Best All-Encompassing Post-Punk Album?
 

Seeing as post-punk is a pretty derivative genre, many of the artists share similar influences and most borrowed heavily from each other's work throughout the late 70s to early 80s, which album would you say encompasses every sound in the genre the best?

If I had to put one forward, I would go with Stands for Decibels by The dB's. Certainly not the best post-punk album (on the lighter side too), but it does run the gamut from Talking Heads to Psych Rock redux to Joy Division to No Wave to foreshadowing alternative rock of the 90s. IMO, the diversity of the tracks while still managing to stay firmly in the post-punk camp is quite an achievement and helps it to stand the test of time. If I had to make a "get into post-punk fast" chart, I'd give them this one to listen to first.

Pick an album by The Fall and it's the correct answer.

Bauhaus album 'x'

Middle Class - Homeland
When I listen to the album there are a bunch of little things here and there that remind me of Gang of Four, Joy Division, R.E.M. Modern English, PiL, Pylon and some of the newer Post-Punk revival stuff as well.

It's all about Pylon in my worldiverse

The Fall are too good for this ****.

Maybe "We Are All Sluts of Trust?"

Pretty much this, or more specifically, In the Flat Field.

Isn't that too early and too good to be in the trying to do a little of everything category?

I was just shooting for best all-around post-punk album.

I remember a lot of my friends raving about that record.

I'm listening to it now.