"Door to Door" has been much-maligned over the years although it is far superior to its predecessor, "Heartbeat City". Actually, as Cars' albums go, this is one of the better ones in terms of overall quality, ranking behind only their debut album and the brilliant "Panorama". There is evidence here, suggested by songs like "Fine Line", "Wound Up on You" (with its gorgeous harmonies and suspended chords), and the almost country-ish "Everything You Say", that the Cars were on the verge of veering off into new creative territory. It's unfortunate that this was their last album since "Door to Door" is still better than the next two Ric Ocasek solo albums that followed. The old-style Cars formula on "You Are the Girl" sounds tired and it's the least interesting song here. If you haven't listened to this album in a while, reacquaint yourself. What it lacks in pop immediacy (i.e. the catchy singles that dominated "Heartbeat City") it more than compensates for in atmosphere and mood.