In 1978 music fans were broken into two camps: one that dug "new wave" bands like Devo, Talking Heads and The Cars and one that was into "mainstream" bands like Queen, Aerosmith and The Cars. 30 years later those lines have been blurred beyond recognition and the proof is on this CD. Bands of every style of music have come together to pay tribute to the Boston band and their first two classic albums, The Cars and Candy-O.
Just What We Needed also features two bonus tracks: covers of "Drive", originally on 1984's Heartbeat City, and "Emotion In Motion", found on Cars frontman Ric Ocasek's solo album This Side Of Paradise.
1. Good Times Roll • Joe Hand with Frankenstein 3000 2. My Best Friend’s Girl • Shawn Mars 3. Just What I Needed • Derwood Andrews 4. I’m In Touch With Your World • Deena & The Laughing Boys 5. Don’t Cha Stop • The Atomic Bitchwax 6. You’re All I’ve Got Tonight • Porro y los Bobos 7. Bye Bye Love • Frankenstein 3000 8. Moving In Stereo • The Angry Pomeranian 9. All Mixed Up • Digger Phelps 10. Let’s Go • Tuff Darts 11. Since I Held You • Tara Elliott & The Red Velvets 12. It’s All I Can Do • The Swales 13. Double Life • Jack Brag 14. Shoo Be Doo • Tish & Snooky & The Drivers Ed Dropouts 15. Candy-O • Eye Of The Dawn 16. Night Spots • Johny Dey 17. You Can’t Hold On Too Long • Frankenstein 3000 18. Lust For Kicks • The Blases 19. Got A Lot On My Head • FourYearBeard 20. Dangerous Type • Graveyard School 21. Drive • Early Times 22. Emotion In Motion • Virginia Traut