For Devo's 40th anniversary album, Vice published a great article about them being the most misunderstood band of all time. Calling Devo a one-hit-wonder is a sign of ignorance shared with the majority of society. I probably would have thought the same before reading that article
Both chart-wise and enjoyment-wise Devo has more than one hit. Sure, Whip It is a much much bigger hit than anything else they ever did, but still they have other songs that charted, and they've got a ton of bangers
Check out the album Are We Not Men, it's killer from start to finish
Interesting fact: Gerald Casale went to Kent State in 1970. Devo's "Devolution" philosophy was directly inspired by the Kent State shootings - opting for subversion instead of open protest.
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For Devo's 40th anniversary album, Vice published a great article about them being the most misunderstood band of all time. Calling Devo a one-hit-wonder is a sign of ignorance shared with the majority of society. I probably would have thought the same before reading that article
Thanks for that article! I never really listened to Devo, going to rectify that.
Both chart-wise and enjoyment-wise Devo has more than one hit. Sure, Whip It is a much much bigger hit than anything else they ever did, but still they have other songs that charted, and they've got a ton of bangers
Check out the album Are We Not Men, it's killer from start to finish
https://open.spotify.com/album/1u2Qni8cVRptDTaA00fmBC
Also for you music nerds like me, check out this song in 7/8 time signature
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hRguZr0xCOc
Commenter takes the Asperger test, gets positive diagnostic (mild case)
Oh dad, we're all Devo.
Interesting fact: Gerald Casale went to Kent State in 1970. Devo's "Devolution" philosophy was directly inspired by the Kent State shootings - opting for subversion instead of open protest.
My step-mom was in her room on campus. Said she didn't know anything was going on.
That was an interesting fact!
One hit wonder? C'mon now... Devo had at least 2 hits. One just hit way harder than the rest.
I read this post to my autistic boyfriend and he just shared that he's a total Devo nerd, so diagnosis checks out
The diagnosis came right after "Devo shirt" (amazing band)
"More Devo than Devo"
'Are we not men?'
https://youtu.be/leIwPLXr9a8