Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
- 艺人
- Devo
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Virgin Records
- 发行时间
- 1978年07月01日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Steve Huey
Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first pop albums to use synthesizers as an important textural element, and although they mostly play a supporting role in this guitar-driven set, the innovation began to lay the groundwork for the synth-pop explosion that would follow very shortly. Q: Are We Not Men also revived the absurdist social satire of the Mothers of Invention, claiming punk rock's outsider alienation as a home for freaks and geeks. While Devo's appeal was certainly broader, their sound was tailored well enough to that sensibility that it still resonates with a rabid cult following. It isn't just the dadaist pseudo-intellectual theories, or the critique of the American mindset as unthinkingly, submissively conformist. It was the way their music reflected that view, crafted to be as mechanical and robotic as their targets. Yet Devo hardly sounded like a machine that ran smoothly. There was an almost unbearable tension in the speed of their jerky, jumpy rhythms, outstripping Talking Heads, XTC, and other similarly nervy new wavers. And thanks to all the dissonant, angular melodies, odd-numbered time signatures, and yelping, sing-song vocals, the tension never finds release, which is key to the album's impact. It also doesn't hurt that this is arguably Devo's strongest set of material, though several brilliant peaks can overshadow the remainder. Of those peaks, the most definitive are the de-evolution manifesto &Jocko Homo& (one of the extremely few rock anthems written in 7/8 time) and a wicked deconstruction of &(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction,& which reworks the original's alienation into a spastic freak-out that's nearly unrecognizable. But Q: Are We Not Men? also had a conceptual unity that bolstered the consistent songwriting, making it an essential of one of new wave's most influential bands.
最新简评（共23条）
- @ᴄʜᴀᴏsxxxɪ：Devo 啊哈
- @AFei-K•(♬♩♫♪♡)：Back
- @斯木(.)：20181116
- @Gloomy Van(沉浸在自己编织的孤寂世界)：严肃的后朋音乐用这种戏谑的方式表现出来，还真的是别具一格，效果还很棒。
- @灰(生命已经过期)：
- @黄色潜水艇(微笑，挥手，再见。)：活跃于70年代的朋克新浪潮乐队Devo，演唱活泼而富有激情。乐队在纽约的**驻唱期间，David Bowie和Iggy Pop等人都成为他们的fans，在David Bowie的引见下，Brian Eno自掏腰包帮乐队制作了他们的首张专辑“Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!”，发行于1978年。唱片公司十分不看好这支乐队，所以分文未付。好在专辑还是取得了不错的成绩，在英美两地都进入了榜单。
- @Semanna(杂食动物 夜行动物 ...)：贼酷
- @guo(我还没想好要写什么...)：
- @巨扌♋︎ξ糸(我在低俗与高雅间活的很尴...)：.
- @大黑豹(∮)：收