I'll let you all in on a little secret. I like a challenge. So, in that spirit, C$ and I set out to challenge each other in hopes of spurring our minds into dropping mad words in the form of blog posts. We are doing this to improve our skills, and to be brutally honest, give us something to write about because - still being honest - sometimes, even the greatest among us get the clobbered with the writer's block or laziness wrapped in apathy. Whichever.
My first challenge to C$ was to write about "things that make him feel good." And, as his previous posts on the joy of smell, Funkytown and kiddie porn lovin' control freaks will attest to, he has met and conquered my challenge.
I, on the other hand, have not held up my end of the bargain. C$'s challenge to me was to write on the "greatness that is Devo," and I have yet to do so. But I will now complete this challenge in the form of a prayer. Here goes:
Dear Heavenly Lord of Rock 'n' Roll,
As your humble servant, I beseech you to please remove all knowledge of Devo from my imperfect mind. Though they supped of your sweet ambrosia and brought forth onto the world your words of wisdom, singing on high as with the sweet voices of your mightiest Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones, "Crack that whip, Give the past the slip, Step on a crack, Break your momma’s back, When a problem comes along, You must whip it, Before the cream sits out too long, You must whip it, When something’s going wrong, You must whip it," I must request that you strike them down much as you smote those who trespassed against you in the days before disco and continue to do, in you infinite wisdom, until the end of time.
Cast Devo down, Oh Lord, as you have cast Milli Vanilli to the fiery depths of hell. Break them, oh Powerful One, as you broke Nick and Jessica's marriage. Rend them from my mind for they have sinned against you and against us all. Devo has stepped out of thy divine light into the darkness of evil temptation, coveting earthly goods above your love and above ours, seeking eternal youth and the promise of marketing tie-ins as they have fallen to a fate worse then hell and have given their souls, not to you my Lord, but your to sworn enemy, the Disney Corp.
Hear my plea, oh God of the Face Melting Guitar Solo, take from my memory those who have wronged thee and banish them into the nether regions until the final judgment.
In your son, David Bowie's name I prayer. Amen.
Depending on who you are, this may be one of the most blasphemous, un-PC posts I have ever put up. BUT, if you liked Devo even the tiniest bit, then my transgressions pale in comparison to what Mark Mothersbaugh and Co. have done.
Gaze upon the apocolypse.
This is the sound Rapture makes: Devo 2.0's crimes against humanity "Through Being Cool" and "Whip It"
Holy crap. I connected to the link, and it doesn't actually say that this was sanctioned by Devo. Are you sure that they put their stamp on this. If so, I'm a bit shocked.
Sadly, Thunder, this was approved by Devo. They even wrote two new songs for the little fuckers (I'll go dig up the proof).
In a way, I'm glad it's not another bubblegum pop group, but that does little to relieve the bitter taste in my mouth.
This makes me under what Devo won't do money?!
what vomit.
I had seen things about Devo 2.0, so I am not shocked, but quite dismayed. I am still, however, holding out for some unforeseen angle as to why the original boys would do this.
Are they saying they have de-evolved (one of their original credos) to such a point that they are now graciously sucking from Satan's pecker like many others? Are they ballless, soulless, suckers of Satan's cock because they have to show how far we all can de-evolve due to the almighty $?
At any rate, this is not the direction I thought you would go in, RFO. I was hoping for a album review of Oh No! It's Devo but this post is much better and dare I say, more important.
[1] Here's a Billboard article on Devo selling out.
It's all a bit depressing. I don't want to talk about this anymore...