Freedom Of Choice (studio album)
by Devo
Devo bestography
Freedom Of Choice is ranked 2nd best out of 37 albums by Devo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Devo is Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! which is ranked number 827 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,088.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Freedom Of Choice track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/12/2025 23:30 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2025 03:45 | BurndenAce | 1,006 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 22:49 |  EyeKanFly | 8,092 | 65/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2025 04:13 | matterhornrider | 4,719 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2025 18:00 |  ExTeaSea | 5,068 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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ExTeaSea 09/23/2022 04:35 | #289878
Totally cool and fun as hell, it's Devo so yeah it's fun like I said.
My favorite from Devo. Great tempo and flow right through. 'Girl U Want', Gates of Steel' & title track along with 'Whip it' make this a fun foot tapping, head nodding delight. Original one of a kind. Good addition to any music collection for the spice of variety.
This is way too underrated. This is a really solid album, one of the best New Wave records for me. My only issue is that it is a bit too short, but still, this is a great album.
8.5/10
Overall it plays like a less polished, less revolutionary and less enjoyable Speaking in Tongues. It has its moments, but they can be fleeting.
More interesting than their debut, IMO. A lot of fun!
Girl U want, freedom of choice, gates of steel still sound fresh, and of
Course, whip it will always. Solid Lp.
Kingturtle 06/23/2017 16:32 | #193111
I prefer to punk aspects of the previous LPs. Gone are the raunchy guitar licks and solos. Gone is the raw contempt.
Absolutely Love this album still today. Girl U Want, Snow Ball, Freedom of Choice, Whip It, etc... I can listen to this album start to finish without any skips. Some classic videos also made with this album
Devo produced some of the best pop of the 80's. The production and choice of material on this record is outstanding.
No comments? Seriously? Great songs, very well produced, and catchy as hell. Girl U Want, Whip It, Gates of Steel, Don't You Know, Snowball, the whole thing is excellent.
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