"Whip It" kind of destroyed their chances to get into the hall of fame, which is a shame. Devo were innovators

Posted by Marth on Monday, 01/21/2013 @ 18:02pm

RIP, Alan Myers. The beat of Devo.

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 06/27/2013 @ 07:42am

Devo's first single, Mongoloid, was out in 1977. So they were eligible in 2002 (the 2003 ceremony).

Posted by Florian on Tuesday, 10/29/2013 @ 06:30am

What if Devo is inducted before Kraftwerk?

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 11/13/2013 @ 07:31am

People calling DEVO a novelty act need to just stop trying to have opinions on music. Really, stop talking. "Novelty" is Pac-man Fever, Disco Duck, Do the Bartman--eg, briefly lived pop fads involving non-musicians. DEVO have released MANY albums. Typical ignorance of people who don't look beyond mainstream radio.

I believe this band is hall of fame-worthy. They are true pioneers in a genre/era of music, very influential, and since the RR HOF has started to open up to New Wave/Punk via inductions of Blondie, The Police and Sex Pistols, there seems to be good room for DEVO.
Also, as much as the utterly legendary Kraftwerk also deserve an induction, they formed as a Prog-Rock band and weren't doing the synth-oriented thing right off the bat--their first lp known for the primarily electronic "Kraftwerk sound" wasn't released much longer before DEVO started recording (who already had their known sound, just less "polished"), in fact it was close to the same year. So I'm not seeing such a necessity for them to be inducted before DEVO. If we were talking Gary Numan, then sure, Kratwerk should come first.

Posted by jfon on Friday, 02/7/2014 @ 07:27am

And to corey, I mostly agree with you, except for comparing DEVO to Skrillex and the like. "Dubstep" seems to be British ghetto dance club nonsense with no roots in the new wave/post-punk that DEVO emerged from (and helped innovate). I'd rather attribute that stuff to a combination of Afrika Bambaata and Italo-disco if I had to pick (not to say that these acts were ghetto, but Dubstep seems to have been created by British "chavs"--plus look at it's recurrence in hip-hop now).

Posted by jfon on Friday, 02/7/2014 @ 07:40am

RIP, Bob Casale

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Tuesday, 02/18/2014 @ 14:12pm

It's about time already!

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Sunday, 07/6/2014 @ 23:26pm

Two of their members just passed away within the last year. That might spur the Hall of Fame to nominate them again this year.

Posted by NixtonV on Thursday, 07/10/2014 @ 11:45am

Among all the underground punk bands throughout the 70s Devo was the most subversive of them all. Their vignettes of decadent American life were paralleled by none and misinterpreted by many. They truly were the pioneers that got scalped. Their first 2 records are generally perceived as excellent by the punk standards, and when they achieved international acclaim due to the 1980 single Whip It from the Freedom of Choice album they seamlessly transitioned to a fully synthetic instrumentation hugely influential and utterly brilliant. As well as the incredibly challenging experimental music from their early days compiled on their wonderful Hardcore Devo compilations.

Posted by jdog on Friday, 01/15/2016 @ 13:48pm

"Whip It" kind of made the case for Devo's induction and killed it at the same time. On one hand, it changed them from just another obscure-but-influential group into a group with small (but still existent) commercial success, and incredible influence. On the other hand, it's video and lyrics made them a novelty act in the eyes of the public.

Posted by Max on Saturday, 05/21/2016 @ 18:35pm

DEVO

great Band should be in the Hall

Posted by mitchell on Friday, 11/17/2017 @ 20:50pm

They would be in the Hall of Fame right now if people - mostly radio/ music casual listeners -didn't mislabeled them as a "One-Hit Wonder." I essentially hate that term a lot.

If you're gonna use it as a derogatory, then save it for Justin Bieber.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 03/22/2018 @ 13:42pm

The Cars want The Mothers Of Invention, The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Todd Rundgren, Devo and Kraftwerk inducted.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/15/2018 @ 15:30pm

A cool RS interview with members of Devo

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/devo-on-how-whip-it-changed-their-lives-meeting-the-rolling-stones-704123/


Should we consider this time for a nomination? hint hint

Posted by Jason Voigt on Tuesday, 07/31/2018 @ 18:19pm

@ Jason

With the Cars now in and as a possible catalyst for the new wave genre, I'm still expecting Duran Duran to be next for the Hall. But It'd be even more surprising if they decided to go with Devo for this year rather than later.

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 07/31/2018 @ 20:43pm

Twist Away Those (Rock & Roll HOF) Gates of Steel!

Posted by KP on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 14:41pm

Thity-eight years later- the fact that "Girl U Want" didn't even chart is just mind boggling. Such a genius bit of ear worm pop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4-2onb62y8

Posted by Shrek on Friday, 10/12/2018 @ 13:12pm

Kraftwerk and Devo on the same ballot, how do you feel about that?

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/14/2018 @ 01:58am

Devo could possibly be a sixth inductee. People are kinda sleeping on them. But I expect them to induct the only New Yorker on that list (LL) because "New York".

But I'm not counting on it. They're doing alright in the fan vote but it won't be enough this year. They have stiff competition. Any votes that would've gone to them would be split by Kraftwerk, Roxy Music and Todd Rundgren.

Posted by Timothy Pernell on Monday, 11/19/2018 @ 10:39am

@ Tim

I don’t think Devo will make it this year, but they will get an induction eventually. The Cure will be the New Wave of the year. After that, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, and INXS will join the ranks in the next few years, which should be enough support for Devo to make it.

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 11/19/2018 @ 11:34am

Yeah, they'll pick the Cure over Devo (though it depends on who gets inducted next week).

Posted by Timothy on Monday, 12/3/2018 @ 00:34am

More than 8000 votes and 72% said yes.

Posted by The Dude on Friday, 04/26/2019 @ 15:12pm

well they did take a huge step in electronic music and synth pop. they also had their immediately recognizable clothing.

Posted by sam on Sunday, 07/7/2019 @ 15:26pm

https://chartmasters.org/spotify-streaming-numbers-tool/?artist_name=devo&artist_id=&qAlbum=1&qSingle=1&qCompilation=1

Spotify Streaming Numbers: Devo

Streams: 128,483,896
Copies Sold: 128,277

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 09/7/2019 @ 16:19pm

Today, May 4, 2020 is the 50th Anniversary of the Kent State murders at the campus, on May 4, 1970, and Jerry Casale of Devo was one of the protesters who was participating that day, and had a very first hand account of the inexcusable atrocities committed by the Army National Guard, murdering 4 innocent students. There is an excellent article in Rolling Stone today, according to the statements of Jerry Casale. Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders was also a student there at the time. 2 weeks after the tragedy, Neil Young wrote the song "Ohio", and with him and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, combined all of their artistic abilities and focus to get the song recorded and released as a Single, ASAP. They also recorded "Find the Cost Of Freedom" as the B-side, and got the record out, and performed it shortly afterward in concert. Today is a monumentous day in U.S. music, political, and revolutionary fight for freedom history, and I encourage all to investigate these articles and honor those innocent, fallen students gunned down by our own Military..

Posted by Will N. on Monday, 05/4/2020 @ 22:08pm

NO OTHER BAND ON THIS PLANET can garner up so much justified angst towards the "system" obviously corrupt gone wrong while at the same time bring forth a wellspring of goodness, hopeful, light, and life. Their track record of EXCELLENCE speaks for itself. I DEMAND THEY BE INDUCTED once and...FOR ALL!! Wake up, Spuds! Andievo4U2

Posted by Andie Hammett on Wednesday, 05/13/2020 @ 22:57pm

Devo and Foo Fighters are the only top vote getters on Future Rock Legends that made the official 2021 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ballot.

https://futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

Devo has a combined YES and NO total 10,223 votes on Future Rock Legends and they are # 4 overall.

Devo is # 2 in YES votes on Future Rock Legends with 7925.

Foo Fighters is # 8 in YES votes on Future Rock Legends with 4122.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/17/2021 @ 15:17pm

Kraftwerk > Devo > Daft Punk

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 04/1/2021 @ 12:44pm

theAMAZINGcool returns yet again !!

Posted by theAMAZINGcool on Thursday, 10/13/2022 @ 10:44am

Along with Tull, BÖC, and Television, Devo are one of my favorite bands not to be in the hall. I feel like they'll keep getting nominated though, Dave Grohl has mentioned in interviews that he keeps pitching for Devo, along with Bad Brains. I can imagine Lenny Kaye and Seymour Stein supporting his bid, and they'll probably keep getting nominated until they're in, hopefully as soon as possible

Posted by Will M on Monday, 01/9/2023 @ 17:58pm

I have a gut feeling that Devo will be inducted in ME in 2024.

Posted by joyful noise on Wednesday, 05/24/2023 @ 19:49pm