Devo - Freedom of Choice (35th anniversary)

Tomorrow (May 16th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Freedom of Choice, the third studio album from Devo. The album went to number 75 in Canada, number 47 in the UK, number 22 on the US Billboard Album chart, number 9 in New Zealand and number 5 in Australia.

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Devo - Freedom of Choice

People tend to consider this band from Akron, Ohio, as an 80’s band but Devo actually got their start in the late 70’s. When the new decade ushered in, they greeted it with their third studio album Freedom of Choice. With this May 1980 release, the band moved to a more obvious synth sound, though guitars were played a big part too. The record did fairly well on the Billboard album charts, peaking at number 22 with a total run of fifty-one weeks. It also hit number 75 in Canada, number 47 in the UK, number 9 in New Zealand and number 5 in Australia. It also contains one of the band’s most well-known songs.