Friday, July 26, 2013
Speed Racer - Devo
[link] Here's the genius of Devo. Throw away song, right? Wrong. Extremely biting, abstract social commentary in the lyrics, ahead of its time. Throw away music? Wrong. The rhythm track is stripped down superb, like so much of their stuff. The song title refers to the anime that was one of the first to make its way to the US. Considered light weight, but idonic. And presaging an entire genre that now represents an entire world of virtuoso and very serious popular culture. All in 1982. Really important stuff.
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