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* [[First Installment Wins]]: ''Q: Are We Not Men?'' frequently tops the ratings and favourite lists of fans and reviewers; along with ''Freedom of Choice'' it is considered their most successful album. |
* [[First Installment Wins]]: ''Q: Are We Not Men?'' frequently tops the ratings and favourite lists of fans and reviewers; along with ''Freedom of Choice'' it is considered their most successful album. |
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* [[Genius Bonus]]: "Whip It" is based on the songs in Thomas Pynchon's ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]''. |
* [[Genius Bonus]]: "Whip It" is based on the songs in Thomas Pynchon's ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]''. |
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** The band's signature [[Call-and-Response Song|Call And Response]] line "Are we not men?" in "Jocko Homo" is actually from ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]],'' by [[ |
** The band's signature [[Call-and-Response Song|Call And Response]] line "Are we not men?" in "Jocko Homo" is actually from ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]],'' by [[H. G. Wells]]. |
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* [[Misattributed Song]]: A lot of "quirky" [[ |
* [[Misattributed Song]]: A lot of "quirky" [[New Wave]] songs are attributed to the band. |
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** These include "Mexican Radio" by [[Wall of Voodoo]] and "Pop Muzik" by M. |
** These include "Mexican Radio" by [[Wall of Voodoo]] and "Pop Muzik" by M. |
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* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: The two Hardcore Devo compilations are demos from 1974 to 1977, and they are some seriously creepy sounding stuff ("U Got Me Bugged" in particular is little more than a loop of high-frequency noise). |
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: The two Hardcore Devo compilations are demos from 1974 to 1977, and they are some seriously creepy sounding stuff ("U Got Me Bugged" in particular is little more than a loop of high-frequency noise). |
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