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5 Reasons Why...Devo Are the Coolest Nerd Band Ever

Some groups - like Weezer, Barenaked Ladies, and Flight Of The Conchords - like to play up their nerdiness while secretly harboring dreams of graduating from chicken-chested dorks to Slash-like tanned, muscle-bound, dreamy rock gods. And then there's Devo: true nerds' nerds. The Akron, Ohio, band - featuring brothers Bob and Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald and Bob Casale - never tried to overcome their four-eyed awkwardness. No, from their 1978 Brian Eno- produced debut, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, on they reveled in their mythologized world of geek touchstones, from their signature energy dome hats and biohazard suits to Island Of Dr. Moreau references, spasmodic beats, and a universe of outcast characters with names like Donut Rooter, Booji Boy, Mongo the Mongoloid, and Dr. Byrthfood.
 
1) Because their videos for songs like "Jocko Homo" were so far out there 30 years ago, we're still trying to figure them out.

2) Because they were fine with the subversive act of licensing "Whip It " to a Swiffer commercial, but they just sued McDonald's for ripping off their signature energy dome hats worn by the New Wave Nigel Funmeal doll.

4) Because they appeared on the geektastic 1980s sitcom Square Pegs playing Muffy Tepperman's bat mitzvah.

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