Top quality hd recordings too.

Actually around this time a good bit of the performances on midnight special were lip sync, just check out REO Speedwagon or Supertramp

@@TheZappawizardYep!

@@TheZappawizard and Journey

Yeah, The Midnight Special allowed more and more exceptions to their live performance policy in the show's final few seasons.

Orr was awesome. This is an incredible live performance. Wow!

Smoked a lot of pot listening to the Cars back in the day.

​@@davebrown4841my saying was it's 420 somewhere.

@@overthehilldill3626 👍 Now THAT'S a positive attitude!

proper American rock in roll band from Boston, MA.

❤I LOVE BEN ORR'S VOICE 👍🎶☮️

His solo albums too

Raw charisma.

"Sang" is past tense of "sing."

@@richardwarfordjr.5622Not familiar with them. Guess I have some research to do! Thanks!

Got that right!

I love all music . Including disco .

Thats what I loved about them...'prog', but still rock n roll.....rip.....

My first cassette tape back in the late seventies was this

Great memories

I agree, they were ahead of their time, and ahead of almost everyone else..... awesome performance here, and actually live too

You’re the same age as me! I could have written this

Yeah I thought this song came out in the 80's. I was shocked to find out it was in 1979!

People always group music by the decade, but it would probably make more sense to group it by the artists or inventions that prompted the shifts. Van Halen changed everything in '78, and we got hair metal. Keyboards hit their full stride around '82 or '83, and we got all the new wave and techno stuff. But just throwing it all into decade bins is easier, as if everything changes on January first.

@@4saken404- 'Moving In Stereo' is from the debut album of The Cars, released in 1978. As @leftybass5860 pointed out, it's like The Cars began '80s music before the 1980s.

Interesting. I was high in school when I first heard this. ;)

That’s what I always say. Ahead of their time 👍

It was the Cars, Hall and Oates, Blondie, Pretenders. 80's was a great time

Truth! I loved Queen, Cheap Trick, The Cars

...and Bowie, Elton, Heart..

Even old time Rock'n'Roll lovers love the Cars!

I saw them in ‘78 backing Styx. They were booed off the stage. But they fought back, came back out while the crew set up for Styx, and started flipping people off, and telling the crowd to “F” off. And vowed to not come back. Albuquerque wasn’t ready for them. But they did come back in 1980.

How about the 60s . First Consert. The Cars 1979. Cobo Hall Detroit mi.

70s 😎

70's here. Still listening. Ears shot.

12 years old in 78 when I ran out to get that first Cars album. 58 now. Still love all this stuff.

Try 70's! :)

When RO started singing all their songs and they got real poppy, I lost interest.

Believe it’s a “Dean” bass & maybe guitar too. You’re right, Ben was a beast singing & playing bass, love the whole band saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium when they hit the big time running, what a great memory.

@@KittyGrizGrizBass was a rickenbacker 4001, red guitar was a Deal ML and the white one was a Dean Elite as I recall. I think they changed the nameElite to Cadillac in the 90’s. I’m just a old gear head trying to help. I knew Dean Zelinskis roommate from San Diego.

Big Ben was The Voice , of this band....I think Ocasek copied him.

You had to live it to dig it

@danno9608 - Check this out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prWamZqds7fFmXk.htmlsi=GgJUnpIB_Q0pmKNR BONUS: It's a video of 'Moving In Stereo'/'All Mixed Up' Two songs on one video!!

😂😂🎉🎉❤

🎉

Try something original.

why not? the are one of the most original rock bands of all time? what are you listening to Tailor Swuft?

Amen! Making up for lost time, though. 👍🏼

Tru dat

My first conceret was Kiss in 1976 and Bob Seger opened up for them, (What a match that was) I never missed a concert after that. Of course tickets were very resonable back then. I remember almost not going to see ZZ Top on New Years Eve because the tickets were $8.50 can you believe that. of course i only made $2.20 an hour back then.

​@@terryhuebner877I went to see KISS in 1990...& concert Tix were still only $15. Nobody would be able to fathom that these days! Today it almost seems like you'd have to sell ur 1st newborn child to goto a damn concert.lol I feel very grateful to have lived during the greatest time in history for music.

Amen brother …amen❤

So true!

I was going to also comment on how fortunate I am to have lived and experienced the 70s, 80s and 90s. I was 9 when this happened and it's the beginning of falling in love w rock and punk. 1979 really had some great releases, Buzzcocks 'Singles Going Steady', the Clash 'London Calling', Iggy Pop's ' New Values' and Devo 'Duty Now for the Future' are just a few others. Disco ruled then and the reaction of rock n roll to it really gave us some bangers! Ooh, I almost forgot another important smasher of a release from 1979- The Damned 'Machine Gun Etiquette'.

Well said me too. Graduate of 83. So I enjoyed 70’s and 80’s

Graduate of '86 here. Definitely agree, there was so much great music. Been able to share some of this with my kids. I figured it was a good way to start them on their musical journey.

It trips me out that these guys were considered super hip when I was an 8th grader in '84, when Heartbreak City was new. Ric Ocasek was 40!

Ben Orr could sing live excellently!

I am surprised it was live because it seems many of the performances on this show were lip-synced for whatever reason.

Unexpected so Freaking Heavy🤘🤠🤘

If you knew the Cars, you knew that they didn’t care much for stage performance, as much as they did for musical perfection, and trying their best to re-create their album sound live, in front of the audience. ❤

Please tell me you're kidding. I liked this band, but this performance was horrible.

This actually came out in the late 1970’s because I was in high school & graduated in 1980.

They were my high too. What a great music era for us as young people

Nice

I did lol

This song will forever be linked to that pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Phoebe Cates was just stunning in that movie. Natural beauty!

I totally dug phoebe 🤤!

And we all dig phoebe

Yes ! Don’t forget Glam ! Wowza

@@mnoir8888 No doubt. The first time I heard "Good Times Roll" I was just...wow! This is something new.. rockin, yet intelligent, and a tad campy?

Still in my top 5 all time favorite list.

@@ChannelSyxx Moving in Stereo! That sliding bass riff... soooo heavy.

The RRHoF is a travesty and irony rolled into one... And you are very on point with the Cars, as just one example.

Nobody gives a shit about the RRHOF.

​@@hedge685I only care about it as far as "id wipe my arse with it if I could, but not much else"

I don't mean to defend the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and I really do share the sentiment. However, this is inaccurate. Ben died in 2000, and, as per the Hall's rules, 25 years must have passed after an artist's first record release ("The Cars" was released in 1978). They became eligible in 2003, so, even if the Hall had loved The Cars, Bend would have never seen the induction with his very eyes.

Why did they wait?

Wonderful! Saw them in ‘79 @ Arrowhead Stadium but had been to many concerts already. They were fabulous! Openers were Heart, Bob Welch, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar & local band Missouri. Great memories, eh? I love “Moving in Stereo” song followed by “All Mixed Up”, a 2 punch tune - knock out!!!

Im actually jealous. I loved Styx too. I was too young for concerts but was a huge music head.

the cars and styx, what a match! I’m so jealous

Damn Straight

I was 15 back then. Can't wait for the time machine to be invented

@@francoiszdanowiczI was 13 and same! I want to go back.

Edgar Winter

I would not classify The Cars as "New Wave".

@@thonatim5321 yes but they influenced new wave

@@Hittdogg17 sure. So did the Rolling Stones but we do not classify them as New Wave.

@@thonatim5321 not even close to the same. I don't think you even understand what new wave means

I love Cars Knack but the rest of those bands just blow!

Dont forget talking heads

Blondie, too!

Thankfully it’s right here; forever 😊

@@KittyGrizGriz 👌 KZfaq is like a time machine.

@@that70sgirl90 It sure is! I love your “name” so cute 🥰. What is ‘this’ actually called in YT lingo, don’t think it’s ‘name’ haha, I’m new to YT after watching vids for many years, finally took the plunge.

@KittyGrizGriz I did the same thing. After watching KZfaq for some time, one day, I finally subscribed. I decided i wasn't going to use my real name. I could be anyone I wanted to be. I took my favorite era of time, which was the 70s, and one of my favorite shows of the 70s, which was "That Girl," and that's how I came up with my name.... "That70's girl." I hope you enjoy your time here on KZfaq. Thank you for sharing! 💖

@@that70sgirl90Love the name & how you arrived at it! I think our YT names (I didn't wanna use my real name either, so went with first initial & first part of last name😁) are called our usernames....I think!🤣Yes, I definitely remember "That Girl", "The Flying Nun", "Petticoat Junction", "Green Acres"....so many great shows from that era of time!📺

RIP Ben.

I thought of Prince

My older bro's fave band and he had the best car stereo... RIP bro, see ya later

Hey I was mixed up and moving in stereo as a sophomore in 1979 June 2024 they were a turning point for rock n roll inspiring the new wave progressive rock of the 80s

Me

Me: So easy to blow up your problems. 61 years old and life's the same.

Hell yes - timeless!

Like....Totally!!

Dos Equis

Blew up my home stero Amp a couple times to the Cars epic first album. Ground breaking.

My roommate started keeping tweeters in stock at our house. 6’ tall infinity speakers sounded great when cranked up.

⁠@@tedecker3792Woofer’s/Sub-Woofer’s and Tweeter’s, right? Or am I dreaming here haha. Your comment brought back some long forgotten memories. Ex husband was a bass player had reel to reel tapes too, I miss those great times of musical exploration-expression

then you'd take your Camaro to Stereo Outfitters for a new woofer and tweeters.

I love that scene.

I was 22 and 23 also.

NOW PICTURE PHOEBE CATES . WEARING A DIAPER 4 BLADDER LEAKS ;&/R CRAPPING HERSELF. THEN INSTEAD OF GETTING OUT OF POOL. SHE IS COMING OUT OF BATH TUB

Okay, I admit it I'm the guy who wore out that part of the Blockbuster rental VHS copy. Mea culpa!

🎯

Hi Kim 🙂

There's tons of music played and sung that are real now. That's some "get off my lawn" stuff. The old people in 1979 said the same thing about The Cars and they were wrong too.

Blah blah blah. I still appreciate it.

Mine was cool, I'm 34

FUCKIN A

@@Mttmkk everyone's youth was cool! even todays, but those 1970s were something else, like a dream. Better food (McD and Taco Bell were very good), better music (by far) better films and Oh, those drive-ins movies!

Youth is youth, fair enough! Your world is a playground, but the culture, the people, the music and the movies set us apart in an unimaginable way! We werent angry. Everyone mattered and the politicians weren't so far gone yet! We all had a choice and a chance to be free! Now, we are enslaved and most have no idea? Men were men, women were women and there are still only two genders! We are not confused! The USof A was a beloved nation with a couple of hiccups! Now. We are the laughing stock of the world!

@@MArellano65 Yeah that's what I meant to say.

Because of Phoebe Cates? 😐

bad taste

@@lemurianchick No, because of MELODY.

@@eduardoalmeida61 You should see a dentist about that...

Should always be followed by "All Mixed Up".

@@hymefly otherworldly

@NickJaramillo-gi7gs yeah, sorry. My eyes aren't what they used to be

The way the songs transitioned into one another on this debut album was unique; we'd have a few beers, pass a joint and get lost in these great songs. My favorite being Bye Bye Love

@@fumingrileyAnd who does that now? Nobody!

I was 2 at the time, so I remember none of it, but I'd rather be there than here.

This album came out in 1978

I was 17 in 1978. The new music was interstellar in creativity and quality then, unlike the music of today, which will be forgotten. @@chiphargis3703

Me too. Huge influence on me. I learned the synth parts and are working with an upcoming Cars tribute band. Greg Hawks really made this song stand out. Can't imagine what it would have sounded like without him. Totally different, that's for sure. To me, this is the most defining song of The Cars.

@@classicarcadeamusementpark4242Oh wow, that’s really cool you play keys and in a Cars tribute band too! I took lessons around age 9, overheard piano teacher telling my mom I couldn’t read music but could play by ear, thought it meant I sucked and lost interest. Have a nice Yamaha with all the bells and whistles but it’s “too complicated” electronically for me, bummer. Peace and happy songs~shows for you! 😄

@@KittyGrizGriz I play exclusively by ear. Most professional rock musicians do, even the famous ones. I bought 2 crates full of sheet music as a teen, but quickly discovered the keyboard tracks on sheet music for rock and popular music is not a transcription of the original recorded keyboard tracks, but rather a facsimile of the entire band including vocals as something meant to be played on a piano. Basically, sheet music was useless to me so I lost interest in learning how to read it better. My goal was always to play in a band covering the original keyboard parts. For people that play pure classic music or church Hymns I'm sure it's fine, but for other type of music, your ear is far more important. I also took notice a lot of people that do read sheet music and many have no feeling for the music, but have learned how to play what is written without really hearing what they are playing. Often things like learning the precise timing required in a band is not a skill they learned. Knowing how to do all this and reading sheeting, sure the more skills you have, the better.

@@classicarcadeamusementpark4242 So your saying, there’s still hope for me?? 😂 My ex husband was a bass player and jammed with his 2 older brother’s (electric guitar~drums), his best friend played acoustic and sounded just like Neil Young. Somewhere on a long forgotten reel to reel tape is my voice~harmonizing, I sang in choirs. Definitely missed my calling (dance too), have always “felt” the music 💃🎶 Rock On!🤘

Exactly 💯 ❤

Speaking as a fellow 57 year old, it is great to go back in your mind to another time 😊

With you both. 57 about to turn 58. My 13 year old self was going nuts.

Interesting. I’ve seen that movie several times for, well, the pool scene. But I couldn’t remember this song in the film. Keep it real - or rather “keep them real” - Phoebe Cates!

Oh, now I'm psyched for this, maybe will get a Midnight Special for point 5, which is the most important point in making out, which is to put on side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV.....which is, of course, Kashmir........ROTFLMAO kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNJddtWaspzaqGQ.html

@@Oklahoma-Dreaming it's the song playing when she gets out the pool in slo-mo

I actually had a black Dean Cadillac back in the 80’s. Like a dummy I sold it to a buddy. I think ten years ago they reissued the Cadillac but I think they were made in Korea.. Trying to find a 80’s Dean Caddy now is pretty tough.

Rock on!

What model guitar is EE playing here?

@@brotzmannsaxSomeone mentioned “Dean” 🎸on here

It was called an ML model but I never seen one in red. I’ve seen them in black, white and a sky blue color. For some reason you can still find them for sale. But they go for a pretty penny. Back in the day Dean made some solid guitars. Late 70’s and early 80’s they were the shit. I owned two different Deans and unfortunately moved on from both of them by the mid eighties. I had a 81 Black Caddy and 84 short scale 8 string bass. I can kick my ass for letting both of them go. As a guitarist you are always moving on to the next best thing.

Along with the Doors debut album pure genius for its time. Never gets old

I know

one of all time favourite bands.

Wow breaking news here

more new wave, but billy joel said something about all that.

They were New Wave. As were The Police, The Plimsouls, The Pretenders, The Go Go's, Joy Division, Wall of Voodoo, and... U2 (yes, U2 was classified as New Wave back then).

Bingo

Benjamin Orr's lead vocals on all three tracks. As seen in this video, 'Moving in Stereo' is solo Benjamin. Plus, his bass playing on all three is great.

Chester Thompson of Santana is just as good.

He still plays! Does about 6-8 gigs a year with a band out of Boston called Eddie Japan. He can still rock it! Even does some of those rare saxophone solos like the one in All Mixed Up.

Greg Hawkes on keyboards

@@johng4503 A great multi instrumentalist that still rocks on.

LOVE the CARS!! 😅

@@KittyGrizGriz 🙌😎

Greg Hawkes

Absolutely, no expense was spared.

He's One of the best . Without him , keyboard would have died away . He made it cool and very popular

I will be 💯

so is the bass player 😊

@@gloxepyWhew, your not kidding! 😅

@@gloxepy You took the words right out of my mouth 👄

Never?