Editing Devo (section)

=== 1978–1980: Recording contract, ''Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'', and ''Duty Now for the Future'' ===
[[File:Devo, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 27, 1978 Agora Ballroom.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Live performance in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, 1978: [[Bob Casale]] and [[Gerald Casale]]]]
Recommendations from David Bowie and [[Iggy Pop]] enabled Devo to secure a recording contract with [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] in 1978. After Bowie backed out of the business deal due to previous commitments, their first album, ''[[Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!|Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]]'', was produced by [[Brian Eno]] and featured rerecordings of their previous singles "Mongoloid" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/q-are-we-not-men-a-we-are-devo%21-mw0000195665 |title=Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo! |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> On October 14, 1978, Devo gained national exposure with an appearance on the late-night show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', a week after the Rolling Stones, performing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Jocko Homo".

The band followed up with ''[[Duty Now for the Future]]'' in 1979, which moved the band more towards electronic instrumentation. While not as successful as their first album, it did produce some fan favorites with the songs "Blockhead" and "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" {{sic}}, as well as a cover of the [[Johnny Rivers]] hit "[[Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers song)|Secret Agent Man]]". "Secret Agent Man" had been recorded first in 1974 for Devo's first film and performed live as early as 1976. In 1979, Devo traveled to Japan for the first time, and a live show from this tour was partially recorded. Devo appeared on ''[[Don Kirshner's Rock Concert]]'' in 1979, performing "Blockhead", "Secret Agent Man", "Uncontrollable Urge", and "Mongoloid". Also in 1979, [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]], in conjunction with the Los Angeles radio station [[KROQ-FM]], released ''Devotees'', a tribute album. It contained a set of covers of Devo songs interspersed with renditions of popular songs in Devo's style.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-KROQ-Devotees-Album/release/1570542 |title=KROQ Devotees Album: RNSP 301 |website=[[Discogs]] |date=September 18, 1979 |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref>

Devo actively embraced the parody religion [[Church of the SubGenius]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westword.com/music/devos-gerald-casale-were-the-predators-that-nobody-can-stop-5113527 |title=Devo's Gerald Casale: "We're the predators that nobody can stop" |last=Murphy |first=Tom |date=July 26, 2011 |access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> In concert, Devo sometimes performed as their own opening act, pretending to be a [[Christian rock|Christian soft rock]] band called "Dove (the Band of Love)", which is an [[anagram]] of "Devo". They appeared as Dove in the 1980 [[televangelism]] spoof film ''[[Pray TV (1980 film)|Pray TV]]''.