- This Side of Paradise · 1986
- This Side of Paradise · 1986
- Beatitude · 1982
- Quick Change World · 1993
- This Side of Paradise · 1986
- Fireball Zone · 1990
- This Side of Paradise · 1986
- Beatitude · 1982
- Simply Mad About the Mouse · 1991
- Beatitude · 1982
- Troublizing · 1997
- This Side of Paradise · 1986
- This Side of Paradise · 1986
Albums
- 2005
- 1997
- 1993
- 1990
- 1982
Music Videos
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
About Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek was the lead singer/guitarist for the Boston pop band the Cars. Ocasek began a solo career in 1982, releasing Beatitude. His second album, This Side of Paradise, was released in 1986; featuring the number 15 single "Emotion in Motion," it was his most successful record. Once the Cars broke up in 1986, he concentrated on production work; he didn't release another album until 1990. Both Fireball Zone (1990) and Negative Theater (1993) failed to chart. Ocasek's production career, however, was revived in 1994 by his work on the punk-pop band Weezer's multi-platinum debut, and he resurfaced as a performer in 1997 with Troublizing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- HOMETOWN
- Baltimore, MD, United States
- BORN
- March 23, 1944
- GENRE
- Rock