10 More Perfect Rock Albums Of The 80s With No Bad Songs

10. Remain In Light - Talking Heads (1980)

This was one of the more enjoyable and enduring sub genres to come out of the 1980s. When the ugly beast of hair metal was cut down by grunge - to slink slowly into the realms of the obscurity - new-wave was able to boogie around on the peripheries of the rock scene for years to come.

This is just over 40 minutes of exquisite dance rock. There are no distorted guitar riffs or raging solos vying for your attention. Whether it be the guitar, the bass, the synth or all the varied percussion instruments, everything is working together to create textured melodies, that you can't help but move to.

Rhythmically, this album is all over the place in the best possible way. David Byrne and the band were hugely influenced by Fela Kuti, and took an approach of incorporating multiple rhythms, played simultaneously, in a manor reminiscent of African funk music.

The two singles, Once in a Life Time and Houses in Motion, became huge hits. The former being an upbeat dance track, with all manor of strange samplings, and lyrics that spoke of the trappings of a sleepy suburban lifestyle. The latter contained a robot-disco groove that wouldn't be out of place in an underground club on Tatooine. Even to this day this record sounds cutting edge.