When Devo arrived out of Akron, Ohio, the world didn’t know what to do with them. After all, Ohio was part of the so-called American ‘Rust Belt’, an area known for adoring acts such as KISS, Ted Nugent and Grand Funk Railroad.
But Devo, with their weird guitars and even weirder music and looks, weren’t like those artists. In fact, they were deliberately something else entirely.
The band comprised guitarists Bob Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale, bassist Gerald Casale, vocalist/keyboardist Mark Mothersbaugh, and drummer Alan Myer…