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Originally Posted by DemonBox
...What do ya think about these albums?
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After their initial success & before they embraced MTV pop fully, The Cars made their third album, Panorama. It finds The Cars disregarding their previous formulas & on their way to discovering their more pop-friendly sound that they would realize with Shake It Up. Regarding Panorama's sound, one can detect the influence of Devo, Sparks, Kraftwerk & perhaps Ben Orr's purchasing of some keyboard equipment & the dismissal of Greg Hawkes. Despite being keyboard-laden, it also features some of Elliot Easton's most jammin' guitar in parts. Some fans swear by it, some hate it. The 1978 s/t is their best in my opinion. It's an all-time great & simply a must. It was artists like The Cars and Bruce Springsteen that helped keep guitar rock alive. Their second record, Candy-O, is still very good as well. Personally, I like Panorama, but I'm someone that likes the even poppier Shake It Up & Heartbeat City.
Bob Mould's work with Sugar, the band he formed after Husker Du, is pretty good stuff all around.