Singer/Song writer Todd Rundgren will step in as lead in the cars planned reunion.

Cars principals Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes are teaming with veteran singer/songwriter Todd Rundgren in a new incarnation of pioneering new wave rock act the Cars, which will tour and possibly record an album next year.Ric Ocasek is doing a cars documenterary so he's not interested......And Cars bassist/vocalist Ben Orr died of cancer in 2000.

My thought's.....

it would be cool to see the "cars" again.....but without Ocasek.....i'm not sure if it would be as close as you would want it to be!

he's the singer!!

todd rundgren was ok...but doesn't "sound" like Rick.

they may revive the sound if the bassist they find is good enough.....but the singer??....i'm just not sure about!

i'd probably go just to see!!

i went to see them back in 1984/5 for the "Heartbeat City Tour" ....killer show! at thier best!

what do ya think??

rundgren be able to fill Rick Ocasek's voice?

Say it ain't sooooooo, dup.

Wig or no wig, the creative Ric Ocasek made the Cars!

I still shudder when I remember Rundgren pracing around with long, stringy hair, colored leotards, singing his silly songs.

The same creep who had the nerve to put down country music as being lame and predictable...

I wonder who was the brainiac to come up with this one?

I hope he can remember the words to the songs from of The Cars better than he can his own songs.

No Ocasek? No Orr? No Cars.

Replacing Rick Ocasek and calling youself the Cars is like Credence Clearwater "Revisited". They're touring without John Fogerty. Although legal, it's just not the same. Bands are identified by their lead vocalists. They may sound good with someone else singing, but I would never pay to see them.

when he goes on stage does he say "hello it's me"

Pink Floyd without Roger Waters was ok but it wasn't Pink Floyd.

Van Halen without Diamond Dave was Sammy Hagar with a better band than usual, but playing music without the edge of his normal band (not to mention Montrose)

AC/DC was about the only band I've seen really pull it off, and I'd still say they were much better with Bon Scott.

Rundgren was ok, but he seems to be a really odd fit with the Cars. Why didn't they pick up Gary Numan, at least he likes to sing about cars.

I heard that the Cars first choice was Regis Philbin.

JonR

What an Onmonipeda!

are you calling Jon a dinosaur?

Omnipedia???

Jack always befuddles me. LOL!

(You'r not far behind TeeSmurf)

hey - what did I do?

Bloody ,Thats a schizophrenic song by Todd R

See post #4

I agree that without Ric it really wouldn't be the Cars. The Van Hagar analogy is correct. Todd is a better all around musician than Ric just as Sammy is a better all around musician than DD. The chemistry is just missing.

Ric was a brilliant song writer and lyricist- cute wife too!

Rungren, well, I'm not sure WHAT he is.

See his picture in the dictionary under LAME.

Thanks for the heads-up, Jack.

I always knew that he was a bit off.

Like Rolling Stones replacing Jagger with Steve Winwood

or ELO trying to tour without Jeff Lynne!

Charlie

or

Genisis replacing (sort of) Gabriel with COllins

Yardbirds replacing Clapton with Beck

Black Sabbath replacing Ozzy with Dio

Motley Crew replacing Vince Neil with John Tesh

Gee tee,

You kinda get my point! Collins and Tesh, jokes, Beck ok, but not Clapton!!!!!

Charlie

I'm just funnin Charlie. I do agree with ya