Bob Casale (Devo), RIP
 

Devo guitarist Bob Casale dead at 61 - Washington Times

This is devastating news to me. He was such a gifted guy and really molded the sound of Devo in studio and added so much to the band. It will certainly never be the same to see Devo live. His guitar work while subdued, was unlike anybodys sound. He will be missed.

Again very underrated and an artistic genius.

My personal favorite, but I've never heard a Devo song I didn't like. Truly underrated band, everyone knows "Whip It", but hardly anyone I know can name any other song they did. RIP.

hey Screen13....thank you for that first video....just finished watching the entire q and a

the man had a unique gift among guitarists of the 70s and 80s - talent, taste, and style

first thing that popped into my head when i said to myself....72 hours of only DEVO!

I broke out Devo's first album about a week ago - first time I've heard it in a few years. It's still as brilliant as ever. RIP, he was a wonderful guitarist.

Thanks!

Through the classic times and even troubled times that fit every great band, the Casales and Mothersbaughs (and in their first decade plus a couple, Drummer Alan Meyers - RIP, plus a little early help from Bob Lewis) always had something interesting going on, which kept me listening to what Devo brought to music, and their most recent album was great. Bob 2's style was a very important part of Devo's mix of the future and past. He will be missed.

Thanks for that - had somehow never seen the Neil Young thing - top notch!

again Screen....thank you.....i'd never seen that Neil Young thing either

Really a tragic loss. The majority new wave bands don't do it for me but Devo is one of the exceptions. Been pumping Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (my fave of their discography) a lot lately en memorandum.

The following clip is from the We're All Devo compilation, transferred to the Videodisc/DVD of The Complete Truth About De-Evolution, explaining the extra footage co-starring Lauraine Newman (Classic SNL, First Cast). The main of this clip is from the film Human Highway which was where the "Hey Hey My My" footage came from. To those who have not seen Human Highway, it's Neil Young's interesting film also starring Dennis Hopper, Russ Tamblyn, and Dean Stockwell along with Young and Devo which at least should be seen once.

Sad to hear about Bob Casale passing. That's my favorite Devo song, if you didn't post it I would've.

Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA
Devo recorded this ~35 years ago, it still sounds like it from 35 years in the future.

Love Devo. Always wanted our band to do gates of steel. RIP.

The guitar parts on ''Too Much Paranoias'', it just doesn't get anymore original than that, crazier than that, more punk than that.

That whole album, especially the opener, has so much punk attitude, yet in a way which is truly unique, unpredictable and awesomely weird. And the following album continues the trend of ''doing whatever the heck the artist wants''. Non-conformity to perfection.

Well, it's such a great, classic song.