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我们该如何看待上面的这一段宣言呢？一张恐怖份子的宣战通告？ 一番精神病患者的痴话呓语？一次法西斯主义的借尸还魂？对我来说， 这只不过是DEVO这帮幽默感超常的科学家给上级机关的一份工作报告。 DEVO的成员，由一群食肉人猿的直系后裔所组成，很久很久很久以前， 这群人猿在今天的美国俄亥俄州Akron地区定居下来，而DEVO成员的诞 生，那已经是在原子弹结束第二次世界大战之后的事了。在自然进化 选择的过程中，他们遇见了对方，并分享着共同的习性爱好∶制造电 子噪音，看电视，看别人干活--他们把自已周围所发生的一切都称为" 退化"(De-evolution)，并把自已制造的音乐称为--DEVO。这种音乐听 上去就像一台老掉牙的机器在不停地往下掉零件。过去，在他们玩音乐 时，总有一些小流氓在旁边起哄，并把啤酒瓶子抛向他们。但到了197 7年，这帮小流氓抛给他们的是掌声与欢呼，因为，其他城市里的小流 氓发现了"一切都在退化！"其实，这句话DEVO在几年前的"Booji Boys "中已经告诉了他们。不仅如此，DEVO还在自制的笫一部影片中告诉他 们"关于退化的真相"。现在，差不多每个人都发现了DEVO的一些明显特 征∶这五个来自俄亥俄的小流氓都爱穿制服，他们的身高几乎一样，他 们的体重几乎一样，他们都穿着8c码数的鞋子。当然，还有些别的∶Al an负责制作出丛林风味的细碎拍子；Jerry则放射着低频的声响脉冲；而 Bob二号给他们加上如同机器人般一丝不苟的节奏；Bob一号则用变化多 和混乱不堪的旋律回敬给他的同伴；至于Mark，他用来自外太空的合成器给这个声音混合体再喷上一层雾气外衣。另外，他开口的时间要比 其他四个人多得多，因为他是主唱。

More than three decades after the release of its visionary debut, 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo,' and a full 20 years since its last studio album, Devo is back with the aptly titled 'Something for Everybody.' The long rumored, wildly anticipated album (which was launched with a memorable performance in Vancouver at the Winter Olympics) features the band's classic line-up - Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald and Bob Casale - joined by drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n' Roses). Though the songs recorded for 'Something for Everybody' are built on Devo's signature mechanized swing, the recording and presentation of the album saw the band experimenting with an entirely new approach. A series of studies were conducted through the clubdevo.com site to help the band with its creative decisions, from color selection to song mixes. In fact, 16 songs were recorded but only 12 made the final album. DEVO invited fans and critics to help select the songs that they liked best to make the cut by participating in a Song Study at clubdevo.com.