With their sleek, synth heavy, steady beat and driving guitar sound all inspired by proto-punk, garage rock, and power pop, Boston-based quintet the Cars racked up a string of multi platinum albums (6) and a whopping 16 Top 40 singles, becoming the most successful American synth-pop-rock (New Wave) band of the late ?70s and ?80s. Their immense popularity made them and their sound cross over into all top radio format and movie soundtracks. The first two albums (1978?s The Cars and 1979?s Candy-O)...