This Devo two-fer from 1980 is a hoot! Girl U Want is by far the strongest of the two songs, Devo at their best. Please forgive the video quality and the occasional audio glitch.
I always felt that Devo was more influential than they really got credit for. They have been honored by plenty of bands -- Nirvana, Soundgarden, Sepultura and Pearl Jam, just to name a few.
Like Motley Crue, The Pixies, Aerosmith and seemingly everyone else these days, the legendary Devo will be hitting the road playing Are We Not Men and Freedom of Choice in their entirety.
The original Akronites Gerard and Bob Casale and Bob and Mark Mothersbaugh will join drum god Josh Freese for the dates this fall.
Not only is there old Devo in the works, but new Devo too. Warner Bros., the band's once and future home, will also release a new studio album from the band sometime in 2010.
"De-evolution has finally arrived... and who better to guide us through the mess than Devo?"
That's the rhetorical question posed in the press release touting the release of the first new album from Devo -- Akron, Ohio's third most popular export (just behind tires and Alcoholics Anonymous).
Founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale round out the lineup with their younger brothers both named Bob and the one-man drum monopoly that is Josh Freese. There is no title or release date set for the new album.
Devo, and seemingly everyone else in the world, will be playing next week at SXSW in Austin.
