Originally Posted by Marie Monday

Lack of melody is not a feature of post punk. It is often a feature of Gang of Four, at least when it comes to the vocals (the guitars are sharp and clear and can be melodic I think). But like Bat said they still have plenty of hooks, in the case of Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time it's mostly the incredible dynamic between percussion, guitar and vocals. It's full of really powerful memorable moments, especially the bit around 0:35 lives in my mind rent free. And this just happens to be my favourite, but other GoF songs are even catchier.