Top/ Deceptive Bends (Mercury) was released in 1977 by rock band 10cc and featured distinctive cover art created by the Hipgnosis team. Lush, catchy pop songs abound. 10cc's biggest success came with the dreamy "I'm Not in Love", from the album The Original Soundtrack, which also included the jaunty single "Life Is A Minestrone". Bottom/ New Traditionalists (Warner Bros) is the fourth studio album by the New Wave rock band Devo, released in 1981. It features the minor hits "Through Being Cool" and "Beautiful World". The sound continued in the vein of the previous album Freedom of Choice, with synthesizers moved to the forefront and guitars more subdued. In addition, the lyrics are frequently dark and vitriolic. With the success of "Whip It" and its associated album Freedom of Choice, Devo attracted a new, more pop-oriented audience that was less interested in Devo's artistic theories and intelligent lyrics. In response, New Traditionalists was aimed to be a much darker, deeper and serious album. The lead-off track, "Through Being Cool," is a direct attack at Johnny-Come-Lately fans who didn't understand Devo's message. As with every Devo album and tour, the band developed a new look for the album, eschewing the Energy Dome headgear, and replacing it with the plastic "New Traditionalist Pomp," modeled after John F. Kennedy's famous hairstyle.
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