Move Like This
Occupation
- Ric Ocasek: vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
- Elliot Easton: lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Hawkes: keyboards, bass, guitar, backing vocals
- David Robinson: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Move Like This is the seventh studio album by American rock band The Cars, released in May 2011. The album is her first since Door to Door from the year 1987. Except for bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, had all the original band members on the making of the album with. It reached the top ten on the Billboard 200 and # 2 on the Billboard top rock album charts. A single from the album, Sad song, reached # 33 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart. After the album's release, the band went on tour in eleven cities in North America.
Background and Development
Move Like This is the first joint project of the group around the singer Ric Ocasek, after they had been dissolved in 1988. 1997 Ocasek said yet that the band would not unite again. A collaboration of some members was in 2005 when keyboardist Greg Hawkes and lead guitarist Elliot Easton with singer Todd Rundgren, drummer Prairie Prince and bassist Kasim Sulton as "The New Cars " went on tour.
The Cars did not replace Orr by another bass player. Instead, the bass parts were programmed or executed by Hawkes and producer Jacknife Lee, with Hawkes played the bass that Orr belonged. While Ocasek and Orr had alternately taken over the vocals in the earlier albums, Ocasek is the lead on all tracks from Move Like This. Orr was mentioned with thanks in the album credits: " Ben, what your spirit with us on this one. " ( " Ben, your mind was here with us." )
According to Billboard magazine, the album was in engineer Paul Orofinos home studio in Millbrook, New York, was added. More recording sessions took place in Los Angeles. The album's title comes from a line of the song Too Late. One of the working titles for the album was Sharp Subtle Flavor. However Ocasek decided on Move Like This ( " Move it so " ) as an allusion to the reputation of the band, not much to move on stage.
Reception
In October 2010, the band released a one-minute clip of " Sad Song " and a 73 -second sample from another track from the album, " Blue Tip ", on their Facebook page. A detail of a third song, " Free", was posted later on the band page. FMBQ magazine described "Free" as a " return to the classic sound of The Cars, the fans know and love. "
On 17 February 2011, the band released the full video for " Blue Tip " on their Facebook page. The first single, which was released in March of the year was the track " Sad Song." The magazine Exclaim! Commenting on a cheerful beat and a catchy mix of synths and guitars.
Move Like This was published on 10 May 2011 and debuted at # 7 on the Billboard 200 album charts. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Rolling Stone praised the skillful restraint of the band and Lee's production work and described the album as taut, lean, seamlessly and efficiently ( thawed, sleek, seamless, efficient ). "The A.V. Club "by The Onion gave the album a B rating and praised the catchy song" Blue Tip "and" Sad Song ", where the similarity of the latter to " stressed My Best Friends Girl " from their debut album of the band in 1978.
Reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars and described it as so bright contagious and tuneful as the Cars at its peak ("as bright, infectious, and tuneful as the Cars at Their prime" ). Spin but gave the album a 5 out of 10 points because of the Klobigkeit ( " clunkiness " ) of Ocaseks texts. Elizabeth Nelson of NPR described it as a good new album ( fine new album) and picked " Blue Tip " emerged as the " red-hot pop gem " ( "incandescent pop gem" ) with a glossy musical structure.
North American tour
In April 2011, the band announced a North American tour to support the album. The tour of eleven cities began May 10 Seattle, and closed on May 26 at the House of Blues in Boston. The performances and set lists were evaluated differently. Hollywood Reporter critic Erik Pedersen felt Move Like This to be surprisingly good album, but described the show on May 12 at the Hollywood Palladium show icy and listless. Jim Harrington of the San Jose Mercury News described the appearance of the band at the Fox Theater in Oakland as an incredibly flat and dispassionate ( "flat and dispassionate "), but praised the musical side of the group.
On the tour, the song " Blue Tip ," " Keep on Knocking ", " Sad Song ", " Free", "Drag on Forever" and " Hits Me" also material from the band's albums from the 1970s and 1980s were listed, years. Orr's bass parts were performed by Hawkes on keyboards and bass, Ocasek sang the songs that had previously sung Orr, " Just What I Needed ", " Let's Go" and "Moving in Stereo."
Title list
Standard Edition
Best Buy Edition
This enhanced CD also has videos for " Sad Song" and " Blue Tip ". "Rocket USA " is a cover of a 1977 song by American band Suicide, from their eponymous debut album.
ITunes Edition
Charts
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