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[edit] Equipment
I'd like to see a listing of equipment used by Devo and when if anyone is knowledgeable on the topic.
[edit] Devo 2.0 section edit
The line with '...to mixed reviews' should be supported with facts or removed. --Magus2 19:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Oh, No! It's Demos!
Would whoever is changing the name of the album "Oh, No! It's Demos!" to "Oh, No! It's Devo!" please stop? There is a compilation disc named "Oh, No! It's Demos!" released in '82. This is not a mispelling of "Oh, No! It's Devo!". They are totally different albums. -St. Jimmy
I think it should be removed from the list completely. Fan made compilations should be left out... (see this link for info on the disc: http://www.sanspoint.com/basement/audiopages/D003.html ) --Weirdal 02:57, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WordIQ Devo article
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This page is word for word: http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Devo - Tezkah
Ah, they're just using Wikipedia information to install spyware on users computers. Oh well! - Tezkah
Actually, many sites use wikipedia information, and just copy and paste it into their own "encyclopedias". A prime example is dictionary.com's "encyclopedia", which mostly just features wikipedia articles - Bagel7
[edit] Article needs ?
This article needs lots. It's woefully inadequate for a band this influential.
It needs a picture of the infamous hats in the style section
Added a picture of the Energy Domes to style section. -cmad
[edit] Discography template
I added a discography template to all the albums; the Total Devo page needs severe working on, and there's no Smooth Noodle Maps page at all! Stev0 04:18, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
I've cleaned up Total Devo and Smooth Noodle Maps' pages. All of their core studio albums are now covered. Tenniru 03:02, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Touring?
"After the release of Smooth Noodle Maps in 1990, the band stopped recording and full scale touring, although it has been revived on several occasions for one-off performances and short tours in 1996, 2000 and 2004."
I've left this in for the moment but it doesn't appear to be true. They are on tour in 2005 as well. We should probably check if they were on tour in some of the other years or make it less specific. Secretlondon 23:13, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
They are also touring in 2006. I saw them on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. -St. Jimmy
[edit] MTV
"Devo might have remained a cult attraction but for the advent of American cable TV music station MTV. They scored a major success in 1980 with their third album Freedom of Choice and the single 'Whip It', which became a big hit thanks to regular MTV screenings of its unique music video."
I'm disputing that and removing it. Whip It was released in mid 1980 and became a radio hit single almost immediately. MTV didn't exist until August 1981, and it remained relatively obscure for some time; many people heard of MTV and knew what it was, but few had actual access to it. For the first year or two of its existence, MTV was not carried by all major cable television providers, which is why there was the ubiquitious "I Want My MTV" campaign that ran throughout 1982 and 1983. While to some degree MTV might have kept the song in the public consciousness for a while longer than otherwise would have been the case, it played no part in the song becoming a hit. Aside from that, I recall an interview with Jerry Casale where he mentioned that the video was made after the song was already a hit, and that it was influenced by certain misconceptions radio DJs and the public at large had about the meaning of the song. Druff 21:10, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)
I second Druff's corrections. I interviewed Jerry Casale in 1985, and during the interview he derided MTV for their abandonment of the band from their playlist, and pointed out that the network had claimed - falsely - that they were responsible for giving Devo all of their video exposure and made "Whip It!" a hit. - G0m3r
In the early days of cable before MTV, Home Box Office would play music videos in-between movies to round-out the hour. Eventually HBO seeded the music video role to MTV. MTV is not the sole outlet for videos in the 1980-1981 time-frame. -- Charles Gaudette 08:33, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Members
Something else this page needs: a list of members. I came to this page looking to find out when Josh Freese joined. I still haven't found it.
[edit] Devo vs DEVO
I've noticed there's a lot of discrepency on various Wikipedia articles on the "all-caps" spelling of Devo. I think it should be clarified whether or not they're called "Devo" or "DEVO". I'm not sure if there was ever an official spelling or not, but the articles aren't consistent about this. Just so you guys know.
Per Mark Mothersbaugh in 1993, it can be spelled either way. "Be all caps. Or not" was the exact quote, a reference to a closer line used at the end of many concerts, "Be happy. Or not."
Per the rules of normal typography (which we stick to for wikipedia articles), though, it should thus just be "Devo". Writing it in block caps will make some readers think its an acronym.--feline1 10:05, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
I'll add my comments: Yes, it appears that Devo is a proper noun from "Devolution"; the band's name is not the acronym DEVO. Wikipedians should strictly enforce the proper noun format. But, if any of the artwork titles have DEVO (in capitals) in them as listed by credible sources (for instance, Billboard Magazine) then that should remain as originally titled. --Charles Gaudette 08:22, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Home Video Releases + The Beginning Was The End
I just added links to DEVO's various home video releases, and a stub article on The Beginning Was the End. Let's fill these in, Spuds! DarKrow 02:24, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Kent State
Just wanted to say that Bob Mothersbaugh said in an interview that he was at Kent State during the riots as well. Quote is from an interview at http://www.sanspoint.com/basement/bob1.html. 130.157.66.153
[edit] Industrial
The part of the article about Devo mentioning their music as "industrial" in a late '70s interview is not accurate - It is widely known that Monte Cazazza & Genesis P-Orridge coined this term (in the context of their music/art) in '75 or earlier. In fact the label on which Throbbing Gristle released their music, starting in '76, was called Industrial Records.
In the liner notes of their "Greatest Hits" album, there is a transcript of a late '70s interview in which the band describes their music as "industrial", underscoring the dehumanization (devolution) of their art. (In this context, the term predates the posthumous application of the label to '70s avant-garde noise bands such as Throbbing Gristle.)
[edit] Interstate '82
I'm kind of surprised that nobody's mentioned the work that Devo did for the game Interstate '82 - if I remember correctly, they did the tracks Faster And Faster (used during the mine escape), Kaboom! (used during various desert/highway battles), and One Dumb Thing (end credits). --SpecOp Macavity 13:43, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Live Albums in the 00's and Career Albums in the 80's
The band is not working on Career Albums this year. I kind of think that they can make a album called Freedom Of Choice 2. But Devo's Whip It went on iTunes for Devo's Top 10. It ranked number 1. Why are'nt they??? There are good! Put more songs! It ranked #14 on Billboard! --Sonic79267 21:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)Sonic79267
[edit] DEV-O
On 14:23, 1 August 2006, User:17.232.151.165 made an edit and said "(Dev-O is not a proper spelling of Devo; it is not found on any of their albums, and does not reflect the origin of the name. "de-evolution".)". This is not true: they released the album DEV-O Live, obviously.Derek Balsam 14:52, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Discography
Why no discography page for Devo?
- There's one now! DarKrow 23:53, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Manifesto
HOW CAN THERE BE NO DEVO MANIFESTO?!?!
- The Devo manifesto means: - #Be like your ancestors or be different, it doesn't matter. - #Lay a million eggs or give birth to one, so shall your species survive. - #Wear gaudy colors or avoid display, it's all the same. - #The fittest shall survive yet the unfit shall live. - #We must repeat.
Somebody more knowledgable than me, PLEASE ADD THIS. -BudhaCronX 22:07, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
- That's the Devolutionary Oath, and taken from Jocko Homo Heavenbound DarKrow 04:33, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Actually rather popular in the UK
If anyone cared to look at the discography it may be noted that the band had several small hits in the UK two years before the US breakthrough, and had more hits in the UK than the US. The UK New Wave scene quickly embraced the band, who had several successful tours and were distributed by the two biggest/well known independent record labels. They were also featured cover artists on issues by all the leading music papers, who covered their theories as well as their releases and gigs. Not that you would know any of this from reading this article. LessHeard vanU 22:06, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The movie Heavy Metal is missing
I notice that the movie Heavy Metal is not mentioned.
Devo not only has two songs in the film, but performed (animated) in the film.
In the last section of the movie Heavy Metal, Taarna is searching for the Loc-Nar and stops in a bar to gather information. Devo, or an later animated version is playing 'Through Being Cool' at the bar.
Just thought other fans should know. ( Someone with writting skills should update both sites)
--LifeIsStudy 05:16, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
