New Traditionalists
by Devo

New Traditionalists by Devo
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 6,340th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 71 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (114th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (924th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,340th)

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Devo bestography

New Traditionalists is ranked 4th 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 832 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,065.

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New Traditionalists

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New Traditionalists track list

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New Traditionalists rankings

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Overall rank: 6,340th | 1980s rank: 924th | 1981 rank: 114th

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85/100
From 05/16/2022 11:02 | #285400
Fantastic album, my favourite by Devo. Got to see them on the tour for this album, they opened with Going Under. Highly recommend as a first listen.
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From 01/16/2019 08:52 | #229752
This album rocks, and that's what there is to say about that. There are two or three dud tracks: Pity You and Love Without Anger in particular don't have the same energy as the rest of the album, but they've still got a little something to them. Race of Doom comes on a little hard to start side 2, maybe, but hard is good. The rest is brilliant. Great songwriting throughout, a record made to dance to--we played it at parties back in the day and danced like art-school teenagers which is what we were. Just great power pop, which is what Devo was.
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From 06/30/2017 05:02 | #193457
Devo devolved.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Youth Of America by Wipers
12. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
13. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
14. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
15. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
16. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Face Value by Phil Collins
18. Killers by Iron Maiden
19. Movement by New Order
20. Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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