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- The story behind New Wave pioneers Devo and their history making performance on Saturday Night Live performing their unique cover of the Rolling Stones’ “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”. Jerry Casale gives wonderful insight on their performance and on the origins of some of the most iconic elements of DEVO including the red energy domes the band wears. Get Jerry's new song and more at: www.geraldvcas...
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It’s time for another edition of our series Revelations where great artists takes on a deep dive into their greatest songs and albums. A few months ago we took a fascinating journey into the 80s classic hit Whip it with Devo’s Jerry Casale. He is a really interesting and entertaining artists who pioneered the new wave sound. Well today we have a special video behind the exhilarating performance that leveled American audiences… when Devo played Saturday Night Live..
Jerry also tells us the origin of their signature red domes and what DEVO really means. Plus more intel on his latest project It’s one of the most interesting interviews I’ve done and there are a few surprises in here that you’re going to love. So let’s get into it. As we go into this interview. I want to thank our sponsor Zenni eyewear, my favorite company. At Zenni.com you can design your own glasses, the style, the color the shape and then you get to try them on virtually to see how you look before you buy. Then you put in your prescription and they deliver them right to your door.. Check it out today. Here’s Jerry.
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Poll: What band and song snuck up on you and blew you away?
AS a 12 and 13 year old kid watching SNL on a beat up black and white mini tv, I remember a lot of musical acts that blew me away. But the big one was The Special playing Gangsters in 1980...I didn't know what to make of it at all...but the mix of 60's influences with something decidedly NOW about the performance was everything for me. They both scared me and drew me in...there were more, but that performance certainly stands out.
"You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC. I wasn't a fan (at the time) of the Bon Scott era. But I remember the first time I heard this song and loved it from the Angus's opening riff.
R.E.M with Fall On Me in 1986
I was blown away by Alabama Shakes, never hear of them until I saw them preform on a late night show and I was blown away by their live performance of Always Alright. Also when Kurt died I thought Nirvana was over but then Dave started the Foo Fighters didn't realize what a great writer and artist he was
Being totally honest. Freedom of choice hands down was one of the first New Wave songs I heard. I went from being a die hard KISS fan to adopting New Wave into my cassette player! Along with the very starts of KROQ ! Wonderful era!! Priceless memories!
NUMAN and DEVO in the same video. Heavenly!
Been a Devo fan from the start. I love Devo, what a great band and so much great music! They should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!
It's very weird for me to watch this video.
I still remember when this channel barely had any subscribers, and I was like this is professional quality, it's only a matter of time and this channel will blow up.
Here we are now, and we just witnessed one of the best interviews with Devo.
It's great to see that you got the acknowledgement you deserved.
Also, this is a reminder for those who have amazing ideas to start a channel and give it a shot.
"If you build it, they will come"
Thanks you for you support from the beginning!
Yup. Matter of time. Great content.
Content is king, and I keep finding myself coming back here. Keep up the awesome work!
I'm a newcomer, but believe you me, I'm spreading the gospel. This has become my favorite non-political channel. I could listen to Adam for hours. Thanks, Hoss!
@spook75a2 I typically DO!!!
PoR is my “go-to” on ”The RUclips”!
I remember watching DEVO live on SNL when this happened and it is still as odd and out there now as it was then. The only thing more weird and wonderfully out there was seeing The B52's do Rock Lobster on SNL..
Agree 100% What a time.
@@ProfessorofRock _Roam_ was the only B52's song that resonated with me and your feature video on the history of it is much appreciated. Great interview clips in that one. I love those harmonies.
You nailed those two, we happened to be at our favorite pizza place in Cypress Ca. having post game dinner with those acts up on the big projection TV for the first time. It was a what the hell moments.
What about FEAR?
@@nayrecitsuj7426 FEAR was maybe the scariest Punk concerts I ever saw. They loved to antagonize the audience- just like on SNL
The history of the Energy Dome is so classic
I was blown away when he went and got it!
One performance that blew me away on SNL, was when Eddie Van Halen played with the SNL band and that was their music act for that night. Valerie Bertinelli was host, so that's how that happened.
That track was called Stompin’ in 8H, you can find it on RUclips sometimes, but it seems to get taken down often.
Devo on Saturday Night Live was formative for me and my band. We weren't good, but we were odd and Devo gave us inspiration
Skillful interview- the guest does most of the talking with some questions and guidance from the host. It takes a lot of work and ability to look this easy. Much better than the "how music effected my life" videos.
I remember DEVO coming on the radio and thinking man, what is this stuff-it’s awesome! I was a teenager at the start of the new-wave movement and it carried me through college. Looking back, I was SO lucky to have been that age at that time. I love it all!
It was DEVO's Performance on Friday's that really got me.
The Plasmatics on Fridays got me!
When I first heard Devo I was blown away. I was a huge jazz fan and discounted all pop music as trash. Here was a avant-garde new age band that was not only unusual but good. They don’t get enough credit or being good musicians there performances were tight. They set the bar high with innovations in video and were way ahead on new electronic instruments and sounds. Those performances still sound fresh.
Seeing King Crimson on Fridays do Elephant Talk changed how I listened to and appreciated music ever since
Over 40 years later , can't wait to see Devo with Bauhaus , Morrissey & Blondie at the Cruel Festival next spring in Pasadena with many other great acts of the 80's !
I really want to go to that. We will see. Good for you for scoring tix.
Is that the Cruel World Festival? Other acts include Blondie, 45 Grave, and Christian Death.
Oh, and I think Drab Majesty is on that venue, too. They are a relatively new band (around less than ten years), but they are absolutely outstanding.
I believe the Psychedelic Furs will perform also 🙂
@@flavellinator Yes , they are on the bill !
Devo is the definition of Nerd music, and I love it! I remember the first time I heard them. It was so different to everything else. They got stuck in my head for days.
Saw them live, beyond great. Conceptually beyond the time
When heard Devo was going to be on SNL I couldn't wait to watch it and what a great performance. Put their cover of Satisfaction in my high school reunion song list they as they were such a major part of the New Wave era.
The 70s were incredibly productive and produced so much new and unusual music continuously and the 80s and 90s bands reaped the rewards!
I've been going down the live Devo rabbit hole on here recently. They are an amazingly tight live act!
I remember being in grade school hanging with a small group of kids who all loved Devo. No idea why I singled this tune out as my favorite, but I listened to Mongoloid over and over.
Then, as we got a little older and drinking SIB became a common morning after quote. We would use the Uncontrollable Urge "Ya, Ya, Ya ya ya ya-ya-ya Ya!" as a team chant and no one had any idea what the heck we were on about. Freaked them out and gave us thus psychological edge though.
I still have Dr Detroit on “heavy rotation” in my personal collection. Devo was so far ahead of its time. So glad I can share your videos with my kids. My daughter was born in 2001 and has never had the chance to live through musical movements. So sad that commercialism killed creativity
I miss 80s New Wave...so awesome!!!
I was in art school back then, and it was truly a time of discovery with all of the new bands coming out who were breaking boundaries. Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, XTC, Talking Heads, The Jam, Gary Numan, the B52's… and hundreds more. I also remember watching Devo's premier performance on SN, and I thought… "OK boys, here's Devo, and I'll raise you with Bauhaus."
Aside from Gary Numan, these guys epitomized the ART and INNOVATION of NW.
I always saw them as the embodiment of the genre and they have stood the test of time. FWIW: 'That's Good' is hands down my DEVO absolute fave. Still slaps like nobody's business.
In the 80s Prince blew me away album after album especially when I found out he wrote, performed and produced his own music. After that it was REM and then Radiohead. All had a huge influence in my life.
I remember seeing Devo on that SNL broadcast at the time. I was young, but intrigued.
When I first saw Devo on SNL, My jaw dropped and I knew then the music scene was never going to be the same again. I was totally blown away by their sounds and visuals. I still remember that particular evening 43 years later!
Saw that when it aired. I was like 6. I went to the record store the next day and got the record.
Great stories from Jerry! From that 'grade school' memory/Art Deco inspiration, to the late realization that Lorne Michaels IS Dr. Evil.
Devo was unlike anything before. It was like a personal treasure in music I found. Met another kid in junior high and went to see Devo live in '81. Great times.
1977...A mini truck with Devo, Blondie and The Blues Brothers on constant rotation while cruising PCH. Those memories have a permanent place in my heart.
Always loved Devo and the whole new wave genre. I guess I was a rebel kid as all my friends were listening to the pop/rock stuff and I’m blasting Devo, Gary Numan and the like from my boom box! Great interview! Keep em coming!
I’ve loved DEVO since the late 70’s in high school. This makes me love Gerald even more than before. ❤
My wife and I sat front and center at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano and it was unforgettable. Thank you Devon, and thank you for another amazing interview.
I very distinctly remember watching that episode of SNL, seeing DEVO perform & being so blwn away at how different & cool they were! Truly a benchmark of something totally new, cool, & different in so many ways!
Pretty wild and fascinating takes on Devo and that infamous SNL performances. Those hats were the icing on these eclectic geniuses. Love this professor!
Gary Numan was WAY AHEAD of his time…Devo showed me that you can be “different” and still rock..great interview!
Pleasure Principle was the first LP I bought myself👍👊, still have it. Dang, that was 1979, I was 12/13, probably got it with Christmas money.
Numan was *so* influential to musicians, moreso than with the public at large. Just check out the respect he got from Trent Reznor. (This is one of my all time favorite clips on RUclips)
ruclips.net/video/6qlUFKFHNIU/видео.html
@@ikepigott -- just watch it 2x's, awesome. Thanks for the link👍👊
Seeing them live in their prime was mind altering. I was a fan from a couple of records but had no idea how hard they could rock. Relentless and incredibly tight. Only the Ramones were more machine-like in their approach to kicking your ass.
When Cars came out it was the perfect time to move away from 70's Country music and embrace the Top 40/Rock genre as a new teen.
Amazing Interview Professor! Your voice is as professional as it gets. Wouldn’t be surprised to hear you narrate programs on TV or Movies.
I was always bashed as a younger man when I listened to Devo or other “modern” music in the early 80’s. Years later those whom did the bashing ended up loving the same style of music as Devo or New Wave in general.
Well thank you! I appreciate you support!
I ran to the record store the following Monday to find Are We Not Men.. that performance of Satisfaction totally blue my mind..
I remember when I first saw and heard Devo. They were very different and original. They were definitely pioneers of the New Wave movement which would be one of the most dominant musical genres of the 1980s.
You can say that again. They were so unique. Unlike anything before or since.
I watched this episode of Saturday night live.. live. I was super high, and Devo's performance definitely blew my mind.
I have been listening to them since this very moment on SNL in 1978. I was 8.
I watched SNL that night, immediately began following DEVO, and still remember the experience 40+ years later. Watching SNL now, most times I won't remember a band 40 minutes later.
Devo was and still will be true innovators of both music and presentation these guys were one of the first bands to use music video as an art form just pure brilliance
They are quite amazing.
@@ProfessorofRock I love all of their albums probably top 3 favorites for me are q are we not men a we are Devo, duty now for the future, and oh no it's Devo!
Seeing Devo on Saturday Night Live is what turned me on to the New Wave craze. 🙂
So happy to see you get to Devo!
New Wave really was art, and truly a movement as you said. I was young and just beginning to discover pop music as New Wave was hitting its peak. Seeing some of the videos on MTV for the first time was a surreal experience -- Devo's Freedom of Choice was this weird Sci Fi gem amongst all the glam metal videos, and I thought, how did they "get it" so perfectly? In their videos and music, it was like Devo just melded all the counterculture, marketing schlockiness with a modern tech aesthetic, expressing ideas and thoughts that I never knew other people shared, LOL. Bands like Devo sort of validated us fringe nerds, almost made it cool to be geeks.
Long Live Devo!
Devo is amazing. They are one of a kind.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!! I’m still blown away by this performance and their take on this song!
Wasn't it amazing? It really was a time when anything was possible.
Absolutely another amazing interview and vid. Thanks again Professor!!
Great show and great artist DEVO❤
True story: The first time I heard the full song "Satisfaction" on the radio, it was Devo's. Yes, I HAD heard the original from RS in a TV ad for "Apocalypse Now", but not the whole thing... until later. But De-Evolution did the right thing to a cover song: they made it their rocking-ass own.
Anyway, Prof, I've been listening to and enjoying your channel for some time now, I don't post many comments, but I'm a fan, and thank you for the dives (and the Devo's) and all the history!
Just the fact that he had an example of that light fixuture handy tells you everything you need
Fascinating interview. Great job and thanks for it.
I'll tell you what I remember from that SNL performance. I was sitting right off camera in my performance outfit (white lab coat with "Dr. Monitor" name pin) ready to run out in case there was a problem with any of the guys' equipment. I was the band's monitor engineer on the tour that they were on that brought them to NYC and SNL. Great memories of Jerry and the boys.
I remember that so well. Was a sophomore in high-school and Devo was the topic of discussion on Monday.
Devos satisfaction is one of the best covers of all time IMO. I can't help but make weird motions with my body everytime I hear it.
You literally got trolled by Devo! He practically says in this video that their intention was to ruin Satisfaction but you pretentiously took the bait! The entire mission of Devo was to fool people into fandom. They were the Andy Kaufman of music. Geeze, people are so gullible.
@@Frankie5Angels150 and I'm cool with that!
my favourite band! Thank you professor.
You're welcome. More to come.
Great interview. They did what today’s generation is scared to do, they were themselves and played what they enjoyed. Music and people today are afraid to be themselves, to think differently, dress different, and to play and write the music they would like to be doing. We should all be more like DEVO and bring back the beautiful individuality that is missing from today’s society.
I am not sure that an anti-establishment sound can even be developed today. There are not dominant styles to turn away from (to devolve, if you will) in the same way. Can't have a counter culture without a culture. So I fear we will likely continue to have this incessant drivel for a long time to come. I can relate to the lament of the character in 'Singles': "...where are the anthems of our youth...?"
There is individuality, though it is hard to be a "pioneer" after all these years, people do all kinds of weird stuff on RUclips and Soundcloud, it's just all diluted in all the cultural static noise and it is so hard to make any money anymore. A fringe act used to be able to make money actually selling music (only way to hear it was to buy it) and playing dive clubs. Now even medium level acts who used to be considered successful lose money recording music.
I loved Devo right away. They were a breath of fresh air! Their quirky sound and de-evolution philosophy, even their funky, robotic-Motown-from-the- future dance moves were so cool. You could appreciate them on a bunch of levels. These days, Casale still seems like an angry young man (which is a good thing). His music is still vital and relevant.
Fantastic interview. I remember that SNL debut well. I was 22 and at a birthday party. EVERYBODY was hammered by the time SNL came on. But it was such a thing back in that time, that even at a raging party, it was flipped on as almost everyone wanted to see it. Then these guys in yellow suits come out and just floor everyone - the live audience, everyone at this crazy party, the entire music world was rocked that night. Great memories of great times. Oh and I bought the "energy dome" when it came out - you could order it via a form included with the LP. Kept it for years until it finally kinda fell apart. Wish I still had it.
awesome interview, DEVO was a part of my early years and will always remember them as being so unique and also sounded great.
I know I'm a little late to the discussion but I loved the TV show Square Pegs from the early 80's and I'll Always remember DEVO playing on that show , great performance!😊
How an unknown band infiltrated SNL in the 70s!
That was damn near every week.
Great interview! I always wondered if there was an influence from Gary Numan on DEVO. But the SNL performance which electrified me was The Cult. It was weird because usually there would be 2 songs from a group or artist, and The Dream Academy had done "Life In A Northern Town" already, so I expected another track from them, but the man said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Cult!" and they proceeded to blow the doors off the place with "The Phoenix!" Unfortunately the performance cannot be viewed anywhere currently. The old episodes of SNL on steaming platforms are sans musical acts, probably due to licensing or some legal crap. But I remember being on the phone with my friend Monty (RIP) going: "Oh my god! Are you seeing this?!!?" Astounding!
Awesome interview! Awesome to learn the story on the hats! Devo was the future for me back in the day, hard to believe how long ago it's been now! thanks for sharing Professor!
I remember watching their SNL performance live and knew of their music, but wasn't quite a fan at that time. Their version of Satisfaction was absolutely captivating and unforgettable. Great interview!!
Thanks for watching!
@@ProfessorofRock Your channel brings back the best memories and always puts a smile on my face. Thanks for your hard work!
This wins youtube today. Good lord. WHAT a guest!!! :-0 what an absolutely incredible interview. DEVO only came onto my radar back in the mid 1990’s, I stumbled into a CD of theirs at a record store and wondered “what the heck is this?” Since then I’ve become a huge fan. Brilliant, brilliant band.
Professor,
Outstanding content,
Devo were pioneers and had a sound unlike any other band out there at that time. I really appreciate and enjoy the work you put into your uploads for us.
Thank you Professor, And remember boys and girls De-Evolution is real!!!
That first Devo performance on SNL was mind blowing, but that was something I came to expect from the musical guests on SNL. I was already getting into New Wave myself because I was recording new albums from a local radio station that ran a show called The Album In Review each night. I learned about so many bands I never would have heard that way. I discovered I liked New Wave. So, when Devo hit the stage, I was somewhat ready for it, but it was definitely the most dramatic performance they ever had. Others that stood out were Talking Heads doing Take Me To The River, Elvis Costello with Radio Radio and the B-52s doing Rock Lobster. I was checking out the bands on Wikipedia and they were pretty tame until the end of the 3rd season when Elvis Costello performed. Then Devo hit the beginning of Season 4. That's when they started getting more cutting edge music on the show. I didn't necessarily like all the bands they had on, but they definitely introduced me to artists I would later buy albums from. I had that experience again for the first time in a long time in 2016 when I saw The 1975 perform. I really liked what they were doing and bought their album shortly after. I've recently been showing that Devo performance to my younger friends who aren't even aware of Devo. It definitely holds up. The robotic movements throughout the whole performance are amazing.
How cool was this!
"Q: Are We Not Men" and "Parallel Lines" were the first two albums I bought when I was a kid, two brilliant albums from two highly influential and brilliant bands from my favourite period in Music.
Absolute GENIUS !!!! We Are Devo
Devo are pure genius! I have never been a fan of remakes, with rare exceptions (Blondie's version of "The Tide Is High"). But the Devo version of "Satisfaction" is the brilliant thing I've ever heard in my LIFE!
I just finished listening to it when I saw the link for this one. It never gets old!
Devo were absolutely brilliant in every way. Interesting how Numan was an epiphany for Casale. He was for me too. I was sitting in a Burger King, 1979, when "Are 'Friends' Electric?" came on. My life changed instantly...
Music bring people together and give message, that is something that Jerry seems to be doing in his craft for very long time
3 SNL performances blew my mind. Elvis Costello, Devo, and The Blues Brothers. I can still remember the tense, wtf just happened feelings!
Still one of my best memories from childhood. Devo is in my top 5 bands of all time.
Great interview and one of the fantastic performances on SNL, I like how he tipped his hat to Gary Neuman, one of the frontrunners to this new sound. I really love their take on no satisfaction. Funny that they play the week after the stones, one I was looking forward to, and did this terrific version of the stones song
Glad you enjoyed it. I thought we should have two diff videos on it.
@@ProfessorofRock it's all good, we got 2 for the price of one.
Neuman
@@bigskygeneration4474 thank you! Fixed it
This interview shows clearly that Devo was genius personified.
That SNL performance got me excited and wanting more! I've always been a fan of original artistic bands.
40 years later and they are still ahead of their time. Love DEVO. Are we not men?
I would sneak out to the tv on saturday nights to watch SNL but it was the music segments that were most important. Devo's performance was a revolution. 1978-1983 was a very exciting to be a music junkie and I was perfectly poised. As a kid I had collected everything Beatles and while it is wonderful, by the time I entered high school I wanted something different..and different was available. In those days you could be attacked just for admitting you liked a certain band or didn't like another. I knew my friends and I were riding on a dangerous edge but it was too cool, too fun, too important not to embrace. And bands like Devo and B52s always had an element of humor that was delicious. By the time Gary Numan hit #1 with Cars (which I thought unimaginable) I remember thinking that everything was going to be different! Lol. I joined a campus band too young to get into the bars but no one cards the band! Our covers included Elvis Costello, Joy Division, Wire, Richard Hell, Johnathan Richmond, the Pistols etc. My penultimate act of thumbing my nose at my high school peers was wearing a full gas mask and a Devo yellow suit direct from the SNL performance and I'll tell you, I DID get a bit of a satisfied feeling - almost made up for the prom which I had boycotted because I had promised Grace Jones (in a letter I'd sent to Island Records) that I would not attend unless she would be my date. A very long shot I knew but I still smile at the thought of the weirdo outsider walking into that gym with Grace on my arm!! In the end, I had flipped the high school script on the weird tag by embracing it - I knew myself and really did not care what anyone else thought, especially when their opinions were not valued by me anyway. Having no chance or desire to fit into any of the cliques, I invented my own clique and we had our own fun, very fun as we were totally free and did whatever we liked. Leaving the little bubble of high school, I found myself completely at ease in the wide world and the giant university while those highly places clique-ers were lost at sea without their support system. This strong attitude of social self sufficiency, knowing who I was and being completely unafraid of what others think served me very well and gave me a strength that has lasted all my life. As important as music has always been to me from the very beginning, I like to think that the creativity and music from the post-punk new wave movement helped support me in those important years.
Thank you musicians, and all of you who understand how important music is, whatever forms you are into. For me, it is all forms, from Bessie Smith to Aurora - eliminate the crap (ninnies and the twits) and take the cream from everywhere and you will re-evolve your own de-evolution.
Great interview. I never knew the name of the lead singer of Devo. I think Blink 182 uses his name in one of their songs... now I know why. I wonder what he thought of the movie Revenge of the Nerds, the scene where the Nerds spoofed the Devo likeness in the band competition...it was hilarious 😂
I don't remember seeing their SNL performance, but I definitely remember the first time I heard DEVO and thinking - now this I like. Very unique. Awesome. Great interview!
Never been a big fan of SNL but looking at some old performances on RUclips the FEAR performance was one of my favorites. Also when he mentioned the Santa Monica Civc Central that is one of my all time favorite venues to see a show. Lots of great memories
I remember watching them on SNL, and I was hooked. One of my favorite bands ever.
My then partner and I were adamant TV avoiders back in the day, so we did not own a television. On two occasions that I recall, we borrowed a little portable black and white TV from a friend so that we could watch a particular music group on SNL. DEVO was one of them. I don't remember what the other one was, but I sure as heck remember DEVO! Great fun.
Devo is from the area I'm living in now so before SiriusXM we heard Devo frequently. I still hear their music occasionally.
It's a shame they didn't get the fan vote at the HOF. But hey, neither have other faves been inducted, at least Devo was on the ballot...
Thanks Adam, PoR, for this great interview!!
I Remember Watching SNL With My Step Mom Cause I Couldn't Sleep 💤😴💤 While Waiting On My Dad To Come Back From Work ... I Was Really Young But She Allowed Me To Watch With Her ... Devo Was The Musical Act On That Day ... I Didn't Get Any Of The Skits Preformed But The Spud's Left Such An Undeniable Mark On The Rest Of My Life Force ,,, That Would Always Be There ... Since 1990 I've Seen Them PreForm Live 9x ... They Will AlWays Be In My Top 10 Artist/Bands ... Duty Now Fellow Spud's & Remember Toil Is Stupid ✌🏽
I was always into heavier music, even as a kid. My aunt and uncle took me to see Sabbath on the Master of Reality tour and with them I ended up seeing Alice Cooper, Deep Purple and Chicago…was eleven and turned 12 that summer. Now, my mom liked all kinds of music. She played clarinet and I played all bass clef instruments. One day I went home and she was listening to DEVO and I was like WTF is that? I hadn’t heard of them due to swathing hay for four months. I tried to dig it but, just couldn’t. Now nearing my mid 60’s, I really have a better grasp of DEVO and New Wave. What a mom! 🤘🤘🤘
My best friend from grade school turned me on to different styles of music other than the rock and roll I was getting used to. Devo was one such act. Gary Newman is another that I never would have listened to on my own. The Clash was another. He even got me to listen to Duran Duran. Those acts were completely out of my wheelhouse. Totally different. Totally new. Looking back, they are timeless! No act could ever repeat anything that different and get a true rock and roller to like it! But they did! Thanks for the video!
We had the same lighting fixtures in my elementary school! The Power Domes always reminded me of them. :D
Pleasure Principle. Absolutely. That was a game changer for sure.
Gerald is the perfect example of the renaissance man segueing mankind into the next steps of technology ... i.e. A.I. As Joseph Campbell said, we're barely understanding contemporary music, much less James Joyce, then our own technology gives us something to chase. Yet. Gerry brings up leap of faith. Pure genius.
Loved this interview!
Thank you guys!
I was there! Back in the '70s, in front of my TV watching SNL, and yes Devo literally blew my mind! 🤯
One of the great bam from that era. Great interview, thanks! 🤙🤓
When teen spirit video hit MTV I saw
my 10 year old little brother watch it with his mouth hanging open in shock. It reminded me of being 10 years old and watching Devo play SNL
My older brother introduced me to DEVO... but I didn't get really into them until about 1984. I remember, when I was part of a drum/baton/flag corps, taking a cassette recorder (because I didn't own a boom-box) into the bus with me, sitting by myself, and listening to DEVO as we went to and from competitions. hahahaha
Awesome memory. Thanks for sharing.
Ha...same here...I was in the marching band in high school down in Texas and I would jam on DEVO on cassette to and from football games or competitions.
Oh Atlanta, Lowell George? Congrats to the braves and little feat impacted my teenage years. Great music and one of the best 👌.
...."GARY NEWMAN"....WHOOOOAAAAAAOUUUUUU!!!!! Just watching the interview at its end...I GET MORE and MOOOORE THRILLED!!!!!!! WHAT EVER HAPPENED at THE DECADE of the 80s?????????? (...my..SECOND YOUTH, by the way...)
WE "oldies"....LOOOOVE YOU "DEVO" man!!!!!!
I am of the age to remember this great performance when SNL mattered. Mick and Bowie, The B 52s, The Blues Brothers. Basically all the music of SNL in the 70s to mid 80s was classic.
One of the best interviews ever!