... Devo and their appealingly bizarre brand of sonic de-evolution. Devo formed in Akron, Ohio in the early 1970s from ... Jocko Homo,” Devo held up an intelligently skewed mirror toward American culture. Along the way, they dared pop music ...
... Devo's " Jocko Homo , " Devo's cover of " ( I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction , " the Go - Go's ' " Automatic , " and several other new wave songs that deviate from the rhythmic and metrical conventions of late 20th - century pop and ...
... Devo. “Jocko Homo.” 1978. Track 6 on Q: Are Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Warner Bros. Vinyl LP. Descartes, René. 1901. Descartes: The Method, Meditations, and Philosophy. Translated by John Vetch. London: Universal Classics Library. Duffer ...
... Devo's was meant as parody while Kraftwerk was going for verisimilitude . Kraftwerk embraced automation ; Devo ... Jocko Homo , " Devo's songs were iconoclastic , perverse , and puzzling . Though anyone with the IQ of a hubcap could ...
... Homo sapiens are now “ Jocko Homo ” —without the capacity to empathize , be crea- tive , or think as rational beings . Devo declaimed authority and power figures by mocking the academy of science and calling businessmen monkeys . They ...
... Jocko Homo” from Q: Are We Not Men and know there was something going on that they couldn't quite get their head around, but “Freedom of Choice” was just subversive enough that people could sign on without confusion. To fans for whom Devo's ...
... Jocko Homo , ' the Devo anthem , and a monumental live ' Whip It . ' Oh No ! It's Devo ( 1982 ) and Freedom of Choice ( 1980 ) are prime Devo , sparkling with their self - conscious deployment of musical excitements . ' Peekaboo ' ( not ...
... Jocko-Homo Heavenbound by B. H. Shadduck, became foundational for DEVO's philosophy. “D-evolution” appears on the devil's chest. down to the recruiting station right on Main Street. I was standing in the very front and shouting ...
... Devo released a single on their own label, Booji Boy Records. The song was “Jocko Homo,” and it succinctly summed up the basic Devo creed: They tell us that / We lost our tails / Evolving up / From little snails / I say it's all / Just ...
... Devo's "Jocko Homo."Then, before anybody could call to yell at me, I said a cryptic goodbye in the middle of my shift and put on the Pink Floyd album. Here's the brilliant part: I locked the door to the control room from the inside ...