Which of these two late-70s debuts with yellow covers is better?

Damn..

They both lose a little steam by side B but I think The B-52s trails off more. The closing track on AWNM is super dumb though.

going with Devo, but not by a lot.

penningtron wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:55 am Damn..

They both lose a little steam by side B but I think The B-52s trails off more. The closing track on AWNM is super dumb though.

Pretty much this, though am going to vote for The B-52s because that is one hell of a first side.

I dunno, side 2 still has Lava on it, and Hero Worship, which is a heck of a song. Go listen to Cindy's vocal on Hero Worship and tell me that is not a heck of a song. It does end on a low key number, which is ok!

If i had to choose one it'd have to be the B-52s, and I'd still be fine with other Devo stuff like Hardcore or Duty Now For The Future. It helps that they had already recorded several albums worth of material before their debut. But these are two great yellow records, better than most records of any colour.

B-52s by a long shot. "52 Girls" is one of my favorite guitar songs ever.

I've decided that Devo ultimately is a novelty act; one of the better examples, but still novelty. Hardcore has the better versions of many of those songs.

I remember as a child being invited to my first birthday party at Marlo Garcia's house and hearing "Rock Lobster." Weird!

B-52's

Anthony Flack wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:58 pm I dunno, side 2 still has Lava on it, and Hero Worship, which is a heck of a song. Go listen to Cindy's vocal on Hero Worship and tell me that is not a heck of a song. It does end on a low key number, which is ok!

Side two also has my very favorite B-52s song: “There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon).”

enframed wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:27 am I've decided that Devo ultimately is a novelty act; one of the better examples, but still novelty.

Oh god no. Mac Sabbath is a novelty band. Devo is conceptual, and to a lesser degree so are The B-52s.

penningtron wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:30 am

enframed wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:27 am I've decided that Devo ultimately is a novelty act; one of the better examples, but still novelty.

Oh god no. Mac Sabbath is a novelty band. Devo is conceptual, and to a lesser degree so are The B-52s.

Conceptual and novelty are not mutually exclusive. See Gwar.

enframed wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:48 pm

penningtron wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:30 am

enframed wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:27 am I've decided that Devo ultimately is a novelty act; one of the better examples, but still novelty.

Oh god no. Mac Sabbath is a novelty band. Devo is conceptual, and to a lesser degree so are The B-52s.

Conceptual and novelty are not mutually exclusive. See Gwar.

Not concerned about whether Devo and/or the B-52s are conceptual or novelty bands. They both kick ass and are/were great live bands. (Also: so is/was Gwar)