Elliot Easton (The Cars) - Part 2 - talks about recording sessions with Mutt Lange and why The Cars called it quits

Andrew Loog Oldham's Sounds and Vision Podchat

Elliot Easton, guitarist for The Cars (among others), continues his eclectic conversation with Andrew Loog Oldham in part two of the podchat. The two talk about their shared love for The Hollies, the difference between legendary producers Mutt Lange and Roy Thomas Baker, how Elliot was a teenage activist, the events leading to the breakup of The Cars, playing with Creedence Clearwater Revival, and what it means that Elliot shares a birthday with “Allen Crime."

And, now, ladies and gentlemen — the show notes! :

• The Untold Truth of Creedence Clearwater Revisited
• Eugene McCarthy, Unsung Hero
• The Poor People's Campaign, 1968
• In 1968, a ‘Resurrection City’ of Tents, Erected to Fight Poverty
• The Jim Kweskin Jug Band
• Dale Hawkins - "Susie Q"
• 10 Best Rhythm Sections Of All Time
• The Hollies
• After a tough start in Salford, Graham Nash is living the rock'n'roll dream
• Laurel Canyon trailer
• The Hollies - "Stop In The Name Of Love"
• All-Vox man… that's Tony Hicks
• When The Hollies met Graham Gouldman
• Harvey Brian Lisberg – talent agent & impresario
• Pye Records
• Mike Smith: The Most Underrated Singer in Classic Rock?
• Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles -- and Allen Klein
• Time - The Musical
• The Dave Clark 5 - "Any Way You Want It"
• The Legendary Battle Between the Rolling Stones and Their Notorious Manager, Allen Klein
• Mutt Lange: a guide to his best albums
• The Linn LM-1: The Drum Machine that changed everything
• Bee Gees & Arif Mardin - "40 Years Atlantic Records"
• Why the Cars Ran off the Road with 'Door to Door'
• Sounds and Vision - S2 – Johnny Marr (Part 1)
• Everyone Gets a Voice in the Oral History David Bowie: A Life
• Marianne Faithfull - "As Tears Go By"
• The Truth About Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr's Relationship
• Milkwood - "With You With Me"
• Benjamin Orr obituary
• Ric Ocasek obituary

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