re: What's the best post-punk era album?

The Mats are one of my all-time favorite bands, but I can't call them post-punk. And if we're including American hardcore (Husker DU), then let's throw in Black Flag and the Minutemen. But I don't think that's the intent. I mean, I can't even include Talking Heads, even if they fit sonically in with post-punk because the timeline doesn't work: they were part of the original wave of CBGB's punk. Which also includes Television and anything Richard Hell did.

I'll go with Signals, Calls, and Marches by Mission of Burma. Still close to punk, but man... I f'n love Burma.

It's such a tough genre to pin down.