Devo - Q: Are We Not Men
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Free Music Review: Devolution at its best
Hit: 5 Stars
Having recently attended a once in a lifetime reunion of Devo, I decided to update my vinyl and cassettes to CDs. Are We Not Men? We Are Devo is the pinnacle of the Devo library, a wonderful celebration of those who don't conform to Madison Avenue's and Hollywood's ideals...but a human ideal in which one can strive to be the truest and purest human...a human that examines, studies, and asks questions. While it seems almost impossible that a mere collection of music can truly represent these issues, especially confronted with the cultural void presented by top 40 corporate radio and music channels that don't play music anymore, Devo smacks the listener in the ear with reality. If you want some good punk-based technocrat rock that flies in the face of today's conventions, do yourself a favor and purchase this CD. You won't regret it.Free Music Review: No comparison!
Hit: 5 Stars
O.K. I'd like to start off by pointing out that this record was the end result of DEVO's long and complicated de-evolution from multi-media project to major label "pop" band. The reviewer that wrote something about DEVO ripping off some idiotic Euro-dweebs has no idea that almost all of the songs on this perfect album were being developed since 1974-75. Lookie here spud, DEVO were WAY head of "new wave", "electro" or whatever pretentious label you wanna give it. Yeah, Kraftwerk were around before DEVO but man, those guys took themselves SO seriously! DEVO created a kind of glorious primitive futurism that is complex while being darkly funny. DEVO are part freak show, part futurist, part goon and 100% pure godhead. That said, "Are We Not Men" is a blistering manifesto and a great record.Free Music Review: DEVO: THE MEN WHO MAKE THE MUSIC - STILL AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
Hit: 5 Stars
Simply put: one of the most mind-blowing, ground-breaking, forward-thinking (while backward-looking) debuts in music history - DEVO are seriously underrated, and this all-but-perfect album proves it - shaped and tweaked by BRIAN ENO's visionary production, DEVO are much more of a punk rock band here than their late synth-pop incarnation that brought them hits on radio and MTV - one of the first music-video bands, DEVO ROCKS...I really wish they would reform and put out a new CD of material, but that probably won't happen. Oh well. At least we have this artifact circa '78 - hard to believe this LP is more than 25 years old?! I can still recall the Spuds performing "Satisfaction" on SNL in 1978 when I was 10 years old!! If you get this one, DUTY NOW, and FREEDOM OF CHOICE, you really have the trinity of DEVO masterpieces.Free Music Review: The begining of alternative music. Ahead of their time.
Hit: 5 Stars
ARE WE NOT MEN? WE ARE THE FUTURE OF MUSIC! DEVO did the world a great service by realsing this album. It was the first true alternative record. DEVO not only created this now popular music style, they made film clips to accompany their songs, or as we know of them now, videos. they did this before MTV was even an idea. i think anyone who likes Soundgarden, Korn, and countless other bands played on alternative radio now, should buy this 78' release. it sounds like it is a new release in '99. Mongoloid is a timeless track with true meaning. Come back Jonee is great, Uncontrolable Urge is an awsome song, and if you've seen it performed live, you could not forget it. the whole album is great. buy it now and arm yourself with proof about De-evolution and alternative music.Free Music Review: an explosive awakening
Hit: 5 Stars
I was 16 when this album was originally released. I was listening, and really "into" Elton, Wings, ELO, Pink Floyd, GFR, Kansas... et al.
I friend bought this record and hated it, so he gave it to me.
The first listen caused scatterbrain. Each subsequent listen got easier and easier to "digest".
Wow! What an awakening this brought me! Although I was still very much into the arena rock scene, within months I was digging deeply into Talking Heads, XTC, The Fools, Fingerprintz, The Slits.... and on and on...
To this day, this album ranks very high in my soul. I turned many a military roommate onto this stuff.
I also find this album to be an incredible mood lifter. Just plain fun!