1001 Albums Day 124 – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! – Devo
My first exposure to Devo was on Saturday Night Live in 1978, with the yellow hazmat suits and a version of “Satisfaction” that was unlike anything I had ever heard before.
Now, 47 years later, things don’t seem as de-evolutionary aa they did to 10 year old me. I don’t know if music has caught up to them, or I am just older.
I still kind of dig it though.
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2 responses to “1001 Albums Day 124 – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!”
I remember that SNL episode also.
Can we maybe say Devo was a precursor to “Techno”?
Maybe, although techno is one of those genres that I have heard of but honestly don’t really know. Is techno and electronica different? Devo reminds me of what little I had heard of Kraftwerk, kind of.