http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50492&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rssIf all Ric Ocasek had done was come up with "Since You're Gone" from the Cars' <I>Shake It Up</I> album, he would go down (in our book, anyway) as one of the all-time great pop songwriters. Instead, Ocasek's career in music goes far beyond that. First appearing as the tall skinny weirdo who sang the Cars' best songs and played those perfect rhythm guitar parts, Ocasek went on to become a talented and sought-after producer, cutting records with Weezer, Guided By Voices and others. But in the 1970s and '80s, Ocasek worked with such seminal acts as hardcore reggae masters Bad Brains and pre-punk/pre-No Wave/pre-everything synth dudes Suicide. Along with his producing career, Ocasek released several solo records before and after the Cars went o! n hiatus, beginning with 1982's <I>Beatitude</I> That record yielded the first-rate Cars-like "Something To Grab For," but Ocasek has rarely cracked the charts as a solo artist. His 2005 record followed in the footsteps of his pun-loving past and was titled <I>Nexterday</I>. - Mike McGuirkNew Waveen720Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:39:56 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50492&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss If all Ric Ocasek had done was come up with "Since You're Gone" from the Cars' <I>Shake It Up</I> album, he would go down (in our book, anyway) as one of the all-time great pop songwriters. Instead, Ocasek's career in music goes far beyond that. First appearing as the tall skinny weirdo who sang the Cars' best songs and played those perfect rhythm guitar parts, Ocasek went on to become a talented and sought-after producer, cutting records with Weezer, Guided By Voices and others. But in the 1970s and '80s, Ocasek worked with such seminal acts as hardcore reggae masters Bad Brains and pre-punk/pre-No Wave/pre-everything synth dudes Suicide. Along with his producing career, Ocasek released several solo records before and after the Cars went o! n hiatus, beginning with 1982's <I>Beatitude</I> That record yielded the first-rate Cars-like "Something To Grab For," but Ocasek has rarely cracked the charts as a solo artist. His 2005 record followed in the footsteps of his pun-loving past and was titled <I>Nexterday</I>. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012677&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012677 tra.1012677 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 This Side of Paradise alb.218016 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/0/6/1116043_170x170.jpg 1997-05-13 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Emotion in Motion tra.1012677 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012677&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012677&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012674&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012674 tra.1012674 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 Beatitude alb.218363 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598670&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 7598670 tra.7598670 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.0 Nexterday alb.7598264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/5/735343_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 false It Gets Crazy tra.7598670 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598670&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598670&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598665&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 7598665 tra.7598665 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.0 Nexterday alb.7598264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/5/735343_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 false Come On tra.7598665 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598665&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598665&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012678&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012678 tra.1012678 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 This Side of Paradise alb.218016 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/0/6/1116043_170x170.jpg 1997-05-13 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Look in Your Eyes tra.1012678 360000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012678&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012678&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598664&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 7598664 tra.7598664 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.0 Nexterday alb.7598264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/5/735343_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 false Silver tra.7598664 270000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598664&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598664&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012798&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012798 tra.1012798 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 This Side of Paradise alb.218016 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/0/6/1116043_170x170.jpg 1997-05-13 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true This Side of Paradise tra.1012798 484000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012798&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012798&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598667&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 7598667 tra.7598667 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.0 Nexterday alb.7598264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/5/735343_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 false Carousel tra.7598667 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598667&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598667&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598668&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 7598668 tra.7598668 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.0 Nexterday alb.7598264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/3/5/735343_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 false Heard About You tra.7598668 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598668&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7598668&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012669&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012669 tra.1012669 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 Beatitude alb.218363 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/6/8/1768679_170x170.jpg 2009-08-18 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Connect Up to Me tra.1012669 455000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012669&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012669&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012667&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012667 tra.1012667 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 Beatitude 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00:00:00.0 1997-09-09 00:00:00.0 true Troublizing tra.1012645 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012645&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012645&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012646&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on Rhapsody Online 1012646 tra.1012646 Ric Ocasek art.50492 0.99 Troublizing alb.148810 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/1/2/1292160_170x170.jpg 1997-09-09 00:00:00.0 1997-09-09 00:00:00.0 true Not Schocked tra.1012646 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012646&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012646&variant=data&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1012647&variant=play&rws=%2Fric-ocasek%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ric Ocasek on 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