Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Deluxe Remastered Version

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Deluxe Remastered Version

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Deluxe Remastered Version
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Artist: Devo
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-11-03
Music Label: Warner Bros.
Soundtracks:
  1. Uncontrollable Urge
  2. [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction
  3. Praying Hands
  4. Space Junk
  5. Mongoloid
  6. Jocko Homo
  7. Too Much Paranoias
  8. Gut Feeling/ [Slap Your Mammy]
  9. Come Back Jonee
  10. Sloppy [I Saw My Baby Gettin']
  11. Shrivel-Up
  12. Uncontrollable Urge (Live)
  13. [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction (Live)
  14. Praying Hands (Live)
  15. Space Junk (Live)
  16. Mongoloid (Live)
  17. Jocko Homo (Live)
  18. Too Much Paranoias (Live)
  19. Gut Feeling/[Slap Your Mammy] (Live)
  20. Come Back Jonee (Live)
  21. Sloppy [I Saw My Baby Gettin'] (Live)
  22. Shrivel-Up (Live)

Music reviews of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Deluxe Remastered Version

Music Review: Welcome to Bugs' Barrell Room
Rating: 5 Stars

It is rather ironic that the last of Devo's albums to be remastered for CD are their two most iconic albums: the grand statement of De-evolution with Q. Are We Not Men? A. We Are DEVO! and the commercial breakthrough, Freedom of Choice. Nearly fifteen years after Henry Rollins first began releasing the remasters of the remainder of Devo's WB catalogue on his Infinite Zero label, these two albums have been available on CD in exceptionally ordinary quality: until now.

In every previous CD issue of Q? A! or songs on compilations from this album, there have been numerous glitches and tiny dropouts plaguing various tracks. For the first time all of these foibles have been eliminated. At long last there is bass on the CD of this album and the overall depth of the recording reveals so much more. However, the remastering process has not entirely corrected everything and has even introduced a few glitches of its own. There is still excessive tape hiss on this album, some of which surely could have been minimised. The bass intro to Mongoloid still has way too much tape hiss.

The biggest problem however is that in going back to the "original analog recording tapes" all of the artifacts of 30 years of storage have come to the fore. There are numerous tape print through (ghosting) artifacts that detract from the overall enjoyment of this album. The worst example of this is the end of Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin') where there is a persistent echo of "Sloppy, Sloppy, Sloppy, Sloppy" that was not on any previous vinyl or CD release of this album. To whoever remastered this album, did you actually listen to it before signing off the new master? Now that is Sloppy. Every one of these glitches should have been removed during the remastering process.

As for Deluxe, there is nothing special about this release to call it Deluxe. It might have been better if Rhino had reissued this to their usual high Deluxe standard rather than WB themselves. Where is the bonus disc of B-sides, demos and other oddities. The live concert from London in May 2009 is good bonus material but not really Deluxe material. Plus you can get a concert of the DVD on the Club Devo only Devo-Lux reissue fo this. Where is Social Fools and Be Stiff that were also recorded during these album sessions along with a multitude of demos and early live tracks from Devo's extensive archive? And not a liner note in sight. There is so much more that could have been added to this disc. Maybe it was all too hard to have to remaster a bunch of tracks from numerous sources.

And just to top it off, how on earth did the front cover image of Chi Chi Rodriguez get reversed??? Does WB have anyone who actually takes any care in going over the material that they are releasing?

I'm giving this five stars simply because this was a ground-breaking album and it sounds better than any previous CD release. However, it could have been SO much more. QA certainly does not stand for quality assurance with this release. First Devo was introduced to the barrell room by WB, now it's their loyal fans.
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Description of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Deluxe Remastered Version

Content featues the 11 tracks from the original album plus 11 live bonus tracks, all on one disc. Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first pop albums to use synthesizers as an important textural element, an innovation that began to lay the groundwork for the synth-pop explosion that would follow very shortly. Q: Are We Not Men also revived the absurdist social satire of the Mothers of Invention, claiming punk rock's outsider alienation as a home for freaks and geeks. While Devo's appeal was certainly broader, their sound was tailored well enough to that sensibility that it still resonates with a rabid cult following.
When Devo's debut album came out in 1978, nobody knew what to make of the mutant new-wave quintet from Akron, Ohio. With Brian Eno's skillful production, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Jerry and Bob Casale, and Alan Myers emerged fully formed and outrageous with their razor-sharp social commentary and exhibition of subversive media savvy. Beyond their industrial uniforms and pseudo-devolved demeanor, Devo also happened to be a rocking little band. Classic rave-outs like "Mongoloid," "Jocko Homo," and "Uncontrollable Urge" illustrate the band's perky-jerky intensity. On their inimitable cover of the Rolling Stones' youth anthem, "Satisfaction," Devo's avant-garde robot funk takes the song to a new level of alienation and discontent. While the band went on to greater fame, this was the only album they made that truly mattered. --Mitch Meyers

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