Ric Ocasek
Musician
United StatesUnited States

23 March 1944 – 15 September 2019

Ric Ocasek

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Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1949) is the vocalist and frontman for The Cars and a producer for several other groups, including Bad Brains, Suicide and Weezer.

Ocasek released his first solo album in 1982. Beatitude is a somewhat more experimental variation of The Cars' New Wave rock sound. A more synthesizer-heavy follow up, This Side Of Paradise, was released in 1986. A minor hit, "Emotion In Motion" accompanied the album.

Style over time

Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album

  1. 1982
  2. 1986
  3. 1990
  4. 1993
  5. 1997
  6. 2005

Participation

The CarsThe Carsbackground vocals, guitar, lead vocals
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