Re: Devo in the Hot Seat.
Originally Posted by
Longdogs
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Hi Devo
Your name and avatar is no doubt from the American band DEVO. Were you/ are you into other punk/ new wave bands?
It's double duty - Devo and I live in Devo-n. I came late to Devo and have since become a bit obsessed. Their videos were works of art and often deeply unsettling.
It never fails to amaze me how well the original punk bands' music has stood the test of time. For example, X-Ray Spex produced one album of sheer brilliance. I still cannot make up my mind whether Poly Styrene had a great or terrible singing voice but it sounded right, it fitted the music, so who cares?
While I did/do still like a lot fo the British bands, on the whole, I think I preferred the New York punk bands. I often dream of being in CBGBs back in the day, the line-ups must have been amazing - Blondie, Talking Heads, Television (who I particularly love), Richard Hell and so on. My some went there a few years ago and he told me it is litle more than a shrine and memorabilia shop. Sad.