Everything @avclub-adb0e2c465ae2a4b7698a8901fdbb177:disqus  said is necessary listening. There while their earlier stuff tends to be "harder edged" in terms of instrumentation, a good portion of their later work still retains a dark edge due subject matter and lyrics. Also by just listening to the "harder" stuff…

Everything @avclub-adb0e2c465ae2a4b7698a8901fdbb177:disqus  said is necessary listening. There while their earlier stuff tends to be "harder edged" in terms of instrumentation, a good portion of their later work still retains a dark edge due subject matter and lyrics. Also by just listening to the "harder" stuff…

I have seen clips of it on YouTube before, but never the whole thing. I really loved what I saw though, Devo in weirdo cynical artsy mode is my favorite kind of Devo (just a step ahead of catchy pop/rock songwriter Devo).

I have seen clips of it on YouTube before, but never the whole thing. I really loved what I saw though, Devo in weirdo cynical artsy mode is my favorite kind of Devo (just a step ahead of catchy pop/rock songwriter Devo).

Tangentially related, but I was thinking about this the other day: Does anyone else think that Elvis Costello's Spike is a highly underrated album? I think it's pretty fantastic all the way through, but it doesn't seem to get much love from people…

Tangentially related, but I was thinking about this the other day: Does anyone else think that Elvis Costello's Spike is a highly underrated album? I think it's pretty fantastic all the way through, but it doesn't seem to get much love from people…

Let's talk about how that is probably one of the top ten Prince songs of all time. That outro with the double bass drum, shredding guitar, and horn section is so musical powerful. It gets to me on a visceral level every time.

Let's talk about how that is probably one of the top ten Prince songs of all time. That outro with the double bass drum, shredding guitar, and horn section is so musical powerful. It gets to me on a visceral level every time.

Hardcore Devo is a mixed bag. Some of their best early work you can't get anywhere else is on there (I can't for the life of me figure out why "I'm a Potato" and "Uglatto"), but a lot of the stuff early on the disc is just half formed experiments (that sometimes work). Also I prefer the versions of the songs that'd…

Hardcore Devo is a mixed bag. Some of their best early work you can't get anywhere else is on there (I can't for the life of me figure out why "I'm a Potato" and "Uglatto"), but a lot of the stuff early on the disc is just half formed experiments (that sometimes work). Also I prefer the versions of the songs that'd…

Really?? Out of everything? Because I feel like this track is one of their most vicious guitar/synth attacks and I kinda love it.

Really?? Out of everything? Because I feel like this track is one of their most vicious guitar/synth attacks and I kinda love it.

You are just like everybody I know. When I tell people I'm a big fan of Devo, they usually go (if anything) "Oh, those guys who did 'Whip It?' They're pretty funny." Then I go into a long speil about how they are actually an incredibly influential band who were on the cutting edge of the punk and new wave scene and…

You are just like everybody I know. When I tell people I'm a big fan of Devo, they usually go (if anything) "Oh, those guys who did 'Whip It?' They're pretty funny." Then I go into a long speil about how they are actually an incredibly influential band who were on the cutting edge of the punk and new wave scene and…

Only if you take my hand as we go down the FRANKENHOLE

Only if you take my hand as we go down the FRANKENHOLE

Drunk

Drunk

This is the one weekend I have to be out of town for a family event. That's great.

This is the one weekend I have to be out of town for a family event. That's great.