30 Years Ago30 Years AgoThey tried to get back to basics, but the communal spark that made the band superstars had already been lost.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
How the Cars Said Goodbye With ‘Move Like This’How the Cars Said Goodbye With ‘Move Like This’This finale was darker and far stranger than just about anything we heard from their original incarnation.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
Why the Cars Roughed Things Up on Their Second LP, ‘Candy-O’Why the Cars Roughed Things Up on Their Second LP, ‘Candy-O’Their self-titled 1978 debut had persistently lingered in the Top 40 while the band impatiently waited to release a follow-up.Jeff GilesJeff Giles
30 Years Ago30 Years AgoThey started the '80s on a relatively low note, but then hit their stride after hooking up with Mutt Lange.Jeff GilesJeff Giles
37 Years Ago37 Years AgoThe recently restructured and renamed band played their debut live show on New Year's Eve 1976 at an Air Force base in New Hampshire.Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci