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| Allmusic Biography : One of new waves most innovative and (for a time) successful bands, Devo was also perhaps one of its most misunderstood. Formed in Akron, Ohio, in 1972 by Kent State art students Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo took their name from their concept of "de-evolution" -- the idea that instead of evolving, mankind has actually regressed, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society. Their music echoed this view of society as rigid, repressive, and mechanical, with appropriate touches -- jerky, robotic rhythms; an obsession with technology and electronics (the group was among the first non-prog rock bands to make the synthesizer a core element); often atonal melodies and chord progressions -- all of which were filtered through the perspectives of geeky misfits. Devo became a cult sensation, helped in part by their concurrent emphasis on highly stylized visuals, and briefly broke through to the mainstream with the smash single "Whip It," whose accompanying video was made a staple by the fledgling MTV network. Sometimes resembling a less forbidding version of the Residents, Devos simple, basic electronic pop sound proved very influential, but it was also somewhat limited, and as other bands began expanding on the groups ideas, Devo seemed unable to keep pace. After a series of largely uninteresting albums, the band called it quits early in the 90s, and Casale and Mothersbaugh concentrated on other projects. Casale and Mothersbaugh both attended art school at Kent State University at the outset of the 70s. With friend Bob Lewis, who joined an early version of Devo and later became their manager, the theory of de-evolution was developed with the aid of a book entitled The Beginning Was the End: Knowledge Can Be Eaten, which held that mankind had evolved from mutant, brain-eating apes. The trio adapted the theory to fit their view of American society as a rigid, dichotomized instrument of repression ensuring that its members behaved like clones, marching through life with mechanical, assembly-line precision and no tolerance for ambiguity. The whole concept was treated as an elaborate joke until Casale witnessed the infamous National Guard killings of student protesters at the university; suddenly there seemed to be a legitimate point to be made. The first incarnation of Devo was formed in earnest in 1972, with Casale (bass), Mark Mothersbaugh (vocals), and Marks brothers Bob (lead guitar) and Jim, who played homemade electronic drums. Jerrys brother Bob joined as an additional guitarist, and Jim left the band, to be replaced by Alan Myers. The group honed its sound and approach for several years (a period chronicled on Rykodiscs Hardcore compilations of home recordings), releasing a few singles on its own Booji Boy label and inventing more bizarre concepts: Mothersbaugh dressed in a baby-faced mask as Booji Boy (pronounced "boogie boy"), a symbol of infantile regression; there were recurring images of the potato as a lowly vegetable without individuality; the bands costumes presented them as identical clones with processed hair; and all sorts of sonic experiments were performed on records, using real and homemade synthesizers as well as toys, space heaters, toasters, and other objects. Devos big break came with their score for the short film The Truth About De-Evolution, which won a prize at the 1976 Ann Arbor Film Festival; when the film was seen by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, they were impressed enough to secure the group a contract with Warner Bros. Recorded under the auspices of pioneering producer Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was seen as a call to arms by some and became an underground hit. Others found Devos sound, imagery, and material threatening; Rolling Stone, for example, called the group fascists. But such criticism missed the point: Devo dramatized conformity, emotional repression, and dehumanization in order to attack them, not to pay tribute to them. While 1979s Duty Now for the Future was another strong effort, the band broke through to the mainstream with 1980s Freedom of Choice, which contained the gold-selling single "Whip It" and represented a peak in their sometimes erratic songwriting. The video for "Whip It" became an MTV smash, juxtaposing the bands low-budget futuristic look against a down-home farm setting and hints of S&M.; However, Devos commercial success proved to be short-lived. Released in 1981, New Traditionalists was darker and more serious, not what the public wanted from a band widely perceived as a novelty act, and Devo somehow seemed to be running out of new ideas. Problems plagued the band as well: Bob Lewis successfully sued for theft of intellectual property after a tape of Mothersbaugh was found acknowledging Lewis role in creating de-evolution philosophy, and the sessions for 1982s Oh, No! Its Devo were marred by an ill-considered attempt to use poetry written by would-be Ronald Reagan assassin John Hinckley, Jr. as lyrical material. As the 80s wore on, Devo found themselves relegated to cult status and critical indifference, not at all helped by the lower quality of albums like 1984s Shout and 1988s Total Devo. With the bands shift toward electronic drums, Alan Myers departed in 1986, to be replaced by ex-Sparks and Gleaming Spires drummer David Kendrick. After the Rykodisc label issued E-Z Listening Disc in 1987 -- which collected "Muzak"-style version of fan favorites, originally issued on cassettes only sold at shows -- Devo recorded another album of new material, Smooth Noodle Maps, in 1990, after which the bandmembers began to concentrate on other projects. Mark Mothersbaugh moved into composing for commercials and soundtracks, writing theme music for MTVs Liquid Television, Nickelodeons Rugrats, Pee-Wees Playhouse, and the Jonathan Winters sitcom Davis Rules. He also played keyboards with the Rolling Stones, programmed synthesizers for Sheena Easton, and sang backup with Debbie Harry. Buoyed by this success, Mothersbaugh opened a profitable production company called Mutato Muzika, which employed his fellow Devo bandmates. Jerry Casale, meanwhile, who directed most of the bands videos, directed video clips for the Foo Fighters "Ill Stick Around" and Soundgardens "Blow Up the Outside World." No reunions were expected, but as Devos legend grew and other bands acknowledged their influence (Nirvana covered "Turnaround," while "Girl U Want" has been recorded by Soundgarden, Superchunk, and even Robert Palmer), their minimalistic electro-pop was finally given new exposure on six dates of the 1996 Lollapalooza tour, to enthusiastic fan response. The following year, Devo released a CD-ROM game (The Adventures of the Smart Patrol) and accompanying music soundtrack, in addition to playing selected dates on the Lollapalooza tour. A pair of double-disc Devo anthologies were released in 2000: the first was the half-hits/half-rarities Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (on Rhino), while the second was the limited-edition mail-order release Recombo DNA (on Rhinos Handmade label), the latter of which consisted solely of previously unreleased demos. In 2001, the Mothersbaugh and Casale brothers reunited under the name the Wipeouters for a one-off surf release, PTwaaang!!! Casale would introduce his Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers solo project with the 2006 album Mine Is Not a Holy War. That same year, the band teamed with Disney for Dev2.0, a band/project/album that involved a set of preteens re-recording classic Devo tracks, although some lyrics were adjusted to be more "family friendly." Devo got back to releasing their own material in 2007 with the downloadable single "Watch Us Work It," but a promised new album failed to materialize. In 2008 they returned to Akron for a rare show in support of Barack Obamas presidential campaign, with all proceeds going toward the Summit County Democratic Party. After deluxe 2009 reissues of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! and Freedom of Choice sent the band back on the road to play said albums live in their entirety, work resumed on a new album. By the end of the year, it was announced that the band had once again signed with Warner for an album originally titled "Fresh." An Internet campaign where fans got to choose the full-lengths 12 tracks inspired the 2010 effort, Something for Everybody. Sadly, Bob Casale died suddenly and unexpectedly from heart failure on February 17, 2014; he was 61 years old. In 2016 the Futurismo label reissued Rykos E-Z Listening Disc as EZ Listening Muzak with a new recording of Something for Everybodys "Human Rocket" added to the lounge-style collection. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 36 Title: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Released: 1978-07 Tracks: 12 Duration: 34:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Uncontrollable Urge (03:09) 2 Satisfaction (I Can’t Get Me No) (02:38) 3 Praying Hands (02:48) 4 Space Junk (02:14) 5 Mongoloid (03:44) 6 Jocko Homo (03:39) 7 Too Much Paranoias (01:57) 8 Gut Feeling (04:54) 9 (Slap Your Mammy) (00:51) 10 Come Back Jonee (02:53) 11 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin’) (02:36) 12 Shrivel‐Up (03:04) |
| Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! : Allmusic album Review : Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first pop albums to use synthesizers as an important textural element, and although they mostly play a supporting role in this guitar-driven set, the innovation began to lay the groundwork for the synth-pop explosion that would follow very shortly. Q: Are We Not Men also revived the absurdist social satire of the Mothers of Invention, claiming punk rocks outsider alienation as a home for freaks and geeks. While Devos appeal was certainly broader, their sound was tailored well enough to that sensibility that it still resonates with a rabid cult following. It isnt just the dadaist pseudo-intellectual theories, or the critique of the American mindset as unthinkingly, submissively conformist. It was the way their music reflected that view, crafted to be as mechanical and robotic as their targets. Yet Devo hardly sounded like a machine that ran smoothly. There was an almost unbearable tension in the speed of their jerky, jumpy rhythms, outstripping Talking Heads, XTC, and other similarly nervy new wavers. And thanks to all the dissonant, angular melodies, odd-numbered time signatures, and yelping, sing-song vocals, the tension never finds release, which is key to the albums impact. It also doesnt hurt that this is arguably Devos strongest set of material, though several brilliant peaks can overshadow the remainder. Of those peaks, the most definitive are the de-evolution manifesto "Jocko Homo" (one of the extremely few rock anthems written in 7/8 time) and a wicked deconstruction of "(I Cant Get No) Satisfaction," which reworks the originals alienation into a spastic freak-out thats nearly unrecognizable. But Q: Are We Not Men? also had a conceptual unity that bolstered the consistent songwriting, making it an essential document of one of new waves most influential bands. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 36 Title: Duty Now for the Future Released: 1979-07 Tracks: 18 Duration: 51:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Devo Corporate Anthem (01:16) 2 Clockout (02:47) 3 Timing X (01:11) 4 Wiggly World (02:44) 5 Blockhead (03:00) 6 Strange Pursuit (02:45) 7 S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) (04:29) 8 Triumph of the Will (02:18) 9 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:42) 10 Pink Pussycat (03:12) 11 Secret Agent Man (03:37) 12 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (06:06) 13 Red Eye (02:50) 14 General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now (01:45) 15 Soo Bawlz (02:22) 16 Be Stiff (Stiff version) (02:43) 17 Penetration in the Centrefold (02:28) 18 Secret Agent Man (live) (03:18) |
| Duty Now for the Future : Allmusic album Review : While the most obvious flaw of Devos Duty Now for the Future is that the material simply isnt as good as on their debut, their second album also captures the group in the midst of a significant stylistic shift. On their first album, for all their herky-jerky rhythms and electronic accents, Devo were pretty much a standard guitars/bass/drums rock band, albeit one with more than their share of eccentricities. Duty Now for the Future found them bringing the keyboards that were used as punctuation on their earlier material into the forefront, adding a new level of irony to their "little minds through big technology" philosophy. While Devo would later learn to use electronics with confidence and wit, they were still learning how to integrate them into their sound on Duty Now, and the results lacked the strength and coherence of their debut. Of course, it also helped that the first album had better songs; the two instrumentals on side one are merely filler, "Pink Pussycat" and "Clockout" are jokes that just arent funny, and "Triumph of the Will" embraces fascism as a satirical target without bothering to make it sound as if they disapprove. But "Secret Agent Man" is a wittier devolved cover than "Satisfaction," the band rarely sounded as cheerfully creepy as on "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize," and the side two rave up, "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" is superbly potent (for all their progressive trappings, Devo were formalists enough to know you make a big rock move near the end of side two.) Duty Now for the Future is hardly a bad album, but it isnt as strong as what Devo had already brought to the table -- or would offer later on. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 36 Title: DEV–O Live Released: 1980 Tracks: 6 Duration: 16:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Freedom of Choice Theme Song (02:44) 2 Whip It (02:42) 3 Girl U Want (02:45) 4 Gates of Steel (03:16) 5 Be Stiff (02:49) 6 Planet Earth (02:31) |
 | Album: 4 of 36 Title: Freedom of Choice Released: 1980-07-01 Tracks: 18 Duration: 50:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Girl U Want (02:57) 2 It’s Not Right (02:22) 3 Whip It (02:40) 4 Snowball (02:29) 5 Ton o’ Luv (02:30) 6 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 7 Gates of Steel (03:28) 8 Cold War (02:31) 9 Don’t You Know (02:15) 10 That’s Pep! (02:17) 11 Mr. B’s Ballroom (02:47) 12 Planet Earth (02:46) 13 Freedom of Choice Theme Song (live) (02:44) 14 Whip It (live) (02:45) 15 Girl U Want (live) (03:01) 16 Gates of Steel (live) (03:37) 17 Be Stiff (live) (02:55) 18 Planet Earth (live) (02:37) |
| Freedom of Choice : Allmusic album Review : With Freedom of Choice, Devo completed their transition into a full-fledged synth-pop group, producing arguably their most musically cohesive effort in the process. Synthesizers are now fully integrated into the bands sound, frequently dominating the arrangements and at least sharing equal time with the guitars. Everything is played with a cool, polished precision that mirrors the stylized uniformity of the bands visuals; the dissonance is more subdued than in the past, and the uptight rhythms are no longer jarring, instead locking the band into a rigidly even keel. Oddly, even though the music is the least human-sounding Devo had yet produced, their social observations were growing less insular and more sympathetic. Several tunes -- like the oft-covered "Girl U Want" -- have a geeky (but pragmatic) romantic angst that was new to Devo albums, although the bands view of relationships is occasionally colored by their cultural themes of competition and domination. Those preoccupations also inform their breakthrough hit single, "Whip It," but elsewhere, theyre finding enough connection with the rest of the world to moderate their cynicism, at least a little bit. Songs like "Gates of Steel," "Planet Earth," and the title track reveal a frustrated idealism under their irony, one that cant quite understand why Americans dont use more of their freedom to search for happiness. Altogether, theres a little less of the debuts energy, and a little less variety as well. But the songwriting is a match for consistent quality, and moreover, the music on Freedom of Choice is the sound that defines Devo in the minds of many. In the end, that makes it the bands only other truly necessary album. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 36 Title: New Traditionalists Released: 1981-08 Tracks: 10 Duration: 33:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Through Being Cool (03:13) 2 Jerkin Back n Forth (03:01) 3 Pity You (02:46) 4 Soft Things (03:25) 5 Going Under (03:26) 6 Race of Doom (03:41) 7 Love Without Anger (02:36) 8 The Super Thing (04:20) 9 Beautiful World (03:34) 10 Enough Said (03:27) |
| New Traditionalists : Allmusic album Review : Devo followed up their platinum-selling pop breakthrough in typically perverse fashion: New Traditionalists presents a band seemingly aghast at being pegged as a novelty act by some of their own satirical targets. Apparently deciding -- admittedly, not without reason -- that Americas comprehension of irony was sorely lacking, Devo largely abandons its sense of absurdity on New Traditionalists, explicitly stating their cultural views and at times calling attention (as with the otherwise terrific single "Beautiful World") to their already obvious sarcasm, in case anyone missed the point. The problem was, Devos cult wasnt missing the point, and with all their quirky trappings, the band was hardly likely to reach most of their newfound pop audience by making their message more straightforward. Still, despite some heavy-handedness, New Traditionalists is hardly a total failure. The opener "Through Being Cool" actually benefits from the new outlook, making for a clear and effective statement of purpose. It sets the stage for some of Devos angriest, most embittered songs, which often function as connections between new wave and the punk attitudes that were so crucial in its creation. Devo might have pulled it off if their songwriting hadnt also begun to slip -- too many tracks end up flat-out unmemorable. They try a couple new things arrangement-wise (adding more electronic percussion), but nothing that drastically overhauls their minimalist synth-pop, and that lack of variety is more glaring when paired with the melodic deficiencies. New Traditionalists repetition of musical and lyrical ideas foreshadows the bands decline, but really, at least half of the album is worthwhile. It just doesnt quite recapture the inventiveness or pointed humor of its predecessors. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 36 Title: Oh, No! It’s DEVO Released: 1982-11 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:01:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Time Out for Fun (02:47) 2 Peek·a·Boo! (03:02) 3 Out of Sync (03:33) 4 Explosions (03:03) 5 That’s Good (03:25) 6 Patterns (02:58) 7 Big Mess (02:45) 8 Speed Racer (02:39) 9 What I Must Do (02:34) 10 I Desire (03:13) 11 Deep Sleep (03:29) 12 Part of You (02:52) 13 Find Out (03:24) 14 Peek-a-Boo (Dance Velocity) (04:38) 15 Peek-a-boo! (DEVO dub) (05:25) 16 Here to Go (Go mix version) (05:34) 17 Here to Go (Here to dub version) (05:48) |
 | Album: 7 of 36 Title: Shout Released: 1984-10-09 Tracks: 10 Duration: 32:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Shout (03:16) 2 The Satisfied Mind (03:07) 3 Don’t Rescue Me (03:06) 4 The 4th Dimension (04:24) 5 C’mon (03:15) 6 Here to Go (03:18) 7 Jurisdiction of Love (03:00) 8 Puppet Boy (03:10) 9 Please Please (03:04) 10 Are You Experienced? (03:09) |
| Shout : Allmusic album Review : Shout was Devos sixth studio album, and the last they would record before a five-year layoff, and while its pure speculation if the making of this disc had anything to do with that decision, from a creative standpoint this represents the low point of the groups first era. While the herky-jerky push-and-pull between homemade electronics and cheap guitars was a large part of what made Devos first few albums so exciting, Shout is so slick and glossy one could fry an egg on its surfaces, and that isnt a good thing -- with the exception of "Puppet Boy" and "Please Please," this music is carefully processed synth pop with all human surfaces stripped away, and possessing no more personality or edge than what Howard Jones or Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were doing around the same time (and, for that matter, with far less vision or daring than what Prince was starting to do with electronics). It might have helped if the group had come up with a batch of interesting songs, but that sure wasnt the case, and its hard to believe that Shout was made by the same people who wrote "Girl U Want," "Gates of Steel" or "Big Mess" just a few years earlier. By a slim margin over such post-comeback misfires as Total Devo and Smooth Noodle Maps (which at least have a dash more enthusiasm going for them), Shout holds the distinction of being Devos worst album. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 36 Title: E-Z Listening Disc Released: 1987 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:10:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Gates of Steel (02:57) 2 Girl U Want (05:01) 3 Come Back Jonee (03:13) 4 Whip It (03:01) 5 That’s Good (03:40) 6 Jerkin’ Back and Forth (03:12) 7 4th Dimension (03:51) 8 Shout (Hello Kitty) (04:13) 9 Mongoloid (05:09) 10 Pity You (03:27) 11 Goin’ Under (03:09) 12 Swelling, Itching Brain (04:14) 13 Jurisdiction of Luv (03:43) 14 Peek-A-Boo (04:27) 15 Satisfaction (04:11) 16 Space Junk (02:40) 17 Time Out for Fun (03:23) 18 Its a Beautiful World (03:15) 19 Jocko Homo (03:37) |
| E-Z Listening Disc : Allmusic album Review : The first Rykodisc collection of unreleased and/or forgotten Devo material consists of the bands re-recordings of 19 favorite songs in an intentionally schmaltzy instrumental style reminiscent of Muzak. E-Z Listening Disc is a not-quite-hilarious novelty for die-hard fans only. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 36 Title: Total Devo Released: 1988 Tracks: 13 Duration: 50:09 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Baby Doll (03:56) 2 Disco Dancer (04:14) 3 Some Things Never Change (04:13) 4 Plain Truth (03:13) 5 Happy Guy (03:26) 6 Dont Be Cruel (02:10) 7 The Shadow (03:25) 8 Id Cry If You Died (04:06) 9 Agitated (03:53) 10 Man Turned Inside Out (04:18) 11 Sexi Luv (03:14) 12 Blow Up (04:38) 13 Some Things Never Change (cassette version) (05:19) |
| Total Devo : Allmusic album Review : No longer innovative and not incredibly compelling, Devo returns on a new label (sans longtime drummer Alan Myers) for another go-round. Diehards may want this album for the "Disco Dancer" single, but overall, the album doesnt really approach past Devo successes. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 36 Title: Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace 12/9/88 Released: 1989 Tracks: 15 Duration: 59:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Jocko Homo (03:52) 2 It Doesnt Matter to Me (02:54) 3 Going Under (04:15) 4 Working in a Coal Mine (03:52) 5 Happy Guy (03:28) 6 Thats Good (03:31) 7 Jerkin Back n Forth (03:05) 8 Girl U Want (03:02) 9 Whip It (02:38) 10 Baby Doll (03:53) 11 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction (03:35) 12 Uncontrollable Urge (03:28) 13 Gut Feeling (03:19) 14 Gates of Steel (03:47) 15 Somewhere With Devo: (Suite Includes Shout and Disco Dancer) (11:04) |
| Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace 12/9/88 : Allmusic album Review : Released as a three-sided album, Devo continued to flounder with Now It Can Be Told, a live performance as undistinguished as their recent studio efforts of the time. Again, diehards may find items such as a slowed-down, mostly acoustic rearrangement of "Jocko Homo" necessary, but few others will. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 36 Title: Smooth Noodle Maps Released: 1990 Tracks: 11 Duration: 34:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Stuck in a Loop (03:51) 2 Post Post‐Modern Man (02:54) 3 When We Do It (02:56) 4 Spin the Wheel (03:45) 5 Morning Dew (03:01) 6 A Change Is Gonna Cum (03:09) 7 The Big Picture (02:43) 8 Pink Jazz Trancers (03:12) 9 Jimmy (02:49) 10 DEVO Has Feelings Too (02:41) 11 Dawghaus (03:21) |
| Smooth Noodle Maps : Allmusic album Review : Even if Devo is no longer capable of compelling, ironic observations on American culture, they are still able to make their music somewhat interesting, as this dance-intensive, electronic-oriented album proves. While still inconsistent, especially in terms of subject matter, the band does try some new ideas in its arrangements. "Post Post-Modern Man" is a decent single, too. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 36 Title: Hardcore Devo, Volume 1: 74–77 Released: 1990-08 Tracks: 15 Duration: 43:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Mechanical Man (04:24) 2 Auto Modown (02:01) 3 Space Girl Blues (01:52) 4 Social Fools (03:41) 5 Soo Bawls (02:43) 6 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction (03:00) 7 Jocko Homo (02:56) 8 Golden Energy (02:32) 9 Buttered Beauties (03:38) 10 Midget (02:41) 11 I’m a Potato (02:38) 12 Uglatto (02:00) 13 Stop Look and Listen (02:33) 14 Ono (02:46) 15 Mongoloid (03:35) |
 | Album: 13 of 36 Title: Greatest Misses Released: 1990-12 Tracks: 16 Duration: 46:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Devo Corporate Anthem (01:16) 2 Clockout (02:47) 3 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:42) 4 Shrivel‐Up (03:05) 5 Blockhead (03:01) 6 Pink Pussycat (03:12) 7 Mongoloid (03:44) 8 Be Stiff (Booji Boy version) (02:35) 9 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction (Booji Boy version) (03:00) 10 Penetration in the Centrefold (02:28) 11 Too Much Paranoias (01:57) 12 S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) (04:29) 13 Mechanical Man (Booji Boy version) (03:20) 14 Speed Racer (02:39) 15 Timing X / Space Junk (03:27) 16 Jocko Homo (Booji Boy version) (02:53) |
 | Album: 14 of 36 Title: Greatest Hits Released: 1990-12-11 Tracks: 16 Duration: 57:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Here to Go (Go mix version) (05:33) 2 Through Being Cool (03:13) 3 Big Mess (02:45) 4 That’s Good (03:25) 5 Jerkin’ Back ’n’ Forth (03:05) 6 Peek·a·Boo! (03:02) 7 Beautiful World (03:34) 8 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 9 Whip It (02:40) 10 Girl U Want (02:57) 11 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 12 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (06:06) 13 Gut Feeling (05:00) 14 Gates of Steel (03:28) 15 Working in a Coalmine (02:49) 16 Jocko Homo (03:39) |
| Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : While Greatest Hits contains all of the truly necessary items, it also tends to overlook some of the better album tracks from Devos early period (easily their best work) in favor of a more balanced overview, which means that later albums receive more exposure than they really deserve. The import collection Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo has stronger selections and is the preferred single-disc overview of Devos career, but if you cant find it and only want one Devo disc, this will do. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 36 Title: Hardcore Devo, Vol. 2: 1974–1977 Released: 1991-08-23 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:07:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Booji Boys Funeral (04:01) 2 Can U Take It? (03:02) 3 Bamboo Bimbo (03:19) 4 A Plan for U (03:14) 5 The Rope Song (03:23) 6 Goo Goo Itch (02:19) 7 Be Stiff (03:21) 8 All of Us (04:55) 9 Baby Talkin’ Bitches (02:27) 10 I Need a Chick (02:53) 11 U Got Me Bugged (02:48) 12 Chango (03:13) 13 Fraulein (03:08) 14 Dogs of Democracy (03:29) 15 “37” (03:00) 16 Bottled Up (02:24) 17 Working in a Coalmine (03:16) 18 I Been Refused (03:35) 19 Fountain of Filth (03:28) 20 Clockout (03:11) 21 Let’s Go (02:42) |
 | Album: 16 of 36 Title: Live: The Mongoloid Years Released: 1992-09 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:16:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Satisfaction (I Cant Get No) (03:18) 2 Too Much Paranoia (02:20) 3 Praying Hands (04:10) 4 Uncontrollable Urge (03:21) 5 Mongoloid (03:26) 6 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (08:02) 7 Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy (04:43) 8 Sloppy (02:58) 9 Come Back Jonee (04:00) 10 Clockout (02:40) 11 Timing X / Soo Bawls (03:50) 12 Space Junk (02:31) 13 Blockhead (06:21) 14 Subhuman Woman (04:42) 15 Bamboo Bimbo (03:44) 16 Beulah / Jocko Homo / I Need A Chick (13:13) 17 I Need A Chick (ending) (02:31) |
 | Album: 17 of 36 Title: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo / Devo Live Released: 1993-05-10 Tracks: 21 Duration: 59:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Uncontrollable Urge (03:09) 2 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 3 Praying Hands (02:47) 4 Space Junk (02:14) 5 Mongoloid (03:44) 6 Jocko Homo (03:39) 7 Too Much Paranoia (01:57) 8 Gut Feeling (04:04) 9 (Slap Your Mammy) (00:51) 10 Come Back Jonee (03:48) 11 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin’) (02:40) 12 Shrivel‐Up (03:05) 13 Freedom of Choice Theme Song (live) (02:44) 14 Whip It (live) (02:48) 15 Girl U Want (live) (02:53) 16 Gates of Steel (live) (03:26) 17 Be Stiff (live) (02:55) 18 Planet Earth (live) (02:37) 19 Social Fools (02:53) 20 Penetration in the Centrefold (02:28) 21 Soo Bawlz (02:22) |
 | Album: 18 of 36 Title: Oh No It’s Devo / Freedom of Choice Released: 1993-05-10 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:12:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Time Out for Fun (02:47) 2 Peek·a·Boo! (03:02) 3 Out of Sync (03:33) 4 Explosions (03:03) 5 That’s Good (03:25) 6 Patterns (02:58) 7 Big Mess (02:45) 8 Speed Racer (02:39) 9 What I Must (02:34) 10 I Desire (03:13) 11 Deep Sleep (03:24) 12 Girl U Want (02:57) 13 It’s Not Right (02:22) 14 Whip It (02:40) 15 Snowball (02:29) 16 Ton o’ Luv (02:30) 17 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 18 Gates of Steel (03:28) 19 Cold War (02:31) 20 Don’t You Know (02:15) 21 That’s Pep! (02:17) 22 Mr. B’s Ballroom (02:47) 23 Planet Earth (02:46) 24 Turn Around (02:13) 25 Peek-a-Boo (Dance Velocity) (04:38) |
| Oh No It’s Devo / Freedom of Choice : Allmusic album Review : Virgin combined two of Devos early-80s albums, Oh, No! Its Devo and Freedom of Choice, on one disc. Freedom of Choice, arguably Devos strongest musical effort, revolves around relationships, insecurity, and the lack of flexibility in the American psyche. Their arrangements achieve an effective balance between guitars and synths, and the bands highly stylized visual component, this time featuring flowerpot-shaped "energy dome" hats, paid off in the video for "Whip It." The single went gold and helped the album sell over a million copies. Just barely less essential than Q: Are We Not Men?. However, by the point of 1982s Oh, No! Its Devo, much of the bands endearing quirkiness had evaporated. Their sound here was not all that distinguishable from other new wave groups, and apart from a few songs, such as "Thats Good" and "Peek-a-Boo," they simply werent as musically or lyrically interesting as before. Incredibly, it seemed that Devo had not only lost their focus, but were out of ideas as well. Subsequent releases would only confirm this assessment. | ||
 | Album: 19 of 36 Title: Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo Released: 1993-08-31 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:02:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Jocko Homo (03:39) 2 Mongoloid (03:44) 3 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 4 Whip It (02:40) 5 Girl U Want (02:57) 6 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 7 Peek·a·Boo! (03:02) 8 Through Being Cool (03:13) 9 That’s Good (03:25) 10 Working in a Coal Mine (02:49) 11 Devo Corporate Anthem (01:16) 12 Be Stiff (02:33) 13 Gates of Steel (03:28) 14 Come Back Jonee (03:24) 15 Secret Agent Man (03:37) 16 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:42) 17 Beautiful World (03:34) 18 Big Mess (02:45) 19 Whip It (HMS & M mix) (07:42) |
| Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo : Allmusic album Review : Hot Potatoes is the best available single-disc overview of Devos career, hitting nearly all of the most significant moments from their first five albums, as well as including the non-LP singles "Be Stiff" and "Working in a Coalmine." "Whip It" and "Freedom of Choice" are here, of course, as are cult favorites "Jocko Homo," "Mongoloid," "Satisfaction (I Cant Get Me No)," plus many more. However, even if its the best available, it isnt that widely available in the U.S.; plus, Devos first three albums in particular all have at least a few fine songs that arent included here. But if you only want one disc and dont mind hunting a bit, Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo is superior to the American Greatest Hits, which for some reason does not feature "Mongoloid," one of the most obvious choices for a Devo hits collection. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 36 Title: Duty Now for the Future / New Traditionalists Released: 1994-05-10 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:15:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Devo Corporate Anthem (01:16) 2 Clockout (02:47) 3 Timing X (01:11) 4 Wiggly World (02:44) 5 Blockhead (03:00) 6 Strange Pursuit (02:45) 7 S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) (04:29) 8 Triumph of the Will (02:18) 9 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:42) 10 Pink Pussycat (03:12) 11 Secret Agent Man (03:37) 12 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (06:06) 13 Red Eye (02:50) 14 Through Being Cool (03:13) 15 Jerkin’ Back ’n’ Forth (03:05) 16 Pity You (02:46) 17 Soft Things (03:25) 18 Going Under (03:26) 19 Race of Doom (03:41) 20 Love Without Anger (02:37) 21 The Super Thing (04:20) 22 Beautiful World (03:34) 23 Enough Said (03:27) 24 Working in a Coal Mine (02:49) |
| Duty Now for the Future / New Traditionalists : Allmusic album Review : Virgin combined two of Devos early albums, Duty Now for the Future and New Tradtionalists, on one disc in 1994. Most of the aural weirdness on Duty Now for the Future comes from the bands experiments with homemade synthesizer technology. As a result, both the guitars and jerky rhythms play a lesser role in their sound. Although it isnt quite as interesting, its still appropriately strange, and Devo still doesnt sound quite like anyone else. Duty is loosely structured around the theme of everyday corporate drudgery and its effects on individuals. Pegged as a novelty act after the mainstream success of "Whip It" and "Freedom of Choice," Devo apparently decided to emphasize their underlying ideas about American culture as an antidote. From the opening statement of purpose, "Through Being Cool," New Traditionalists presents those views in a more straightforward way, with the unfortunate result that Devo is not nearly as absurdly amusing or interesting. The band often comes off as heavy-handed (pointing out on the otherwise terrific "Beautiful World" that the lyrics are intended to be ironic, just in case you didnt get the rather obvious point), as though they want to make Serious Artistic Statements -- but this isnt how Devos best music works. Furthermore, the bands tendencies toward minimalistic, synth-centered arrangements and melodic deficiencies are much more pronounced here, making the music itself less interesting. New Traditionalists does have some very worthwhile moments, but it is disappointing, and it marks the beginning of the bands decline. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 36 Title: Recombo DNA Released: 2000 Tracks: 42 Duration: 2:32:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Recombo DNA (demo) (02:06) 2 The Words Get Stuck in My Throat (live) (05:27) 3 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin) (demo) (02:17) 4 Be Stiff (alternate mix) (02:43) 5 Pink Pussycat (demo) (04:08) 6 Goo Goo Itch (alternate version) (02:25) 7 Strange Pursuit (demo) (02:31) 8 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprise (demo) (03:32) 9 Bushwhacked (prosthetic version) (04:40) 10 Girl U Want (demo alternate version) (02:59) 11 Turn Around (demo alternate version) (02:12) 12 Snowball (demo alternate version) (02:49) 13 Luv & Such (02:53) 14 Gates Of Steel (demo alternate version) (03:28) 15 Planet Earth (demo alternate version) (03:16) 16 Whip It (demo alternate version) (02:38) 17 Cold War (demo alternate version) (02:33) 18 Time Bomb (03:13) 19 Thats Pep (demo alternate version) (02:31) 20 Make Me Dance (02:16) 21 Gotta Serve Somebody (live) (06:30) 22 I Saw Jesus (01:30) 23 Psychology of Desire (demo) (04:23) 24 Pity You (demo) (02:53) 1 Beautiful World (demo) (03:41) 2 Race of Doom (demo) (03:43) 3 I Desire (demo) (03:18) 4 Big Mess (demo) (02:48) 5 The 4th Dimension (alternate version rough mix) (04:19) 6 Here to Go (alternate version rough mix) (03:18) 7 Some Things Dont Change (rough mix) (02:55) 8 Big Adventure (rough mix) (02:45) 9 No Noise (rough mix) (02:49) 10 Love Is Stronger Than Dirt (02:11) 11 Faster and Faster (02:49) 12 Modern Life (03:04) 13 The Only One (demo) (04:06) 14 Baby Doll (demo) (03:36) 15 Some Things Never Change (demo) (05:27) 16 Plain Truth (demo) (03:59) 17 Happy Guy (demo) (03:32) 18 Somewhere With DEVO (studio version demo) (18:22) |
 | Album: 22 of 36 Title: Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology Released: 2000-05-09 Tracks: 50 Duration: 2:35:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Were All Devo! (01:04) 2 Jocko Homo (Booji Boy version) (03:18) 3 Mongoloid (Booji Boy version) (03:34) 4 Be Stiff (Stiff version) (02:34) 5 Uncontrollable Urge (03:09) 6 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 7 Too Much Paranoias (01:57) 8 Come Back Jonee (03:48) 9 Triumph of the Will (02:18) 10 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (06:06) 11 Secret Agent Man (03:37) 12 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:42) 13 Soo Bawlz (02:22) 14 It Takes a Worried Man (03:28) 15 Girl U Want (02:57) 16 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 17 Gates of Steel (03:28) 18 Whip It (02:40) 19 Snowball (single remix) (02:28) 20 Mr. B’s Ballroom (02:47) 21 Working in the Coal Mine (02:50) 22 Love Without Anger (02:36) 23 Through Being Cool (03:13) 24 Jerkin’ Back ’n’ Forth (03:05) 25 Beautiful World (03:34) 26 Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man) (01:39) 1 General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now (01:45) 2 Peek·a·Boo! (03:02) 3 Thats Good (03:26) 4 Big Mess (02:45) 5 One Dumb Thing (02:45) 6 Theme From Doctor Detroit (dance mix) (06:03) 7 Shout (03:16) 8 Here to Go (Go Mix version) (05:31) 9 Are You Experienced? (03:09) 10 I Wouldnt Do That to You (03:14) 11 Bread and Butter (02:31) 12 Lets Talk (02:42) 13 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini (02:11) 14 Baby Doll (Devo Single mix) (03:29) 15 Disco Dancer (7" version) (04:13) 16 Some Things Never Change (04:13) 17 It Doesnt Matter to Me (live 1988) (02:15) 18 Stuck in a Loop (03:50) 19 Post Post‐Modern Man (02:54) 20 Head Like a Hole (04:52) 21 Thanks to You (03:19) 22 Communication Breakup (02:43) 23 Duty Now for the Future (00:30) 24 The Words Get Stuck in My Throat (02:49) |
| Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology : Allmusic album Review : Heading into the new millennium, there was no truly definitive Devo compilation on the market, so Rhino attempted to remedy the situation with the double-disc Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology -- and did a pretty good job, without quite pulling it off. When faced with a choice, the compilation takes the collector-oriented route by including the rarer version; as a result, buyers get a couple of early Booji Boy-label recordings, and several single and dance remixes. More problematic, though, is the anthologys attempt to present a balanced overview of Devos career. While admirable in intent, the fact is that the groups oeuvre grew steadily weaker as time passed, and since disc one runs all the way through their first (and best) four albums, disc two is a pretty bumpy ride. Not that its worthless -- devotees will be thrilled with the inclusion of quite a few songs that had only previously appeared on movie soundtracks, and it also rescues a few worthwhile singles from obscurity. But it pales next to the first disc in terms of songwriting, musical invention, and edgy humor; plus, where the bands early covers reinvented rock standards as comments on alienation, latter-day items like "Bread and Butter" and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" are nothing more than novelties. So the bottom line is, youve got to be a hardcore Devo enthusiast to fully appreciate Pioneers Who Got Scalped. If you are, its a fantastic package; if you want a more basic overview, youre better off with the somewhat disorganized Greatest Hits or the import collection Hot Potatoes. Its kind of a shame, though, that in spite of the generally fine job done compiling Pioneers, there still isnt a Devo anthology that distills all the best moments from their crucial early years, and throws in just the right (small) number of later singles. | ||
 | Album: 23 of 36 Title: The Essentials Released: 2002-06-18 Tracks: 12 Duration: 41:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Jocko Homo (03:39) 2 Mongoloid (03:44) 3 Come Back Jonee (03:48) 4 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 5 Secret Agent Man (03:37) 6 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (06:06) 7 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 8 Whip It (02:40) 9 Girl U Want (02:57) 10 Jerkin’ Back ’n’ Forth (03:03) 11 Working in a Coalmine (02:49) 12 Peek-A-Boo! (03:01) |
| The Essentials : Allmusic album Review : Over the years, Devo has been the subject of countless best of sets (1990s Greatest Hits, 1993s Hot Potatoes, etc.), and in 2002, another hits collection appeared, as part of Rhino Records budget priced The Essentials series. Although there has already been one moderately priced Devo collection issued already (1998s Greatest Hits [BMG]), The Essentials is by far the superior one -- while the earlier set was comprised of live versions of their classics, the latter features only the well known classic studio versions. Largely viewed as a goof band by many the first time around, Devos stature as one of rocks most respected and influential artists has grown considerably over the years, especially due to a wide variety of alt- rockers covering Devo tunes over the years. And the music on The Essentials shows how leaders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale were among the finest song writers of the entire late 70s/early 80s new wave era, especially upon hearing such selections as "Mongoloid," "Freedom of Choice," "Girl U Want," and of course their best known song, "Whip It." Also included are several cover songs that the group completely overhauls to fit their stiff sound (&"Satisfaction," "Secret Agent Man," and &"Working in the Coal Mine,") as well as the live standard "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA," which is the closest the "spud boys" ever came to penning a true epic. The Essentials is a superb Devo primer. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 36 Title: This Is the Devo Box Released: 2008-07-23 Tracks: 90 Duration: 4:42:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Uncontrollable Urge (03:09) 2 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 3 Praying Hands (02:47) 4 Space Junk (02:14) 5 Mongoloid (03:44) 6 Jocko Homo (03:39) 7 Too Much Paranoias (01:57) 8 Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy) (04:56) 9 Come Back Jonee (03:48) 10 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin’) (02:40) 11 Shrivel‐Up (03:05) 1 Devo Corporate Anthem (01:16) 2 Clockout (02:47) 3 Timing X (01:11) 4 Wiggly World (02:44) 5 Blockhead (03:00) 6 Strange Pursuit (02:45) 7 S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) (04:29) 8 Triumph of the Will (02:18) 9 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:42) 10 Pink Pussycat (03:12) 11 Secret Agent Man (03:37) 12 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (06:06) 13 Red Eye (02:50) 1 Girl U Want (02:57) 2 It’s Not Right (02:22) 3 Whip It (02:40) 4 Snowball (02:29) 5 Ton o’ Luv (02:30) 6 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 7 Gates of Steel (03:28) 8 Cold War (02:31) 9 Don’t You Know (02:15) 10 That’s Pep! (02:17) 11 Mr. B’s Ballroom (02:47) 12 Planet Earth (02:46) 1 Through Being Cool (03:13) 2 Jerkin Back n Forth (03:01) 3 Pity You (02:46) 4 Soft Things (03:25) 5 Going Under (03:26) 6 Race of Doom (03:41) 7 Love Without Anger (02:36) 8 The Super Thing (04:20) 9 Beautiful World (03:34) 10 Enough Said (03:27) 1 Time Out for Fun (02:47) 2 Peek·A·Boo! (03:01) 3 Out of Sync (03:33) 4 Explosions (03:03) 5 That’s Good (03:25) 6 Patterns (02:58) 7 Big Mess (02:43) 8 Speed Racer (02:39) 9 What I Must Do (02:34) 10 I Desire (03:13) 11 Deep Sleep (03:24) 1 Shout (03:16) 2 The Satisfied Mind (03:07) 3 Don’t Rescue Me (03:06) 4 The 4th Dimension (04:24) 5 C’mon (03:15) 6 Here to Go (03:18) 7 Jurisdiction of Love (03:00) 8 Puppet Boy (03:10) 9 Please Please (03:04) 10 Are You Experienced? (03:09) 1 Freedom of Choice Theme Song (02:45) 2 Whip It (02:52) 3 Girl U Want (02:56) 4 Gates of Steel (03:27) 5 Be Stiff (02:55) 6 Planet Earth (02:46) 7 Freedom of Choice Theme Song (02:52) 8 Whip It (02:40) 9 Snowball (02:50) 10 Its Not Right (02:25) 11 Girl U Want (03:01) 12 Planet Earth (02:36) 13 S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) (04:06) 14 Secret Agent Man (03:25) 15 Blockhead (03:26) 16 Uncontrollable Urge (03:17) 17 Mongoloid (03:29) 18 Be Stiff (03:00) 19 Gates of Steel (03:28) 20 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (07:19) 21 Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy (04:31) 22 Come Back Jonee (03:40) 23 Working in a Coalmine (02:49) |
 | Album: 25 of 36 Title: The Ultra DEVO-lux Ltd. Edition Released: 2009-12-22 Tracks: 35 Duration: 1:43:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Uncontrollable Urge (03:09) 2 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:40) 3 Praying Hands (02:47) 4 Space Junk (02:14) 5 Mongoloid (03:44) 6 Jocko Homo (03:38) 7 Too Much Paranoias (01:56) 8 Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy) (04:56) 9 Come Back Jonee (03:47) 10 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin) (02:40) 11 Shrivel-Up (03:07) 12 Uncontrollable Urge (demo) (03:06) 13 Social Fools (demo) (03:39) 14 Sloppy (demo) (02:14) 1 Girl U Want (02:58) 2 Its Not Right (02:23) 3 Whip It (02:40) 4 Snowball (02:29) 5 Ton O Luv (02:30) 6 Freedom of Choice (03:28) 7 Gates of Steel (03:28) 8 Cold War (02:31) 9 Dont You Know (02:15) 10 Thats Pep! (02:19) 11 Mr. Bs Ballroom (02:47) 12 Planet Earth (02:49) 13 Freedom of Choice Theme Song (live) (02:44) 14 Whip It (live) (02:45) 15 Girl U Want (live) (03:01) 16 Gates of Steel (live) (03:37) 17 Be Stiff (live) (02:55) 18 Planet Earth (live) (02:39) 19 Snowball (demo) (02:48) 20 Gates of Steel (demo) (03:27) 21 Time Bomb (demo) (02:52) |
 | Album: 26 of 36 Title: Something for Everybody Released: 2010-06-11 Tracks: 13 Duration: 40:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Fresh (02:59) 2 What We Do (03:17) 3 Please Baby Please (02:41) 4 Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man) (03:26) 5 Mind Games (02:30) 6 Human Rocket (03:22) 7 Sumthin’ (02:46) 8 Step Up (03:00) 9 Cameo (02:49) 10 Later Is Now (03:52) 11 No Place Like Home (03:18) 12 March On (03:50) 13 Watch Us Work It (02:14) |
| Something for Everybody : Allmusic album Review : Coming in way above their previous effort, 1990’s Smooth Noodle Maps, Something for Everybody is the album Devos fans had craved for 28 long years, or maybe 29, if you fall on the sour side of the iffy Oh, No! Its Devo. The synthetic, compressed, and punchy production -- courtesy of producer and Bird & the Bee member Greg Kurstin -- is a modern take on the sound of 1981’s New Traditionalists, and if you judge by hooks, this is right in line with their 1980 breakthrough, Freedom of Choice, although there’s certainly no “Whip It”-sized megahit here. Instead, there’s the opening “Fresh!” a herky-jerky, infectious number with lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh stuttering as if he just created New Wave’s “My Generation.” The wicked highlight “Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man)” (“They’ll hunt you down/And tase you bro/For playing with the rules”) is the album’s other key track, thanks to Mothersbaugh’s perfect framing of de-evolution’s give (hybrid cars) and take, take, take (Beltway snipers, overzealous cops, etc.). Both highlights are co-produced by Santigold who, like Kurstin, checks her ego at the door, allowing the five spud boys to sound like a functioning band. The twangy guitars of Bob 1 are perfectly balanced with the synths and electronic percussion from new member Josh Freese, while Mothersbaugh’s ironic downers are complemented by co-frontman Jerry Casale’s more snide and silly songs, and the two attempts to re-create the sarcastic grandeur of their masterpiece “Beautiful World” -- with “Later Is Now” and “No Place Like Home” -- come pretty darn close. While some will complain that the satirical social commentary just isn’t as razor-sharp, and that the wild, primal nerdiness of their first two efforts is long gone, the purposeful Something for Everybody is proudly not a nostalgia trip and is, instead, filled with age-appropriate subversion, right up to its ironic title. "Something for Veteran Fans" is more like it with "Something Surprisingly Vital" being an even better choice. | ||
 | Album: 27 of 36 Title: Live 1981 Seattle Released: 2012-04-21 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:11:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Opening Theme (01:33) 2 Going Under (03:27) 3 Through Being Cool (03:08) 4 Jerkin Back n Forth (03:03) 5 Soft Things (03:00) 6 Pity U (02:35) 7 Girl U Want (02:56) 8 Planet Earth (02:33) 9 Whip It (02:41) 10 Race of Doom (03:44) 11 Set Change Countdown (01:30) 12 Super Thing (04:03) 13 Uncontrollable Urge (03:23) 14 Mongoloid (03:36) 15 Jocko Homo (05:03) 16 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (07:01) 17 Gut Feeling (03:01) 18 Gates of Steel (03:48) 19 Beautiful World (08:00) 20 Working in a Coalmine (03:22) |
 | Album: 28 of 36 Title: DEVO Battles Live: 2012 Tour (Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL Sep 26, 2012) Released: 2012-09-26 Tracks: 32 Duration: 1:15:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Don’t Shoot I’m a Man (05:07) 2 Peek a Boo (03:06) 3 What We Do (03:16) 4 Fresh (02:51) 5 That’s Good (03:52) 6 Girl U Want (03:12) 7 Whip It (03:16) 8 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (03:05) 9 Secret Agent Man (03:52) 10 Uncontrollable Urge (03:48) 11 Mongoloid (03:58) 12 Jocko Homo (04:59) 13 Smart Patrol / Mr DNA (07:28) 14 Gates of Steel (04:03) 15 Freedom of Choice (05:29) 16 Come Back Johnny (04:58) 17 Beautiful World (09:29) 1 Wiggly World (?) 2 Pink Pussy Cat (?) 3 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (?) 4 Too Much Paranoias (?) 5 Praying Hands (?) 6 Uncontrollable Urge (?) 7 Mongoloid (?) 8 Jocko Homo (?) 9 Smart Patrol / Mr DNA (?) 10 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin’) (?) 11 Come Back Johnny (?) 12 Gut Feeling / Slap Yer Mammy (?) 13 Corporate Anthem (?) 14 Red Eye Express (?) 15 Words Get Stuck in My Throat (?) |
 | Album: 29 of 36 Title: Hardcore Released: 2013 Tracks: 40 Duration: 2:01:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Mechanical Man (04:24) 2 Auto Modown (02:01) 3 Space Girl Blues (01:52) 4 Social Fools (03:41) 5 Soo Bawls (02:43) 6 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction (03:00) 7 Jocko Homo (02:56) 8 Golden Energy (02:32) 9 Buttered Beauties (03:38) 10 Midget (02:41) 11 I’m a Potato (02:38) 12 Uglatto (02:00) 13 Stop Look and Listen (02:33) 14 Ono (02:46) 15 Mongoloid (03:35) 1 Booji Boys Funeral (04:01) 2 Can U Take It? (03:02) 3 Bamboo Bimbo (03:19) 4 A Plan for U (03:14) 5 The Rope Song (03:23) 6 Goo Goo Itch (02:19) 7 Be Stiff (03:21) 8 All of Us (04:55) 9 Baby Talkin’ Bitches (02:27) 10 I Need a Chick (02:53) 11 U Got Me Bugged (02:48) 12 Chango (03:13) 13 Fraulein (03:08) 14 Dogs of Democracy (03:29) 15 “37” (03:00) 16 Bottled Up (02:24) 17 Working in a Coalmine (03:16) 18 I Been Refused (03:35) 19 Fountain of Filth (03:28) 20 Clockout (03:11) 21 Let’s Go (02:42) 22 Man From The Past (03:21) 23 Doghouse Doghouse (02:39) 24 Hubert House (01:49) 25 Shimmy Shake (02:57) |
| Hardcore : Allmusic album Review : Hardcore repackages the compilations Hardcore, Vol. 1 and Hardcore, Vol. 2 into one CD set. Along with the formerly released basement recordings from 1974 to 1977, which are essential for Devo fans, this version includes four bonus songs from that era: "Man from the Past," "Doghouse Doghouse," "Hubert House," and "Shimmy Shake." | ||
 | Album: 30 of 36 Title: Something Else for Everybody Released: 2013-07-23 Tracks: 11 Duration: 32:57 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Monsterman (02:09) 2 On the Inside (02:28) 3 Should-a Said Yes (03:41) 4 Think Fast (03:16) 5 Raise Your Hands (02:48) 6 Message of Hope (02:57) 7 Big Dog (03:05) 8 Can U Juggle? (02:49) 9 Throw Money at the Problem (03:13) 10 I Love Ur Gun (02:50) 11 Dont Shoot (Im a Man) (POLYSICS remix) (03:41) |
 | Album: 31 of 36 Title: Miracle Witness Hour Released: 2014 Tracks: 10 Duration: 42:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Be Stiff (03:06) 2 Uncontrolable Urge (03:50) 3 Mongoloid (03:42) 4 Timing X / Soo Bawls (04:12) 5 Polyvinyl Chloride (04:56) 6 Jocko Homo (04:56) 7 Huboon Stomp (01:59) 8 Praying Hands (04:18) 9 Secret Agent Man (03:12) 10 Smart Patrol / Mr DNA (08:33) |
 | Album: 32 of 36 Title: Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig Released: 2014-04-19 Tracks: 11 Duration: 39:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Too Much Paranoias (03:03) 2 Praying Hands (03:36) 3 Uncontrollable Urge (03:31) 4 Mongoloid (03:49) 5 Jocko Homo (04:50) 6 Goin Under (04:37) 7 Blockhead (03:49) 8 That’s Good (03:34) 9 Jerkin Back and Forth (03:18) 10 Girl U Want (03:09) 11 Whip It (02:40) |
 | Album: 33 of 36 Title: Live at Max’s Kansas City - November 15, 1977 Released: 2014-04-19 Tracks: 10 Duration: 36:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Intro (00:08) 2 Satisfaction (I Cant Get No) (03:18) 3 Too Much Paranoia (02:20) 4 Praying Hands (04:10) 5 Uncontrollable Urge (03:21) 6 Mongoloid (03:26) 7 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (08:02) 8 Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy (04:43) 9 Sloppy (02:58) 10 Come Back Jonee (04:00) |
 | Album: 34 of 36 Title: Hardcore Devo Live! Released: 2015-01-15 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:14:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Mechanical Man (06:00) 2 Auto Modown (02:07) 3 Space Girl Blues (02:01) 4 Baby Talkin’ Bitches (02:42) 5 Fraulein (03:45) 6 I Been Refused (02:44) 7 Bamboo Bimbo (03:50) 8 Beehive (02:48) 9 Midget (03:27) 10 Satisfaction (04:01) 11 Timing X/Soo Bawls (03:59) 12 Stop Look and Listen (02:45) 1 O No (03:00) 2 Be Stiff (02:59) 3 Uncontrollable Urge (03:42) 4 Social Fools (03:20) 5 Jocko Homo (05:18) 6 Fountain of Filth (04:14) 7 Gut Feeling (04:13) 8 U Got Me Bugged (Booji Boy) (03:10) 9 Clock Out (04:54) |
 | Album: 35 of 36 Title: Social Fools: The Virgin Singles 1978–1982 Released: 2015-10-23 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:13:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Come Back Jonee (03:26) 2 Social Fools (02:56) 3 The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize (02:44) 4 Penetration in the Centrefold (02:30) 5 Secret Agent Man (03:39) 6 Soo Bawlz (02:25) 7 Girl U Want (02:59) 8 Turn Around (02:15) 9 Whip It (02:40) 10 Snowball (02:31) 11 Gates of Steel (03:30) 12 Through Being Cool (03:15) 13 Race of Doom (03:45) 14 Working in a Coalmine (02:52) 15 Enough Said (03:30) 16 Beautiful World (03:36) 17 The Super Thing (04:22) 18 Peek-A-Boo! (03:03) 19 Find Out (03:26) 20 Peek-A-Boo! (Dance Velocity) (04:41) 21 Peek-A-Boo! (Devo dub) (05:27) 22 Flimsy Wrap (03:39) |
 | Album: 36 of 36 Title: EZ Listening Muzak Released: 2016-03-04 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:20:58 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Gates of Steel (02:57) 2 Girl U Want (05:01) 3 Come Back Jonee (03:13) 4 Whip It (03:01) 5 That’s Good (03:40) 6 Jerkin’ Back and Forth (03:12) 7 4th Dimension (03:51) 8 Shout (Hello Kitty) (04:13) 9 Mongoloid (05:09) 10 Pity You (03:27) 11 Goin’ Under (03:09) 1 Swelling, Itching Brain (04:14) 2 Jurisdiction of Luv (03:43) 3 Peek-A-Boo (04:27) 4 Satisfaction (04:11) 5 Space Junk (02:40) 6 Time Out for Fun (03:23) 7 Its a Beautiful World (E-Z Listening version) (03:14) 8 Jocko Homo (03:37) 9 Shout (E-Z Listening Muzak version 1) (04:11) 10 Human Rocket (Laughing Gas version) (06:24) |
| EZ Listening Muzak : Allmusic album Review : In the 80s, Devo fans who showed up early for the Freedom of Choice, New Traditionalist, and Oh No! Its Devo tours were treated to some strange pre-show music. Muzak-styled versions of Devo hits were quietly played over the sound system, versions that were so faithful to the Muzak aesthetic that most fans missed them, with the occasional "Is this Girl U Want? asked amongst the crowd. The recordings were made available through the groups fan club in two volumes of the E-Z Listening Muzak Cassette, then in 1987, the Rykodisc label issued E-Z Listening Disc which combined the cassettes, minus one of the two versions of "Shout." This 2016 reissue from the Futurismo label returns "Shout (Hello Kitty)" to its rightful place, and adds one new track based off the groups 2010 LP, "Human Rocket [Laughing Gas Version]," which is completely in the spirit of the original recordings. Speaking of, favorites like "Whip It," "Girl U Want," and "Jocko Homo" are delivered softly, calmly, and with just enough quirk that fans will recognize it as a Devo idea, especially one from the Mark Mothersbaughs side of things. So much of the mans later soundtrack work on Rugrats and Pee-Wee Herman projects gets foreshadowed here, but the most oddball moment has to be the rattling, ragtime banjo on "Its a Beautiful World," which breaks character from Muzak for a minute. Otherwise, this is a well-xecuted and quite interesting concept, but being a fervent fan is the first step. EZ Listening Muzak goes as deep as "Pity You" and "Time Out for Fun," so check out Devo 2.0 for an easier conceptual offshoot. | ||