Anyone who has read this blog on a regular basis knows that I am a huge Devo fan, to the extent that I wrote a lengthy two-part post on the band and its body of work. The new Devo song, although not quite up to the Empyrean heights of such epics as "Jocko Homo", "Gates of Steel", "Gut Feeling", "Mongoloid", and "Smart Patrol/Mr DNA", is a hoot and a half:
As one can imagine, Jerry Casale is no fan of the J.R. "Bob" Dobbs-like Romney, but he's not exactly enthusiastic about President Obama. Yeah, don't expect a guy who was so traumatized by the Kent State shootings that he and his friends formulated a theory of devolution to be too keen on a president who is unfazed by the extrajudicial executions of American citizens.
So, the new song is hilarious, as is the the Seamus themed video game, and don't we all need a good laugh these days?
DEVO am S.M.A.R.T.!
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The good news is that Devo are playing a concert in NZ, in December (sharing the stage with Simple Minds and the Church). The bad news is that the performance is a "Concert in the Vines" event for comfortable middle-aged people who like their nostalgic MOR music as an easy-listening background for picnics and conversation in the middle of a vineyard.
ReplyDeleteI'd say Devo's "Gut Feeling" succinctly sums up my feelings about Romney + Ryan....
ReplyDeleteDEVO am S.M.A.R.T.!
ReplyDeleteWell, nobody was accusing them of being D.U.M.B....
The good news is that Devo are playing a concert in NZ, in December (sharing the stage with Simple Minds and the Church). The bad news is that the performance is a "Concert in the Vines" event for comfortable middle-aged people who like their nostalgic MOR music as an easy-listening background for picnics and conversation in the middle of a vineyard.
Come, now, old chum, you're a respectable professional of a certain age... that being said, you can always form a mosh-pit in that vineyard.
I'd say Devo's "Gut Feeling" succinctly sums up my feelings about Romney + Ryan....
I'm not saying that I'm looking for "sniffy linings" in that ticket **ACK**, but they are rotten to the core.