For their third album, 1980's Panorama (Elektra), the Cars decided to challenge their fans with an album unlike its predecessors. Whereas Cars and Candy-O were both comprised of instantly catchy and distinctly tuneful songs, Panorama was much darker and not as obvious -- an attempt at breaking away from the expected winning formula. Still, the album was embraced by their fans and hit #5 on the charts, although it was the only Cars release not to spawn a true hit single (the closest thing to a hit was "Touch and Go, " which peaked at #37). Standouts included the swirling title track that opens the album, as well as the aforementioned "Touch and Go, " which merges off-time keyboard flourishes with some great textural guitar work by Elliot Easton. "Gimme Some Slack" proved to be a fierce rocker, as did the underrated album closer, "Up and Down, " while their softer side was represented by "You Wear Those Eyes."