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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075992736428
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
MPN: 3239
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Editorial Review:
When Devo's debut album came out in 1978, nobody knew what to make of the mutant new-wave quintet from Akron, Ohio. With Brian Eno's skillful production, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Jerry and Bob Casale, and Alan Myers emerged fully formed and outrageous with their razor-sharp social commentary and exhibition of subversive media savvy. Beyond their industrial uniforms and pseudo-devolved demeanor, Devo also happened to be a rocking little band. Classic rave-outs like "Mongoloid," "Jocko Homo," and "Uncontrollable Urge" illustrate the band's perky-jerky intensity. On their inimitable cover of the Rolling Stones' youth anthem, "Satisfaction," Devo's avant-garde robot funk takes the song to a new level of alienation and discontent. While the band went on to greater fame, this was the only album they made that truly mattered. --Mitch Meyers
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - What a Debute!
Devo emerged fully formed on this, their first album. And it's still their best album. The stand out songs are "Mongoloid", "Jocko Homo", and "Uncontrollable Urge". They introduce the concept of De-evolotion on this LP. They would futher explore and develope it on future releases.
Devo was a band that would not sit still. Each LP brought with it a new look and sound for the band. Here they popularised the yellow suits, the future would bring the energy domes and the smart patrol. ... Read More
Rating:  - Only Akron Could Spawn This
Devo came from Akron, Ohio... where I lived until recently. Their appeal and early success was a complete enigma to most locals. But Akron was scraping the bottom of the cultural and economic barrel at that time, so if local talent was attracting national attention it was counted as a blessing regardless. Certain influential artists (David Bowie, in particular) and critics suspected that the band was at the forefront of something revolutionary.
I've seen them linked with Kraftwerk back in ... Read More
Rating: - Still fresh and interesting...
I am surprised that I not only like this album, but that I still play it quite often. I love the songs Mongoloid, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, and the Devo classic, Jocko Homo. It's actually a very good album, strange, unique, and not really as classifiable as most people think. Devo gets thrown in with the New Wave/Punk bands, but their music was more unique and interesting than the slew of New Wave bands. I was never really a fan of Whip It (especially the video, which is one of the cheesiest things ... Read More
Rating: - Aww, Dad: We're ALL DEVO!
Wow. I was 14 when this came out, and it really got to me: I remember staying up all hours to get a chance to film (not record, film) DEVO's early films and videos on Don Kirshner's. Just the perfect antidote to Foreigner.
Yes, it is a real grounbreaker of an album and, strangely, has an original flavor that DEVO shed as quickly as they recorded their second album. The Akron anarchy still shines through on this one, though: the sense that these guys were having such a great time playing their joke on ... Read More
Rating: - Look What The Rubber City Exported
A band that dressed like spacemen, moved like robots and had a painting of pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez gracing the cover of its first full-length album. No wonder Devo had to escape northeast Ohio to find their musical niche in London during the "Year of Punk (1978)."
The album actually was the band's second release, as producer Brian Eno worked with Devo on a 12-inch EP that covered much of the same quirky frontier, but had what I feel is a far-surperior rendition of Jocko Homo.
And ... Read More
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