Devo - Something for Everybody

Album Reviews Sun, 25 Jul 2010 Written by Mike S
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Devo - Something for Everybody

When an album lands on your desk from Devo, you'd expect it to be either a reissue, re-release or something recycled. But alas, no, the funny-hatted men (actually, they're called 'energy domes') are back, bringing their new-wave sounds firmly into 2010.

Their first album in 20 years, since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps, Devo have delivered an album that took 2 years to produce and recreates their trademark sound, blending guitars and synths with hypnotic and repetitive drum beats and the unique Devo delivery of lyrics.

The album follows the Devo classic song structures, with some even branching out into almost punk territory on Fresh, with front-man Mark Mothersbaugh’s lyrics are incisive as ever.  The album has high-points, such as Please, Baby, Please and the lead single Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man) but they are a little too thin on the ground on this long-player for this to be anything more than a nostalgia piece.

Although it’s a well produced effort, it seems the retro sounds on this album push that nostalgia angle too far and it doesn’t reach the highs of Devo’s best and most creative era.

TRIPLEW.ME TRACK OF CHOICE

‘Don't Shoot (I'm a Man!)'

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Editor review

Good effort, wrong decade

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Reviewed by triplew.me
July 25, 2010
 
Last updated: July 25, 2010
We just can't get into this. It sounds exactly like old Devo, but for some reason something doesn't 'click'. It's an OK album if you like the nostalgia, but it wears a little thin and places this once-groundbreaking band almost into the novelty bin...
 
 

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Classic Devo!

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Reviewed by Afaq Ahmed
July 29, 2010
 

If you thought Devo were one hit wonders with "Whip it" you've clearly missed the whole point of their 35+ year career! They have always been about social commentary and getting people to see the real picture and although they had lost the plot a little in the late 80's and early 90's, they are definitely back on the right track again. I've been following this band from their earliest material to their last effort and honestly, I didn't listen to them much after "Oh No! It's Devo". To me that album was the end of Devo before they joined the corporates and became what the record industry wanted them to be. Definitely missing original drummer Alan Myers on this one but Josh Freese does a fantastic job keeping it together with metronomic precision (something Alan was famous for).

All the elements that made Devo great are here.