Early this year, I discovered to my delight that DEVO was releasing a new album on my birthday. "Holy Crap" I thought, and for once, I had something to look forward to in the middle of June. DEVO has been part of my life since I first heard Dr. Demento play "Jocko Homo" on his syndicated radio show back around 1978. I still have my original vinyls of "Are We Not Men," "Duty Now For The Future," and "Oh No, It's DEVO." Finding other outcasts who liked DEVO in the hair-metal-heavy environment of early 1980s New Orleans meant that an outcast like me could find friends. There would practically be no MTV without DEVO - their videos were on heavy rotation for years, back when people got excited over Patty Smythe videos, and well before the "Thriller" era. Gerald Casale was even nice enough to give me permission to show their video "Beautiful World" to a class I taught, and yes, Bob Mothersbaugh autographed my piece of crap Datsun back around 1998 and bought my girlfriend and I a beer. I still feel like a dork for staring at him but hey, those guys were important to me. I still say that when the history of those bands who began in the 1970s is written (and as a historian, I wouldn't mind contributing to it), DEVO will come out as one of the most enduring, diverse, and creative bands that the United States has ever produced. For those of you who doubt this, Ryko had a 2-cassette volume of Devo rarities that I completely wore out. You think that they lacked chops and that punk edge? Listen to tapes made back when they were working in and around Akron - they were tight as hell and were also primarily guitar-based. Bob Mothersbaugh is a very underrated guitarist, and those guys rocked as hard as anybody. They were innovators, they were commentators, and they were, and are, damned-fine musicians.
So albums came and went, and DEVO changed over time up to the release of "Smoothnoodlemaps" (don't remember that one? Neither does anyone else - but I still bought it - not their best). It seemed that the brothers Mothersbaugh and Casale were content with glomming onto the Lolapalooza and reunion tour schtick, and doing movie and TV soundtracks (are you listening Danny Elfman?). I have the live video of a recent DEVO show done before a half-empty arena, and the members later acknowledging that the audience didn't quite get them. It made me want to cry. DEVO isn't allowed to get old, for Bob's sake! Who is going to warn us that we are getting too doggone dumb for our own good? Frank Zappa is gone, Oing Boingo is gone, and most of the others who could needle us good in our comfort areas have thrown in the towel (for the record, let me state that I don't think that Zappa ever "got" DEVO, but then again, no one is perfect.) I was afraid that DEVO would disappear. Then this album got made.
I'm not going to run it down track by track, because I don't want to and it isn't neccessary. This is not old DEVO. People who say that are deceived by the "Whip It" drum beat on one track, and the drum-machine-sounding rythmns throughout. Old DEVO had the great Alan Myers banging the skins, and later, the pads (although to be fair, I saw them with David Kendrick and I thought they sounded great). People are making a big deal about them making a 1980s-style record. This is hogwash - it doesn't sound like 1980s DEVO, nor does it sound like A Flock of Seagulls or Duran Duran. There is some throwback, but it sounds like nothing on "Oh No,", nor "Duty Now For The Future," "New Traditionalists," "Freedom Of Choice," or "Shout." No, this is different. Very different. And I like it for what it is.
I don't know what DEVO is becoming. I never did, and that was what makes them fun. This album still perplexes me - I don't really know what to think - and maybe that is the point. It has stuff that I really like, and some stuff that I am sort of indifferent to, but not displeased with. The tracks are all interesting; the music is good. Personally, I'd love to see them release an album that was less electronic and more guitar, bass, and drum-oriented, because I think that "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO" is one of the most significant rock albums of the 20th century - but hey, I'm a fan. DEVO is changing again. I like this album. I hope that you will too. De-evolution is very real, people.
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Track Listings
| 1 | Fresh |
| 2 | What We Do |
| 3 | Please Baby Please |
| 4 | Don't Shoot (I'm a Man) |
| 5 | Mind Games |
| 6 | Human Rocket |
| 7 | Sumthin' |
| 8 | Step Up |
| 9 | Cameo |
| 10 | Later Is Now |
| 11 | No Place Like Home |
| 12 | March On |
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Alright, I've been a Devotee for something like 32 years. But let's not get straight to the heart of the matter. Where does this album fall in the scheme of all things Devo? The first 2 albums were guitar driven uber-nerd and quirky affairs. This is where I first fell for Devo. Freedom of Choice was where the boys had said they wanted to go - a keyboard driven band. Some fans were taken aback, was this a sellout? Yes and no. Devo if you recall had their own corporate anthem in 1979. They were always about pop culture and marketing. More on this below. So we embraced the new Devo. Then came New traditionalists. The first truly lateral step, but still good stuff this. Then came Oh No, It's Devo. Hmm. Love it or leave it, this was where fans began to rift. I still loved it. But alas, I fear the boys had run out of things to say - or perhaps we had really just caught up. Shout had its moments, but from here on the world seemed to be moving by. And so it passed.Now comes Devo 3.0. (we shall never speak of Devo 2.0). A sharply honed purpose driven, lean and hungry new Devo. A Devo with a plan. A Devo shaped and polished by the infamous Focus Group with 88% approval*. Not a "reimagining", nor a "reboot", this is Devo for 2010. Sarcastic, witty and angular - this is the Devo we've been waiting for a long, long time. They have something to say and songs to play with an energy I personally thought was lost. Remember, these are the guys that used to do jumping jacks on stage if they weren't doing anything else. And it sounds as if they could do it again!Will this create a whole new legion of Devotees? I don't know, but if you're new to Devo I'd say this is as good a starting point as any - and I never thought I'd say that about any "band reunion" album. The sound is the same in that you'd spot it a mile away, and yet has the vitality and strength of any newcomer. You'll hear Mark yelping as if it were 30 years ago. You'll hear spastic guitars. You'll hear wild and weird noises and samples.Personal listening impressions? It's hard to rate or place it compared to previous efforts, but after tidbits like the Wipeouters and Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers I wasn't really prepared to be sucked in like this. Color me surprised. Okay, the album fades a bit in the second half, but not by much; similar to the way Freedom of Choice goes into a bit of cruise control on the second half. But if you're reading this, then just know you'll be sorry if you don't pick this beast up and set it spinning out of control. It has all the elements of the first 3 albums blended together in a foamy frothy mix; it sounds like what Shout should have been 26 years later. The fact that they chose to not include "Watch Us Work It" (the recent single from the Dell ads) speaks volumes (IMHO) of the quality of songwriting.In the end, it turns out Devo was simply pointing the way for us 30 years ago, and have been waiting for us to arrive; so here we are. Welcome home. See? We told you so.Another reviewer here mentioned not liking the album cover - it wasn't Dada enough. Devo was never really into Dadaism per se, it was all part of their marketing. Devo was ALWAYS about marketing, right after DNA modification that is. Look at the power dome. The Devo Corporate Anthem. No, the cover is about selling it. Gorgeous minimalistic lines, simple use of primary colors. Message received and understood.Don't you want some? Sure you do. It looks good doesn't it? Try a little, you'll like it. Mmmmm, tasty tasty Devo.-Update-There seems to be some confusion on the CD content and song order, so here it is:1) Fresh 2) What We Do 3) Please Baby Please 4) Don't Shoot (I'm A Man) 5) Mind Games 6) Human Rocket 7) Sumthin' 8) Step Up 9) Cameo 10) No Place Like Home 12) March OnSongs that didn't make the CD cut are available on MP3 or iTunes.Hope that helps!* Only 88% focus group approval because the song order was changed to "partnership approved" content, meaning Devo and/or WB decided the focus group wasn't entirely correct!
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I believe now is the right time for Devo, my fellow spuds. Sure, the uninitiated and uninformed will sneer and scoff, and laugh, but that's because all they know is "Whip It" and the Swiffer commercials.
No, really, I give "Something For Everybody" five stars for several reasons: 1. It's really well put together considering how long the band has been around. 2. We desperately need the obtuse, almost implied sarcastic irony that Devo are so good at peddling. I believe most of Devo's music flies right over the general public's head because all they think about is "Whip It". That's Devo's genius--subversive themes neatly packaged in 3 minute hummable tunes. A real houswife from -insert location here- could enjoy "Something For Everybody" and completely miss the boat of subversive lyrical themes.
True to form, I went back and listened to every Devo album in sequence leading up to "Something For Everybody". The band's career has certainly been spotty, particularly "Total Devo" and "Smooth Noodle Maps". Still, every album has something good on it, it's just whether the band can deliver a full 12 song set without much filler. "Something For Everybody" has a consistency not heard from the band since 1980's "Freedom Of Choice". Again, I am amazed at how well done this new album is given a 20 year absence and nearly 40 years as a band. I think about all the other artists in my music collection who have been around that long and the type of albums they are making. Devo stands apart as being fresh, valid, contemporary.
The detractors of this album seem to be few. I get that Devo's first three albums are considered their finest--I get it! But, I am willing to allow for something new if I feel the quality is there. How can you deny the quality found on "Something For Everybody"? I listened to this album all week, and it just continued to get better and better.
I do have one complaint though, and that is why Warner Bros. just didn't allow Devo to release the full 16 song album. Why do we have to have four different versions of the album? I cheated and downloaded and added "Watch Us Work It", "Signal Ready" and "Let's Get To It" to the standard 12 song album I bought. It irked me that lame old iTunes got "Knock Boots" as an exclusive bonus track.
I believe that if radio wasn't so compartmentalized and demographically challenged these days that Devo would have a slew of hits from this album. My top favorites are the following: "What We Do", "Please Baby Please", "Don't Shoot (I'm A Man)", "Sumthin'", "No Place Like Home" and "March On". That, in itself, is quite a few for one album. But the other tracks are equally as solid like "Fresh", "Mind Games", "Human Rocket", "Cameo", "Later Is Now". The weakest track is probably "Step Up", but that's not saying much. The three extra tracks are also good with "Watch Us Work It" having a catchy chorus, and "Signal Ready" harking back to those crazy post-punk days I miss so much in today's Lady GaGa'd, Katy Perry'd and Miley Cyrus'd vapid world of music.
Five stars because, honestly, I've listened to quite a bit of new music this year and this album stands out as both musically invigorating and intellectually stimulating--in the best subversive Devo way. Five stars, because, after listening to the entire Devo catalog, "Something For Everybody" lives up to its title and is superior to the last five Devo albums.
Here is how "Something For Everybody" compares to Devo's other work:
1978 Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo!: Five Stars
1979 Duty Now For The Future: Four Stars
1980 Freedom Of Choice: Five Stars
1981 New Traditionalists: Four Stars
1982 Oh, No! It's Devo: Three Stars
1984 Shout: Three Stars
1988 Total Devo: Two and a Half Stars
1990 Smooth Noodle Maps: Two Stars
2010 Something For Everybody: Five Stars
No, really, I give "Something For Everybody" five stars for several reasons: 1. It's really well put together considering how long the band has been around. 2. We desperately need the obtuse, almost implied sarcastic irony that Devo are so good at peddling. I believe most of Devo's music flies right over the general public's head because all they think about is "Whip It". That's Devo's genius--subversive themes neatly packaged in 3 minute hummable tunes. A real houswife from -insert location here- could enjoy "Something For Everybody" and completely miss the boat of subversive lyrical themes.
True to form, I went back and listened to every Devo album in sequence leading up to "Something For Everybody". The band's career has certainly been spotty, particularly "Total Devo" and "Smooth Noodle Maps". Still, every album has something good on it, it's just whether the band can deliver a full 12 song set without much filler. "Something For Everybody" has a consistency not heard from the band since 1980's "Freedom Of Choice". Again, I am amazed at how well done this new album is given a 20 year absence and nearly 40 years as a band. I think about all the other artists in my music collection who have been around that long and the type of albums they are making. Devo stands apart as being fresh, valid, contemporary.
The detractors of this album seem to be few. I get that Devo's first three albums are considered their finest--I get it! But, I am willing to allow for something new if I feel the quality is there. How can you deny the quality found on "Something For Everybody"? I listened to this album all week, and it just continued to get better and better.
I do have one complaint though, and that is why Warner Bros. just didn't allow Devo to release the full 16 song album. Why do we have to have four different versions of the album? I cheated and downloaded and added "Watch Us Work It", "Signal Ready" and "Let's Get To It" to the standard 12 song album I bought. It irked me that lame old iTunes got "Knock Boots" as an exclusive bonus track.
I believe that if radio wasn't so compartmentalized and demographically challenged these days that Devo would have a slew of hits from this album. My top favorites are the following: "What We Do", "Please Baby Please", "Don't Shoot (I'm A Man)", "Sumthin'", "No Place Like Home" and "March On". That, in itself, is quite a few for one album. But the other tracks are equally as solid like "Fresh", "Mind Games", "Human Rocket", "Cameo", "Later Is Now". The weakest track is probably "Step Up", but that's not saying much. The three extra tracks are also good with "Watch Us Work It" having a catchy chorus, and "Signal Ready" harking back to those crazy post-punk days I miss so much in today's Lady GaGa'd, Katy Perry'd and Miley Cyrus'd vapid world of music.
Five stars because, honestly, I've listened to quite a bit of new music this year and this album stands out as both musically invigorating and intellectually stimulating--in the best subversive Devo way. Five stars, because, after listening to the entire Devo catalog, "Something For Everybody" lives up to its title and is superior to the last five Devo albums.
Here is how "Something For Everybody" compares to Devo's other work:
1978 Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo!: Five Stars
1979 Duty Now For The Future: Four Stars
1980 Freedom Of Choice: Five Stars
1981 New Traditionalists: Four Stars
1982 Oh, No! It's Devo: Three Stars
1984 Shout: Three Stars
1988 Total Devo: Two and a Half Stars
1990 Smooth Noodle Maps: Two Stars
2010 Something For Everybody: Five Stars
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John Frame
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honesty and integrity to match the musical artistry
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2010
I'm a dedicated Devotee and am proud to own all their CD and DVD releases (plus a swag of vinyl and LaserDisc) and I love "Something For Everybody". The lyrical concepts and instrument sounds are definitive Devo and the production is excellent. However DEVO are not out to win over anyone who wasn't already prepared to like them - it's more as if they're rewarding fans with something genuine and fresh.
DEVO are obviously having a good time in the studio and it must be a joy to add a couple of these new songs to their current tour. Of the new promotional videos available online "Don't Shoot I'm A Man" is particularly good, and there are also several YouTube videos of recent live performances which prove that the band is in top form (including their incorporation of technology). There are also a few must-see episodes of a "reality show" on the making of this album.
There was an interesting collaboration with the Disney channel a few years back called "Devo 2.0" with talented kids performing selected Devo classics - bringing some very astute concepts to inform the minds of the future.
At this time when humans could easily continue to completely ruin the planet "Something For Everybody" keeps up DEVO's very good work in both entertaining and challenging their audience to actively engage in life with compassion, honesty and integrity.
On 3rd Sept '10 Brisbane's Courier Mail tabloid accused DEVO of being "unabashed sell-outs" because they reworked their original Whip-It video to promote the D-EVO digital x-ray scanning system by Fujifilm. Have a look at the promo video and you'll agree that it holds true to DEVO's tradition of humour with integrity.
DEVO are obviously having a good time in the studio and it must be a joy to add a couple of these new songs to their current tour. Of the new promotional videos available online "Don't Shoot I'm A Man" is particularly good, and there are also several YouTube videos of recent live performances which prove that the band is in top form (including their incorporation of technology). There are also a few must-see episodes of a "reality show" on the making of this album.
There was an interesting collaboration with the Disney channel a few years back called "Devo 2.0" with talented kids performing selected Devo classics - bringing some very astute concepts to inform the minds of the future.
At this time when humans could easily continue to completely ruin the planet "Something For Everybody" keeps up DEVO's very good work in both entertaining and challenging their audience to actively engage in life with compassion, honesty and integrity.
On 3rd Sept '10 Brisbane's Courier Mail tabloid accused DEVO of being "unabashed sell-outs" because they reworked their original Whip-It video to promote the D-EVO digital x-ray scanning system by Fujifilm. Have a look at the promo video and you'll agree that it holds true to DEVO's tradition of humour with integrity.
Flip M
4.0 out of 5 stars
Return To Form
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2010
So many "come back" albums by bands you liked when younger are eagerly awaited, bought, listened to and filed away in the "ah well its not that bad" category. This, on the other hand sounds pretty contemporary (the decision to let other producers loose pays dividends) without losing sight of the Devo trademarks - catchy hooks, big synths, raw guitar, squeaks, squeals and the occasional silly voice vocal.
Stronger songs than you might expect (far better than Shout or Smooth Noodle Maps) make this my most listened to Devo studio album since "Oh No..." from the early 80s. I heard the come back single from another early 80s electronic pop act this week, which may well get more coverage here in the UK than anything off this album. That would be criminal - this album is vibrant, lively and shows there is still plenty of talent in Mutato Muzika. Whereas the other is flat, devoid of inspiration and frankly rather cheesy to say the least. Fans of the genre should at least take a good listen to Something For Everybody and make their minds up. Fans of the band are unlikely to be disappointed.
Stronger songs than you might expect (far better than Shout or Smooth Noodle Maps) make this my most listened to Devo studio album since "Oh No..." from the early 80s. I heard the come back single from another early 80s electronic pop act this week, which may well get more coverage here in the UK than anything off this album. That would be criminal - this album is vibrant, lively and shows there is still plenty of talent in Mutato Muzika. Whereas the other is flat, devoid of inspiration and frankly rather cheesy to say the least. Fans of the genre should at least take a good listen to Something For Everybody and make their minds up. Fans of the band are unlikely to be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Marching On!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2010
Something For Everybody should not disappoint Devo fans old and new. Twenty years later, it would be all too easy for Devo to turn up jaded and having lost sight of what made them great but this is both current in sound and in keeping with Devo tropes, such as nods to the energy dome both through the artwork and lyrics, the whip sound effect and song titles such as Don't Shoot (I'm a Man) and March On.
From the irresistible opener, Fresh, the tracks are expertly enhanced with the use of chip tune-style computer sound effects (Mind Games and Step Up), rocking guitars and siren-like synth (Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)). No Place Like Home seems like a slight departure with an unexpected piano intro but is a great number and works well as the penultimate track.
Devo have moved with the times, yet make it feel like they never went away. New bands should take note.
The photography is superb and the cover image is instantly iconic.
Packed full of humour, catchy songs and innovation, Something For Everybody may well live up to its title. I can't speak highly enough of this album.
Devo are back and the world is a better place!
March On, spuds!
From the irresistible opener, Fresh, the tracks are expertly enhanced with the use of chip tune-style computer sound effects (Mind Games and Step Up), rocking guitars and siren-like synth (Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)). No Place Like Home seems like a slight departure with an unexpected piano intro but is a great number and works well as the penultimate track.
Devo have moved with the times, yet make it feel like they never went away. New bands should take note.
The photography is superb and the cover image is instantly iconic.
Packed full of humour, catchy songs and innovation, Something For Everybody may well live up to its title. I can't speak highly enough of this album.
Devo are back and the world is a better place!
March On, spuds!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh DEVO
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2012
After mercilessly teasing us since the mid-90s, DEVO returned in 2010 with their first new studio album since the underrated Smooth Noodle Maps in 1990. Something For Everybody brings to mind their classic 1982 LP Oh, No! It's DEVO - relentlessly energetic, upbeat and synth-heavy (despite having more guitar than any of their post-1980 albums). It contains some wonderful moments - the eurodance synths of March On, the rave sirens of Don't Shoot (I'm A Man) and the classic DEVO vocal interplay of What We Do. All in all it's probably their strongest album since the aformentioned Oh, No!..., and coupled with a fabulous marketing campaign (featuring a reality show and focus group studies to determine, among other things, a new colour for their famous 'energy dome' hats), it showed DEVO at their funny, satirical best.
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Mr. J. Small
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2014
After so many years in the business, Devo have lost non of their genius. If you are a long time fan, like myself, or new to their sound, this is a must have. The tunes & words will soon burn their way into your consciousness & you'll be hooked & looking forwards for the bands next issue.
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