Ric Ocasek's Beatitude is an intriguing exercise in developing the artier side of
the Cars, the one that owed a great deal to
Roxy Music and synthesized
Bowie. While the album lacks pop songs as strong as
Ocasek's work for
the Cars, it showcases an eerie side that is occasionally as compelling as his more accessible works.
–
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi