― dave q, Thursday, 6 March 2003 13:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dave q, Thursday, 6 March 2003 13:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Err........
If the title of the thread is sincere, I'll say Oh No! It's Devo every damn time, but Dave's message is otherwise a cause for some concern.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 6 March 2003 14:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Thursday, 6 March 2003 16:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kris (aqueduct), Thursday, 6 March 2003 18:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 March 2003 18:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Adam A. (Keiko), Thursday, 6 March 2003 20:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Adam A. (Keiko), Thursday, 6 March 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
Call it each band's last gasp - Siren wanders around all over the place, the only direction is that of avoiding their glammy art rock past, though the best songs ("Both Ends Burning", "Sentimental Fool") could have come from one of the earlier albums. Similar situation with Oh No It's Devo - the spuds are directionless and sound like a generic new wave band, but the best songs ("That's Good", "I Desire") are the ones that play up their traditional oddball strengths.
I'll give the nod to Oh No It's Devo, as I believe it's truly underrated. Siren always seemed to be critically overrated, but I like it better if I just skip over "Love Is The Drug" (which I don't like at all)
― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Thursday, 6 March 2003 21:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
agh, two of my favorite bands. i'm gonna be predictable and vote 'siren' on this one.
― geeta (geeta), Thursday, 6 March 2003 22:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
I think Dave Q. is saying that sometimes it's a refined yet dirty "Siren" world and that's no good for him now...other times it's a real yet synthetic Devo world and no one listens to his real yet synthetic cries of pain. I dunno, dave q. you freak me out but it's OK.
Roxy Music means much more to me than Devo, I often don my smoking jacket and brood to the strains of "Spin Me Round" or dance in my bejewelled bathroom to "Pyjaramarama" or muse on the women in my life to "Amazona." And Dave Q., you need to let the world know that you have those feelings too, and that they're real.
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Friday, 7 March 2003 00:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Friday, 7 March 2003 00:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Friday, 7 March 2003 01:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 7 March 2003 01:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Back in 1982 I co-wrote a song with DEVO called “I Desire”. It is on their album “Oh No, It’s DEVO”. The album is still selling worldwide, especially in Japan and Europe. I haven’t seen royalties in 35 years. What’s the deal?— John Hinckley (@JohnHinckley20) October 24, 2021
― Josefa, Sunday, 24 October 2021 20:20 (two years ago) link
he's entitled to his royalty money. replies to that based on 'uh you shot reagan" seem to be missing the point. you don't lose royalty monies to songs you wrote because you also committed a felony.
― akm, Sunday, 24 October 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
Yoko deserves royalties for "I Just Shot John Lennon."
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 24 October 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
Slicing Up Eyeballs has reported that Siren was released on this day in '75. HBD!
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 24 October 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
Hinckley was receiving royalties for I Desire back in the 80s apparently, which was controversial for their record company. Who knows after that? Devo didn't have very successful business relationships so perhaps the rights were lost?
― everything, Sunday, 24 October 2021 23:29 (two years ago) link
Son of Sam law, maybe?
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 25 October 2021 00:45 (two years ago) link
Hinckley's not even technically a felon as he was found not guilty by reason of insanity on all charges. I think most current Son of Sam laws apply only to those convicted of a crime; whether there are special provisions for cases like his I don't know. Need a lawyer's help here.
― Josefa, Monday, 25 October 2021 01:28 (two years ago) link
Time to show those evil spuds what's what, John!
― velko, Monday, 25 October 2021 02:29 (two years ago) link