The Cars

USA

Formed: 1976

Years Active: 70, 80, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock

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Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With its sleek, mechanical pop/rock, the band racked up a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made it one of the most popular American rock & roll bands of the late '70s and early '80s. While they were more commercially oriented than their New York peers, the Cars were nevertheless inspired by proto-punk, garage rock, and bubblegum pop. T...

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