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A: We Are Devo! " Jocko Homo " is the B-side to Devo 's first single, "Mongoloid", released in 1977 on Devo's own label, Booji Boy Records and later released in the UK on Stiff Records. The song was re-recorded as the feature song for Devo's first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! on Warner Bros. Records in 1978.
Devo singles chronology. " Mongoloid ". (1977) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". (1977) " Mongoloid " is the first single released by American new wave band Devo in 1977, on the Booji Boy Records label. It was backed with the song "Jocko Homo". [ 2] ". Mongoloid" also had one of the first music videos made using collage.
Mothersbaugh brought a more humorous feel to the band, introducing them to material like the pamphlet "Jocko Homo Heavenbound", [13] which includes an illustration of a winged devil labelled "D-EVOLUTION" and would later inspire the song "Jocko Homo". [14] The "joke" about de-evolution became serious following the Kent State massacre of May 4 ...
Some tracks are early versions of songs that Devo would later rerecord for their studio albums, including a few that became some of their best known (e.g. "Jocko Homo", "Mongoloid"). However, the majority of the tracks were never revisited and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.
It wasn’t a bad song; it wasn’t their best song. They said they wanted to put a synth on it, and to me, that seemed impossible — first off, because I listened to the song and I was like ...
Then Mark Mothersbaugh would get a modified electric guitar, which would only be used for the songs "Satisfaction" and "Too Much Paranoias". As the show would continue, the group's signature yellow suits would be gradually torn, until "Jocko Homo", where Devo would strip down to black shorts and T-shirts with knee and shoulder pads. During the ...
Devo discography. Mark Mothersbaugh performing as part of Devo at Benicàssim, on July 20, 2007. The discography of Devo, an American new wave band formed in 1973, consists of 25 singles and 9 studio albums. Devo was founded by Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh. Devo currently consists of brothers Mark Mothersbaugh (synthesizers ...
Chris Smith’s "Devo" is a documentary that’s every bit as fun as its subject. For Devo fans, it’s 90 minutes of arresting pop history and dazzlingly edited audio-visual surrealist candy.