Devo TOTAL DEVO

Devo: Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, David Kendrick, Bob Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh.Additional personnel: Greta Greta, Nan Vernon (vocals), Paul C. (programming), Steve Lindsey (samples).Engineers: Robert Casale (tracks 1-12); Jeff Lord Alge (tracks 14-16).Recorded at Devo Studios, Marina Del Rey, California between 1986 and 1988.All songs written or co-written by Mark Mothersbaugh except "Don't Be Cruel" (Elvis Presley/Otis Blackwell).After the less than favorable commercial and critical reception bestowed upon their previous release, 1984's SHOUT, Devo took a few years off from the music biz. When they re-emerged in 1988, they had a new record label (Enigma) and a new drummer, David Kendrick (replacing Alan Meyers), but the music was still unmistakably Devo. Although not quite in league with their earlier classics (FREEDOM OF CHOICE, etc.), TOTAL DEVO was a definite improvement over the unfocused SHOUT. Although machinery takes the place of traditional instruments for most of the