Oh No It's Devo

Devo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002M96
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,224 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Time Out for Fun

2. Peek-a-boo!

3. Out of Sync

4. Explosions

5. That's Good

6. Patterns

7. Big Mess

8. Speed Racer

9. What I Must Do

10. I Desire

11. Deep Sleep

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i thought peopole loved this album??!! i did.., July 17, 2005

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j furry "someone else altogether" (san diego CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh No It's Devo (Audio CD)

ok so i listened to devo while i skateboarded down the street in 8th grade pissing out the left leg of my OP shorts on a CASTER skateboard in VANS hightops. so yeah, im old in pre 20th century terms; BUT; i listened to all the first three albums with clean, un-jaded ears (between kiss & punk rock) & later (after picking up tapes from thrift stores) was under the impression that "oh no it's devo" was the album that followed "freedom of choice". because i thought it was the most complete and thorough sounding. as opposed to "new traditionalists" which to my (young?) mind seemed lack luster and mellow..(though i love it now). i guess all im trying to say (tho maybe very poorly) is that in my mind, rock lover and all, is that "oh no its devo" is one of the best records devo ever made! ( and i love the first 2 and experimental music in general!!) it is so solid. each song, is the next best song you want hear. please if you love the idea of devo, listen to this one, because it is a culmination of all that they aspired to be [ version 5.0 ;) ]. five good albums in a row aint bad. what other bands have achieved that??!! after this one, your on your own tho..

ps.people are saying this suffers from "gimmicks"? what??? this is solid song writing!! and anyway what great pop song doesn't technically contain a "gimmick"? have fun..

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A forgotten and ignored classic, January 3, 2006

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Kid A (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh No It's Devo (Audio CD)

Devo was my first concert, just a couple of months after the release of this album. I saw them in December, 1982. It seemed like a great show at the time, but of course I had nothing to compare it to. Regardless, I went on to enjoy this album more and more until I completely forgot about Devo a few years later.

Fast forward to a few years ago. I bought the import CD that has this album and Freedom of Choice on it. I figured it was a great attempt to recapture something I had forgotten. Unfortunately, I think the sound on this CD is sub-par, and when I recently listened to it again, I decided I had no choice but to go out and find it in its original form... vinyl. Much better. (Don't waste your money on that import like I did!)

Now, I've heard all Devo up to this point. Beyond this, I've heard nothing of theirs. As everybody knows, Mark Mothersbaugh has gone on to write music primarily for kids shows (Rugrats, etc.) If you've ever heard these tunes, you can definitely hear the same sort of slight weirdness that Devo was so well known for.

I like older Devo as much as the next guy. Yes, it was edgy and different at first. Sure, Devo began catering to a more pop-oriented audience with this album, but don't let that fool you. These guys were master song writers by this time. The key to enjoying Devo is to not read too much into what they're saying and just take it for the entertainment value it provides. Don't be mistaken. "Oh, No! It's Devo" fulfills that promise of entertainment. Try not to listen to this album and tap your feet the entire way through. It's hard, and That's Good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, yes! It's Devo, June 29, 2010

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D. K. Malone (earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh No It's Devo (Audio CD)

Like some other reviewers have mentioned, I'm surprised at the nay-saying I'm hearing about this album lately. "This was the beginning of the end of Devo" and other such horse crap. I'd been into Devo since their first SNL appearance (late 1978/early '79?) and I don't recall this album having anything to do with any sort of decline or downfall. I know it never really qualified as a "hit" album per se, but I recall it being very well received by the fanbase, which by this time (late 1982) had boiled down a bit; it had been a couple of years since Whip It ruled the airwaves, and many Jonee-cum-lately fans had moved on to greener pastures. Still, the videos for Peek-A-Boo and That's Good were MTV heyday staples and aired constantly throughout most of 1983. Maybe Oh No wasn't exactly the band at their peak, but it's a classic nonetheless. As I recall, Devo referred to it as their "evil clown period". I sort of consider it to be part of an unofficial "Devo Phase II" trilogy that began in 1980 with Freedom of Choice, continued with New Traditionalists in 1981, and ended with this. It was the follwing album, 1984's Shout, that made it clear that Devo had lost their edge, run out of juice, was no longer vital. I'm loving their new comeback album and all, but I would argue that this was Devo's last bona fide classic album. I could be mistaken, but I often hear hints of this record in a good bit of techno, at least up to the mid-1990s. I don't mean actual samples, just a general influence. In any case, make no mistake: Oh No It's Devo is quintessential and a must-own for even the most casual spud.