Talk:New Traditionalists

"Markedly different" sounds?
This doesn't make sense. How can New Traditionalists be "markedly different" from Freedom of Choice, when that's classed as being different from its respective previous album for the exact same reason?

"Freedom of Choice is an album by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It was highly unlike Devo's previous albums, full of synthesizers and outright synth pop elements. The album is considered to be quintessentially Eighties."

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Choice

New Traditionalists is a 1981 album by the New Wave rock band Devo. It features the minor hits "Through Being Cool", and "Beautiful World". The sound was markedly different from the previous album Freedom of Choice, with synthesizers moved to the forefront, and guitars more subdued. The lyrics are extremely dark and vitriolic, as well.

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Traditionalists

--86.130.116.148 08:43, 13 July 2006 (UTC)frosty

Yup, sounds like rubbish to me too :)--feline1 08:58, 13 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Amazing how few changes can make an article much better. Thanks, cat. --Fantailfan 12:18, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I am amazed by the complete lack of attention to the fact that the lead singer, Mark Mothersbaugh, only features on three vocals, compared to bass-player/songwriter Gerald Casale's dominance. Does nobody know why this is the case? Why at the commercial peak of their powers did Devo decide to get decent-yet-hardly-lead-singer-material band member Gerry to become lead singer on this album? Did Mark have something wrong with his voice? Subsequent Devo albums would feature far more Casale lead vocals too, to the material's obvious detriment. Is there an official reason that lead singer duties were shared from this point on? I mean no offence: Gerry isn't a bad singer at all, it's just that Mothersbaugh has an incredible voice and one that obviously belongs to a LEAD SINGER....... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trip Head (talk • contribs) 19:11, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

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Alternate Music Videos Used In Tour.
As noted in interviews, Gerry Casale was forced to edit some of DEVO’s music videos, to get MTV airplay. But, for the “New Traditionalists” Tour, it apparently was “anything goes”. Specifically the “Love Without Anger” video, only released in edited form to home media, had a couple of changes. For example; the scene with the innocent DEVO choir boys, singing from a book titled “Love Without Anger”, there was a reverse shot to show the contents of the book - two toy dolls having sex. DEVO, it seems, wanted concert goers to get the real truth about de-evolution! 75.106.32.81 (talk) 22:24, 17 November 2023 (UTC)