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Dec 18, 2023 · Elliot Easton, impossibly tasty guitarist of The Cars and the first real guitar hero of New Wave music, turns 70 today. The Cars’ debut record exploded onto the radio in the summer of 1978, with its perfect single “Just What I Needed.” That means Easton’s tasteful left-handed chops have been uplifting our existence for 45 years.
Dec 7, 2020 · Features. The secrets behind Elliot Easton's tone on The Cars' Touch and Go. By Chris Gill. published 7 December 2020. This highlight from the Boston new wave heroes' 1980 album Panorama is all about the magic in the midrange. (Image credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images) The guitar solo Elliot Easton recorded for the Cars’ Touch and Go is ...
Sep 16, 2019 · It’s been almost 40 years since the Cars - singer, guitarist and songwriter Ric Ocasek, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, bassist and singer Benjamin Orr, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson - released their self-titled debut album, and roughly 30 since they had their last true hit.
Jan 12, 2021 · Elliot Easton: “People think I use a chorus pedal because of the sounds I recorded with the Cars. That’s actually the last thing I’d want on my pedalboard!“ By Chris Gill. published 12 January 2021. The Cars guitarist takes a deep dive into the gear and guitar solos that drive the Empty Hearts’ personality-packed second album.
Mini Bio. Singer and guitarist Elliot Easton was born Elliot Steinberg on December 18, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliot joined the hugely popular, successful, and innovative New Wave synth-pop band the Cars as both a lead guitarist and backing vocalist in 1976 and remained a ...
Elliot Easton is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the...
May 8, 2011 · Lessons ›. Rock. Interview: Elliot Easton - Hello Again. Joe Charupakorn. May 8, 2011. The Cars'' Elliot Easton talks about reuniting with his chart-topping new wave bandmates and using a bunch of guitars from his amazing collection to record their classic-sounding new album, Move Like This.
