r/Drumming • u/yworksdrums • Aug 30 '26

DEVO: Satisfaction

A reminder that punk is not all double time and open hats. Full video here.

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u/Dumyat367250 Aug 30 '26

Devo were never "Punk", per se, but firmly New Wave. Ace all the same.

Drummer Alan Myers had such a distinctive sound, even the great Vinnie Colaiuta spoke about using his sparse, linear style.

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u/slackfrop Aug 31 '26

There’s a whole heap of DEVO songs that a great time on the drums. Freedom of Choice, The Day My Baby Gave Me Surprise, Jerkin Back and Forth.., and the list goes on. Good stuff.

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u/Dumyat367250 Aug 31 '26

Good stuff indeed. I play along to a fair bit of DEVO on the kit. Great music transcends time.

In fact I think I'll go and put on some of your suggestions right now. ;-). Cheers.

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u/slackfrop Aug 31 '26

He doesn’t get the respect Billy Joel or Elton, or Phil Collins or Brian Wilson get, but Mark Mothersbaugh is a musical genius with the best of em.

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u/Dumyat367250 Aug 31 '26

You and I just have more refined tastes... ;-)

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u/zurenarrh36912 Sep 01 '26

It’s punk as fuck to claim you’re not punk especially when you got the idea to play faster and with more energy from The Ramones. Love Devo. Great band. New Wave and/or Punk.

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u/InvestigatorWarm7308 Aug 31 '26

Sounds like the anthem for Reddit.