Music: Hopelessly DEVO-ted

I've gone right round the bend, I have.  

For starters, I just discovered that my driving sunglasses (aka "freak glasses," worn precisely because of how stupid they make me look) are actually being marketed on Amazon as Adult Devo Costume Glasses. Coincidence?  More like a dream come true.  Yeah, that's right, I don't have glaucoma; I'm a new waver in this minivan with Mario stickers on it.

On to the music.  I could have kicked myself for waiting to listen to Devo's Something for Everybody (2010),  their latest album and their first in more than 20 years.  It rekindled that old Devo flame big-time.  Their first three albums came out when I was 15, 16, and 17, so for much of my adolescence, they were there.  I got so excited about their new album that it made me want to hear all their old stuff again.  I had many albums on vinyl, but no other CDs besides the latest one, so I ordered the following 10 albums in one mad Amazon frenzy.  Note the crazy-low prices.  I figured, for about the cost of half of a VIP ticket to one of their concerts, this was a pretty good deal. 

  Q: Are We Not Men? (1978) - $5.66.  Produced by Brian Eno.  This album came used from the New York Public Library in its original library case that I had to semi-destroy to remove the disc.  Sweet! 
  Duty Now For The Future (1979) - $2.48. 
  Freedom of Choice (1980) - $1.69. 
  New Traditionalists (1981) - $1.37. 
  Oh No, It's Devo! (1982) - $3.82.  Not their best but I do like Peek-A-Boo and Speed Racer. 
  DEVO E-Z Listening Disc (1987) - $10.  Unsettling Muzak versions of their hits. 
  Greatest Misses (1990) - $2.98.  A companion to their "Greatest Hits" with retakes and explicit lyrics. 
  Hardcore 1 (1991) - $14.99.  I paid more for this because it is super early (1974-1977) and rare.  They sound really raw and different.  A definite ear-opener for people who think they know Devo.  Also, I had to fold the CD cover photo so the naughty picture on the front wouldn't show. 
  Mashin' Potatoes: Tribute to Devo (1998) - $0.39.  SKA bands cover an album's Devo songs, and the whole thing is mine for thirty-nine cents - imagine my joy! In fact, you might need to stop what you're doing right now and listen to the sprightly ska version of Whip It. It'll only take a second. 
  Wired Magazine Presents Music Futurists (1999) - $0.75.  Holy crap, how could I not adore this? Wired, Laurie Anderson, Eno, Devo, Thomas Dolby, Can (krautrock), Todd Rundgren and a host of others.  Plus, seventy-five cents?!  So I guess I've had futuristic tastes in music all this time..