Propelled by the new decade's high-tech, free-market, pre-AIDS promise, 1980's Freedom of Choice would rocket what Devo co-founder Gerald Casale calls his "alternate universe, hermetically sealed, alien band" both into the arms of the ...
... Devo don't begrudge “Whip It” its iconic status, though they would have liked more of their songs to achieve it. “I'm glad it was 'Whip It,' because it's certainly twisted and original,” says Jerry. “Those are the hallmarks of Devo ...
Exploring a Musical Genre James E. Perone. DEVO: “WHIP IT!” At the time of the recording of “Whip It!,” arguably the group's best-remembered song, Devo consisted of brothers Bob (electric guitar) and Gerald (electric bass, keyboards, and ...
... Devo were already intriguing the US media and on Octo- ber 14 , 1978 , they became the first homegrown " new wave " band ever to appear on Saturday Night Live . Their commer- cial breakthrough arrived in early 1980 with " Whip It ...
... Devo is that we were incredibly clever, incredibly devious, incredibly deliberate and self-aware and that we were ... Whip It" was sweeping the dance scene. Devo had always made short movies to accompany their songs, but now there was a ...
Throughout his adult life, whether he was opening a Seattle record store in the '90s or touring the world as the only non-white band member in alternative rock bands, Nabil Ayers felt the shadow and legacy of his father's musical genius, ...
... Devo " Freedom of Choice " . Miller Beer Devo " Whip It " . Pringles Devo " Whip It " . Twix Devo " Whip It " . Ziploc Dido Five for Fighting Flaming Lips ..... Flaming Lips Flaming Lips .. Franz Ferdinand . George Clinton " Take Me Out ...
... Whip It " reached number fourteen in the United States and helped Devo's third album , 1981's Freedom of Choice , go platinum . Kraftwerk continued pursuing their machinery obsessions until they reached the point of absurdity , i.e. ...
... Whip It” (1980) “Working in a Coal Mine” (1981) “Through Being Cool” (1981) “Big Mess” (1982) “Here to Go” (1984) “Disco Dancer” (1988) “Watch Us Work It” (2007) “On the Inside” (2013). h. playlist. g. devo. LAB. 48. Played ... Devo, “Whip It ...
... Devo . Of course , at times , the outfit from Akron , Ohio , was also painted with the punk brush . How- ever ... Whip It " guys were just plain late 70s / early 80s New Wavers , right ? Yet , lumping Devo together with The Knack ( " My ...