Elliot Easton is a criminally underrated guitarist in my opinion. Anyone agree?

@susanmaynard8652

Жыл бұрын

Depends was he the blonde or the one with glasses I just loved their music playing it now

@GrillinNChillin247

Жыл бұрын

Crazy..that solo is intense. Yeah any guitar player can agree he's up there.

@brianmiller7735

Жыл бұрын

He and reo Speedwagon Gary Richrath are 2 of my top 10

@alfredesperon8276

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@billmiller2646

Жыл бұрын

​@@susanmaynard8652he's the Lefty. Elliott can tear it up.

That lead guitar player is criminally underrated.

@GrizzlyBear_74

19 күн бұрын

Agreed. Elliot Easton was definitely underrated.

Elliot Easton is a monster. Tried learning this solo. I think I sprained something.

@MrGibble64

10 ай бұрын

me too !!!!! lol

I can't get enough of Benjamin Orr 😍😍🔥🔥♥️❤️😘😘. Desperately miss him.

@nancyfilingeri414

5 ай бұрын

Me 2

@MichelleQuintiaVLOGS

3 ай бұрын

Me 3 🥺

@shorthandable

22 күн бұрын

Oh, that look at 1:24 🔥

The Cars is like a band from the mid 80's that time travelled back to the mid 70's to set up a new wave sound

@cdncitizen4700

Ай бұрын

BINGO!... they paved the way for power rock/synth bands that followed, but they perfected their sound first!

Elliot Easton may be the only person on the planet that could play country licks in a new wave rock song and make it fit perfectly.

@rodneybrocke

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Elliot is an extremely creative and talented guitar player. He has a flair for unusual patterns and licks that most guitar players lack.

Elliot Easton is such a bad ass. One of the most under-rated guitarists in rock history.

@ryanbruneau1197

8 жыл бұрын

Yes he is

@YandTIII

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Smith Great blend of Rock, Rockabilly, Surf Rock, Punk & New Wave. EE is truly an unsung & underrated talent.

@TheRealSatanicpanic

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Smith goddamn that guy is good

@Nigelxman

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Smith Damn straight!

@tedcantu1

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Smith man you can say that again.... he was .. and is awesome. He can really play.

The Cars are one of the greatest bands in music history. Just my opinion, but they are.

@susanmaynard8652

Жыл бұрын

I agree playing my best friends girlfriend now I may be old but I know good music

@Hiajarock

Жыл бұрын

So great

@wilE6764

10 ай бұрын

Loved them growing up..dam those were the days!

@willworknow

8 ай бұрын

You're not wrong. 1978!!! Nothing's changed throughout the years.

@samanthabmw330

7 ай бұрын

Not just your opinion, Millions and #Platinum more in #Billboard. #TheCars

You don’t know what you really have until it’s gone forever. What a great band.

@eliastheod

Жыл бұрын

True LEGENDS

@MrWilly2204

11 ай бұрын

Yes!

@glenbeck5602

6 ай бұрын

Amen to that!

@edwardstevens1438

29 күн бұрын

Some things only come around once. Who knew that it would all end.

hard to believe half of the band is gone, thanks Rick and Ben, you're missed

@eilandwaynette

Жыл бұрын

Although Ric and Benjamin are dearly missed I think we need to make sure we show our appreciation, admiration, and respect to Elliott, Greg and Dave because without them Ric and Benjamin couldn't have gave the WORLD their absolute BEST ❤️

@57highland

7 ай бұрын

​@@eilandwaynetteSo true. The Cars were a tight band, and they all were important.

I like it too when Elliot goes rockabilly. I couldn't believe this song when I first heard it on my local AM radio station late in '78. I thought, "Oh wow, this is 1956 guitar playing in a 70s song!" Elliot Easton is the kind of lead guitarist I always wanted to be: somebody who knows all of rock and roll's history and could speak every language it ever had. Wow, this still blows me away. The whole band was awesome.

@everettbyromiii7409

2 жыл бұрын

well stated!

@lydiejasmergolez820

2 жыл бұрын

Greatest band in all time....

@shawnmarek5981

2 жыл бұрын

His lead and licks on this song are amazing, what a great lead guitar player, and so young! (looks like a gifted little kid up there)😊😂

@thathawaiiandude787

2 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree with you westpoint64 Only difference for myself…is I wanted to play and sing (and be cool as heck) with my Bass just like Ben. Benjamin, Tina Weymouth, Peter Cetera and Paul McCartney were artists that inspired me to pick up the Bass. Each of them could thump their bass and sing amazingly sweet.

@abeldelarosa539

Жыл бұрын

Great band timeless The cars

Elliot Easton is the king of short guitar riffs. I swear you can play a few bars and quickly identify the song! I freaking love this band! RIP Benjamin Orr and Rick Ocasek. And to the rest of the band…we love you! Elliot I love your interviews!

The Car's sound was so far ahead of it's time. Nobody sounded like them in 1978.

@KellyGiftShop

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed! They are unique!

@pdow52

8 жыл бұрын

Ramones are the closest thing I can think of. But the Ramones were 100% punk and 0% new wave, unlike the Cars.

@jrock2264

8 жыл бұрын

pdow52 Exactly.

@jyesucevitz

7 жыл бұрын

i'm certainly not a musical expert. i've always loved the cars, but never thought of their music as new wave. always rock. new wave to ME would Flock of Seaguls, Pet Shop Boys etc. i could be wrong.

@pdow52

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah whether The Cars themselves are new wave is up for debate, they're undoubtedly a rock and roll band. They did however help lay the groundwork for it just like The Clash.

I swear. David Robinson is the TIGHTEST drummer ive ever heard in a rock band......ANY rock band.....period.

@ralphstebenne1873

6 ай бұрын

a great band needs a great drummer

@doozerace

5 ай бұрын

@user-db4gr7ne8l calm down, sport….. I never said he was the greatest drummer….. read the damn comment again…

RIP Ric. This song will never be out of style.

@huesevers4532

4 жыл бұрын

A classic ! 🎸

Dude… Every member of this band sang and did back ups,and very well. Very impressive.

@MrWilly2204

11 ай бұрын

Sign of a true band is hearing them live.

@HungryH1951

10 ай бұрын

After watching them live I like them a lot better. A whole lot. @@MrWilly2204

I don’t think a single one of them missed a note here. Elliot’s a guitar hero, Ben had the most melodic Voice whether singing Lead or Backup and was no slouch on the bass either, Greg the way he could lay keyboards melodies between the guitars is mind boggling, David not flashy, but one of the tightest sounding drummers ever, and Ric a songwriting genius….. Enough said.

@terryhorton817

Жыл бұрын

@Nick Moriarty Couldn't agree more !!!✔✔✔ Well Said my friend !✔ One of the Greatest Rock Bands Ever!!!✔✔✔ " The Cars " 💯💥💢👍❤️

@57highland

7 ай бұрын

David played to the song and made it even better. Perfect and smooth fills every time.

@nanobotdex

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Did you watch the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction performance? The drumming is so good! So tight and tasteful.

RIP Ric😢 The Cars were the soundtrack to my youth ...now you can join Ben and rock in heaven

@huesevers4532

4 жыл бұрын

This is the perfect pop song. Hard-rocking rockabilly new wave punk. It's all in there. With a touch of poetic irony.🎸R.I.P. (Ric Ocasek) 9-15-19

@Mamabear3235

4 жыл бұрын

Love The Cars ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@EL0phile

4 жыл бұрын

Pop perfection and the soundtrack to my youth also. Ric's passing makes me sad... RIP

@chasbodaniels1744

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ric. You gave so much enjoyment to so many. Thanks.

@rulerofomicronpersei8

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t dare let my heavy metal friends know that I liked The Cars, while in 1980s high school. 😂 I would of been laughed out of the crowd. Now, I really don’t care what people think. The Cars will always be, a timeless band.

I can't praise Orr or Ocasek enough....but Eliot is rocking it on the guitar. Anyone who has picked up a guitar can appreciate his playing on this song.

@aquamarine99911

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. And he adjusts his style and guitar to the needs of the song. This is such an obvious Tele song, but he will play a Strat or Les Paul on other songs. But always very musical.

@huesevers4532

4 жыл бұрын

@@aquamarine99911 He said,(Eliot) in an interview, he, doesn't work out a solo on the guitar. He would visualize the part before even touching the guitar. Now that's brilliant. No wonder his guitar solos are so good. His guitar playing in general is on par with some of the greats. 🎸 P.S. Ric Ocasek just died.9-15-19. Sad.😔 R.I.P.

@aquamarine99911

4 жыл бұрын

@@huesevers4532 Yeah, that's what made me look at this stuff again. Eliot's solos are part of what makes the songs great. That's why when he plays them live, he can't deviate from them. Hope got some points on the royalties.

@chasbodaniels1744

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget his love for a Gretsch Duo Jet, similar to the one George Harrison played very early on, and later in his solo career.

RIP Ric Ocasek! Two legends gone. Never forgotten!

I love them, still...

Massive Cars fan from the UK, RIP Ben and Ric - thank you for music that makes me feel 14 forever.

I don't think Rick Ocasek has ever, and I mean not even once in his life, looked like he gave a single fuck on stage. The epitome of cool.

@Johonnac

9 жыл бұрын

Watch the clip of "Touch and Go" from the ABC show Fridays; Ric actually smiles at the end.

@Twigliz

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Papadopoulos But, you know he did! Superb artistry. Hipster fakin, but that's all good.

@cozmicknight7704

8 жыл бұрын

He tossed his guitar pic at me, ...1984 , only after I put my hand out, and foolishly pulled it away twice. I was star struck by the whole thing I guess. Rick Ocasek was about to hand it to me, luckily it hit me in the solar plexus, and I found it at the end of the concert when the lights came back on. Cheers !

Oh Benjamin is so funny in this video!!! I love the looks he gives the cameras at different times!! He's got such personality:) Benjamin we really miss you!!!!

@kimberlyholzerland4599

17 күн бұрын

I saw that too lol... he was a gem.

"I kinda like the way she dips..." my favorite song lyric, ever.

The Cars were my generation of music back in the day. I'm 54 years old now and Cars is what I listen to all night with the headphones on (insomnia....it's 3am *sigh*). Individually they are all awesomely talented and gifted, and to put them together.....well, I can't even think of the word to describe them. Thank God they all found each other to create this magic for us.

@nancyfilingeri414

6 ай бұрын

Me too ❤

So incredibly tight, an amazing bunch of top musicians.

Been looking up live Cars performances ..... this band is beyond tight live.

Love Ben's little smirk around 1:23

clean, tight, smooth sound and great guitar licks! this band always did it right--no one today rocks like this

@jackflash5659

7 жыл бұрын

Clean and tight that's how we like em'.

@stephenbruce4052

7 жыл бұрын

Fuck Great Art XO ...........I just watched the doc: My kid could paint that..LOL

@stephenbruce4052

7 жыл бұрын

I like that you can suprise someone ...................Just some video ......LOL............I don't like the News is bad, We are turning into a giant cult....Cheers

@dennis9707

6 жыл бұрын

Jumping jack flash, We think alike.

@gracebarzyz5754

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Smith well ya know.....its not fair to say no one rocks like this. We still got some of the greatest out there and they are bringin it better than ever! But yes The Cars are Awesome! ❤

Kudos to the cameraman and the editors for providing us with that footage of Elliot's guitar solo. Fantastic stuff!

@timmullins5978

6 жыл бұрын

ltimm i was about to post those exact words... lol.. a big thumbs up to whoever had their hands on the spotlight and the camera for giving us that awesome solo to watch and listen and have the hell impressed out of us!

Such an amazing band, way ahead of the times !! Love when Benjamin is doing his thing and realizes he's on camera, too cute. Every time I watch one of their videos I catch these great little seconds of coolness !!!

@gforce1930

11 ай бұрын

Yesss that is one of my two favorite moments in this video.

@teeka004

7 ай бұрын

Damn, he’s sooooo good looking!😋

@57highland

7 ай бұрын

The Cars were cool, no doubt.

@aplaingirl

4 ай бұрын

Ben oozed charisma. ❤

No other band takes me back to 1979 like the Cars....well maybe Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

@johnsain

5 жыл бұрын

Cheap Trick

@Darkwell0071

4 жыл бұрын

Come on. Boston and Aerosmith. Two more Boston bands when we had it good.

@johnsain

4 жыл бұрын

@@Darkwell0071 They were good but losing out to the younger crowds to New Wave & Punk.....

@richardescobar9406

4 жыл бұрын

I was 15 when my brother got me hooked on the cars and loverboy and Eddie money and joan jett fuck I love the 80s

@billc5378

4 жыл бұрын

we were so spoiled back then with all these artist groups

The lead guitar riffs in this song are unbeatable! That lick he goes to at the end of the first chorus and later is as good as it gets. Just encapsulates everything a rock riff should be - berry to richards and back again.

@chasbodaniels1744

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, Elliot was so fluid and inventive in his playing. Instantly identifiable from hearing a few seconds of his solos.

Never really realized how perfect that Elliot's telecaster fit this song until watching this video. There are lots of guitar sounds featured on Cars songs. But that sound and picking style with the Tele really, really works with this song.

RIP Ric...! You were JUST WHAT I NEEDED..!! Let the GOOD TIMES ROLL..!

So long Ric. It really was Magic.

They were such a great band. Glad my window of life intersected with theirs.

This was the first song I ever heard from the Cars and I was hooked. They were one of the best bands they had such a unique sound. It was a part of my youth, now gone with the loss of Ric and Ben.

1978... sounds so refreshing. Ahhhh

Fantastic rocker from 1978 !!!

Absolutely love the Cars!!!

1 of the greatest frontman ever. 6 foot 4. 190 lbs of super cool. R I. P. Mr. Ric ocasic

Damn, Easton is such a great fucking player! His solos are incredibly good. I've been playing longer than he had to that point, I have better equipment (probably) and I still can't pull off but a couple of his solos. Plus, he NAILS them live, which is so impressive. Damn shame that not more people give him the credit he deserves.

@scottmunro9045

3 жыл бұрын

He gets overlooked all the time but I really think there's a strong case to be made that he is the best rock guitarists of all time. He just has a range that no other player has, this song, Just What I Needed but then there's also his playing guitar synth on Heartbeat City. Pure genius.

@rblauson

3 жыл бұрын

He is one of the very best guitar players of all time. Of that there is no doubt.

@DanM-ys5pz

3 жыл бұрын

Very original player. Always loved his whole style.

@everettbyromiii7409

2 жыл бұрын

that's the damn truth.

@everettbyromiii7409

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottmunro9045 that's the truth man. he picked the guitar and tone for each tune

Elliot Easton - one of the best rock guitarists of this Multiverse and many others.

One of the most underrated guitar licks in history ... thanks for posting!

@waltermirren7957

9 жыл бұрын

Elliot Easton is one of the greatest guitar players ever.

@squirrelattackspidy

9 жыл бұрын

Walter Mirren Agreed. Totally underrated. Just about every Car's song has either a fantastic guitar rhythm, riff or solo by Elliot Easton.

@georgeorr1042

8 жыл бұрын

+jerryg1964 I just pointed out (in a comment today) that this riff may have been lifted from the Beatle's "I Will" on The White Album. What do you think? The only difference is the Beatle's one is acoustic.

@seansmith6745

8 жыл бұрын

+George Orr Very similar indeed. Both great songs!

@1mexfighter

6 жыл бұрын

Walter Mirren true

One of the first guitar gods to come into the 80s!

No one could be as cool as Ric standing still, playing guitar, and chewing gum. RIP legend. 💔

Rip Ric . So many losses in past couple years, :(

Kids here; gone now. Won't find another Cars ever.

@julenepegher6999

3 жыл бұрын

Ever, they are extinct.

Great band.....one of my Faves....RIP Benjamin

1:26 love Ben's look in the camera!

@bsylvy297

4 жыл бұрын

1:21

i love ben's little look at the camera at 1:24 :)

@dianegargano175

4 жыл бұрын

Its to die for!

@psychiatry-is-eugenics

3 жыл бұрын

1:24

@dwyatt975

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

Love the cute expression on Benjamin's face as he backs away from the mike at 1.22

Just a great American rock band. Hit after hit after hit after hit after hit....

They are like a great high school band that everyone can sing!

People not born when this was made are approaching 40. Still sounds fresh.

@ragnarocks7681

6 жыл бұрын

John Barry I'll be 42 in a couple of months and they don't make good music like this anymore tbh

@desertrose1226

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 33 and I don't regard myself as approaching 40 yet. I think I'll stay in my thirties for another 15 years..

@johnpaul9072

4 жыл бұрын

I am 62,and I even didn't know about them until maybe the 2000's

The audience was oblivious to greatness.

@huesevers4532

4 жыл бұрын

Their was so many great bands back then. They might have been over looked. But, not by me. I know greatness when I see it. And, make no mistake. The Cars were one of the great bands of the 20th Century. 🎸

@joeconner2231

3 жыл бұрын

I think the reason is that there was so many great bands back then, that people took it for granted and thought it would never end!

One of the BEST BANDS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@johnpaul9072

4 жыл бұрын

I had never heard of them,then...well ..Now they are my favorite band!!! I love DRIVE,so pretty

LSU and the CARS. I was 17. I will just smile. Thank you CARS. So many happy memories..

Always a classic! This came out when I was 10 years old and I still am absolutely crazy about it! Do the math 😂 lol

Another one gone, seems like their now dropping like flies! Guess it just my generation of bands and music, loved the Cars also! Rest in Peace Ric Ocasek and thanks for ALL the good music ......

When i bought this record I l,isten to this song at least 20 times in a row. My mother shouted it was dinner time. I ran back n forth between the dinner table and my room to replay this song, over and over again, so I could hear it while I was eating :)

@whereyat89

8 жыл бұрын

+Anton Gerdin haha

@markwinberry8095

6 жыл бұрын

Anton Gerdin I cringe when i remember similar antics.

Elliot's Telecaster is awesome! Everyone wants a Strat, but sometimes a tele is perfect.

THE CARS, an awesome band. RIP Ric Ocasek, cool and quirky and with a strange voice, but it all was wonderful. Soundtrack of my youth too.

This is the first song I ever noticed on the radio by The Cars. It was so unique with the lyrics that almost made no sense, but somehow did. Just like my best friend would now have my used to mine girlfriend. It blew my mind .... ( and still does ). The Cars, genius ! Need to be the Rock Hall of fame and aren't ....

The vocal harmonies during the chorus are just brutal.

Saw the Cars in concert the Summer of '78 and my mind is always flooded with all the great memories from that time - what a blast we had!

A great song, maybe their best. Has it all, great rhythm, vocals, guitar, and great pacing.

That lick at 1:10 always gets me. What a great guitar player. 🎸

April 15 2019 Im 60 years old now and I remember this one playing on the radio back then , still sounds great

One of the greatest 🙌

1978 and 1979 had the greatest music! Saw the Cars first tour! One of the greatest debut albums of all time!

Total apprecthion for what they did. Perfection, and blend when we all wanted their sound and songs. Just absalute kickin sound over and over and still.

Cars were ultra cool, great songs and stage outfits, awesome outfit

Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a band do the hand claps onstage. This song brings back such great memories for me. I love the vintage gear, too. It seems like this was forever ago. They gave a great live show! I saw them live in Chicago in '79 and some of the rough edges had come off the act by then. Still, they rocked!

What a fun clip.The boys are all sounding great here!

@ellab8897

2 жыл бұрын

@Starlet O’Hara - Well, once Benjamin got Greg and Elliot back in key! If you watch closely after each of the first two “Here she comes again,” you’ll see Benjamin make a face, then glare at Greg, and when the second one goes awry, it’s Elliot’s turn! Also, this you’ve probably noticed, when Benjamin sees the camera is suddenly on him, at 1:23, his reaction is priceless! ( I think the camera shot goes to Benjamin at 1:21).

Wow, amazing live performances

Do not ever stop listening to the cars

Im 14 and my sister is 13 and we absolutely looooove the cars!! Our dad introduced us to them when we were really little. We will always love them they have such great music!

This actually happened to me. My best friend sodded off with my girlfriend back in 79. Fortunately our friendship was the greater. Rip Ray, miss you mate. Rip Ben, thanks for the memories.

Best music, Ben and Ric, Ben's voice was so haunting and the look on his face, wow! Ric is also very unique, a one of a kind band! Late 70's music was great! ✌🍀🌹😎

Ben's eyes at 1:24! Ha! Such a loss for the Cars to be inducted into RRHOF without him! I'm sure he'll be with them in spirit. Still so happy for the rest of the guys!! Finally!!

Jrock I agree, they were SO underrated & unappreciated, but they still are great

Very rare that you can switch 2 singers and still be awesome....RIP RICK N BEN true Rock n Roll legends

1:23 Ben discovers the camera .... classic.

@arleneayuson4165

3 жыл бұрын

stereopolice cute Ben😍

Love the way Benjamin is holding back vocally !! Not that Ric doesn't have a great unique voice !! But Ben is such a class act and never over power Ric's singing !!! Both great singer's but it was magic the 1st time I heard him sing and after all these years.... still is magic ❤

One of my fave Cars songs. Never gets old.

1:55 to 2:10 is just the very definition of how you should play rock and roll on a guitar.

Rest in peace Ben and Rich. But your music will be forever in our hearts.Your fans miss u.

Music for the ages from the CARS....i wore out all their album and cassettes in the 1980's....absolute Masters ....unreal...R.I.P to the two Giants in RICK OKASECK and BENJAMMIN ORR...

RIP Rick and Ben, thanks for the rock and roll. The Cars will always be cool 🎸

classic 80s pop band--they had the coolest outfits and gear on stage

You can really hear the '50s influence in Elliot's guitar solo.

@dcscott100

4 жыл бұрын

And in Ric's singing. Buddy Holly, you know. :)

@willardarmbruster8111

3 жыл бұрын

Beatles "I Will"

@commontater8630

3 жыл бұрын

@@dcscott100 Buddy Holly, uhhh... really? You mean just because of the uh oh uh oh in this song?

@dcscott100

3 жыл бұрын

@@commontater8630 Partly, yeah. But not entirely.

@commontater8630

3 жыл бұрын

@@dcscott100 Ric singing 'luv-uh-uv-uh-uve'... *so* different from anything Buddy Holly ever did!

Gorgeous Benjamin Orr 😍

Excellent performance - tight band - spot-on drumming - everything in tune - everyone trying their best - skilled professionals. Wish I had been there!

@normanbell-br7nf

10 ай бұрын

right - even 11 years on from your viewing

One of the hippest bands ever....real innovators doing it THEIR WAY!

All eyes on the 'ORR'

@leayape

9 жыл бұрын

Same here Janet,when it comes to Ben I'm a freaking loser,he was gorgeous from head to toes lol

@awildirishrose4ever

6 жыл бұрын

oh, Yeah! hell, yeah!!✌

@desertrose1226

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed..I'm so sad he's dead 😰😰😥😥

@merilynclark7662

4 жыл бұрын

Orrsome!!! ❤️👌

@arleneayuson4165

3 жыл бұрын

yes😍

Awesome. Not every band is as good live as on the record. The Cars are great live.

So glad I was able to see them in the late 80s-had their own interesting style👍