History Awesome / Devo

* Devo [[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/mick-jagger-danced-around-the-office-1062872 went]] to Music/TheRollingStones frontman Mick Jagger and his lawyer with their cover of "Satisfaction". 30 seconds into the song, Jagger was ''dancing'' to it. To this day he calls it the best cover of any Stones song.

* The [[ThreeDimensionalEpisode 3-Devo concert]] broadcast on live pay-per-view in October of 1982, just after the release of ''Oh No! It's Devo.'' Throughout the show, the band's backing track was knocked out of sync by a clueless crewman, a mic went dead throughout the show, and the 3D effects proved ineffective as the show wore on. What's a band to do under such terrible production? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmdgxdI2JU4#t=2m20s Mock the shit]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ty3RuzQ8xo#t=4m29s out of the producers]] on their own pay-per-view.

* How catchy is "Whip It?" WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead had a history of ''not'' liking SynthPop, and yet [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBT1NYdd_UM Beavis went NUTS when that song came on, singing along and everything.]] (Also a [[Funny/BeavisAndButthead Funny Moment]], obviously.)

** 1978's ''Music/QAreWeNotMenAWeAreDevo!'' (sometimes shortened to ''Q&A'') is a popular fan consensus for best Devo album ''ever,'' and it's probably Devo's most ''rocking'' album.[[note]]Obviously this is a few years before the synthesizers overwhelmed everything.[[/note]]
** 1980's ''Music/FreedomOfChoice,'' a remarkable achievement on its own terms. Not only did it spawn "Whip It" and thus their greatest mainstream success, but it's also one of the best combinations of guitar rock and synth pop ever put on wax.
* 2010's ''Something for Everyone'', their first studio album in twenty years. It sounds very similar to their material from the 80s yet also sounds remarkably fresh. Combining the NewWave stylings of their heyday with modern day techno and absolutely ''nailing'' it. It quickly came to be considered one of the band's best albums and is easily one of the most triumphant returns in recent music history.

* How catchy is "Whip It?" WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead had a history of ''not'' liking SynthPop, and yet [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBT1NYdd_UM Beavis went NUTS when that song came on, singing along and everything.]] (Also a [[Funny/BeavisAndButthead Funny Moment]], obviously.)

* As if [[AGodAmI each had created the other]] in its [[HallOfMirrors own warped image]], never in the history of television were a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits band]] and a late-night TalkShow more [[RoboticSpouse perfectly matched]] than Music/{{Devo}} and ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (on June 16, 2010).

* The song, "Through Being Cool," and the music video that comes with it. These geeks sure are tired of messing around. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_HH_jher3c&feature=kp Have a look for yourselves, folks]].

** 2010's ''Something for Everyone'', their first studio album in twenty years. It sounds very similar to their material from the 80s yet also sounds remarkably fresh. Combining the NewWave stylings of their heyday with modern day techno and absolutely ''nailing'' it. It quickly came to be considered one of the band's best albums and is easily one of the most triumphant returns in recent music history.

** 1980's ''Music/FreedomOfChoice,'' a remarkable achievement on its own terms. Not only did it spawn "Whip It" and thus their greatest mainstream success, but it's also one of the best combinations of guitar rock and synth pop ever put on wax.

* Devo [[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/mick-jagger-danced-around-the-office-1062872 went]] to Music/TheRollingStones frontman Mick Jagger and his lawyer their cover of "Satisfaction". 30 seconds into the song, Jagger was ''dancing'' to it. To this day he calls it the best cover of any Stones song.

* You could probably pick anything from 1978-1981 and find some riveting NewWaveMusic. The big two, however, are...

* Devo sent to Music/TheRollingStones frontman Mick Jagger and his lawyer their cover of "Satisfaction". 30 seconds into the song, Jagger was ''dancing'' to it. To this day he calls it the best cover of any Stones song.

** 1978's ''Music/QAreWeNotMenA:WeAreDevo!'' (sometimes shortened to ''Q&A'') is a popular fan consensus for best Devo album ''ever,'' and it's probably Devo's most ''rocking'' album.[[note]]Obviously this is a few years before the synthesizers overwhelmed everything.[[/note]]

** 1978's ''Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'' (sometimes shortened to ''Q&A'') is a popular fan consensus for best Devo album ''ever,'' and it's probably Devo's most ''rocking'' album.[[note]]Obviously this is a few years before the synthesizers overwhelmed everything.[[/note]]
** 1980's ''Freedom Of Choice,'' a remarkable achievement on its own terms. Not only did it spawn "Whip It" and thus their greatest mainstream success, but it's also one of the best combinations of guitar rock and synth pop ever put on wax.

* Devo sent their cover of Music/TheRollingStones frontman Mick Jagger and his lawyer their cover of "Satisfaction". 30 seconds into the song, Jagger was ''dancing'' to it. To this day he calls it the best cover of any Stones song.

* devl sent their cover of Music/TheRollingStones frontman Mick Jagger and his lawyer their cover of "Satisfaction". 30 seconds into the song, Jagger was ''dancing'' to it. To this day he calls it the best cover of any Stones song.

* The interactive music video for [[http://mashable.com/2011/04/19/devo-what-we-do "What We Do."]] Have fun!

* As if [[AGodAmI each had created the other]] in its [[HallOfMirrors own warped image]], never in the history of television were a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits band]] and a late-night TalkShow more [[RoboticSpouse perfectly matched]] than {{Devo}} and ''TheColbertReport'' (on June 16, 2010).

* The [[ThreeDimensionalEpisode 3-Devo concert]] broadcast on live pay-per-view in October of 1982, just after the release of ''Oh No! It's Devo.'' Throughout the show, the band's backing track was knocked out of sync by a clueless crewman, a mic went dead throughout the show, and the 3D effects proved ineffective as the show wore on. What's a band to do under such terrible production? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0T0JJvhwUw#t=2m20s Mock the shit]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ty3RuzQ8xo#t=4m29s out of the producers]] on their own pay-per-view.