Their name comes from the central concept of "de-evolution" - the idea that mankind is devolving instead of evolving.
A tribute album to Devo, entitled We Are Not Devo, was released by Centipede Records in 1997 and featured various artistsâincluding The Aquabats, Voodoo Glow Skulls and The Vandalsâcovering some of the band's songs.[1]. 7" flexi-disc included with Volume 1, Issue 6 of, Previously unreleased 1982 session outtake from, "Theme From Adventures of the Smart Patrol", A studio version of an instrumental track played by Devo at the beginning of concerts on their, Demo recorded in 1975 and released in 1991 on, A studio version of a very early Devo song that had only been performed live, Originally released as a flash animation on, "Whip It" (Philip Steir & Ramin Sakurai Remix), Digital-only "Devo Demo Bundle" for fans who purchased concert tickets, C. 1979â1980 demo version of "It's Not Right", Released December 2009. Highly influential band here. There's a great video of 'Secret Agent Man' from around 1975/6.
Vinyl release of the downloadable single.
Devo's chart success slowly fell throughout the decade until they released their apparently final studio album, Smooth Noodle Maps, in 1990; it failed to chart in either the US or the UK. Check out the Hardcore comps plus the early stuff (1977-1981).
Genres: New Wave, Post-Punk, Art Punk. The band rose to prominence in the US during the new wave era with their single "Whip It". New-wave group popular throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, formed by a group of art students at Kent State University, principally Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale.
It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. The band have released nine studio albums, ten extended plays, twelve compilation albums, six live albums, one soundtrack album and twenty five singles.
Alongside them Brit new wavers (hate this term) seem lame....we had to wait for The KLF to have some genuine quality British art pop anarchy. A truly unique and original band with very few influences, which can't be said about many (great) bands. Members of Devo also began recording together under different aliases, including the surf rock-influenced The Wipeouters and Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers.
Compiles all but one of the tracks from Devo's two.
Was already into Ramones/Pistols, etc. The discography of Devo, an American new wave band formed in 1973, consists of 25 singles and 9 studio albums. It made most existing NewWave/Punk look like the Stones or something. it has a brilliant clip during the 'guitar solo' where the guitarist has two regular guitars gaffer taped together into a hilarious parody of the double neck hyperbole type shit the old dinosaurs like Zeppelin were touting.
Devo followed up with their debut full-length album Q: Are We Not Men? It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology.