R.I.P. Bob Casale of "DEVO"

[marv2]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tol...&pid=169749590

NEW YORK [[AP) - Bob Casale, the guitarist for Devo, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," has died of heart failure, his brother and band member Gerald Casale said Tuesday. He was 61. Devo founding member Casale said in a statement that his younger brother's death Monday was "sudden" and "a total shock." "As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning," Casale said. "He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got." No further details on his death were provided. The Ohio-based Devo introduced themselves to the world in 1977 by making a frenetic version of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction." The new wave band released its Brian Eno-produced debut, "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!," in 1978 and reached platinum status with 1980's "Freedom of Choice," which featured "Whip It." Gerald Casale formed Devo with lead singer M ark Mothersbaugh. Alan Myers, the group's drummer, died last year after a battle with cancer age at 58. Devo is short for devolution, the idea that man was regressing into an earlier state. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tol....0Gp1SOPk.dpuf

[splanky]

Easily one of the best so called new wave bands to ever form. I loved Devo. Liked their
collab with Jermaine Jackson too. RIP Bob...

[stephanie]

Sorry to hear this. Devo was always a guilty pleasure for me. I could never get over the part where they said "Break your Mamas back". RIP.

[splanky]

Sorry to hear this. Devo was always a guilty pleasure for me. I could never get over the part where they said "Break your Mamas back". RIP.

Just a question, Stef, did you think they meant that to be taken literally?..I understood it
as a challenge to superstition. A refusal to believe the old cliche "step on a crack, break your
mamas back". Whip It, the whole song was about addressing your problems and confronting your fears head on. Or maybe it's just me.....

[marv2]

Just a question, Stef, did you think they meant that to be taken literally?..I understood it
as a challenge to superstition. A refusal to believe the old cliche "step on a crack, break your
mamas back". Whip It, the whole song was about addressing your problems and confronting your fears head on. Or maybe it's just me.....

Nope Splanky! That is exactly the way I understood the song too. I remember I was in college when Devo first hit. They got my attention because they were different [[and very good). I was thrilled to know that they were from Ohio and even more impressed that they were not a one hit wonder. Still their most popular outing was this one, the video I had seen a full year and a half before MTV I believe......