rockers with arrogant attitudes...he is just a good guy making great music.
I have never heard Ric Ocasek give Elliot Easton any real credit. "He's a good person to have around" is the best he can do here. He may have given him a compliment somewhere, and he may agree he is a brilliant talent, but I have not seen it. I have seen the RRHOF Induction video where he thanked every member except Elliot. I've seen various Interview videos where he just can't bring himself to be magnanimous enough to say "yeah Elliot is a great player".. Elliot seems unfazed..I've never seen Elliot say a bad word about anyone.. Just my two cents..
Rik knew that Elliot could play circles around him. If you watch the film Rock Goes to College, there is a point when EE is riffing a great solo and Rik is seen enviously looking on. I didn't like the way Okasek talked all through Elliott's speech at the RRHOF ceremony with the guy from the Killers (forget his name). A great speech btw; the way he thanked so many people shows the person he is.
@@Craigke1964 Thanks for the reply.
"...A great speech btw; the way he thanked so many people shows the person he is."
You are referring to EE's speech right? Yes. Elliot seems to be a gracious human being..
I studied the on-stage chemistry between Elliot and Ric and it virtually didn’t exist. The interaction between Elliot and Ben is a totally different story. They played off each other and actually enjoyed each other. Just an observation.
Totally agree...not sure why Ric found it so hard to give Elliot credit for being an amazing guitar player...???
Ric Ocasek.....who obviously was a great songwriter, was a complete narcissist according to his son. This seems believable as he left his super-modle wife out of his will. Hmmmmmmm.......
In this band, every person was an important member. No one was more important than the other. That's rare.
Tell that to Ric, when asked to share song writing with Ben, that didn’t happen. Even in his speech Ric thanks the man that holds his “chips”. Money.
@@susanxyz5730 someone said "no ego" and it was true of everyone but Ocasek.
Yes, and although they had a large number of classic hits, I really believe they had so many more in them. Their range was so different and new that they could have continued on making different sounds year after year
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@@janetaldrich7747 Those who write the songs frequently are a bit (sometimes a lot) self centered. Without the songs there is are no hits and they know it. And share the money? Not so much. Although The Doors did it. Split the $ 4 ways regardless of who wrote the song. Rare. Ask Robbie Robertson (if you could).
I think Elliot's best lead guitar part is in the song Touch and Go . Couldn't have been more synchronized. Simply Beautiful
I was seventeen when this would play at the athlete's foot shoe store on weekend nights waiting for the seven oclock closing, dreaming of touching and finally staying maybe. Yes, great songs then on the radio 1980.
No way I could agree more.....no possible way.....
My favorite too
Always gives me goosebumps
For my money, the coolest and most complete guitar player maybe ever. Absolutely love Elliot and his choice of notes in all his compositions.
Diggin that monster 'fro, bro! 😎
@@dgrundman7499 Agreed! Coolest, best. Ever!
One of the most underrated guitarists in our time. Really great playing that fits seamlessly.
John Reece I agree. He rips!
Slash knows a fenom when he hears it! Love EE!!!
Got that wright
Love the creative spelling in these replies...
There you are, the “most underrated guitarist guy” - every great highly rated guitarist falls victim to your like-pursuing ilk. Hi!
ELLIOT ENDORSED OUR STRINGS FOR A WHILE IN THE 90S WHEN D'AQUISTO STRINGS WERE IN BUSINESS. HE'S A PHENOMENAL PLAYER I LOVE HIS STYLE HE IS EXTREMELY UNIQUE AS WELL AS THE CARS MUSIC...NO ONE CAN EVER MATCH HIM. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO MEET HIM AND HAVE HIM COME TO THE SHOWS.
Yes i agree with james all the way ...
It wasn't just Elliot who made the band....each player and each singer, the drums and everything just worked together so well....And made a fantastic band.....
Agreed! All were top notch musicians who worked well together. Elliot's licks just made it all so perfect.
they all get my respect, iconic sounds from real musicians who took it to their own level, i can appreciate everything they were saying all those decades ago, i love the mix of influences in their music, wish i had got to see them, ohwell i can fire up spotify and play all their albums, Magic! 👏🏻🎼🌟
Hilarious around the 36:00 mark . Hawks comes out with that toy looking keyboard . Lmassofffff. I love the Cars !!
The solo in " Shake it up " is a lesson in awesomeness in a pop song..........Everything this guy played on was made better by his presence. A truly great, and criminally underrated, player.
Makes me want to take up the guitar but I am afraid my plinky plunking would be most unsatisfactory in comparison
@@MsZoedog66 lol...... Never let that stop ya from going for it
You’re totally correct. In my opinion, there is no guitar solo I’ve heard that is better than Elliot’s tasteful AND flashy solo on Shake It Up. It’s a masterpiece of melding distinct styles into one awesome solo, a solo that is over before I want it to be over. But it would not be an Elliot Easton solo if it was longer, and that is also part of his genius as a guitarist.
Elliot Easton, a truly phenomenal musician. Thanks for sharing
Resais Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elliot Easton, now.
A brilliant guitarist in an amazingly timeless band
Okay, bye!
I'm five years older than Mr.Easton and have been in cover tune bands the majority of my life. I've had some pretty difficult lead parts to learn, and as easy as he makes them look and sound, his solos are among the more difficult ones I've had to learn. Honestly, where many guitarists solos are not a perfect fit for the song, his always seemed to be. Really a special artist.
@@archiguitarchi Yeah, he's definitely underrated … his articulation and note choices are second to none.
@@archiguitarchihis playing in "Just What I Needed" is as vital to that song as the vocals and keyboards.
The Cars still sound fresh and new today. Roy Thomas Baker was a genius producer. Elliot is so articulate and thoughtful. Great video...
Elliott Easton taught me the importance of note choices, especially how great a short 8 bar solo can be if carefully crafted. He is a great, great player.
Tom Mulroy III Excellent observation. I agree %100.👍
Yes, "Since You're Gone" perfectly exemplifies Easton's mastery of minimalist artistry.
All about hitting the thirds.
Yes, instead of just improvising minor/major pentatonic runs, I learned from Easton how to really *play* over chord changes, how to compose a solo that has a function in the song, how to do it briefly and concisely, and how to make it memorable. Of course I can't do it with his mastery, but nonetheless he's been a huge teacher and inspiration for me.
@@chrisjones6020 Landing on 3rds in pentatonic. Also using notes from the current playing chord in the progression. And to get hooks that aren't cliche in the riff (those unexpected cool target notes coming out of nowhere) it takes rhythmic finesse as well.
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To get those countryfide rockabilly licks, instead of a playing a basic or even expanded pentatonic scale on the 12th fret in E ////A ////B// 12 bar blues, move that same pentatonic scale back to the 9th fret. Bend the Gb (11th fret 3rd string) up to G, hold it up while playing B (2nd string 12th fret) and E ( 1st string 12th fret), then _release that bent up 3rd string_ from G back to Gb.
Been loving this band for over 4 decades. They are all to be appreciated, but Elliot is now the living face of what remains of them.
May he finally get the recognition he deserves while still with us... as they did as a whole by finally getting inducted to the R&R HOF last year.
If I only had 6 words to say to the remaining members of the Cars, it would be "Thank You!, Thank You!, Thank You!..."
Brian, I loved all their speeches at the RRHOF. A nice bunch of guys! The death of Ric was something I didn't see coming, for sure! Eddie Money and Ric in the same week...😞
Lisa was Key in this video for making it so great ! She brought out the BEST of these guys !
BRAVO ! Lisa
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The Cars had a unique sound like non other. Their music was ahead of their time. I remember bring 14 years old and I knew then, that they were going to get big. Best band ever! R.I.P. Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek!
For me it 1979 in NYC when I was 15. I never looked back. A soundtrack to my life. When I was in the army in the early 80s it was funny to see the reaction of friends when introduced to their sound. Still listening.
A musician first, a star second. The Cars were absolutely the tightest band around because they served their songs first and foremost.
This video is just a treasure. I never knew of its existence, but what a find! In my opinion, there is simply no guitarist in pop/rock music more versatile and eclectic than Easton. His solos are the most memorable and disparate that I have ever heard. Ridiculously tasteful and melodic. Just stunning really. But it is really (always) about the SONGS. Their first record is essentially a greatest hits package. Roy Thomas Baker clearly had an influence on these guys. Thanks for putting it up Calvin Thomas. Best to all of you out there, and of course, of COURSE, rest in peace dear Ben and Ric. Thank you for these wonderful tunes.
Fascinating video....filmed just before their biggest selling album apparently, Heartbeat City. As rabidly into Eddie Van Halen and all the hard rock and metal guitar gods in the 80's as I was , this was one guy that always grabbed my attention and I couldn't figure out why he wasnt getting the same amount of accolades for his superb playing but clearly, the world has come around to recognize him as one of the greats
definitely an underappreciated musician! quite a brilliant player.
“As musicians they are probably even more fragile- “ paraphrasing Elliot who sums up the conundrum of surviving fame. Ultimately they were a brilliant band that like Devo or other late 70’s pop rock bands had to get through the whole album-tour-album cycle without going crazy. Having lost Ric and Ben now, I remember how much Elliot’s playing meant to me. He just played so bitingly and tastefully but best of all he just plain rocked better and meaner and smarter than average players. Great period video, great insight into their whole story.
Great band! Never seen an 'in depth' documentary on The Cars, loved them in '78 & all the way through the 80s,& Elliott Easton is an unsung guitar hero for alot of us he has a very unique approach to playing that broughtThe Cars to the masses. Cool guy, very unassuming & no ego.
Agree 💯%.
Perfectly put!
It's been over 40 years now and you literally could turn a radio on right now and most likely find a Cars song playing..That says alot about how incredible they were and are.
I love how the woman interviewing Elliot asks about the best friends girl rockabilly riff! She is laser focused when he plays it. Really solid interviewing on her part.
man, you could cut that sexual tension with a knife!!... she's a perfect interviewer.. I wish chicks were still on this wavelength, this cool, into the real stuff
Yes, as a guitarist, i thought the same thing. She's more than a typical interviewer. But he should have admitted he stole it from the Beatles.
Andrew James He pretty much did earlier when talking of influences “The Beatles” and if he heard something he liked, he’d steal it right away:)
@@aquamarine99911 He did.
Easton said later that his inspiration was George Harrison in "I Will"
Actually she called it " my best friends girl-friend". So sweet.... It made me smile.
This is awesome! Elliot has always been overlooked but is so versatile and up there with the best!
Joe, my sentiments exactly! Well said!
Elliot makes it look so easy but it aint'. He's one of the best pop/rock guitarists ever.
The cars were my favorite band growing up thanks to my dad . Easton is amazing and the cars wouldn’t have been the cars without him .
These 5 guys combined were, are and will forever remain a part of our youth beginning in 1977, thru our mid life, marriage, kids, and now were senior citizens on AARP. Go figure. Life's way way too short. THE CARS. infamous on film and recording immortal forever. Wish we had more time.
The interviewer was great in this, engaging, good technical questions. EE is so-NORMAL and sensible. One of my fave guitarists. In a song, he plays everything you need, nothing you don't. That is incredibly hard to do.
True. I don't think I could pick a single note that he's played and say, "Take it out, that's unnecessary."
And cute too!
I grew up with the cars and never really considered them a rock band. But I'm older now and play the guitar, so with a new perspective i can see they were definitely a rock band! Thank you to whoever posted this to TH-cam!
I love, love, LOVE the woman who is interviewing Elliot. She's an actual fan, with no snarky attitude.
she's such a beautiful woman from the side. She actually looks like Snow White and I love the way she leans in when she's interviewing someone and really cares about what they're saying.
Me too !!!
A right handed player Switching to playing left handed for aesthetics is a heck of a feat. Then becoming one of the best players in rock just blows my mind. Pure talent
Thx for pointing this out.
Elliot was always a lefty. There are pics of him as a little kid holding a guitar lefty.
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Did you not hear him say it himself?
He said his manager retaught him?
@@senorpumaWell, when he was little he may have been just holding the guitar, not actually playing it. It's possible he didn't even know what it was.😂 Elliot doesn't seem like the type of guy who'd lie, what would be the point of that?
It was a joke! He's always played left-handed!
A great documentary about a great player!
Elliot is a likeable combination of geekiness and rockn'roll swagger. He is a truly gifted guitar player as well!
Every time I hear 'My Best Friend's Girl,' I'm transported back to High School days... My boyfriend's best friend asked me if I knew the song and told me it was my song because he thought of me whenever he heard it. I was his best friend's girl and he wished I was his. Why he always offered to walk me home finally made sense. Ah memories.
I've liked The Cars my whole life thanks to my Mom having one or two of their records. They have a very unique sound. I listen to 'It's All I Can Do' and 'Heartbeat City' often. Thank you for sharing this fun little blast to the past. Elliot's a great guitar player!
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Like the Cars or not, Elliot Easton's solos are ALL perfect for the song. His talent and ability is always on display during the solo but NEVER at the expense of the melody or vibe of the song. I happen to like the Cars music and for my money E.E. is one of the coolest and most underrated and tasteful players ever.
But did he write the solo's or did Ocasek?
@@grimlyfiendish5579 I've seen articles back in the day where E.E. discussed how he thought out his solos. Pretty sure Ocasek realized it wasn't his own strong suit.
I woke up this morning from a hard sleep and a Cars song from 40 years ago was the 1st thing that came to mind. I actually lived in Cambridge MA in '77-78 and never heard of this band until '79 when I moved back to NJ. I realized I never saw a "behind the music" video of this band so this is what I found on the Tube. Great documentary and I saw so many concerts in my youth and had every Cars album which I played over and over on the turntable or my 8 track in my car. I regret never seeing this band live. I love how they seem to have very little ego about themselves and get along well without drama and BS.
Such a great guitarist, he seems to play so effortless, smooth, tight and easy. They were amazing live, one of the best I've ever seen.
This past week I was rediscovering the Cars 1978-1884 albums. I put together a playlist of over 35 Cars songs with the intent of getting back in touch with their lesser known tracks again as well as enjoying their more recognizable songs. In doing so, I realized more than ever how amazing and creative Elliot Easton's guitar playing is. It's what led me to find and watch this video. Thank you for posting, it's a real treasure and helped me appreciate Elliot and the entire band even more.
I think they are all pretty damn special even the little keyboard guy! Thanks
Elliot is a great and original guitarist.. Very Talented!
absolutely one of the most under appreciated guitarist.
I needed this after the news today. Brilliance is often under appreciated...but I loved these guys, a true cooperative!
My Goodness, what a magical time to have these so talented musicians together in the heyday of unabashed era. The Era of Records and CD , a time when record companies groomed invested in their talents, before Napster stole and decimated the record industry.
What a great documentary. Lisa brought a sexy enthusiasm to it that put everyone at ease and enabled the interview to become very insightful. The mix of live footage interspersed with questions that ran the gamut from the obvious to the introspective was really well done. The Cars were a really great band. They were defined as punk, new wave...whatever the flavor but underneath they were really skilled musicians. Really close to the bone of original 50's rock and roll more than anything. Very friggin' cool indeed!
Really cool that Elliot plays the guitar left handed. It made the Cars even more unique to watch and he matches perfectly with their unique sound.
This is great! I had no idea it existed. How cool! I love the joke about the manager making him play left.
Ron Stubbings think it worked out great!...i never knew about that until seeing this, what fun to see this stuff all these decades later 👏🏻🙂🎼🎸
Wow! Loved this video. Never realized just how good he was until now. Love the Cars and miss that sound.
This doc is a kind of foreshadowing of the beginning of the end for The Cars. EE says they're getting along OK, but they aren't in constant touch with each other, like they were in the early days of the band. There's a lot of discussion about separate solo projects the members are embarking on. (This is at the time the "Shake It Up" album was in the charts). Roy Thomas Baker's saying he can see them shooting off to do different things... The Cars are a launching pad to do things they want to do without sacrificing the band. All very diplomatic and retrospectively not true. What was actually happening was the Cars manager (who's in the doc) was trying to get Ric launched as a solo star and getting him to do loads of publicity without the other Cars. Fairly suddenly, all the focus was on Ric and the other band members were increasingly seen as superfluous to requirements. It was the start of the MTV era, and Cars videos would heavily feature Ric. This was in contrast to what had gone before where the whole band did the publicity. Where once Ric and Ben shared out the vocals more or less equally, now Ben wasn't singing on the new stuff very much. Checking out the print news to see what they made of all this in real time, what's striking is that some of them seemed notice The Cars problematic dynamics before the band did. Ric's happy to describe himself as being controlling and needing to be in charge (which must have been an OK thing to admit in the late 1970s), and it's got to be only him that writes the songs. Some of the papers suspect trouble ahead. Are two virtuoso graduates from the Berklee music college (Elliot and Greg) and an old time buddy who spent the best part of a decade starving with him in search of success (Ben) satisfied with having virtually no song writing royalties and (credited) input? Well of course they weren't and in the end it was a large part of what broke the band up. And the real reason for the solo projects. (EE says it was worse for Ben Orr, because he had seen himself as Ric's partner and was "mortally hurt" by the turn of events and started withdrawing himself from the rest of the band. It's possibly significant he's the only one there's no new footage of in this doc). No matter what happened, all Cars were always publicly very supportive and polite towards each other. The three surviving Cars have been working on a new Cars bio with rock writer Bill Janovitz, which may shed some (polite, no hi jinx) light on these things.
Interesting documentary, was just watching live Cars vids and I kept thinking how Elliot Easton's guitar was like a 3rd vocalist in the band, his parts are integral to each song. RIP Ric Ocasek
Awesome seeing that the solo from "Shake it Up" was played on a 335.
Yes! I always thought it was on a strat since he was using that pink one so much at the time, and that's what's on the video. Watching him play that was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. That's probably my favorite solo of all time, or at least top three!
Young female interviewer: can you play a blues lick that would make me take my clothes off?
Easton: Yes I can!
Dunno how young she is, but you're certainly right... she's totally into her subject.
@@whatevershebrings And he was probably "into her" later that day.
Patrick Lynch , what was her name?
Batphink Reynolds , I actually did see it at some point, and tried to look her up to see what’s she’d up to
@Michael H. nope/ grow up
Lisa Karlin was an awesome interviewer !
BRAVO !
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Very interesting interview, with personal questions and fun and sincere answers. Elliot and the rest of the band are so down to earth, no ego, no greed, no drama, only good feelings, coolness and tons of musical talent. I love Elliot's sense of humor at the end, packing his jacket and throwing his guitar over his shoulder.
Elliot was a unique and exceptional guitarist - didn't get enough credit for his skills. Nice video here!
Elliott is one of my favorite guitar players. He kicks ass. I love him! ❤️
Elliot Easton is a phenomenal player.
Very cool guy. Came up with a lot of very interesting, catchy and memorable guitar work. Not easy to do. Very glad he pursued music as a career.
Brilliant...what chemistry. Watching Elliot rip it up in the studio was really something...
I remember talking to Elliot in the 80s at the Rat in Kemore Square. He was playing with some friends. He said it was kind of like bowling night for him. Great guitarist, tasteful licks.
This video gave me great joy. God do I love the Cars. RIP Ben and Ric!
The songs never fade with age. In many ways, they just keep getting better
Since I realized that Ben Orr is buried up the road from my home, I have been revisiting The Cars works. Non-scandalous, not too wholesome, just fucking right. Almost every last song. PERFECTION.
Same here. We live on the north end of Sidley Rd. Just found out about Ben this past summer and have been listening to the Cars almost every day ever since.
@@kelseyburks6339 Ahh. I'm originally from Madison...currently living in Geneva! Small world! Rediscovering The Cars was amazing for me!
Perfect part, perfect sound, played perfectly in every song.
At 13:25 Elliot putting down the iconic solo, we know so well, for, "Shake It Up." Wow. A glimpse into rock history, for sure. He's so f'ing chill and makes it look so easy. I quit!
awesome interview. Well done! very impressed with all of these professional graceful people
*I always liked the lines:* She's so beautiful now, _she doesn't wear her shoes._
She never likes to choose.
Elliott seems like such a great guy. And I really like the fact that he plays most of the solos just the way they are played on the original recordings. The solo on Just What I Needed is my favorite. I was really surprised to hear he switched from right handed. I can't imagine doing that.
Holy heck, where the heck has this been all these years!?!? And to think I find it on my 34th B'day. Elliot Easton is an influence of mine going waaaaay back.
The Cars: Amazing band, and Elliot is an amazing player!
Elliot being the 'baby' of The Cars he sure was a cutie patootie with so much natural musical talent to boot !
Just listening to him playing the blues --- groovy man !
This is so bittersweet. When I watch these , Im so pumped to be able to see performances and have the best experience of them that I can for someone who was 4 yrs old in 1978....but sad because I missed them, the ability to see them live etc...and knowing the day is coming we start losing them with Ric being in his 70's now, it will be devastation like how I feel about Ben's loss. They are a national treasure. They will be immortal in my heart. EE is so sweet, polite, gentlemanly , candid & charming in this interview
How do you feel now?
Love watching interviews with Elliot. So interesting and talented. Loved seeing behind the scenes with the early Car. Truly one of the best bands of all time.
The segment with Elliot at home was filmed at his house in Weston,MA.
The house is still there but it’s been renovated since Elliot sold it.
The live band segment was filmed at the cars own studio Synchro Sound on Newbury st Boston.
Fantastic interview/mini film. A must see for any Elliot Easton/Cars fan. Elliot trained himself to be a lefty ? That says it all ! Great humour, had me going for a while, Greg & the Manager in on it. So much insight into Elliot's passion for his guitars & musical creativity. Elliot is grounded & funny. "The Cheesocaster.....of course it's a lefty." Haha. Lisa Karlin a great interviewer. Her questions were right on time. ROCKABILLY ! Elliot's persona shows he did not take himself seriously. His reflection about fame & fast fortune - the reason he is still in the music scene today. Elliot Easton, the quintessential example of humanity & humility. ELLIOT EASTON - MASTER ELECTRIC GUITARIST !!!! Many thanks Calvin Thomas ! Elliot has left the building, jacket in case, guitar slung over shoulder.
I used to be a righty as well,then I switched and gained a stroke.
To go from a right handed player to a lefty and do it very very well has all my respect. Killer tasty player.
@Tish Cortez Indeed. EE has always played left-handed.
@@dukeford Actually had a right-handed guitar teacher back in the '60s, that was attempting to play "left-handed", as he suggested that his more dexterous right hand would work better on the fret board. Didn't stick around long enough to see the outcome, however the "picking hand" obviously requires the more dexterous hand. I believe Paul McCartney discovered this when he had difficulty, and realized he needed to play with the guitar the other way around.
It was a little confusing in the video, but after watching it twice, I am almost positive that the thing about him switching from right-handed to left-handed was all a joke. You can see that he played lefty even as a kid.
@@gregc8670 you are correct. At 11:10 there is a pic of him as a kid playing the ukulele and he’s playing left handed then. 🎸
It was a joke
R.I.P. Ric and Ben. What a GREAT innovative band, still love everything from them. Elliot is a great player as well. Rock on
Effortless style and such tasty playing. I am listening to the Cars first album in the car right now. Ha. Great album. I love how the drums sound. The toms are so distinct in that analog kind of way, when the drummer does those fills, it feels like your lying in the front of the drum-set on a shag carpet in the studio. They all shine as musicians, but Elliot's guitar work is that magical ingrediant. Enjoyed this, the Cars in their prime! I saw them in 85' as a teen-ager. Wang Chung opened. I remember the bassist for WC played a rectangular, headless bass while wearing parachute pants. Lol. Good times :))
hahaha.....saw this same tour...still the LOUDEST show i've ever been to.
Love this documentary...tried to purchase it but it was something entirely different but with the same title...oh well, someday. Love that Elliot is such a thoughtful speaker; chooses his words well, is very clever and well spoken. Mostly though, love his amazing guitar playing...his style is spot on for me and I know so many others. Thanks for the great music Elliot!!!
Loveeeeee this band forever and ever!!!! Loved this !!!! You rock Elliot!!! Your the best ever ever ever!!!! Cars rocked!!!!!!!!
The guy is an absolute MASTER musician, music-crafter. He brings so many styles, and writes to make the song great, but even so, is better at it than almost anyone.
What makes the Cars great is that they weren't trying to sound like anybody else.
Elliot never tried to be Hendrix , Clapton or Beck he had his own style and thats what makes you stand out. 👍
What a treasure of a program.
Thanks for sharing it.
Oh Yeah. Thank you very much for sharing this. Really interesting and fun to watch. He is great.
God brings back so many memories of the Boston area. We were lucky enough to hear them play on WBCN before the rest of the world. I could not get to that record store fast enough when they put that first album out. Elliott was and still is a very cool guy.
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980.... to me was a great era to be in.
My Sis belonged to a classic car club and loved the cars. we sang along with these songs. Great classic fun. Thanks.
Super smart,talented, ambitious....no time for doing drugs and tearing up motel rooms. And weirdly -were almost in 2020 and he looks remarkably exactly the same.
RIP Ben & Ric
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ cars
Great doc on a great band and amazing musicians. Amazing memories for me. Thanks for posting.
Wow, I had no idea how well rounded of a guitarist he is. I noticed some finger picking style, on My Best Friends Girl during the solo,...kind of reminded me of blue grass or Chet Atkins. He totally made it fit the song. Really Good!!!
Thanks for sharing; 40 year Cars fan! I always thought Elliot was a great guitar player, I just never knew how 'good' he actually was! He was under rated! The Cars were one of the best bands out of the late 70's; my biggest regret; I never got to see them!I do own the first 3 albums on LP, cassette, and CD, and others on mixed formats. I do have the special 2 CD greatest hits, that includes 'Strap Me in' which I love! If you guys ever need someone to sit in for 'You're All I've Got Tonight', or 'Candy O', I'm your man! I've sung along with Ben (RIP) for forty years now, and I try and do him proud every time! Thanks for the memories, thanks for the wonderful music! I never let a month go by that I still don't listen to the Cars.
He truly was one of the most unique players in the Biz. Perfect and quirky solos. The best!
A talented man.
An interview with no cursing rock star. Bands today, take notice please.
No politics either. Those days are gone.
@@DavianSinner Oh gimme a break.
Shit! This fucking fuck doesn't fucking swear enough for my god damn taste!
What a weird thing to take away from this.
Also, this was made for TV. So what would you expect?
A very, very under appciated guitar player
Lisa asks really good questions and they had a good chemistry throughout the interview. Enjoyable and informative documentary.
The Cars and Journey were my favorite bands throughout the 70s and 80s. Stumbling across this video tonight, I found so much more to appreciate about The Cars: their consummate professionalism, their common sense, their genuineness, and their downright decency.