T he cold, Kraftwerkian album that Ric (maybe) always wanted to make. As downbeat as Shake It Up was upbeat, Beatitude has confounded those who expected another bouncy ride with The Cars. It’s a strange, gloomy, paranoid record much of the time, as if all of Ocasek’s dark energy stored up since Candy-O was allowed to seep back out and be illuminated in blacklight.

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Robotic synth-rock that lacks the contagious energy of The Cars, Ocasek is still cool on Beatitude but a little cold to the touch. Kronomyth Shake it down. The cold, Kraftwerkian album that Ric (maybe) always wanted to make. As downbeat as Shake It Up was upbeat, Beatitude has confounded those who expected another bouncy ride with The Cars.

As the lead singer and song writer for New Wave legends The Cars, the late Ric Ocasek created a catalog of unforgettable hit singles that appealed to mainstream and underground audiences alike. For his debut solo album Beatitude in , Ocasek put his experimental foot forward to create an album that included his trademark Cars sound, but also Reviews: 4.

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As the lead singer and song writer for New Wave legends The Cars, the late Ric Ocasek created a catalog of unforgettable hit singles that appealed to mainstream and underground audiences alike. For his debut solo album Beatitude in , Ocasek put his experimental foot forward to create an album that included his trademark Cars sound, but also /5(4).

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