10 Most Infamous Tracks In Rock N Roll

10. Mother - The Police

The Police's Synchronicity is known as one of the masterpieces of the 80's, with some of the band's most adventurous playing and also some of the best pop hooks of the era on songs like the "King of Pain" and "Every Breath You Take." However, the album isn't necessarily perfect given the whacked-out avant-garde track in the middle of the record.

While nearly every track on this record is a true new wave masterstroke, one of guitarist Andy Summer's contributions was the song "Mother," whose abrasive sound takes the listener out of the mood of the record. The track seems to be tackling Summer's relationship with his own mother, which sounds like a pretty heavy subject matter given the tone of the lyrics.

With very minimal percussion and a seemingly never-ending loop, this track can be looked at as a rather intriguing piece of audible performance art, but the actual placement of it on the band's best work makes for a perplexing musical experiment all-around. The band's internal struggles during the making of this album caused a breakup only a few months after the album's release, leaving "Mother" as one of the wildest musical shifts for a band known for their experimental passages.