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Founded in 1977 by Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, The Cars shook up the music scene with their distinctive sound and modern aesthetic, both of which continue to influence musical style today. A dominant presence on the charts throughout the 1980s, the band released six multi-platinum albums that spawned over a dozen top twnty hits and led to sold out tours worldwide. Now you can experience the thrill of seeing The Cars live with THE CARS UNLOCKED. Featuring over twenty never-before-seen live performances from their sold-out U.S. tours plus interview footage, sound checks, slide shows, backstage antics, and home video shot by the band, this limited edition set is your key to unlock The Cars. Live performances include: MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL - LETS GO - GIMME SOME SLACK - UP AND DOWN - JUST WHAT I NEEDED - DON’T YOU STOP - MOVING IN STEREO - CANDY-O - YOU MIGHT THINK - DRIVE - TONIGHT SHE COMES - MAGIC - SHAKE IT UP - GOOD TIMES ROLL - THIS IS THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE CARS. DVD Features: 20 Songs +6 Bonus Performances; 28-Page Photo Lyric Book; Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound; Trailer INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW FULL LENGTH CD: THE CARS UNLOCKED--THE LIVE PERFORMANCES - This first-ever live album from The Cars features 10 digitally-remastered live performances of Cars hits including: MAGIC - TOUCH AND GO - DRIVE - JUST WHAT I NEEDED - MOVING IN STEREO - YOU MIGHT THINK - Plus Four Never-Before-Released Songs!

User Reviews about The Cars Unlocked - The Live Performances (with CD)

I adore the Cars so much that I try to overlook the strangely edited personal footage in between the great concert performances . (I gave this dvd 5 stars because of the concert footage.) I wish it made more sense and there were serious interviews in between the silliness and nonsense. It makes your head swim a bit, and it's really not fun watching Elliot and the rest throw food, in fact I was surprised at that (and there are other unidentified people in the footage that make you wonder who they are and an explanation of some sort.) I wanted to see more of the guys interaction with each other,(hear their voices and see their real personalities) as it's tough enough to find photographs, books and footage of them as it is. It makes you yearn for more, especially footage of beautiful Benjamin, who has sadly left us. Anything with him in it is more than precious, he was so private.
When they show a performance, I also wished they'd inform us where that footage took place. They only give you a title and a year. There is one particular sound check that Greg Hawkes is playing some beautiful piece of music (not Cars music) on the keyboards, it doesn't last long but it's a nice glimpse nonetheless. I would have loved to see a still photo collection in the extra section, also. I'm glad to have this dvd, haven't yet listened to the cd but certainly will. I've been an avid fan since they started in the 70s and I still think it's worth your while to own it if you love them as much as I do. -- A Must For Cars Fans

This DVD is a look at The Cars over the years behind stage and waiting in hotel rooms for the next show. This band was around for 10 years and has survived the test of time. Listen to the music it still sounds amazing. Why The Cars are not in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame is beyond me. How many bands today are selling out arenas that are not a product of Disney? Yes Folks they play thier own instruments too. -- The Cars Unlocked

The Cars music unbelievably still fresh, unique and played with such tightness. The vocals of Ben Orr are some of the best of a generation. This band could play! -- It has been played endlessly!

The wrapping is beautiful - a hard-cover book of photos, lyrics, the DVD, and the CD. What the heck happened to the video? If you were alive in the era of Super 8 film, you get the idea what this looks like. Very grainy, flat colors, lots of jerky camera work. Even the audio is only adequate, comparable to that from my 1968 JC Penney cassette player.

Is it a total loss? No, thank goodness we have at least this bit of nostalgia. However, you will find "The Cars Live - Musikladen 1979" to be a better investment if you need to choose one or the other. It's an entire concert rather than bits and pieces, and the film or tape was preserved fairly well. The audio is good enough to turn the volume way up.

More about this bus wreck....one of the songs is from a performance in San Bernardino at the US Festival in 1982. Just as I noted above, it appears that Ric or Ben kept the video tape next to a box of magnets for 20 years. In contrast, the "Ramones It's Alive 1974-1996" DVD has a performance (of the Ramones) from the same 1982 festival, nine songs in brilliant color, sharp focus, and thundering audio, as if they played it yesterday. Why then didn't the Cars preserve the same quality of video?

I wonder if this DVD could have had the video cleaned up, or maybe cleaner versions of the segments could be found. And, why not include an entire concert rather than bits and pieces? Better than dress this up with a nice book, the investment should have been in the video and audio. More suitably, the cover should have resembled a tattered LP jacket.

The Cars was one of my favorite skinny-tie bands. They made a lot of good music that is poorly captured here. Let's hope some cleaner concert footage can be found somewhere, other bands from the same era have come out with some pretty good stuff. -- a pig in lipstick