A fan + some other things too

[Mike Habiby]

If  you listen to the first two DEVO albums they are very "hard".  Not
like the "hits" of later years.

Mike

"Ductor, Dan [NEUUS]" wrote:
>
> I spoke to Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO a couple of years ago while waiting in
> line to see
> Cluster.  The subject of Hawkwind came up in our conversation and he did
> admit to liking not
> only Hawkwind, but also Motorhead!!   He told me about how, during DEVO's
> first tour of England, how
> they went to a Motorhead show and were totally blown away!   Who would of
> thought??!
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Moonglum [SMTP:moonglum at DREAMWORKER.CO.UK]
>         Sent:   Monday, June 25, 2001 5:54 AM
>         To:     BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>         Subject:        Re: A fan + some other things too
>
>         >> ... However it is not the first time I
>         >>have heard that the 'wind had a strong influence on the early Punk
>         >>movement in the US and UK.
>         >
>         >Other examples:
>         >* Greg Ginn & Dez Cadena of Black...
>         >* John Lydon of the Sex Pistols...
>         >* Throbbing Gristle...
>         >
>         One I'd like to add: Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks is said to have
> admitted
>         to Bob Calvert that Hawkwind was what inspired him to get a band
> together.
>         Can't remember where I read/heard this.
>
>         Oh, and Devo!  I think they covered MOTU.  1st album is v.HW
> influenced,
>         check out "Mongoloid".  Hawkwind apparently played 3 or 4 times in
> the
>         Cleveland/Akron area (Ohio) in 73-74, & this was the source of the
>         influence.
>
>         >>...I discovered Hawkind due to a fantastic prog
>         >>rock show in the mid to late '70s in the bay area called "stone
> trek" on
>         >>from 9 to midnight sunday nights on a San Jose radio station who
> will go
>         >>nameless due to it's present programming.. Just wondering due to
> our
>         >>relatively similar ages (I'm 40) if that is where Jello heard of
> them..
>         >
>         >Not likely, since he grew up in the Denver area.  However, he DID
> get his
>         >band's name from one in Cleveland ...
>
>         ----
>
>         Friend of mine was a college DJ at UCSC (Santa Cruz, not that far
> from San
>         Jose) in mid/late 70's & apparently knew Jello there.
>
>         In 1985 (?) I went into a record shop in Santa Cruz and saw they had
> the
>         Hawklords grey vinyl 12" EP there.  The shop had tagged a note to
> it, which
>         said "Yes meets the Dead Boys".  Excellent description!
>
>         Moonglum

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