It's Alive! (The New Cars album)
| It's Alive! | |
|---|---|
Eleven Seven | |
| Producer | The New Cars |
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 54/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
| Pitchfork | 2.8/10[4] |
It's Alive! is the only album released by
Critical reception
It's Alive! was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 8 reviews.[1]
In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "It's Alive functions as a good appetizer for the tour: it's not earth-shaking, but it's far better than nearly any other reunion of this kind."[2] At Pitchfork, Mark Hogan explained: "The first hour or so of It's Alive is perfect for Cars fans so diehard they'd not only pay for a live album of songs they mostly already own, but a live album 20 years after the fact with only two original members and a different lead singer."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just What I Needed" | Ric Ocasek | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Let's Go" | Ocasek | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Candy-O" | Ocasek | 2:49 |
| 4. | "You Might Think" | Ocasek | 3:12 |
| 5. | "My Best Friend's Girl" | Ocasek | 4:12 |
| 6. | "I Saw the Light" | Todd Rundgren | 3:02 |
| 7. | "You're All I've Got Tonight" | Ocasek | 5:23 |
| 8. | "Not Tonight" |
| 3:33 |
| 9. | "Drive" | Ocasek | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Moving in Stereo" |
| 5:14 |
| 11. | "Shake It Up" | Ocasek | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Dangerous Type" | Ocasek | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Bye Bye Love" | Ocasek | 5:01 |
| 14. | "Open My Eyes" | Rundgren | 3:01 |
| 15. | "Good Times Roll" | Ocasek | 4:55 |
| 16. | "Not Tonight" (Studio track) |
| 3:25 |
| 17. | "Warm" (Studio track) |
| 4:03 |
| 18. | "More" (Studio track) |
| 3:46 |
Personnel
- Todd Rundgren – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Elliot Easton – lead guitar, background vocals
- Greg Hawkes – keyboards, background vocals
- Kasim Sulton – bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "Drive"
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion (tracks 1-15 and 17)
- Kenny Aronoff – drums (tracks 16 and 18)
References
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Farber, Jim. "Entertainment Weekly Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 12, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Hogan, Mark (June 21, 2006). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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