"Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! "This cry introduced the men Devo (a corruption of de-evolution) himself late seventies. This Q & A choir from the cult hit Jocko Gay, is as effective as a slogan from a nasty detergent advertisement. Art and commerce go from the start hand in hand with the American new wave band. Since Devo originally intended as artists' and experimented a lot with technology, the
… quintet was fully prepared for the emergence of example, MIDI, synthesizers and video. Their first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was produced by Brian Eno and was largely filled with guitar music. From that moment, the focus shifted increasingly to an album electronics. The song Whip It (1980) was one of the first MTV hits thanks to the then fashionable production and good clip. The black humor, social criticism and gloom were many listeners and critics did not understand and the band gradually disappeared from the scene. Members of Devo then orchestrated video clips (such as "I'll Stick Around" Foo Fighters) and made music for films and drawing. Since 1996 Devo is back regularly on tour and released in 2010 the album Something For Everybody out.more
