Gang of Four "Entertainment" [1979]

They called their album "Entertainment" because that's the only way anyone would get the idea what it was trying to be. As funky as a white hoops player with sharp elbows, Gang of Four purports their minimalist rhythms with even more-minimalist ideas onto the post-punk scene with no real edge, no street cred and way too much interest in poo-pooing everything that had happened in Western society up until that point (until THEY came along, natch, although they might have gotten their jollies from self-hatred, as well). There is zero nuance here, even less melody and way too much amateuristic guitar noise. This may be fine for ugly mama's boys who will never get laid, but for all the rest of us, there is nothing in "Entertainment" worthy of hearing, unless one is into aural masochism.