Ric Ocasek – Fireball Zone – 1991 The first sign of life from Mr. Ocasek in ages. Co-produced by…Nile Rodgers of all people, Fireball Zone opens with the scorching “Rockaway” and really just keeps cruising for a while.Easily much more accessible than his previous solo records, he seems to have Continue Reading

The Cars – Door to Door – 1987 Remember that muddy, cloudy, dense production that was smeared all over Panorama? It’s back. “Leave or Stay” might have actually been good had anyone thought to put some air between the instruments. Fortunately, the sparsity of arrangement on “You Are the Girl” Continue Reading

Benjamin Orr – The Lace – 1986 Do you like “Drive”? Oh, good. Then you would like 60% of this album. Wait, what? You say you don’t need to hear mid-tempo, synth driven, electric drum driven 2nd rate Cars songs?Oh. Then skip it. It’s not that The Lace is BAD. Continue Reading