Right behind Speed Racer

I swear I saw a really cool Devo doc like 12 years ago…

The relic.

Yeah, it blew my mind when I first heard about it too. Gerald Casale even knew two of the students who were killed. He’s said in interviews that he “quit being a hippie” and “got mad” after that. He gave a speech at the 40th anniversary of the shootings, and you can find it on YouTube.

i don't see anyone heaping praise on American Movie (one of my top 10 of all time) - so i'm dutifully mentioning it being an incredible, life-changing movie that you may not even believe is real at times (it is, i promise).

amazingly, i was not aware he had also directed Tiger King(!), which totally makes sense now.

i agree - the tempo and vibe was very 80s, but the band was mostly relying on synths as substitute guitar parts, whereas lots of other new-wave bands were trying to make 'synth music.'

Their cover of "Can't Get No Satisfaction" on the Casino Soundtrack is fantastic.

Of all time

I knew about that event, but I did NOT know they were there/witness to it. TIL.

I went down a Devo YT hole a couple weeks ago and laughed my ass off. “Through Being Cool” is a masterpiece.

Now that I think about it, “Through Being Cool: the Devo Story” is a great title for a documentary. You’re welcome, Mr. Big Hollywood Producer Guy.

“Some Things Never Change” which was featured as the title song to the 1988 game Nueromancer (based on the 1984 Novel by William Gibson), is a VERY good song and is just as relevant today, as it was then. Scarily so.

I already loved DEVO but after listening to Mark Mothersbaugh’s episode on the Marc Maron podcast they became one of my favorite bands of all time. I’m not even always a huge Marc Maron fan but that episode is a gem!

Even just from Mark’s perspective they have a fascinating history, so I can’t wait for further contextualization and a visual element since the latter is a huge part of their legacy.

What could better express cultural devolution than a parody of a band about cultural devolution?

IMO theyre up there in the top tier of punk / post punk bands.

First 4 albums are perfect, 5th is pretty damn good, and their early rarities are insane. Very few bands are as forward thinking as them while being so melodic. In addition to this whole conceptual universe they created on top of that.

Im a huge homer but I genuinely think theyre probably the best American band, or at least the most American band.

Oh dad, we’re all DEVO!

This guy understands my potato

Do you know why they're so anti-establishment?

The founding members of the group were students at Kent State and were witness to the shooting of students engaged in an anti-war protest by the National Guard. That'll make anyone anti-establishment.

I’ve loved these guys since I was a kid in the ‘80s but honestly don’t know much about them. This is will cool. Can’t wait.

OMFG can’t wait. I was but a lad when they went on SNL and crushed it with satisfaction. That one song was like hitting a reset button on my musical tastes which to that point had been Lynrd Skynrd etc. It opened my eyes. I like a lot of different stuff, but was like “ok that’s me”

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gates of steel is one of the greatest songs

😭

The scene in Futurama:

"Play Whip It!"
"No. Play the other one." [ Beautiful World begins]

TWIST AWAY THE GATES OF STEEL