The Cars - Shake It Up

180-gram vinyl

1/4" / 15 ips analog master direct to lathe

A return to form after the departure that was 1980's muddled Panorama, the Cars' Shake It Up bursts forth with a rich assembly of synthesizers, drum machines, electronic blips and catchy melodies that make it an early '80s pop staple. Known the world over, the famous title track proves the band's arrangement skills were in perfect shape and set the stage for a record overflowing with memorable hooks and complementary rock riffs.

Shake It Up also plays witness to primary songwriter/vocalist Ric Ocasek's increased cynicism and biting wit. While the Cars never took a rosy-eyed view of romance, the songs here impart a newfound sense of sympathy, regret, limbo and reservation. The beauty of the Cars - and all 10 tunes here — is that the music suggests something else entirely. Such subliminal emotions and dynamic contrasts act as a magnet, and the band plays as if it's in on the secret.

Since You're Gone

Shake It Up

I'm Not the One

Victim of Love

Cruiser

A Dream Away

This Could Be Love

Think it Over

Maybe Baby

Customer Reviews (4.00 Stars) 2 person(s) rated this product.

Shake it Up posted on 10/10/2011 5 Stars Reviewer: Randy Wendt Great album by the Cars as always.

meh... posted on 09/17/2011 3 Stars Reviewer: Celt I've always found Mo-Fi, Nautilus and all the other so called "audiophile" record companies to be a hit or miss proposition. They either nail it or miss the mark entirely. Sadly, this is the latter. While it's a nice quiet pressing (not always the case with current era Mo-Fi) this album, while barely 20 minutes per side, was cut at such a low level, it all but killed the dynamics of the music. Glancing at the grooves, you'd think the record contained nothing but speech, there's so little modulation. If you're looking for a clean copy that sounds good, try finding a used Elektra copy first.

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