Fun:Devo
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Devo is a band from Ohio bringing much lulz and inspiration to the listener. They bring the good news of de-evolution[1] and perform dressed in yellow Tyvek coveralls or dressed as potatoes with flower pots on their heads. Devo has an alter-ego called Dove, "the band of luv".
[edit] Popular albums
- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) — includes their magnus opium, "Jocko Homo", inspired by the creationist booklets of B.H. Shadduck.
- Freedom of Choice (1980) — includes "Whip It", which may be about (depending on who you ask), masturbation, BDSM, or whippets. Lots of hits.
- DEV-O Live (1980) — good concert album from the period when they had guitars and drums. Went number one in Australia.
- New Traditionalists (1981) — creeping into too-serious social commentary here. "We're through being cool". "It's a beautiful world for you, but not for me". Indeed. Lots of hits.
- Oh No! It's Devo (1982) — tons o'fun to be had here. "Speed Racer", "Peek-A-Boo", "Big Mess". Got the band into trouble for lyrical references paying tribute to would-be Ronald Reagan assassin John Hinckley, Jr.
- E-Z Listening Disc (1987) — surreal New Age and elevator music covers of their own material.
- Something for Everybody (2010) — after two decades they recorded a new studio album, and it ain't bad.
[edit] Not so well received
- Duty Now for the Future (1979) — too over the top with are-they-joking-or-not references to fascism. "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" is considered the best song of their entire career by many fans. The rest of the album, unfortunately, makes up much of the Devo's Greatest Misses worst-of collection.
- Shout (1984) — boring synth-pop
- Total Devo (1988) — boring synth-pop
- Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) — boring synth-pop
Everything since the early hits, really. But still. Cool guys.
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Inspired by two very strange books, one creationist and the other pseudoscience:
- Jocko-Homo Heavenbound by B. H. Shadduck, 1925.
- The Beginning Was the End: Man Came into Being Through Cannibalism — Intelligence Can Be Eaten by Oscar Kiss Maerth, 1973. ISBN 0718111036.