Name: Hardcore Volume One
Brand: Devo

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SV024

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-20

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Forte

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Standard:20

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857176003249

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Black LP

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Devo

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

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Superior Viaduct

New-wave group Devo, formed in 1973 by a group of art students at Kent State University, gained popularity throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band's name is derived from the concept of "de-evolution," which suggests that mankind is devolving instead of evolving. Devo underwent several lineup changes over the years but consistently released material through Booji Boy Records. They achieved mainstream success with their keyboard-heavy sound and produced their biggest hits during this period. After a hiatus in the late 1980s, Devo reunited and continued to tour before releasing their ninth studio album in 2010. Despite the loss of Robert Casale in 2014, Devo continues to perform live with new members.

Line-up:
<ul>
<li>Mark Mothersbaugh: vocals, keyboards, guitar, songwriter</li>
<li>Gerald V. Casale: vocals, bass, keyboards, songwriter</li>
<li>Bob Mothersbaugh (Bob I): lead guitar, vocals, songwriter</li>
<li>Bob Casale (Bob II): rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, songwriter</li>
<li>Jim Mothersbaugh (1974-1976): drums</li>
<li>Alan Myers (1976-1984): drums</li>
<li>David Kendrick (1986-1990): drums</li>
<li>Josh Freese (1996-current): drums</li>
<li>Josh

Superior Viaduct is an archival label based out of San Francisco. With a focus on reissuing rare and overlooked gems from the past, they bring lost classics back to life for music lovers around the world.
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Devo's Hardcore documents the group's beginning as pre-punk outcasts in the fertile Akron, Ohio, underground rock scene. Spawned at the nearby college of Kent State, site of the infamous May 4 Massacre, Devo formed as a conceptual art project armed with the radical philosophy of de-evolution. Brothers Mothersbaugh (Mark, Bob and Jim) and Brothers Casale (Jerry and Bob) along with drummer Alan Myers soon whipped up an otherworldly brand of 'devolved blues' that could hold its own alongside the beatnik groove of 15-60-75 (a.k.a. The Numbers Band) or the primal rock poetry of The Bizarros. Recorded on various four-track machines and in tiny studios, basements and garages between 1974-1977, Hardcore reveals their strikingly clear vision: rock 'n' roll stripped bare of its collective cool and jerked back into propaganda fit for post-modern man. It's no surprise that these transmissions would soon catch the eye and ear of Brian Eno, who later produced their landmark 1978 debut album. Noisy synth, strangled guitar chops and a primitive rhythmic thud power the early Devo sound. Threaded beneath it all are lyrical themes of post-McCarthy paranoia, middle-class ephemera and Devo's long-running topic of choice: sex, or lack thereof. Few moments in pop music history can match the grinding, pent-up energy of 'Mongoloid' and the spastic bounce and sputter of 'Jocko Homo' (two anthems presented in their earlier and superior versions here). Cult favorites like 'Mechanical Man' and 'Auto-Modown' make Volume 1 essential listening. Superior Viaduct and Booji Boy Records are proud to present Devo's Hardcore to a new generation of spuds, lovingly packaged with Moshe Brakha's stunning cover photography.

Hardcore Volume One

Music GB