Myers joined Devo in 1976, replacing Jim Mothersbaugh, and with his addition came a unique gelling of their sound that would lead to Myers being dubbed 'The Human Metronome' by his bandmates. For the next 10 years he played on influential album after influential album, including their Brian Eno-produced debut full-length album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, 1979's Duty Now for the Future, and 1980's best-selling Freedom of Choice (containing the should've-been hit Gates of Steel). He left the band in 1985 during the troubled recording of the frequently-maligned Total Devo, saying that his importance in the band had been overshadowed by the group's increasing use of the Fairlight synthesizer and associated rhythm programming and sampling.
A small selection of The Human Metronome in action:
- Devo - [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction, 1977 music video
- Devo- Mongoloid + Gut Feeling, '77 live
-Devo interview, 1978
-Devo - The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprise - 1978 music video
-"You guys're so... techno, y'know?" - if you've never seen footage of them playing before, this is why people fucking LOVE this band: Devo play Uncontrollable Urge on TV's Fridays, 1980
- Devo - Girl U Want, 1980 music video
-Devo as Dove, the band of Love - Shrivel Up, from the 1980 comedy Pray TV
- Devo as Dove, the Band of Love - Worried Man, live 1980
-Devo as Dove, the Band of Love - Praying Hands + Shrivel Up, live 1980
-Devo live in concert, 1980
- Devo - Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy, live 1980
-Devo - Through Being Cool - 1981 music video
- Devo - Uncontrollable Urge - live from 1981's Urgh! A Music War
-Devo - Jocko Homo, live '82
- Devo - That's Good, 1983 music video
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