Devo have always been best considered an intellectual joke not to be taken too seriously and never to be dismissed as a passing novelty despite the anti-contaminant body suits, energy dome caps, and a week's duty as co-hosts of The Mike Douglas Show in the early '80s, (John Lennon they are not). Their debut album from 1978, the Brian Eno produced Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is a slaughterhouse pop masterpiece and remains one of new wave's finest moments. Since then their albums have been hit or miss and Something For Everybody mostly hits like a tireless energy bunny.
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1 - incredulous
This is a super album. It really grows on you. It's the best album of the new millennium.