Last Fm tells me that this has been going on for nine days. I have been playing their first four albums on repeat and await Oh No! It's Devo in the mail. In fact, I will admit, I was pretty pissed off when it did not show up yesterday. It has been some time since I've gone through a band phase like this. This one hit hard and hasn't let up. So I enjoy my second big wave of Devo. I went through a big phase about four or five years ago when I first got into them. Man what a band.
In honor of this phase, here are my top Devo songs:
1. Joko Homo
2. Beautiful World
3. Uncontrollable Urge
4. The Day My Baby Gave My a Surprise
5. Freedom of Choice
6. Gates of Steel
7. Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy
8. Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA
9. Through With Being Cool
10. Space Junk
11. Girl U Want
12. Jerkin' Back and Forth
13. Red Eye Express
I watched my DVD copy of The Complete Truth About De-Evolution. My wife got this for me for Christmas a couple of years back. What a fantastic and unusual present! A couple weeks after my friend Swiss and I closed out a bar and then went home and watch this DVD as we continued to drink. I think I can speak for both of us that we were freaked out for at least a week.
I also read the H.G. Wells classic The Island of Doctor Moreau, which was a huge influence on the band. Tonight I will be watching Island of Lost Souls which is a 1933 movie based on the novel. It features Bela Lugosi as the Sayer of the Law, who, of course, has the lines that title this entry and serve as a big part to "Joko Homo."
Now excuse my nerdy ass while I go order an energy dome and Booji Boy mask online to wear around town.
