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Released 40 years ago today: "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" Happy 40th anniversary
Hat tip, ThisDayInRock:
1978 – DEVO RELEASE THEIR ALBUM Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? A WE ARE DEVO
Posted on 1:40 AM by STU SWEATMAN
1978 – Devo release their album Q: Are We Not Men? A We Are Devo. Rolling Stone’s Tom Carson declares it “a brittle, small masterpiece of Seventies pop irony, but its shriveling, ice-cold absurdism might not define the Seventies as much as jump the gun on the Eighties.”
Posted on 1:40 AM by STU SWEATMAN
1978 – Devo release their album Q: Are We Not Men? A We Are Devo. Rolling Stone’s Tom Carson declares it “a brittle, small masterpiece of Seventies pop irony, but its shriveling, ice-cold absurdism might not define the Seventies as much as jump the gun on the Eighties.”
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!
The correct title of this article is Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!. The substitution or omission of the colon is due to technical restrictions.
Not to be confused with Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!.
Q: Are We Not Men?
A: We Are Devo!
Studio album by Devo
Released August 28, 1978
Recorded October 1977 – February 1978
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is the debut studio album by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1978, on the labels Warner Bros. and Virgin. Produced by Brian Eno, the album was recorded between October 1977 and February 1978, primarily in Cologne, Germany,
The album received somewhat mixed reviews from critics and peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 78 on the U.S. Billboard chart. Recent reviews of the album have been more uniformly positive and the album has charted on several retrospective "best of" lists from publications including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork Media and Spin.
On May 6, 2009, Devo performed the album live in its entirety for the first time as part of the Don't Look Back concert series curated by All Tomorrow's Parties. On September 16, 2009, Warner Bros. and Devo announced a re-release of Q: Are We Not Men? and Freedom of Choice, with a tour performing both albums.
The correct title of this article is Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!. The substitution or omission of the colon is due to technical restrictions.
Not to be confused with Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!.
Q: Are We Not Men?
A: We Are Devo!
Studio album by Devo
Released August 28, 1978
Recorded October 1977 – February 1978
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is the debut studio album by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1978, on the labels Warner Bros. and Virgin. Produced by Brian Eno, the album was recorded between October 1977 and February 1978, primarily in Cologne, Germany,
The album received somewhat mixed reviews from critics and peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 78 on the U.S. Billboard chart. Recent reviews of the album have been more uniformly positive and the album has charted on several retrospective "best of" lists from publications including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork Media and Spin.
On May 6, 2009, Devo performed the album live in its entirety for the first time as part of the Don't Look Back concert series curated by All Tomorrow's Parties. On September 16, 2009, Warner Bros. and Devo announced a re-release of Q: Are We Not Men? and Freedom of Choice, with a tour performing both albums.
Okay, it's not for everyone:
And now for something more conventional:
They were even on the teevee:
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (/ˈmʌðərzbɔː/; born May 18, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, author and visual artist.
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Career
Devo
Mothersbaugh attended Kent State University as an art student, where he met Devo co-founders Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis. In early 1970, Lewis and Casale formed the idea of the "devolution" of the human race after Casale's friend Jeffrey Miller was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on university grounds during what came to be known as the Kent State shootings. Intrigued by the concept, Mothersbaugh joined them, building upon it with elements of early post-structuralist ideas and oddball arcana, most notably unearthing the infamous Jocko-Homo Heavenbound pamphlet ( the basis for the song "Jocko Homo" ). This association culminated in 1973, when the trio started to play music as Devo.
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (/ˈmʌðərzbɔː/; born May 18, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, author and visual artist.
....
Career
Devo
Mothersbaugh attended Kent State University as an art student, where he met Devo co-founders Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis. In early 1970, Lewis and Casale formed the idea of the "devolution" of the human race after Casale's friend Jeffrey Miller was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on university grounds during what came to be known as the Kent State shootings. Intrigued by the concept, Mothersbaugh joined them, building upon it with elements of early post-structuralist ideas and oddball arcana, most notably unearthing the infamous Jocko-Homo Heavenbound pamphlet ( the basis for the song "Jocko Homo" ). This association culminated in 1973, when the trio started to play music as Devo.
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