# The Drummer on The Cars

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953 "2020-12-13T09:57:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/1 "2020-12-13T09:57:56Z")

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Holy crap! This guy is good! No, really. I’m just listening to some Cars music, but this guy is an anchor. David Robinson.  
Pay attention. You’ll be surprised.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/2 "2020-12-13T13:53:40Z")

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Better than Ringo.

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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/3 "2020-12-13T14:38:21Z")

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I seem to remember the Cars drummer being replaced by a drum machine.

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/4 "2020-12-13T15:04:28Z")

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The Drummer On The Cars and the Fiddler On The Roof need to recruit a sick bassist and get it on.

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**Author:** ![Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicest_of_the_Damned)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/5 "2020-12-13T15:40:14Z")

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Very talented. He was also the drummer for The Modern Lovers.

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/6 "2020-12-13T16:08:36Z")

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This is something I didn’t realize until someone pointed it out to me: the guitar solos played by Elliot Easton are not what you would expect from a band like The Cars. May of the solos are rockabilly. Which I find interesting.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/7 "2020-12-13T16:09:13Z")

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Aye; very solid, very tasteful drummer.

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/8 "2020-12-13T16:10:59Z")

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And when it comes to underappreciated drummers, [Steve Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Shelley) of Sonic Youth is the first one that comes to my mind.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drummer-on-the-cars/927953/9 "2020-12-13T16:11:54Z")

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> [@BlankSlate](#):
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> I seem to remember the Cars drummer being replaced by a drum machine.

Only for the album _Heartbeat City_. He returned to the drums for their next album _Door to Door_.