From “Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!” (1977).
If you don’t already own this album, buy it yesterday.
“A Burger King jingle is refashioned into a symbol of the coming apocalypse. It’s like a ’50s sci-fi nightmare version of working-class america, all of the familiar symbols of comfort and stability transformed into something horribly grotesque and unpleasant.
And then there’s the music: punk-rock energy enslaved by the stiff, jerky rhythms of lockstep conformity, all shoulder-hunching, teeth-grinding tension without any catharsis. Thankfully, it’s also oodles of fun to listen to.”
