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}} ''Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'' is the debut album by the American new wave music band Devo. Produced by Brian Eno, it was recorded primarily in Cologne, Germany, and released in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records company in 1978. The album received somewhat mixed reviews from critics and peaked at number 12 on the UK album charts and number 78 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts. Recent reviews of the album have been more uniformly positive, and the album has charted on several retrospective "best of" lists from publications including ''Rolling Stone'', Pitchfork Media and ''Spin''. On May 6, 2009 Devo performed the album live in its entirety for the first time as part of the Don't Look Back concert series curated by All Tomorrow's Parties. On September 16, 2009, Warner Bros. and Devo announced a re-release of ''Q: Are We Not Men?'' and ''Freedom of Choice'', with a tour performing both albums.〔(Warner Bros. and Devo press release on re-release and tour )〕 ==Production== In 1977, David Bowie and Iggy Pop received a tape of Devo demonstration songs from the wife of Michael Aylward, guitarist in another Akron, Ohio band, Tin Huey. Both Iggy and Bowie, as well as Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, expressed interest in producing Devo's first release.〔 At Devo's New York debut show in 1977, Bowie proclaimed that "this is the band of the future, I'm going to produce them in Tokyo this winter." Eventually, Eno was chosen to produce the album at Konrad Plank's studio located near Cologne, Germany.〔 Bowie was busy with filming ''Just a Gigolo'' but helped Eno produce the record during weekends.〔 Two tracks, "Come Back Jonee" and "Shrivel-Up", were recorded at Different Fur in San Francisco. All tracks were mixed at Konrad Plank's studio named Conny's Studio. Since Devo was without a record deal, Eno paid for the flights and studio cost for the band, confident that the band would be signed to a record contract.〔 In return for his work on the album, Eno asked for a share of any subsequent deals.〔Casale, Gerald V. Drooling For Dollars (''The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' DVD Special Features) (DVD Region 1). Rhino Entertainment, 2003.〕 The recording sessions were a source of frustration for Eno and Devo. Eno found the group unwilling to experiment or deviate from their early demonstrations of recorded songs. Devo later admitted that "we were overtly resistant to Eno's ideas. He made up synth parts and really cool sounds for almost every part of the album, but we used them on three or four songs."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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