Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | February 8, 2005 |
Genre | Rock, Pop, Acoustic rock, Album rock |
Label | Not Lame Recordings |
Producer | Butch Walker |
Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars is a 2005 compilation album featuring covers of songs originally performed by the American rock band The Cars. The album was released by Not Lame Recordings. [1] Many of the performers featured on the album were from the Boston area, where The Cars first gained exposure in the late 1970s. [2]
The line 'Substitution Mass Confusion' comes from a lyric in the Cars song "Bye Bye Love".
According to Billboard, the album was inspired by the 2000 cancer death of Cars singer and bassist Benjamin Orr. A portion of the album's proceeds were to be donated to the American Cancer Society in Orr's memory. [3]
Boston Globe writer Jim Sullivan noted that while many of the performances were faithful to the original arrangements, some, including Butch Walker's acoustic version of " My Best Friend's Girl", were significant departures. [2] Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes singled out Damone's version of " Just What I Needed" and Spiraling's version of " Bye Bye Love" for praise. [2]
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | " Hello Again" | The Argument | |
2. | " Just What I Needed" | Damone | |
3. | " Touch and Go" | Jason Falkner | |
4. | "My Best Friend's Magic Girlfriend" (mashup of My Best Friend's Girl and Magic) | Butch Walker | |
5. | " You're All I've Got Tonight" | Millions | |
6. | " You Might Think" | Bleu | |
7. | " Got a Lot on My Head" | Owsley | |
8. | " Shake It Up" | Purr Box | |
9. | " Drive" | Chris Von Sneidern | |
10. | " Dangerous Type" | Johnny Monaco | |
11. | " Bye Bye Love" | Spiraling | |
12. | " It's All I Can Do" | The Bravery | |
13. | " I'm Not the One" | Gigolo Aunts | |
14. | " Candy-O" | Doug Powell | |
15. | " Since You're Gone" | The Andersons | |
16. | " Let's Go" | Dum Dog Run | |
17. | "Slip Away" | Sparkle*Jets U.K. | |
18. | "Misfit Kid" | Jon Auer | |
19. | " Tonight She Comes" | Action Action | |
20. | " Night Spots" | The Cautions | |
21. | " Good Times Roll" | Daybirds |