Devo - Duty Now for the Future
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Free Music Review: Classic
Hit: 5 Stars
I got this very cheap at a record shop and play it all the time,.If you are new to devo this is a good start.Free Music Review: DEVO DEVO DEVO
Hit: 5 Stars
Love this band. They are simply fun, and smart. I may be their political opposite, but I LOVE THIS BAND!!!Free Music Review: Love sex work death Devo style
Hit: 4 Stars
DEVO caught a case of the sophomore slump after thier brilliant debut. "Duty Now For The Future" is a really good album that came after a perfect one, and it does shrivel in comparison. The DEVO eyes had turned from the sound of things falling apart to the machinery that made it go. Having used up most of their "conceptual" songs for the debut, we were served up musings on love work and death.
In part, the blame does rest on producer Ken Scott, who obviously didn't understand the band with anywhere near the depth that Brian Eno did. Where Eno might have encouraged brighter production in (for instance) "Swelling Itching Brain," Scott instead chose to make it murkier. That most of the songs here are great overcomes the cloudy sound, and "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise" is a DEVO hall of famer.
This is also the home of one of DEVO's best statement-of-purpose songs, the concert fave "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA." Declaring themselves to be "suburban robots to monitor reality," DEVO make the claim that they are here to protect both man and mutant, only to discover that Mr. DNA deems them fit to "sacrifice themselves so many others may live!" It also rocks harder than anything else DEVO ever recorded for the first part of their career. After this, the slick success of "Whip It" kind of tamed them...if you ever considered DEVO tamable.
Free Music Review: Overlooked but still worth a second listen
Hit: 4 Stars
Devo's second album is a slight step back from their first in terms of it's mass appeal. However it's packed with good performances and the production values are more in line with the Devo ethic than the first album. The song Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA sums up Devo perfectly. Wiggly World is a classic as is Strange Pursuit. The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize had a great promotional video. Secret Agent Man is an in concert fave sung by Bob 1.
As I mentioned this is not Devo's most popular album. If You give it a sceond listen you'll find it's packed with gems.
Free Music Review: one of my favorites
Hit: 4 Stars
i remember this album from 1980. brings back fond memories of playing dungeons and dragons in my basement during highschool.