The New Cars [ tickets ] may not have the original iconic voices of Ric Ocasek or the late Benjamin Orr, but you'll still get from point A to point B.

The bulk of "It's Alive" is an early concert performance featuring the new lineup--vocalist Todd Rundgren, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, bassist Kasim Sulton and drummer Prairie Prince--with a few new songs in both live and studio forms.

Truth be told, new frontman Rundgren adequately approximates Ocasek's quirkiness, while his natural tenor is more reminiscent of Orr. From the live show, after a bit of a nervous-butterfly start with the ubiquitous "Just What I Needed," he settles in and delivers perfectly good versions of "Let's Go," "The Dangerous Type" and "Bye Bye Love."

Instrumentally, original members Easton and Hawkes own every musical layer, and truly shine when adding vocal harmonies to "Best Friend's Girl" and "Good Times Roll." Utopia's Sulton and Tubes drummer Prince lay the foundation, and Prince, in particular, plays spot-on David Robinson parts with ease.

The newer material feels like we never left the '80s, and the backhanded humor of "Not Tonight" ("I'd like to have a chance to treat you right / but not tonight") emphasizes where much of the band's classic songwriting came from.

Not the Original McCoy, but definitely worthy wheels.