New Traditionalists

First Released: 1981 (Show All)
Tracks: 10
Label: US: Warner Brothers / UK: Virgin

Track listingEdit

1. Through Being Cool (3:11)
2. Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth (3:03)
3. Pity You (2:45)
4. Soft Things (3:24)
5. Going Under (3:25)
6. Race of Doom (3:41)
7. Love Without Anger (2:35)
8. The Super Thing (4:19)
9. Beautiful World (3:33)
10. Enough Said (3:27)

Japanese CD issue adds:

11. Working In The Coalmine (2:48)

1997 Infinite Zero CD reissue adds:

12. Mecha-Mania Boy (2:42)
13. Nu-Tra Speaks (2:16)

2010 Warner Brothers CD reissue adds:

11. Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man) (1:40)
12. One Dumb Thing (2:46)
13. Modern Life (3:05)
14. Faster And Faster (2:50)
15. Psychology Of Desire (Demo) (4:23)
16. It's A Beautiful World (E-Z Listening Version) (3:12)

PersonnelEdit

• Robert Casale - rhythm guitar, additional keyboards, occasional backing vocals
• Gerald V. Casale - bass guitar, keybass, lead vocals
• Robert Mothersbaugh - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Mothersbaugh - keyboards, lead vocals
• Alan Myers - drums

Additional PersonnelEdit

• Robert L. Mothersbaugh Sr. - lyics

ProductionEdit

• DEVO - producer
• Phil Brown - mastering
• Larry Alexander - engineering
• Karat Faye - engineer (on songs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9)
  • Bill Inglot and Dan Hersch - 1997 re-release remastering

• Brent Scrivner - new traditionalist hairdoos
• John Zabrucky - new traditionalist astronaut artwork.
• Moshe Brakha - cover photography
• DEVO INC. - design concept
• Richard Seireeni - art direction
  • Manuel J. Donayre - 1997 re-release art director

Tour SetlistEdit

1. NuTra Theme
2. Going Under
3. Through Being Cool
4. Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth
5. Soft Things
6. Pity You
7. Girl U Want
8. Planet Earth
9. Whip It
10. Race of Doom
11. The Super Thing
12. Uncontrollable Urge
13. Mongoloid
14. Jocko Homo
15. Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA
16. Gut Feeling
17. Gates of Steel
18. Booji's Beautiful World
19. Working In The Coalmine (pre-recorded music bed, live vocals)
20. DEVO Corporate Anthem (projection and tape playback)

External LinksEdit

New Traditionalists (Master Release) -- Discogs

New Traditionalists (Release Group) -- MusicBrainz

New Traditionalists (Overview) -- AllMusic

New Traditionalists -- Wikipedia