Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
by Devo
- Type: Album
- Released: August聽28,聽1978
- Label: Warner Bros., Virgin
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:43
- Community rating: 4.08/5 from 21 ratings
Artists on this release: Mark Mothersbaugh, Alan Myers, Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Bob Casale
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by Brian Eno, Devo's debut 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!' establishes the band鈥檚 theory of de-evolution through a mechanical and twitchy synthesis of punk energy and synthesized textures. The band鈥檚 tightly wound, robotic rhythms and Mark Mothersbaugh鈥檚 spastic vocals deliver satirical critiques of a dehumanized society, a sound born from the group's resistance to Eno's more experimental production impulses. With its deconstructed cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and the definitive anthem "Jocko Homo," the album stands as a foundational and influential text of American new wave and post-punk.
Genres
Descriptors: electronic, satirical, synth, bizarre, conceptual, synthesizers, guitars, rhythmic, witty, dissonant
Tracklist
- Uncontrollable Urge (03:11)
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (02:40)
- Praying Hands (02:48)
- Space Junk (02:14)
- Mongoloid (03:45)
- Jocko Homo (03:37)
- Too Much Paranoias (01:57)
- Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy) (04:57)
- Come Back Jonee (03:49)
- Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin') (02:40)
- Shrivel-Up (03:05)
Credits
- Mark Mothersbaugh - vocals, keyboards, guitar, writer
- Gerald Casale - vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, writer
- Bob Mothersbaugh - lead guitar, vocals, writer
- Alan Myers - drums
- Bob Casale - rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, additional keyboardist
- Brian Eno - producer
- Conny Plank - engineer, mix engineer
- David Bowie - remix
- Patrick Gleeson - recorded by
- Joe Heiner - illustration
- John Cabalka - graphic supervision
- Erik Muns枚n - package production design
- Bobbi Watson - production photography