Spuds Against the Machine.
These weren’t rock stars — they were mad scientists in hazmat suits with guitars. Born out of post-industrial Ohio, DEVO looked around at society and said, “Y’all are de-evolving” — then built a sound to prove it.
They didn’t rage like punks or cry like poets — they twitched, beeped, and jabbed with satire sharp enough to slice a Reagan poster in half. And behind the synths and plastic suits? Real warning signs from real working-class minds watching America get hollowed out by consumerism and corporate rot.
Verdict: SphstRDnck. Not country, not traditional — but all grit. Brainy rebels in boiler suits who never played nice with power.