Album of the Day

After seeing Devo's first New York show, David Bowie declared that “this is the band of the future,” and as usual, he was right. Produced by Brian Eno, the band's debut, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, was playfully subversive from the smiling image of pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez on its cover to the herky-jerky version of “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” in its grooves. Though the principles of de-evolution would be further described on future releases, the Ohio quintet laid the groundwork for their skewed vision of reality on such songs as “Mongoloid” and “Jocko Homo.” Released in 1978, the Gold-certified Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! has only risen in critical stature since then, and both Pitchfork and Rolling Stone have cited the set as one of the decade’s greatest.