#ricocasek

Classic rock rarity alert! Folk trio Milkwood was The Cars before they became The Cars. The songs on the band’s lone 1972 album, “How’s The Weather,” were written and sung by Richard Otcasek (AKA Ric Ocasek) and Benjamin Orzechowski (AKA Ben Orr), and there’s even some guest musician work by Greg Hawkes—on saxophones, not keyboards. The cover is beat up (and written on; thanks for that, Cheryl, wherever you are) and was subjected to one of the worst shipping packaging jobs I’ve ever seen (saran-wrapped, then taped to some flimsy cardboard folded over a few times), but it made it here in one piece.


Album Number One Hundred Ninety Eight “The Cars” is the eponymous debut studio album by this rock band out of Boston, released on June 6, 1978, by #elektrarecords . Produced by #roythomasbaker , the album spawned the singles "Just What I Needed", "My Best Friend's Girl", and "Good Times Roll". It peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). My copy is on Elektra Records - 6E 135 (Yes, side 2 is blurry. Can’t fix it right yet) Formed in 1976, #thecarsband consisted of #ricocasek , #benjaminorr , #ellioteaston , #davidrobinson , and #greghawkes , all of whom had been in and out of multiple bands throughout the 1970s. Both Arista and Elektra attempted to sign the band, but in the end, Elektra was chosen, due to its lack of new wave acts, allowing the band to stand out more than they would have had they signed with the new wave-heavy Arista. Robinson said of the choice, "Here they had the Eagles and Jackson Browne, and along comes this crazy Boston band who wanted a black-and-white photo collage on their cover." #rockandroll #synthrock #powerpop #newwave https://www.instagram.com/p/CWlP8NJJf9u/?utm_medium=tumblr

Playing #MarioKartWii with Mikau @octobernocturne - can you tell we're @thecars fans? 😊💖 ⚡🦋⚡🦋⚡🦋⚡ #thecars #ricocasek #benjaminorr #mariokart #nintendo #personal https://www.instagram.com/p/CPypXfOrPRz/?utm_medium=tumblr

Paying homage to Ric Ocasek by covering “My Best Friend’s Girl” by The Cars during “All These Things That I’ve Done”. Bethlehem, PA. Sep 19, 2019. #thekillers #thecars #brandonflowers #ricocasek #ronnievannucci #tedsablay #jakeblanton #taylormilne #robertloud #ericacanales #amandabrown #melissamcmillan #vanessabryan #thekillersshows credit: @shainabryant (at Wind Creek Event Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2on74XDP6V/?igshid=o672m2zwzd24

Rest Easy Ric O and Eddie$. Bottom pic L-R is Ric O, Eddie Money & Ben Orr. #thecars #eddiemoney #ricocasek #rock #rockstar #guitar #guitarist #newwave #music #musician #musicians (at Winter Park, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2glA6BnJv7/?igshid=11shx5s7o1bix

R.I.P. Ric Ocasek 

Jonathan, Ric, Paulina Porizkova, and Oliver

Sad news Ric Ocasek, frontman of the popular late 1970s and 1980s band the Cars, was found dead in his New York home on Sunday. He was 75. Ocasek developed a reputation as a successful producer, and took this role for many up-and-coming bands of differing genres including Bad Brains, Weezer, Suicide, Hole, Bebe Buell, No Doubt, Bad Religion and others. #ricocasek #ripricocasek #thecars https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dKIvQI5qA/?igshid=15uv7xwjy062w