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This album is just wild. The drum patterns are wonky and I love it. It was really fun trying to mimic what the beat was in the "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" cover. I know the opening track as that fun weird song on Rock Band 2, not the intro to Ridiculousness. This album is just the oddest display of rock, like if an alien came down and tried its best to mimic human music. It's pretty close but something definitely seems off about it. Amazing
Loved it.
I quite liked this album, and the devolution meaning plus variety of work is gonna bump this up to a 5. The album itself seems to have quite a few covers
It's great. Lots of Devo classics on here.
A lot of music I listen to is pretty depressing- Devo is a perfect antidote.
Perfect album no notes
Devo is hands down one of my all-time favorite new wave bands. There’s something about their avant-garde and quirky approach that resonates with me, and they managed to break through into commercial pop culture. It’s also worth noting that this album was produced by Brian Eno, which adds another layer of awesomeness!
post punk at its finest. love the concept "de-evolution" -- such a raw and aromantic reaction to the cultural rapture. it's leaning all the way in on hostility.
This is the one that I will never be objective about. Got me through Hawley Junior High. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yehyehyehyehyeh yeah!
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeah yeah! 1978 was the best year for music ever. I'm sure I didn't appreciate it at the time.
#203/1001. Imagine a world without DEVO. What a sad, low-saline level and (cubic)square place it would be. The only comfort might be the band DOVE, a Christian soft rock group.
Day701 - ohio sure can put out some of the best music. it’s a shame they’re not in the rock and roll hall of fame already. it was nice of tom brady to get in his time machine and pose for the cover
Well this fucking rules.
Weird, wonky, & fun
I think DEVO is one of the most important bands to appear in my lifetime. It's fairly tragic that they ended up signed to Warner Brothers, who treated them so poorly, even to the point of the master tapes for their albums being damaged and lost.
caraio esse eh bem mais punk do que eu achei que seria. new wave bem peculiar, bem maluco e meio nerd (pela estética, eu acho). bem interessante, eh tem uma pegada de post-punk também, viu. no mais, belíssimos synths e guitarradas, hein. eh esquisito, eh dançante, eh a porra toda, que isso. mais um pra eu ficar obcecado, graças a deus. achei pedradaça DEMAIS!!!!!
Eno = good
First album I've gotten from this list that I am actually familiar with. I listened to Gut Feeling 203 times last year. I think this album may be good
Weird and goofy. Yeah I'm a fan. Heard the first song from MTV.
9/10 Forever I thought that DEVO was a novelty. I still think that. I love them. 11-12-2025
was really good, reminded me of talking heads, but more punky though
10 stars. The pride of Akron, Ohio. Spuds forever!
Wild that this came out in 1978. Already knew and liked "Uncontrollable Urge" but also enjoyed "Jocko Homo" "Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy" and "Come Back Jonee" a lot.
As one half of famous New Wave pioneers Houmous & Chutney I can really appreciate this record. Shame it involved Eno. Len Houmous hates Eno. Never forgave him for eating his last rolo. He was saving it for Joni Mitchell! 4.5 1/10 Uncontrollable Urge
This is the easiest review so far as I already have this album and love it. Devo have their own style within the electronica genre , I played this loud and was dancing round the kitchen to most songs and such fun to listen to
Dope
This is the album that galvanized me and made me a fan despite knowing them just as the “Whip It” band as a kid. It’s wild to me that this sound started in the 70s as it sounds so quintessentially 80s. True pioneers.
This is rad, kinda like parquet courts and the talking heads
Zany, eclectic, satirical, and full of nervous energy, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! makes for an awesome debut with many standouts. I can see myself returning to this, it’s just such a fun album.
I've got an uncontrollable urge... to give DEVO five stars. yeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeah
>>> the Beatles This rules
I absolutely love this. The spirit, the originality, the serious philosophical underpinnings (De-evolution) without a hint of self-seriousness in the music. The 2024 documentary (DEVO) is fantastic - delving into the nature of art and the artistic process as it intersects with commerce.
Just crazy how unique this all is. In a world of rock stars, these guys took it in a totally different direction. And their interpretation of Satisfaction is their manifesto of a new world.
Classic
Great way to start a Sunday. Walking my dog in my bucolic neighborhood. Legends, no doubt. Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby baby….
I honestly loved this. It was weird, but it was authentically weird. I don't think these guys were trying to appear edgy or cool like so much of the punk/new wave bands we've heard. I think they were just weird freaks in the best possible way. Reminds me a bit of the B-52s in that way. That cover of Satisfaction as track 2 on a debut album was a bold choice as well.
Punk. Nerd. Transcendent.
An all time classic. Short and sweet, Devo just leaving us all in their dust.
Unquestionably one of my favorite albums from this project. I only knew a couple Devo songs, but I loved every single song on this. 5/5 no notes.
Life changing album for me. These guys are STILL trying to warn us about the deadly sins of consumerism, authoritarianism, conformity, and wanking.
It's like Talking Heads went insane. Love it. Every song is crazy, awesome, and fun. Super easy 5. Favorite tracks: Liked all of them, but I'll give the edge to Uncontrollable Urge, Satisfaction (love the story of Mick Jagger getting up and dancing to it when he heard it for the first time), Jocko Homo (crazed track - I can't help but think of how Weird Al included this in one of his polkas), Gut Feeling (much more straightforward - very cool song), Shrivel-Up (sounds like Primus...well, the other way around).
A great Devo album. A great album.
The best.
Hold the lettuce, hold the cheese. More Devo, please! Every song is a lemme here that spanker again!
I've known it for a long time. I love it. It's a classic. ARE WE NOT MEN we are devo
Now we're talking! I've been a huge fan of this wonky-pop classic since I was about 18. Just brilliant stuff. Favourite tracks: Uncontrollable Urge, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Praying Hands, Mongoloid, Jocko Homo (that 7/8 time signature is TOO good), Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy, Shrivel-Up.
Imagine the balls it takes to take one of rocks quintessential cool songs and cover it in the most uncool way. And I'm doing so, make it incredibly cool in a completely different way. Devo is all punk in style. Damn expectations, damn coolness. Let's be angular. Let's make weird sounds. Let's sing the Burger King motto. Their declarative Jocko Homo stretches out like Bohemian Rhapsody, changing rhythms and tones, doing odd time signatures and riff counts, all to the backdrop of the call and response "Are we not men? We are Devo!" Uncontrollable Urge is a top tier punk track and a hell of a way to start off an album. These guys are the most confident dorks I've ever heard. And they paved a way for future dork bands like Weezer and Pavement. Every second of this was weirdo gold.
LOVE Devo. 5*
Splendid! We are ALL Devo! Ground breaking album. Classic whether you like it or not. Major game changer in the scope of modern rock.
Always loved this album.
There are two kinds of people in this world: fans of Devo and those who don't understand Devo. We are all Devo. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
In it's time and today, Q. Are We Not Men?, Devo's debut album, is one of the most unique offerings in tbe world of weird New Wave, or any rock album. Full of quirky rhythms, strange lyrics, and espousing the theory of Devolution, it is not for everyone. Only the truly cool will get it.
29/05/2025 I'm surprised how much i actually like this album.
Great fun
Ye ye ye ye get’em Devo. Sounds like a lost Talking Heads album. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it having never really listened to Devo before. Jocko Homo got kind of grating but the rest is straight 🔥
My name is evil michael
It's weird and it's subversive and best of all you can dance to it. The world needs more music like this.
Devo is such a fun band and this debut album is full of catchy tunes.
I'm very torn. This damn app doesn't allow for half stars. Is this a 4 star album? Or is this a 5 star album? My gut says it deserves 4.5 stars but that's not an option. This is a real Sophie's choice... but worse. My only real criticism of the album is they could cut a song or two... and not because those songs are bad. They just don't live up to the classic level of the rest of the album. The problem is they're both right at the end which leaves the album on a strange note. For that reason... I'll give it a (see star number below). This album has everything I want in a rock album. It's catchy. It's weird. It's funny. It's abrasive. It's original. It sounds good. It has variety. It has a strong point of view. It has great album art. The intros to every track are iconic. And it kicks the ever-loving piss out of whip it. I wish i had discovered it at 16 instead of 26. When I make music, this is what I aspire to create. Highlights: Uncontrollable Urge, Space Junk and Come Back Jonee are just so catchy Jocko Homo is hilarious with it's "are we not men?" chorus Their rolling stones cover is so great and weird. I really believe that these men are dissatisfied. Mic jagger on the other hand is doing just fine... satisfied even. I love the dissonance of Too Much Paranoias Gut Feeling is just a rollercoaster I never want to get off Mongoloid and Praying Hands... they're just great fuckin' tracks Stop what you're doing and listen to this album.
meeega fed. Mere postpunk end new wave. Jeg hørte den to gange, det har jeg ikke gjort med et nyt (for mig) album siden Sparks. Space Junk 👌👌👌👌
So many GOATs from Akron, Ohio
still so baffling to me that eno produced this, i love the stories that the band hated everything he said to do and just waited for bowie to show up to remix the album. anyways its one of the best of all time
THIS SHIT ROCKS! THIS IS MY JAM! THANK YOU DEVO! Fav ones: Uncontrollable Urge, Mongoloid, Gut Feeling.
Are we Not Men? We Are DEVO
Fucking incredible. I think jocko homo could be the number one song I wish I wrote. It gets me fucking amped
YAH FUCK YEAH WOW YEAH UH HUH
RAD!!
Very good!
Uncontrollable Urge - 5/5 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - 5/5 Praying Hands - 4/5 Space Junk - 4/5 Mongoloid - 5/5 Jocko Homo - 5/5 Too Much Paranoias - 3/5 Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy) - 5/5 Come Back Jonee - 3/5 Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin') - 4/5 Shrivel-Up - 5/5 Average score: 4.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ one of my fav albums from one of my fav artists. when i say i enjoy post-punk, *this* is what the fuck i'm talking about it's wacky and weird and goofy in the best of ways. even my least fav tracks are fun in their own ways, and the better tracks make up for them tenfold. because of this, i felt it was deserving of a little boost in score the only complaint i've got is there aren't MORE albums by DEVO featured on this list!! this album is hands down my fav of their entire discography and deserves the highlight, but you're telling me that Freedom of Choice didn't make the cut as well?? c'mon now.
SO GOOD. Every song is great. Was just listening to this the other day.
A fully realized and astonishingly fresh debut. Quirky fun and accomplished.
One of the best there ever was. yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah YEAH!
you couldn't do devo today, because of woke
This is one of the albums I’ve been most excited about, and for good cause.
I really enjoyed this!
This album is Ohio rizz /pos (I'm so sorry) A super fun album from start to finish. I need to listen to more Devo. My favorite song on this is Shrivel-Up
That’s so Devo
This gets credited as being proto-new wave or something, but to me this is one of the best punk records of all time. This shit kicks so much ass. It hits the ground running and goes for half an hour and never lets up. I especially love the sudden end of the janky, schizoid Too Much Paranoias into the gentle, surfy intro to Gut Feeling which then builds back into an anxious screed. Absolutely brilliant. I’m a little surprised this isn’t more highly rated. This is the 6th 5 star album in a row for me. I am worried about the next few albums.
This is always my answer for “what one-hit wonder is actually great?” This band is incredible.
I love this stupid album. Their version of Satisfaction sticks in my head more than the Stones version. Heresy to some but I love it. And of course, thanks to Ridiculousness, Uncontrollable Urge is all over the place and I’m not mad about that. More people need to hear Devo beyond Whip It.
I hated Devo as a kid cause I only heard whip it and altough fun I simply thought it was kind of shitty. Little did I know that 40 years later I can say they got done dirty by mtv. Its one of the most underrated groups in history. I feel they are so versatile and amazing musicians. This album has so much variety and diffent sounds and music. This is an experimental confept album that even with a cover of the stones its simply breathtaking something really different and fresh still today. Really insane that it sound better today than I remember back in the 80s.
I like weird and Devo is pretty weird.
This is why post-punk will always be my favourite genre/era of music. Everything about it, those funky basslines, angular guitar riffs, tight drumming. It just hits some part of my brain and I love it so much.
This album was a favorite of Krist Novoselic of Nirvana. Truly unique at the time of its release.
I think it's really great that my generation progressed musically. Sonic Youth was created as a direct response to music to Devo (Devolve / De-Evololution). When I was coming up, Devo was barely more than a punchline, they were weirdos, wore weird hats, dressed in identical full-body uniforms. But, that may have been the point when they first started as an thematic art project. The concept being that the future of the world was all going to be run by machines & computers and something as personal and humanistic like music would all be made by robots. (uhhh, hello AI). But if you take the time to listen to this a few times, you begin to realize how amazing this band was. It wasn't until much after I had grown tired of noise rock / Sonic Youth-y stuff that I found this album and was surprised to find is so fun, weird, interesting and good. Gut Feeling has got to be one of my favorite tracks ever. Simple guitar looping that builds and builds until it explodes. Weird cover of Satisfaction and of course Uncontrollable Urge make this album memorable.
What an album! Their Humor is far out and their music is also odd. I love it!
- favs: praying hands, uncontrollable urge It reminds me a little of David Bowie in some ways and the B52’s!!! absolutely love Devo, such iconic band and this album is absolutely amazing. It belongs into my record collection :)
Devo is a national treasure and should be treated as such. Mothersbaugh has done so much for the art of music that it will take decades to fully understand his influence and contributions to the medium.
Devo is Dead Kennedys for nerds. I’m a nerd.
Whoa this rules. It’s so deranged, it’s so fun. The drummer is so good! Easy sell: I’m a Devo Guy now.
an overtly fun and deceptively subtle shattering of rock and roll's base components and reassembled by people for whom many of its subtextual gut feelings (especially of libido) are but an abstract curiosity, but they think its cool anyway and worth studying and replicating and performing to its fullest extent. in that way it somehow becomes a comical peak of these subtextual gut feelings? i need to stop trying to comprehend this thread i think its getting away from me. album is crazy fun, the ratio of runtime to Ass Kicked Per Second absolutely slams many hard rock bands... there's so little in the way of rock as pure Motion and Energy when u have no times for things like self-aggrandizement ! no disrespect on self-aggrandizement ofc...but this scratches an almost wholly unique itch. made me think about early rock n rollers just as much as talking heads
Fuuuuuuck yeeeaaaahhh!! Satisfaction is one of the best covers of all time. This whole album is brilliant and daring and stupid and great. 5/5
Fantastic. What did people in 1978 think?
"Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" Is the debut album by American new wave band Devo. New wave, post-punk, art rock, punk rock. Sure. The album was produced by Brian Eno. There were difficulties between the Eno and the band during the recording and David Bowie actually ended up re-mixing the album. Devo is Mark Mothersbaugh (vocals, keys, guitar), Gerald Casale (vocals, bass, keys), Bob Mothersbaugh (lead guitar, vocals), Bob Casale (rhythm guitar, keys, vocals)and Alan Myers (drums). The album had mostly positive reviews and is noted as being a seminal American new wave release. Commercially, it hit #68 in the US and #12 in the UK. Of note: the original cover was intended to have a picture of golfer "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez. They couldn't get his approval in time so they replaced it with a morphed face of presidents JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. "Uncontrollable Urge" kicks things off. Herky-jerky and anxious music and singing. Melodic and a nice chorus. A new wave guitar. Minimalist lyrics...Social Anxiety? Paranoia? Maturation? Maybe all of them. They perform one of the best covers of all-time with their version of the Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Mechanical sounding. A cool, wavy bass. A nervous guitar. They give an anxious, original interpretation. And, they're performance of this song on Saturday Night Live is utterly spectacular. A creeping guitar intro opens "Mongoloid," a song they would probably rethink today. A mechanical beat. Very 80's sounding keys. Layered sounds. A background wah-wah guitar. It's about a man who has down syndrome and leads a normal life in de-evolved society. They continue the de-evolved theme in "Jacko Homo." A repetitive beat. More anxious guitar and keys. "Are we not men? We are Devo!" A fast and galloping guitar and bass begin "Come Back Jonee." They deconstruct Chuck Berry's "Johnny B Good" as Johnny is failing in a relationship. A great Johnny B Good-esque guitar solo. The album closes with "Shrivel-Up." Eerie guitar. Multiple sounds in the background. Kind of pyschedelic and reminded me of Ween. This is a great and original album. No bad songs here. They had been playing them for three years and it sounds like it. The music is melodic, mechanical, angular and unique. They create an anxious and paranoid atmosphere. Their next three albums are also good but this is their best. An album everyone needs to have. I'm off to find my red energy done hat and yellow jumpsuit.
Very deserving album to be on this list. It's hugely influential and also just plain fun to listen to.
since i can still rate the albums before joining the group, today is 7/10/2024, but this might be a top 5 new wave album oat, everything sounds fresh and good, it's a 10.
Twitchy aggro nerd destruction crew
Pure quality & brings back some great memories
My first time giving Devo a real listen and it is very funny and surprisingly really good. I'm not 100% sure this actually a 5 but I am sure that these guys are 100% committed to their bit and I respect the hell out of that so I am going to reward by rounding up.
This album is packed with great songs that also have that unique Devo sound. Robotic, energetic yet still sounding hand crafted. I don't know that they made a better album than this. Remains a standout.
Six. Or maybe seven. That's how old I was when I asked my mum for a Devo album for Xmas. God bless her she had to ask at the record store because she had no idea what a Devo was. Neither did I really, but my friends older brother listened to them and I thought they were cool. So I thought they were cool. And guess what kids, Devo were both cool and NOT cool at the same time. I still own this album, and it still gets play today. Standouts are the kooky (and somewhat divisive) version of 'Satisfaction' and the classic 'Mongoloid' - a ode to diversity and equality, and the fantastic slow build of 'Gut Feeling'. Five devolving stars.
I still have a little piece of a radiation suit that was torn off and thrown into crowd at a Devon gig. This band was something else live. Great album to kick off the day with.
Listening to this, I am pretty sure I heard this album playing while I was exploring between the walls of the City Museum in St. Louis circa 2010. It's a great soundtrack and some creative music overall. Favorite track: "Satisfaction" or "Space Junk."
a really fun, off kilter, energetic romp of an album. this is definitely not everyone's bag, but if you know 'whip it' you may have an idea of what you are in store for. it's an album that definitely goes against the grain, and that's kind of what i love it for. 'uncontrollable urge' is one of the best album openers of all time, and i also adore 'jocko homo' and 'gut feeling/(slap your mammy)' - not to mention their odd cover of the rolling stones' 'satisfaction.' the production is great and it sounds as bombastic today as it probably did in 1978.
Even though I generally like new wave, and am a huge Brian Eno fan, I'd never really dug into Devo. I think I missed out, this was so cool, cooler than I expected.
I’m a little biased with this one since Devo is my absolute favourite band of all time, but there really is something special about their debut. The introduction of their philosophy of de-evolution to the world (where humans as a species was regressing rather than evolving) may have shocked but was also surprisingly prescient of the state of things to come. David Bowie even introduced them once as “the band of the future” and I think he saw in them something more than the “novelty act” that people were throwing at them. From frenetic guitars, melodic bass lines and diy synthesizers and a pounding drum, they had something to say and wanted to make sure you heard it.
Absurd excellence
When I was 10 years old my brother and I first saw Devo perform on Saturday Night Live and our minds were blown with their yellow suits and crazy sound. As my father usually turned the channel during the musical acts, he must have been intrigued as well. My brother and I would go on to become big Devo fans (one of the few bands we equally shared) and had all of their albums on cassettes. So, while it's slightly possible I wouldn't have completely loved this album on one cold listening today, and the fact that I probably loved a couple of other later Devo albums better (e.g. Freedom of Choice, Oh No! it's Devo) it brings a great deal of affection and nostalgia to hear, and I'm guessing this is going to be our one Devo shot. Love it!
I like Devo's sound, and maybe I tried to be a fan my younger days, but it didn't really stick. Mostly, I have an abstract appreciation for them and they make me think of a particular person from high school.
How could I not love Devo and their singular style made for us nerds?
As somewhat of an aficionado of strange, quirky music it always seemed like Devo should be squarely in my wheelhouse. But for whatever reason it never really was. Even today, I have enormous appreciation for them but I’m not sure I would put a whole album on the Victorola for a spin. Regardless, I really do appreciate this greatly! Very glad to have spent the time listening to this album!
Ohio representing. Whip it was one of my first albums. I never really got into any other Devo songs/albums. This one was great! 5/5
I don't know, man, if you don't have the desire to pogo like a weird alien/robot, or twitch like it's day three of a meth bender, I just don't want to hang out with you. It's totally left field, weird. On the same vein as, say, Ian Dury, where you're not entirely certain the person you're listening to is human. It's just fun, and fun throughout. Favorite tracks: "Uncontrollable Urge", "Praying Hands", "Mongoloid"
One my original jr high records! Amazing!
A stone cold classic. A bunch of midwestern weirdos making weird nerdy music that sounds both very 70’s/80’s but also at times like something from the future. I’m surprised I haven’t noticed it before when listening to this record, but it sounds so similar to the Talking Heads around the same time to me. I haven’t heard these two contemporaries compared much but they have such a common neurotic vibe. There’s also a lot previewing Weezer’s blue album here to me. It’s such an influential and unique record.
If this chart is full of albums that pushed the boundaries and are the yardstick by which other albums are judged then this album is rightfully here. It's not an easy listen but it's so chock full of ideas and quirks (not sure how much is Eno) you can't deny it. What must it have sounded like in 1978......?
The fact that no one has been able to top this in almost 50 years is proof of devolution.
Still a regular listen around here.
YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY. DEVO sits on the Mount Rushmore of American New Wave acts alongside The B-52s, Blondie, Talking Heads, and The Cars. Their version of Satisfaction breaks my brain every time I hear it and I love it. Bonus star for the hilarious Shrivel-Up at the end.
Ah, my 450th album, and it’s one that I’m familiar with. I bought this on CD about fifteen years or so ago because I saw it on the 1001 albums list. Back then, I listened to it once, but it wasn’t really my cup of tea, so I’ve never revisited it until today. I would still say that this album isn’t really something that I really enjoy listening to, but I think it’s a fantastic album. Driven by frantic rhythms (both on guitar and drums), peppered with otherworldly synthesizers, and some really wild lyrical themes delivered in Mark Allen Mothersbaugh’s unique vocal style. The guitar work on this album is really outstanding, and helped shape what New Wave music would become in the eighties. Despite relying more on rhythm than melodic structure (at least in my opinion), Devo manages to create a variety of sounds across these eleven tracks. Lyrically, this album’s theme of de-evolution is conveyed across the album, covering topics ranging from giving into compulsions, masturbation, and the constant barrage of consumer culture. Devo’s take on The Rolling Stone’s “Satisfaction” takes the song from an ‘aw shucks, I don’t fit in no matter how hard I try’ anthem to an ‘I’m going to lose my mind from people trying to sell me crap’ panic attack. On its surface, “Mongoloid” hasn’t aged particularly well, but the critiques of dumbing one’s self down to fit in with the current culture still resonate as true. “Uncontrollable Urge” is my favorite track on the album, with its driving guitar rhythms and pounding drums on the chorus. The backing vocals really give the song a deeper sound, and the little synthesizer chirps and whirring guitars towards the end of the song create a great atmosphere for the rest of the album. While this isn’t the type of album that I’d gravitate towards, I do think it’s outstanding. The songwriting is great, the guitar arrangements are perfectly executed, and Devo’s overall vision and image really shine through on this brilliantly weird album. I think this a must listen for anyone who really loves New Wave music, but I can understand why it may miss the mark with a lot of people.
Banger!
First Devon record I've listened to and just all around a super cool record, feels like the absolute perfect stepping stone between the punk rock of the late 70s and the synth pop that'd be so prevalent throughout much of the 80s. Personal favourite tracks are "Mongoloid", "Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy", "Come Back Jonee" and "Uncontrollable Urge".
Casualmente, volví a éste disco el domingo pasado. Una joya post-punk con voces muy de la época, puntualmente Robert Smith. Temas bailables, más experimentales, siempre con un dejo humorístico. Un gran comienzo de una gran banda
I love Devo. Maybe in another timeline they get a 4 butt fuck it.
God I love this album.
The biggest flaw with this album is that it isn't longer. Banger after banger, one of the best albums from an era filled with great post-punk and new wave.
Another record that blew me away in '78 when I first heard it (although the next album "Duty Now For The Future" was actually the first Devo album I ever heard). Yet another record that subverted all expectations, and signaled a whole new type of music. How could I not give it 5 stars?
I love this album. So much variety and Devo was just blazing suck a new trail in music. A favorite is the cover of Satisfaction. It is one of the most unrecognizable covers I’ve ever heard. Only at the end of the song do you catch the familiar guitar riff.
Released just after Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings and Food, they're part of the first batch of New Wave American artists that turned punk into something silly, fun, and accessible to the public. It's catchy and wild; you could dance and scream along. These songs are iconic. It breaks down pop structures, unlike their next album Freedom of Choice which has "Whip It" still being played on classic radio. You get parodies on classics like "Satisfaction" and "Johnny B. Goode" which are essentially unrecognizable to the songs they originally destructured. You only get a hint of rockabilly in "Come Back Jonee". Instead, we get a fusion of punk, surf, synths, and a whole lotta not giving a fuck. Whole album is genius. I can't think of a single skippable track. It's too short and diverse for you to get bored or tired at any point. The vocals are unique and fun. Lyrics are hilarious. Synths are whimsical. Beats are fast and cool. Guitars are rhythmic and groovy. "Uncontrollable Urge" is a strong intro that sets off the rest of the album. Every other song has its own personality and story that has it stick out. Tons of overlooked ideas, like the Velvet Undergound-esque distortion in "Gut Feeling", the gothic of "Too Much Paranoias", or the industrial krautrock of "Jocko Homo". Only downside is I felt the ending was a bit weak. I liked "Sloppy" and "Shrivel-Up", but I felt like they could ended on a more of a satisfying bang. Really wish we had more records like this. It's so innovative, creative, and fun with no low points. I'm always replaying this one. Also, if you haven't seen them live, please do. They really show off their silliness and unpredictability when live. I heard they once played "Jocko Homo" for a half hour but no recordings have been discovered. I would kill to see that. Favorites: Uncontrollable Urge, Jocko Homo
Whip it good. I mean its Devo. Of course its great.
goes hard every track on here is silly fun but with a markedly satirical undercurrent. it captures the absurdities of the american empire and its culture, in a wrapper of catchy pop music as opposed to the more cerebral post-punk of their contemporaries Pere Ubu, propelling them to hugely influential status. easily their best album and these fellas were true pioneers, many of these songs written before the big punk explosion of 1976-77 highlight : Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy
So so good! I haven’t listened to this one in a while, and it was really fun to revisit. A terrific debut!
An obvious all-time fav and classic. Staple in any collection. Gut feeling, space junk, come back jonee, mogoloid.... Absolute favorite.
Great energy
I love it. Weird lyricism, and a sound that feels like it's permanently on the verge of falling apart, yet somehow stays on track.
Some of the drumming and background seems almost Beach Boys-esque, and I hear lots of precursors/similarities to the Talking Heads. Also just like, weird electronic experimentation that's pretty fun.
Amazing! They were way ahead of their time!
Bija ok
This album upset my dog. 5 stars.
This was fun! I can’t describe it better than the Apple Music blurb, which called it “pop music from a dystopian novel”, tracking the group’s jokey “space caveman” idea that society was devolving rather than evolving.
A genre and era-defining album for Devo, and one of the best debut albums I’ve ever heard. This is a perfect album in so many ways, long one of my favorites. It’s cold, angular, strident and unabashedly weird. It’s smart and satirical and precise in its delivery in a way that should make it seem overly aloof, but this is music that’s also crisp and catchy and just so much fun to listen to. For a band as singularly strange as Devo is, they’re also incredibly engaging and likeable, which is the secret sauce that keeps this album from being remembered as some bizarre manifesto for art school kids and weirdos (I mean, it’s also that, but I mean that as a great compliment). Add to that the best cover of a Stones song ever recorded, and you’ve got something really special. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Mongoloid, Uncontrollable Urge, Praying Hands, Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy), Jocko Homo, Come Back Jonee, Too Much Paranoias, Space Junk, Shrivel-Up, Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')
Album 160 of 1001 Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Track : Uncontrollable Urge I like this album. Nice representation of post-punk/new wave. Was about to rate it lower but decided that I'm not an album critic but a listener who is rating according to my level of personal enjoyment. Fun album. This genre needs some representation on my top rated albums and this one will do that just fine.
I love this band and I love this album, and coincidentally I just listened to this a couple times not more than 2-3 days ago. It's a phenomenal record from a creative force.
Landmark album of unbridled kookiness.
Classic album. Devo is practically their own genre
What can I say? This is my favorite album released in 1978, beating other incredible LPs such as Kraftwerk' *The Man Machine*, Wire's *Chairs Missing*, Brian Eno' *Music For Airports* or Talking Heads' *More Songs About Buildings And Food". Of course it's gonna be in my own list. Just like those great 1978 albums, *Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo* is one of a kind. It's totally weird and yet incredibly catchy. Tracks like "Incontrollable Urge" and the legendary "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" cover make for a great start, and later on, you have "Mongoloid" and its bouncy bassline, infectious guitar riff and wry lyrics, "Jock Homo" and its crazy vocals, "Shrivel-Up" and its off-kilter synths, or "Gut Feeling", with its enticing arpeggios and insane build-up. Oh, can someone explain to me why this track is not available on Spotify?--without it you don't have a full picture of the dynamics side two go through! Those cuts, along with the rest, suggest a self-contained universe. A nonsensical one, sure. But one that's relatable once you understand what the band is all about: making fun of the whole human race, and have a blast about it! In a way, this record is a mix of all the other albums I've quoted up there--except *Music For Airports*, but since Brian Eno produced this debut, there's still a direct connection to him here (Eno also produced Talking Heads LPs around that time, which shows how important he was for both New Wave and *No* Wave around those years...) Devolution is also a funny concept that hasn't aged a day, if only because of our current "idiotic" time. Early post-punk has many treasures like that, and his here is one of the most precious one. I wish I had more time to talk about this record today. But I only have time left to give a dumb "grading". 5/5, then. Good luck for the album that comes next! Number of albums left to review: 561 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 214 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 102 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 127
LOVE THIS. I've listened to this album before but I enjoyed it more this time around.
The best. I remember how quirky and strange this sounded when it came out, especially Satisfaction. Now it just sounds like a cool cover version.
Fantastic album by a fantastic band. I think people pass Devo off as a one hit wonder, but they couldn't be more wrong. They're a electronic punk band with a message of devolution & were founded after the founding members witnessed the Kent State Massacre. If you listen carefully, those aren't just pop songs, and I'm grateful to have seen them live last year at Cruel World Fest. The energy was off the charts complete with the band ripping their signature suits to shreds. Do yourselves a favor & watch their old 80s shows on YouTube. Nearly the entire album is made of my favorites. I remember first hearing their version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction on the movie Casino & was amazed. How in the world can a band recreate THAT song so perfectly? Again, wow. This album is pure joy for me. 5 stars.
Aww hell yeah. This is some great shit. It's super fucking weird and didn't sound like anything else at the time. Great music and tons of fun.
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The rhythms are airtight, the synths punchy, Mark Mothersbaugh’s vocals yelping along at just the right pitch. But the magic of Devo really takes hold once their real meaning clicks: wicked social satire masterfully painted with sci-fi and kitsch.
Look at those smartass with funny hats making some of the most advanced new wave music you will ever hear. I love those guys.
Geniuses at the top of their game
Fire fire fire !!!
Innovative and ahead of their time. They weren't afraid to just be themselves, and it shows. At the time nobody knew what the hell to make of them. Now, it's pretty obvious the impact that they had on a vast majority of 80s new wave and alternative music.
New wave classic from the end of 70s, and together with 'Freedom of Choice', my favourite Devo album. The first four tracks could be skipped but the sequence Mongoloid - Shrivel Up = 5-star new wave songs.
My first Devo album, it holds up
I love this! It's an essential work of burgeoning punk/new wave fusion. Uncontrollable Urge is a perfect opening track and that horribly jarring cover of Satisfaction is glorious in all its subversive cheekiness. Devo rules.
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah ye ye ye ye ye ye ye ye YEAH The satisfaction cover is actually so good The lyrics and substance of Mongoloid are problematic but the music goes hard Lots of Talking Heads vibes which makes sense since this was produced by Brian Eno Why tf did they spell Johnny “Jonee” Wow loved this album so much more than I thought I would
This is one of my favorites. Good from start to finish.
Classic
Fuckin banger. In my collection
Such a great album!! I love the raw punk edges the band had with the new wave sound. It's so damn good.
Genius record with all the weirdness and musical brilliance that made Devo the greatest thing I had ever heard at the time. This is something nobody had ever heard before. Catchy, fun, odd, anti-normal, punk, new wave synth, and one of the greatest covers of all time (Satisfaction) - this record packs so much into 11 tracks. It’s even more surprising today to think that Bowie and Eno were part of this. Six stars if I could.
The first 4 Devo records are all great. This is my favorite. There is a nice blend of instruments and synths before they really settled on their sound.
Love this album. The synths sound strange in all the perfect ways, it's catchy and weird, but it's not so out there that it's not enjoyable. It's just excellent.
A great album. It's absolutely criminal that many people see Devo as nothing more than a "one hit wonder". I'd probably give it a 4 for my enjoyment and an additional star for its influence and my assumption that others have probably given this too low of a score.
Classic! What's not to like?
Killer
Yuss!
What a great album . I remember watching them play Satisfaction on SNL and not knowing what to think. Now I just think they're brilliant and ahead of their time. 5 🌟
Such manic oddball fun. Overseen by Bowie and Eno in Conny Plank's studio near Cologne so it comes with some serious avant-pop pedigree. I really like their "dehumanized" approach and the bizarre concept they have going. Probably the best album of their career, hitting a home run right off the bat. Certainly among the greatest things that ever came out of Ohio.
The moment the first song started I knew I would like this album. The take on "Can't get no satisfaction" is interesting, but for me one of the weakest tracks on the album.
5/5 - well that was unexpected! Off to Dead Kennedy's and Sex Pistols now
New wave that sounds like something new, and not Duran Duran or whatever. There’s an energy here that is really infectious to listen to, exciting. Their cover of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” sounds like it should have been their song, not the Stones’. Favourite track: “Jocko Homo.”
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Nice discoverment
Would it be a Devo album if it wasn't a little irritating?
Not entirely my cup of tea, but I appreciate just how wacky and outlandish this album is -- especially with the pioneering use of synthesizers. Bumping it from 3 to 4 stars for that aspect. Also, shoutout to that reviewer who said the cover art looks like post-plastic surgery Tom Brady. Can't unsee that now, thanks.
God these guys were and are cool
cool album but that didn't answer my question wish i liked this more. i usually like surreal silly shit like this but idk. smth about this album feels kind of empty to me idk what it is. got a few cool songs but its not realy doing it for me also i just love how i correctly guessed that this was some church of subgenious bullshit ooh i know my pop culture yyuh
Une belle Dévotion pour leur musique
I think I saw The Island of Dr. Moreau when I found Jocko Homo some 10+ years ago, and it's real possible I heard the album at that point because HG Wells makes things that are worth looking further into. I was impressed with how deep Devo managed to make the song (and their name) by referencing the book. That kind of intellectual fuckery is why this record stands out, it feels very experimental but thought out, seeking for the future with the past as context. It's a really cool listen, very easy to repeat, very iconic introduction that just lays out an experience for you. I love that it's just a bit longer than a half hour, so you can kind of breeze through the record as you analyze it. It's eclectic, pretty punk-y, and very fun. 3.5/5
Am I a man or am I a DEVO If I'm a DEVO then I'm a very manly DEVO Am I a DEVO or am I a man If I'm a man that makes me a DEVO of a man Okay so this was a fun and unique album. I could see how the weirdness would turn off other listeners, but I loved it. The only downside is that Uncontrollable Urge imo is by far the best song on the album, so the rest of the album does not reach that same energy. Still a good album, this was my second listen and I appreciated it more this time. One day I will buy a record of this. Favorite Track - Uncontrollable Urge Least Favorite Track - Space Junk ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 (rounded up because come on) DEVOBRIANENO!! I have been anticipating this album since we started this list (although two months isn't all that long compared to the, like, three thousand years we have until we finish the list), and judging from how balls-to-the-wall Satisfaction, Mongoloid, and Gut Feeling are, I was expecting this to be a solid four. Unfortunately, this one's yet another where I'd heard all of my favorite songs first, though not nearly as severe a case as, say, Clash's London Calling, most recent- and egregious-ly. This one was a lot of fun and scratches the uptightness itch I have for most post-punk stuff. Between Devo and Talking Heads, a lot of my faves owe a lot of their fame to this period (Oingo Boingo? They Might Be Giants? XTC? The Feelies?). Maybe it's not the most technically inventive, but that's never what makes an album great. The way they destroy "Gut Feeling" and then coalesce again is THE. SHIT. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
Delightfully weird. Will I listen to it again? I have no idea. But this is a 70s album that isn't annoying and boring! That deserves 4 stars.
Most of my impressions of Devo have been from their later work, but I really loved this album. It has all the quirky quality of their later works, but it feels more down to earth and less self aware. I will return to this album for sure!
Good.
Pleased I still enjoyed it. Mongoloid is a great track and a shame it can't played anymore. Great cover of Satisfaction too. Still stands up
I wasn't expecting to, but I quite enjoyed this. It did rankle somewhat to see a song called Mongoloid and, although the lyrics involved didn't seem mean spirited, they did come across as pretty ignorant.
Solid devo
Not bad
“yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah! Got an urge, got a surge and it's outta control. Got an urge I wanna purge!” The surreal and beautifully dysfunctional Akron art rock that took the world by storm!
Are We Not Men? has to be one of the most confident debuts of the new wave era. Devo had a message, a plan to execute it, and unleashed it on an unprepared music industry. I love this album and I wish that the flip side of it was as good as Side-A, but it's still a sadly prophetic album about the direction they saw humanity headed.
What a fun album. It's been a while since I've listened to a whole Devo album and boy that is a shame for me. Missing out on great music.
Gonzo art rock...I like this album but it hasn't aged very well. Dodgy bullying lyrics in several places. But the title track is great in 7/8, and the covers are good too. Not as good as split enz. But very influential on my favourite music
Brilliant debut, such a great mix of tuneful and super weird. The fact that the inverted post punk cover of "Satisfaction" is front and centre at track 2 is enough to sell it as one of the all time classic albums for the rest of us.
Ok, Devo were probably the first “weird” band I encountered as a kid and as such have a special place in my heart. It’s still kind of neat.
La verdad buenisima!!!!!!!!!! por la tapa del disco pense que iba a ser otra onda. Se nota lo experimental. me guuuuuuuusta
This is #day649 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's a good specimen of American new wave, right? I'd never really explored Devo, even though they've always been somewhere on my radar. I guess all things take time, and music is no exception. This record is some great quirky, danceable, punky stuff... late-'70s weirdness in full display. This is also the day I finally completed my poetry manuscript, and it's ready to be sent to publishers. I guess I'm finally happy. Just wanted to leave that here for the record. Otherwise, this is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day650.
This album should not have grown on me this much. I in real time went from complaining about how repetitive and samey it sounded to suddenly fully understanding it. It’s peak new wave, with interesting messages and philosophies about humanity (even if the ways it expresses them haven’t aged well at all). Musically, it bridges old-school styles of rock with sounds that still seem futuristic even today. Just a really unique and fun sound!
The wild, wacky, amazing world of the criminally underrated Devo. WE ARE DEVO!!!
This is another late 70s album that was too weird for teenage me, but which I came to like later - although, unlike (e.g.) Talking Heads and Elvis Costello, I still felt ambivalent toward Devo into my 20s; I think I like them slightly more now. Maybe now I care even less about weirdness? Plus, maybe now, with the passage of time, I can see that something truly different and original doesn't come along all that often. Also, kind of like with the Pogues, I give them a small bonus for just making me happy that they exist. So, rather than 3 stars (a few of the songs are kind of forgettable), I'll give them 4 stars. (I say forgettable, although, I suspect, if I heard even one of the weaker songs on the album by itself -- without ever having heard anything else by Devo -- I'd probably think: hey, that's kind of cool, kind of different. A small bonus, too, for the videos -- I was only half watching them, but what I saw seemed funny and cool and different (in a good way).
Oh, what a delightful sonic adventure! Devo has been summoned by the algorithms, and I am not disappointed. A perfect blend of the best of the '70s punk with that certain je ne sais quoi that makes it uniquely Devo. There's something undeniably charming about it. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - Uncontrollable Urge - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Mongoloid - Gut Feeling" / "(Slap Your Mammy)
Quirky
I’ve been meaning to give this album a listen for years, but it’s the sort of music I have to be in the right mood for. The music itself is great and a lot of fun, but sometimes the silliness has been a little too intense. It’s a little like B-52’s for me in that way. I can get behind almost everything here and I really enjoyed Uncontrollable Urge and Mongoloid this time through. I’ve always liked their deconstructed version of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction more than the original. The best song I’d never heard before was easily Shrivel-Up. Great music and a nice bleak message. Gut Feeling has a great groove too though I could probably do without the Slap Your Mammy bit at the end. It’s probably never going to be one of my favorite post-punk records, but it’s a really strong album I can finally admit probably belongs in my vinyl collection… to be brought out occasionally!
This album's so fucking wacky. I love it so much. It sounds like 80's King Crimson but with even more fun vocals. This record was pretty much nothing I expected. Some songs are straight insanity, but it works surprisingly well. Even better, it has the genuine great tracks to back it up so I know they're actually musically guided and capable and not just dicking around, so it gives support and back to the nonsense. I don't know if it was because I was sick when I listened, but everything about the zaniness automatically clicked the minute I started it. However, some tracks are a little repetitive, which isn't too bad due to the album's overall short length. Ridiculous stuff.
Freaky new wave/punkish album. Really recommend it.
I only ever knew that Whip It song before this. This was nice and weird and cool. When I was a kid I had a Weird Al tape with Dare to be Stupid which I heard was in the style of Devo, and now finally all these years later I'm like Oooohh, I see, haha.
Favorite Track: Uncontrollable Urge
this really surprised me
Dieses album ist sogar im Bereich von 4.5/5, weil einfach fast jeder sogar sehr catchy ist und DEVO's gesamte discography ja dafür bekannt ist, das sie so experimentell ist. Fand ich richtig gut!
this album is about me
This is really fun
Whenever I consider my seemingly unfounded hesitancy to check out Devo, I always forget about how much I love "Uncontrollable Urge". What a killer tune. There are actually quite a few killer tunes here: "Space Junk", "Mongoloid", and "Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)" all do it for me quite a bit. I think they strike a pretty great balance on this record of humor, energy, quirkiness, and accessibility. Also, I know I've heard this "Satisfaction" cover before, but it really stood out to me as a highlight this time around; it takes a lot of balls not just to cover such an iconic song, but completely turn it on its head, and I think they succeed with flying colors here. The one more well-known song here that I'm not as high on is "Jocko Homo", but I don't have too many complaints past that. Interested to keep returning to this one and see how/if my opinions evolve. 4/5
This is really fun, a good example of synth use to enhance the rock game that's already going strong. Good set of songs and weird lyrics.
Yeah it's not bad. It's not amazing but I enjoyed it. Fun little record. The instrumentation is cool, very surf rock with some surreal keyboard thrown in. Good production, good musicianship, good satirical lyrics. A lot of cool ideas going on here, not all of them hit (Satisfaction, Sloppy), but the overall majority do. They own the weirdness and it works most of the time. Sometimes it's a bit irritating but maybe it's intentional, you know what these artsy types are like when they want to labour a point. It's like they go so far to the weird side that the weirdometer ticks over and goes back to cool again. It's like if Talking Heads had ADHD as well as autism, and then went surfing.
Jeg koser meg med Devo og de er definitivt en av de beste i klassen på nevrotisk new wave-vokal. "Uncontrollable Urge", "Mongoloid" og "Gut Feeling" er certified fresh. Til tider kan det bikke over i fjolleri, men overall gøy plate.
Devo are one of those bands that get talked about a lot, but I'm not sure if I've ever knowingly listened to them before. It's good! It teeters on the edge of silliness, for which - see entries passim - I have a very low threshold, but it just about stays on the right side of the fun line. It's got great hooks and melodies throughout - you get the sense, like you do with someone like Steely Dan, that everything is precision engineered.
Fantastically weird Midwest rock debut from a band that arrives completely realized. Though the band apparently frustrated him by rejecting a lot of his ideas, Eno here crafts a presentation for the songs that somehow retains the high energy without becoming exhausting, with more than a passing resemblance to Talking Heads. I always assumed the oddball essence of Devo would feel forced in its application but that’s not the case on this album.
4.2
Fue una buena sorpresa este disco, es movido y con estilo.
I thought I would like this album more than I did. Love the 2 songs I had heard (“Uncontrollable Urge” and the very unique cover of “Satisfaction”). The rest were, I am sure, as avant garde as Devo, but didn’t do much for me.
Pretty solid album. Tyler Myers on the cover too!
Enjoyed this one
This was pretty good!
Damn fine men, these! ★★★★
This is a seriously weird album, in all the good ways.
I didn't think I would like this as much as I did based off of their songs I knew. I really enjoyed this!
I very much appreciate their weirdness but they aren’t really my type of preferred weirdness. Still, I’m happy they exist.
A classic album with a unique approach, philosophy and sound.
Don’t let the Temu Tom Brady album cover fool you, this is a really fun listen. Likes: Uncontrollable Urge, Satisfaction, Gut Feeling, Come Back Jonee
Got a bit confused as on Spotify the version I listened to was from 1993 and it had a very late 70s/early 80s punk/post-punk style. Sure enough, a little reading later, the album was originally released in 1978.
Fun and energetic. Influential, 4 Star.
I liked how much fun this was having with it, took some cool unexpected turns for what was essentially a silly rock record
we are devo
🕺🏻🏄🏽♀️
Devo really said "fuck it let's start the 1980s!"
A lot of fun. Quirky new wave that holds up well. Has a je ne sais quoi that other similar 80s acts just can't match.
Frenetic energy, goofy attitude, ear for a hook, messing around with synths but still essentially a basement dwelling punk band. This and Talking Heads 77 are the twin corner stones of so much great (and also so much annoying) stuff in the following decade.
Very nice.
Devo are able to be experimental without forgetting that music should have some melody to it. Great album.
if David Byrne was on even more cocaine
Awesome album that brings back the fun quirkiness of the early 80’s
A mixture of the ridiculous and the sublime.
Devo is really good at being ass. I felt like I was watching someone present a dumpster fire they lit. The music was good! The lyrics were good! It just felt like they were fucking around.
Yes
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Very fun, tight, full of energy and sick musicians, especially the drummer. Some mental breakdowns. Well produced. Would be a 5* if the vocals didn't have that post punk taint where the frontman sings like they've got someone's fist up their ass. & honestly think they could really benefit from some brass here. Would really open up those pores 7.5 / 10 Best track/s: Sloppy, Gut Feeling, Jocko Homo
Great album!
About as New Wave as it gets. Produced by Brain Eno (with **David Bowie'**s help on the weekends) Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo is a lot of fun! Nothing really stands out on first listen except for the cover of The Rolling Stone's (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction and that's mostly for how goofy it is, but nothing disappoints. I knew a few singles prior to getting Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo this morning and liked them well enough but never enough to buy an album or even a greatest hits collection but after hearing **Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo (**twice) this morning that will change & I'll add something by these quirky new wavers to my library. As of early 2026 Devo is still together, and I bet that they would be a whole lot of fun to see live maybe at one of those summer New Wave/Post Punk festivals/tour packages that I have seen spring up all over after Covid. Shrivel-Up!
The old wave is dead; long live the new wave
we're the Devo fan
Brian Eno’s hands are all over this lol. It’s great in a so fun it doesn’t matter kind of way. I hate the Sayisfaction cover with a passion though.
This is absolutely influential. Without this we would have no Viagra Boys and that’s a world I don’t want to live in. Wild lyrics and great energy permeate everything here. Maybe the third most significant person/group out of Akron Ohio. Favorite songs were Uncontrollable Urge, Satisfaction, Mongoloid, Too Much Paranoias, Gut Feeling, and Come Back Jonee.
Best Song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction There are two things that Devo and Frank Zappa have in common: one - they both put together really talented musicians; two - they are really weird. I enjoyed this and list it as something to listen to more often but it is really weird and you need to be in the mood. 4/5.
One of the most fun listens and discoveries from this list. Together with Bjorks band that we had earlier last year this was a total blast. Very silly lyrics wrapped in some very good music. It got a little bit annoying with Are We Not Men? , when it became very repetitive. But overall a fun funny funnyish listen. Just a little bit of fun.
Like the funk. Pretty enjoyable :>.
Cómo olvidar cuando Tom Brady fue el modelo para la portada del mejor álbum de Devo
What’s not to love? Eno-produced, Bowie-remixed, post-punk with synth, all wrapped in a Dadaist sense of humour. Really angular David Byrne style to the vocals, and some of the guitar licks remind me of The Feelies.
A fun album. Punk meets new wave.
This is a delightful mix of weird and cool rock
Very upbeat and cheery, but nothing particularly standout to me. It has JUST enough weird factor in its early synth feelings (I mean this positively) to get it up to a 4 for me, though.
Always a fun one to revisit. "Gut Feeling" is one of my favorite songs ever. The lyrics always get a kick out of me. My other favorites from this album are "Mongoloid" and "Uncontrollable Urge". Favorite track: Gut Feeling
Really liked this. Going to need to listen to more Devo.
8/10 Favourite: Jocko Homo Least Favourite: Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')
Strange sounds, played with intent and determination. A quintessential 80s album that actually came out in 78. Delightfully weird, wonderfully produced, silly and musically sophisticated at the same time. one of new wave's most influential bands. Starts off strongly with uncontrollable urge sounding like a base driven (post) punk classic that could be The Rezzilos . Then into an odd and almost out of place cover of satisfaction. Denis production is perfect and the weirdness and frivolity really starts to come to the fore in praying hand and space junk . The unfortunately named monfaloid was always pushing the boundaries of acceptable but to a modern ear sounds crass. Jocko homo , come back honey and sloppy are Sheree excellence. Any album that sounds like the cardiacs could be involved if all right in my book Almost a 5 but not quite
Talking Heads mixed with B-52s. Doesn't sound that good, but something about it kinda scratches a part of brain I didn't know was itchy.
One of the weirdest punk/new wave albums I've ever heard and that's not necessarily a bad thing. The songs are so outside the box and weird that the album was non stop fun. Still, the vocals are not good, ut they don't need to be. All in all, afun experience,but nothing that blew me away. A 4/5
We are DEVO. D-E-V-O. That was an earworm that burrowed into my head sometime during my school 4th or 5th form years. And has resurfaced on multiple occasions throughout my 60 years. I obviously knew it was Devo, but thank you 1001 for finally rediscovering Jocko Home for me. This album is everything that the Eagles is not. 4½
It's just a lot of fun. First song makes me think of the Bones Brigade documentary that came out in the 2010s. Put this album on in the morning before taking my kid to daycare, he started dancing and smiling. That's gotta count for something, right?
It's not an album that I would normally want to sit and listen to. I like Devo, but one song at a time is enough for me. I find it agitating to listen to the whole thing at once. That said, there's not denying their pioneering sound and influence!
the first time I listened to this album I thought it was kind of irritating. Upon relisten I have no idea what the fuck I was thinking because this thing rules. I bet hearing this in 1978 was fucking crazy.
Mjög skemmtilegt. Devo var mjög skemmtileg en um leið pólitísk hljómsveit.
This record is a classic of alt rock and post-punk. Funny thing is that it was released before there was a POST to the punk.
I’ve got a lot of time for experimentation that also doesn’t take itself too seriously and produces something enjoyable.
4 stars for Gut Feeling alone. But the rest of it holds up as well.
two debut album in a row? i mean wdym by this. also i am adhd and people jokes that devo is peak adhd music. and i am a fan of they might be giants. many of the other tmbg fan around me are into devo. maybe after today ill get that flower pot hat that devo members often wear in order to make a statement. and as a person who is into talking heads idk what should i say about this album. half of the album is all over the place, i am once a fan of the stones and listened to satisfaction for a lot of time so the cover of satisfaction feel weird to me, im almost sure that uncontrollable urge is about sexual desire, the whole concept of mongoloid is so stupid although its a good song, the rest of the album does not impress me that much, and i feel devo'd (as in began to feel that i have devolved and became a stupid ass monkey) after finishing. 4/5
4.3/5 actually a very influential album probably their best combining punk w new wave
I only know this band for Whip It so to hear the debut album I was up for it. It was really good, loads of energy and variety in their music. Will definitely try out more of their albums.
Really like this, sounds like the blueprint for the next few years of new wave. Love the touches of new agey synths, some tracks almost have a throwback rock & roll or glam feel and others are close to punk rock. Prefer this to some of the other quirky art punk heard so far if only because it feels very competent and you can really hear the punk roots.
new wave, artsy pop music, very influential and ahead of its time. Why wasn't this band more popular? I know they had more than one single, but they still come across as a one hit wonder. Maybe too gay?
Good stuff, even without the big hit of Whip It. I liked this a lot.
Thought this would get 1 star going into it. I imagined New Wave Synth pop 80s bullshit, but then realized this came out in 78. And it shows. This was wonderfully weird and fantastic. The energy and personality and uniqueness of the lead singer was awesome. Need to re-listen
Such a unique sound for that era, and there are so many "bangers" on this album. I think I've heard a majority of these on the radio at some point in my life and the fact that so many recognizable songs are on one album is impressive. Also GO AKRON!
Q: Are we not entertained? A: We are (with) Devo! I'm about the pickiest New Wave listener you'll ever find, but a combination of infectious energy and Eno's one-of-a-kind production, I can't help but smile more than Malibu Tom Brady on the cover of this album.
Like a lot of too young to know better kids of the era, my introduction to Devo was Whip It removed from all context and intent — just passing through the mediascape as some oddball thing that was vaguely funny and made more weird by the revenge of the nerds in the video. There was no one who pulled me aside and said "hey, these guys are more mischievous and punk than what's on the surface of the flat screen, my guy". I needed a few more years of devolution in my prefrontal cortex to fully get it. But...Q: You know what would've helped me along the way? A: hearing this album first. I'd hang with a lot of kids that had older siblings who pointed us in the direction of many amazing bands of all stripes and everyone of them let us down when it came to Devo. I didn't hear this album until years later after having largely forgotten them. Listening, then and now, it unlocks a level of Devo easy to appreciate.
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Banger after banger, very fun and energetic. 9/10 Favourite track: Shrivel Up
Enjoyed this! Short and sweet
Pretty groovy and idiosyncratic. Nice guitar and production.
I enjoyed it and like the band, some duds on there
Classic Devo.
Never wanted to listen to a Devo album. Way, way better than expected.
This album is just ridiculousness, but it's also fun at the same time. Favorite Track: "Uncontrollable Urge".
Delightfully weird and uplifting.
Fun and refreshing, the new wave sound is always so intriguing to me and I really enjoyed this quick album.
I didn't realize that I like Devo! Some songs got irritating (I can totally see why someone wouldn't like them) but I was jamming with this album overall. It being nice and short helped with some of the annoyance that could develop from their sound.