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* [[Dude Not Funny]]: The reaction to using lyrics written by would-be [[Ronald Reagan]] assassin John Hinckley in "I Desire."

* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: The reaction to using lyrics written by would-be [[Ronald Reagan]] assassin John Hinckley in "I Desire."

* [[Fan Community Nickname]]: Spuds.

* [[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.

* [[Genius Bonus]]: "Whip It" is based on the songs in Thomas Pynchon's ''[[Gravitys Rainbow]]''.

** 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 [[HG Wells]].

** 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 [[HG Wells]].

* [[Misattributed Song]]: A lot of "quirky" [[New Wave (Music)|New Wave]] songs are attributed to the band.

** These include "Mexican Radio" by [[Wall of Voodoo]] and "Pop Muzik" by M.

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* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: The fans were not pleased with the whole Dev2.0 thing. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]] [[Shoo Out the New Guy|when Dev2.0 bombed]].

* [[Seasonal Rot]]: The band's transition into quirky synth-pop that worked so well in the early 80s wound up becoming increasingly generic and straightforward as the decade wore on, culminating with 1984's ''Shout'' that was a critical and commercial failure. The failed comeback album, ''Total Devo'' only made things worse.

* [[So Bad ~~Its~~ Good]]: The only reason Devo agreed to the Dev2.0 concept in the first place was because of how ridiculous it was.

* [[So Bad It's Good]]: The only reason Devo agreed to the Dev2.0 concept in the first place was because of how ridiculous it was.

{{quote| '''[http://www.avclub.com/articles/devos-gerald-casale,42649/ Jerry Casale]''': You went beyond getting mad to just like going, 'This is proof of devolution. This is it.' We thought it was really funny." }}

** The band has fallen back on the "proof of de-evolution" line of reasoning more than once, particularly in reference to the [[Seasonal Rot]] mentioned above. They ultimately mused that even Devo is not immune to the effects of de-evolution - decay was inevitable, according to their genetic imperative - and life marched on.