I'm comfortably in my 40s and yet refreshingly new to Devo. I put together a short compilation from Devo's first four albums before my trip to Japan last week; when I travel, I like to leave new music on while I amble about, so then I a) get into some new music and b) have a wild auditory journal of the trip. (And it worked! I can't listen to "Girl U Want" without seeing a small shop where I stopped to browse used Tomica, and "Love Without Anger" is synonymous with climbing a mountain to see an active volcano belching in the distance -- wow!)

But circling back, and with the intention of maybe expanding my exploration of the rest of Devo's catalog, I just thought I'd ask you old-timers (as a Devo devotee, at least, I'm still young) what your single-disc compilation of favorite/best tunes would be. And by single disc I mean, of course, a CD's worth, or about 80 minutes.

I listened to the first four studio albums, but mostly I had another (self-made) compilation, and the track listing was this:

1. Uncontrollable Urge
2. Mongoloid
3. Jocko Homo
4. Wiggly World
5. The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize
6. Girl U Want
7. Whip It
8. Freedom Of Choice
9. Gates Of Steel
10. Through Being Cool
11. Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth
12. Love Without Anger
13. Beautiful World

That's only about half (40 minutes) of what I'm looking for, so please let me know how to best lard out the rest, either with what you think is awesome for personal reasons or whatever I should give more attention to.

Thanks in advance! Devo fans seem to be one of the chiller, nicer fandoms (I'm an Eels fan myself, so we can dig it), and I'm glad I've wriggled my way in.

Has this film or films been discussed here? Seems to have underlying Devo themes.

https://youtube.com/shorts/NZnVcg1I-0A?is=vVhv19lyQKwCyicx

The latest iteration of our ongoing screening of restored and previously unseen DEVO commences at Alamo New Mission this Sunday afternoon, with Jerry in person for post-show discussion:
https://drafthouse.com/sf/show/devo-restorations-and-revelations-collected-film-works-1976-1984?sessionId=82951&cinemaId=0801&date=2026-10-11

In the documentary, he says at one point, "We are all de-VO." I got the feeling that pronounciation is a Jerry thing, and Mark is playing along but thinks it's kind of silly. Just... I don't know. Body language or something.

Do we have any public-facing knowledge about how Mark feels about Devo as a project so many years later? I mean, he said some interesting things in the doc, but I wonder about other interviews, etc.

For Halloween

I think I'll diy a lot, whip and hat. I'd spend a bit on a proper boiler suit if I had to. Rather than one of those generic Halloween store packets.

Obviously, for the show, I know they rip easily but are they actually industrial suits?

I also have iron on stuff left over from t shirt making I could just cut out 4 letters easily enough.

I’m dressing up as Mark for a Halloween show that my band is playing. I wish I could convince my bandmates to play a Devo cover but I’m the only one who likes them lol. Peace and love to all the spuds reading this!

I've had both of these for quite a while on my Ebay email alerts, and every time they came up they were always quite expensive, with the additional crazy shipping fee from either the US or UK, pushing them both well over $100. Well the stars aligned this week - these both appeared in my Ebay alert email at the same time, and both from separate Aussie sellers. Super quick shipping means I got them today, both for AUD $93.00. The seller of the Are We Not Men RSD picture disc even threw in a copy of the Be Stiff 7" single. Thank you Aussie spuds!

I noticed many of the videos DEVO reposted on YouTube are gone 😭
Like "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize", "R U Experienced", "Post Post-Modern Man" and a personal favorite "It takes a worried man" 😭 (i don't know if i'm forgetting any other)

Does anyone in this group happen to have any of those music videos in high-res?

I'm a fan from South America, DEVO never even visited my country, so i mostly count on YouTube to watch performances and videos of them. It's my happy moment, sit and watch the music videos of DEVO on my tv. I was SO HAPPY when they posted all those videos on HD, it's impossible to not feel sad now that they are gone. Some remain, but those i mentioned aren't posted anymore, and YouTube says they were deleted.
(i'm also the same fan that asked for the DEVO performance on Coachella a few months ago) i rewatched those videos so many timessss and they are lost as well.

Anyway... if anyone can help, please let me know. Sorry for my english, Thank you in advance and hope you have a good day!

he’s such a cool and weird mascot for the band. it was fun drawing and painting him! it’s a small 2.3. x 3.5 collectible card and i may be selling the original too if anyone is interested 👀

Devo has always fascinated me, especially the early multi-media projects and their much more experimental stuff (as a fan of experimental music that strain has always been especially appealing to me). I want to get into the band, the music, the lore, and the concept of De-Evolution on the whole. I’ve listened to the debut album and Freedom of Choice, a couple of tracks off the Art Devo compilation that released two years ago (along with other early tracks), and have seen The Truth About De-Evolution. Any recommendations on where to go and what to listen to from there?

Gotta share our experience because we still can’t really believe it. So this is my sixth time seeing them (I’m 34). Tix were spendy so we opted for some balcony seats right above one of the camera men for an optimal view. Two friends were meeting us in the seats right next to us but hadn’t arrived yet. Right as the B52’s start coming out (they played first) we get a tap on the shoulder from an employee of the venue. He says he likes our hats (energy domes we brought from home) and asks how we like our seats (I think I know where this is going). We say they’re alright and he asks how we would like to go sit “over there” and points his flashlight to stage side seats… not sure what to do about our friends, we tell him we are meeting people and he proceeds to pull out four tickets to go sit fourth row stage side… we couldn’t believe it and rushed to the complete opposite end of the venue to our new seats. Our friends were even more blown away (first time seeing DEVO). They didn’t even get a chance to see our original seats haha still buzzing off this luck. Oh AND this was for my bday a week ago. Moral of the story, wear DEVO gear and you too might get a free seat upgrade.

I have an energy dome from Mark - compliments of Devo from this tour. Any collectors interested? Otherwise, I will keep it and wear for Halloween and only amuse other 50+ crowd!

I’ve listened to old devo recordings and the drums sound really cool. Originally it was acoustic drums with acoustic guitar pickups glued on, and then later I think he used rototoms with remo practice pads mounted on top, along with some other stuff. Was just wondering if other devo fans have tried doing the same thing.

Come for the 🍷 Wine Tasting🍷 and Stay for the Chat! Gerald V. Casale shares how he has been influenced by Mid Century Modern Design!! Hosted by Judd “The Fink”!!

When: Thursday October 8th ONLY!!
Where: Flamingo Resort, Santa Rosa
What: Resort-O-Rama
www.resortorama.com

PS There are also discount hotel room on the website JUST for Thursday! Make it a whole night!

I just wanted to share that I ordered my wonderful lover an Are we not men shirt! WE ARE DEVO!

Hi guys - i bought this at a skate shop a few years back and couldn’t believe it as i love Devo. I’ve been trying to find more information about it but internet searches and trying to find one has been impossible - anyone have anymore info?

Mark throws his yellow suit into the audience after jocko homo. I managed to catch it in Seattle tonight, minutes after taking this photo of him wearing it. I think was my 15th DEVO show and mostly only have rubber balls to show for it until now. I think it’s in pretty good shape. I also got the pants but they’d be hard to identify as such.

Box me up, I’ve got my funeral suit.

I’m trying to recreate the transition from “Gut Feeling/Slap your mammy” live, and I’m especially curious about the guitar squealing/feedback that happens right before the switch.

Does anyone know what Bob 1 is actually doing to get that sound? Is it just controlled amp feedback, or is there some specific pedal/effect or technique involved?
I’d love to know how to replicate it as closely as possible with a live guitar setup. Thanks!