Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
by Devo
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is ranked as the best album by Devo.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 12/31/2025 03:05 |  imacgill | 2,573 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 04:39 | Olli | 6,734 | 63/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 07:32 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 04:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 6,052 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 00:02 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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This album shows so much potential but I just don't think it is realised on this release. It is extremely experimental and there is loads to explore on here with some proper unique tracks that shocked me when I first heard this album. That is one major strength of this album is that you won't get anything similar to this style making it so individualistic and special. I love coming back to this record just to hear all the intricacies which you can miss without having several relistens. Overall, an album that can feel half baked at times but when they get the combination right it is fantastic and it blows me away.
ExTeaSea 09/23/2022 04:32 | #289877
Fantastic fun! Their version of Satisfaction is addictive and exciting. Gut Feeling is possibly their best song in general.
VictorVale 11/29/2021 23:24 | #276889
Alegrem debochado e bem inteligente!
OldToad 10/17/2021 03:25 | #275106
Devo wasn't Mark Mothersbaugh's band. It was Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale's band, and if you want to understand the band better, you really should check out a video on YouTube called Gerald Casale: An Oral History of Devo. It's a brilliant interview, and it puts this album (produced by Brian Eno in a studio in rural Germany) properly in context. I like some of their later, more synth-y and less guitar-y, albums better, but this one is still prime American art-pop of the era.
tiny bits of music here. not much
teague 07/24/2020 22:26 | #256166
Devo's debut effort shows off their influences quite prevalently. Punk, ska, surf rock, even some glam rock, though the theatrics aren't quite present. They never seem to slow down enough to give you a break, but I see this as more of a strength rather than something that takes away from the enjoyability of the record. The album is constructed in such a way that makes me realize one thing: they had a very clear goal in mind, to be Devo!
One of the best new wave albums out there.
9/10
TheDude85 04/21/2019 14:37 | #235335
I cannot recommend this album with any more fervency than I already have. This is a classic in every sense of the word. This album has been an at least once per week listen for me for the last 40 years!!! (Perhaps I exaggerate a tad.) A remarkable achievement for a group of talented musicians. More than a novelty act, Devo had unestimatable music chops, most tellingly in the person of Mark Mothersbaugh (who has gone on outside the confines of Devo to create a vast musical footprint.) I won't belabor the point, just get this album!
Charade 02/22/2019 20:38 | #232422
Mark Mothersbaugh is really fun to listen to. Fantastic album.
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