Is this peak new wave?
Is this peak new wave?
Camden Jones
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John Martinez
I'd argue no. It's a good album that's catchy and jammy, but it's still devo. I've listened to Devo's entire discography, and you know what? Devo's okay. This is there best album.
Anyways, I'd personally say Talking Heads 77 as peak new wave. Or Casiopea if you consider jazz-funk new wave fusion.
Jace Gray
Missing Persons' debut is peak new wave
Robert Baker
Pere Ubu
Brody Sanders
pretty much
Daniel Carter
imo early Devo, Pere Ubu and Talking Heads were all post-punk, not new wave. (Casiopea is neither) To me, new wave is punk rock and synthpop blended together and commercialized and Devo didn't really do that until Freedom of Choice.
Levi Walker
The term was invented by the Talking Heads' manager, because some radio stations wouldn't air their music, because it was labelled punk music. Because the Talking Heads weren't a traditional punk band, the term stuck and caught on for other bands with a similar sound.
Michael Morgan
>Casiopea
Wtf
Adrian Bennett
idk freedom of choice, new traditionalists, and oh no it's devo are all up there.
Jackson Green
I agree with you. Early Devo and early Talking Heads still have too much punk in them to be what we would now think of as peak New Wave.
Juan Miller
>new wave
Anthony Martinez
Only A Lad
Alexander Reed
No, this is peak rock music.
Ryder Thomas
The US release of My Aim Is True in '78
Jaxson Fisher
It's not a New Wave album - it's a Synth-Pop album
Ryder Russell
No. This is the greatest new wave album without a doubt.
Matthew Hill
In the USA.
Alexander Myers
This. Devo's "Are we not men" album (and Talking Heads "77" are both post-punk. Listen to those two albums then pic related. I think you'll be able to tell a difference.
Jack Hughes
i will never listen to this album because of that hideous cover
Adrian Kelly
New Wave in an umbrella term for that era of music. By some definitions Joy Division could be classified as new wave.
Julian Morgan
You're missing out
Wyatt Roberts
If you squint at the Devo logo just right it looks like lois griffin
Ryan Ramirez
This was the peak
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Connor Gomez
based
Owen Butler
I was just trying to make a funny American Psycho joke, I'm gonna stay out of this
Lucas Carter
They were close, but Japan peaked new wave.
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Austin Bailey
That's a great album cover. It grabs your attention with the yellow at first, then you're like wtf is that a giant golfball?
Hudson Green
Oingo Boingo is peak new wave lads
Christopher Torres
I was hit by a car while walking my doge and listening to this album. Not Devo's fault, the driver is a dick.
Lucas Wright
maybe he had an uncontrollable urge
Dominic Richardson
what a mongoloid
Jace Walker
decent observation, they're 100% new wave, 0% post-punk