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I'll take RoS. They took hardcore punk to new heights with an emphasis on melody and innovative personal lyrics.
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Husker Du were doing that as far back as the Everything Falls Apart album. (The cover of Donovan's Sunshine Superman ring a bell?) and with some of their singles like Status in 81 & their cover of Eight Miles High in 82.
Sure they slowed down a lot later in their career but they did the things you give ROS credit for (Melody & introspective lyrics) long before they released Zen Arcade.