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Under The RadarJun 8, 2011Relying on the same classic keyboards and Ric Ocasek's flat-affected vocal eccentricities, Move stands up surprisingly well next to the band's best '80s albums. [May 2011, p.88]
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Q MagazineJun 7, 2011Not here the gliding elegance of Drive, but an almost self-conscious rewrite of that brilliant debut's mechanical pop rock. [July 2011, p. 106]
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May 31, 2011So the bottom line is this album turns out to be about half good, is probably not going to mean much to people who don't remember them, and while it hits all the right notes in places, it doesn't quite deliver any moments of pure pop perfection the way they used to.
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May 20, 2011Move Like This doesn't so much rebuild the Cars' old engine as take the classic model for a cruise in the country.
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May 17, 2011Move Like This isn't a failure by any means. It's not the resounding triumph you might have hoped for, either.
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May 6, 2011For a band that many hoped might come roaring back from Where Are They Now? purgatory with engines in overdrive, this is bound to be a letdown.
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May 5, 2011Though they engage with 2011 now and then – the jittery Blue Tip concerns the pernicious effect of the media – Move Like This mainly works as a reminder of (or introduction to) their past.
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May 6, 2011Compared to the band's clever early hits, the songwriting too often lapses into clunkiness.
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MojoMay 3, 2011Out of retirement -- and on to the hard shoulder. [June 2011, p. 93]
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