DEVO live on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert on the 2nd of October 1979.
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@jameslatta6813 Жыл бұрын
I saw DEVO live in Los Angeles 3 times back in the day. First time in 1981. If I could use 1 word to describe them: "SCARY." Seriously. We were shocked at how intense they were. They weren't "funny" nor "goofy" in the slightest. Which is what we expected. We went in high to see them. And were smiling and laughing "Ahahaha!" "DEVO!" before the show. But our smiles fell off of our faces quickly when they started to perform. They were like a street gang from the future. As if they were straight out of the film A Clockwork Orange. As if they were going to come down off of the stage and beat all of our asses in the audience at any moment. Super talented musicians and performers. They were menacing. They came across as total intellectuals. I can't describe the unique feeling. Never witnessed any other band with that kind of vibe like them. No one like them before, during or since.
@jemhadar502910 ай бұрын
That’s what usually Happens in the presence of such legends
@alexwynn97338 ай бұрын
This is the best way I've heard Devo described. I was born in '84 so I missed out on this era (which really bums me out - at least there's youtube I guess), but I did catch them in 2005 or so, and guess what? They absolutely crushed it.
@ERICNOTES127 ай бұрын
i wish i was alive to see all these bands of this era..... i hate the millenium
@pauliekraynak76667 ай бұрын
A great read, thx!
@matthewbilich99797 ай бұрын
You described them perfectly.
@davidmccain76622 жыл бұрын
Devo was so far ahead of their time we still haven't caught up with them..
@MrLangDog2 жыл бұрын
@@lastnamefirst4035 You're full of $hit. There may have been other bands at the time dabbling in electro-sounding music but the fact that DEVO stood out for the next 7 yrs and is the only one anyone gives a $shit about today proves you wrong.
@davidmccain76622 жыл бұрын
@@lastnamefirst4035 Sorry, but NOBODY was like DEVO. Electronica bands were a dime a dozen, bands with gimicks were too, but DEVO had something special that can't be easily explained.
@79blackbelt2 жыл бұрын
You are correct. Devo was one of a kind.
@lastnamefirst40352 жыл бұрын
@@79blackbelt my husband at the time was in many of the bands. Alot of good ones but many of them. Synthesizers and stage acting
@machinelanguage51082 жыл бұрын
@@lastnamefirst4035 I'm sorry, but there never was and never will be anything like DEVO. bands with synthesizers and stage theatrics are and were plentiful, but DEVO is so much more than the sum of its parts.
@samboggs34992 жыл бұрын
42 years later and this music and band still makes me smile.
@leventy11 Жыл бұрын
You can't see their eyes, like the Xeno Morph Alien.
@joelhicks11337 ай бұрын
That’s duty now for the future
@davecampbell84082 жыл бұрын
You know who Devo reminds me of? No one.
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
oh, that was a good one, bro...
@mathgod Жыл бұрын
Perfect
@evetsnitram8866 Жыл бұрын
A little Kraftwerk, some punk with a 50s sci-fi look and you get Devo. They saw the future and it wasn't pretty.
@mikejohnson5900 Жыл бұрын
Exactly - and that's what made them good!
@Martin-iv6lq Жыл бұрын
Your mom reminds me of Devo
@NelsonMontana12342 жыл бұрын
Combining the cold calculated sound of electronic music with cold calculated robotic-like choreography was absolutely brilliant. They weren't soulful -- they were purposely unemotional and dared the audience to accept it. Yes, it was goofy, but that too was tongue in cheek even though a lot of people didn't "get it." (Though tons of bands copied it). They were also tight as hell -- breaking musical boundaries rhythmically, harmonically, sonically and theatrically. Devo are a pretty damn significant part of the evolution of modern music.
@thumbprintn24132 жыл бұрын
u may appreciate mark mothersbaugh interviews on KZbin super... intelligent guy insightful very entertaining... I would argue that actually devo have soul it was just buried inside of that uptite weirdo white funk
@roderickcampbell21052 жыл бұрын
@@thumbprintn2413 Hi Thumb. One of the odd things about DEVO was that they really cared. They expressed that care in a very different fashion. So they had an amazing detachment. Mark was one of the greats. A special intellect and angle.
@roderickcampbell21052 жыл бұрын
Hold on Nelson, I see what you're up to: "Devo are a pretty damn significant part of the evolution of modern music." It's DEVO not EVO. Still I liked the line. Almost missed it.
@johnnichols57912 жыл бұрын
Right...and the best parody of the super long 70s ego guitar solo...keep it simple and sweet...to the point...lyrically and musically.
@patricklink85272 жыл бұрын
"Jerking back and forth"
@edgarrudsit52602 жыл бұрын
500 years from now people will listen to Devo and say. "This is what the future of music sounds like" 😎
@shruggzdastr8-facedclown2 жыл бұрын
...and 1,000yrs. from now, they'll be heads in jars for Phillip J. Frye to talk to
@scottlarson15482 жыл бұрын
Or they'll listen to Devo's first record then their last record and say, "Now that *was* deevolution!"
@jrussellcase2 жыл бұрын
@Abel B. at this point, knowing that's what people might say in 500 years......I'm praying that happens soon, because it means the human race failed miserably.
@dimitriosalexiadis2300 Жыл бұрын
Human race.?live your life
@VickersDoorter Жыл бұрын
Thank goodness it isn't.
@TJAsh-cx6yj Жыл бұрын
This is an extraordinary time capsule. It should be in the national archives.
@johnl1685 Жыл бұрын
It probably is. It must be.
@SirSneakerPimp Жыл бұрын
Yes, it’s called KZbin. 😂
@jaquettajones8 ай бұрын
And STILL no one will Vote them in the R&R Hall of Fame even though nominated for 15 years a row.! Though I actually don't think they GAF :-D
@stonesfan4133 жыл бұрын
Definitely Deserving to be in R&R hall of fame
@andrewpotok26614 ай бұрын
Sad to say. Never will happen. Only room for Dolly Parton
@donnydonnybrook81312 жыл бұрын
DEVO still blowing minds in 2021
@pabloimireia Жыл бұрын
And 2023...🤘🍺
@tomstiel7576 Жыл бұрын
@@pabloimireia not so much,,,the gimmick has faded
@jayhache5609 Жыл бұрын
@@tomstiel7576 you don’t belong here.
@BenjaminsHotWheelHouse Жыл бұрын
My Devo journey started with seeing them in Phoenix in 1979 New Traditionalist tour saw them live 5 years in a row. Move to Atlanta saw the Hardcore Devo tour here and never looked back. Their sound is nerdy, driven & ahead of its time. And from my home state Ohio!! 4:14
@Raven556311 ай бұрын
No click track, no backing track, no sampling to be triggered, no auto-tune, and they still come off way more futuristic than anything today.
@oneeyeman6258 Жыл бұрын
Most underrated band ever! Devo was epic and so ahead of their time. I still think that "Gut Feeling" is the best song ever recorded!
@lancelange93777 ай бұрын
I have to agree with you. Gut Feeling is beyond epic!
@nickmoody61703 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this way back in ‘79. Absolutely blew my 11 year old mind!
@HashimotoTheBand3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY the same for me. Small Black & White TV in my parents basement.
@robtoc2 жыл бұрын
same!
@AMOKIAN2 жыл бұрын
Yep me too…crazy…if you would have told me then I would be playing in a free jazz noise group with Alan in the mid 2000s I would have never believed it….. Rip Alan, we all miss you.
@vapemeds2 жыл бұрын
Same bro! 1968!
@RetroDawn2 жыл бұрын
@@AMOKIAN Wait, you were in Skyline Electric with Alan Myers? Congrats!
@kailaniandi Жыл бұрын
Who's around to join me in thanksgiving to Dr Demento? Without him we never have noticed Devo in the mainstream. Responsible for showcasing Devo as well as Weird Al! Two absolute legendary artists in this vanilla world of musical same, same
@chrishedge8872 ай бұрын
Dr Dimento changed my life !!
@perrysar5954 Жыл бұрын
I Remember when Devo,The B 52's,The Sex Pistols,The Clash and many more bands exploded on the scene,we thought a musical revolution was happening, it was so exciting and radical!!!
@douggrey625311 ай бұрын
Please add The Cars, The Knack, Blondie and The Pretenders to that impressive lineup… great time to be 17/18 years old!
@gregbors836411 ай бұрын
@@douggrey6253The Knack were one-hit wonders
@douggrey625311 ай бұрын
@@gregbors8364 To most people sure, though Good Girls Don’t charted at #11, then they had their downfall with a nice little comeback years later with albums Serious Fun and Zoom…damn good band, crappy management decisions and the usual in band bickering costed them…But they did have a brief but magical run in the summer of 1979…
@martymartin9049 ай бұрын
This CRAP today can't hold a candle to what we had in the 80's
@MarcusRefusius2 жыл бұрын
My friend in San Francisco called me in the early 80’s and asked if Devo was going to be playing Fresno. I said “why yes they are”. He said trust me on this…go see them. So I bought tickets for the wife and I. They were about a hundred times better than I was expecting. Very very good. Cheers.
@zacharyredding3860 Жыл бұрын
A FL fishing guide once told me he went to a show where Devo opened for The Cars, and Devo blew The Cars into the weeds.
@sharikmarius Жыл бұрын
I remember the TV advert for that show (in Fresno) when I was in Jr. High.
@Mr.Grinch5103 ай бұрын
Gonna see them May in Vegas
@flyinwalenda3 жыл бұрын
They deserved to be in the hall of fame years ago !
@PedroPetracco3 жыл бұрын
what is that
@stinkypinkeee50853 жыл бұрын
The Hall doesn't deserve them...
@donnydonnybrook81312 жыл бұрын
The Hall was to busy electing Whitney Houston,Tupac and so many other undeserving people. Probably more of a embarrassment than a achievement being selected for RnR HOf
@zombywoof10152 жыл бұрын
@@donnydonnybrook8131 I so agree with your comment. Were it a band of mine, (that I never had) being selected for the hof would be little more than a meh moment.
@julianjohncraft30912 жыл бұрын
Only if the RRHOF was a parody of an Award Pantheon. Oh, wait.....
@chickenwings9117 Жыл бұрын
I don't often wish to be young again but watching this and remembering those days does it! THANKS DEVO!
@drewgrows776511 ай бұрын
I was 14 then. Wish I could go back. People were much more decent then. And make some good stock trades, lol
@middleclassic Жыл бұрын
Growing up in Los Angeles it was 1978-79, I was 16, very long hair, listening to lots of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, etc. My introduction to DEVO was Duty Now for the Future … and my mind was blown! But not just by them but all the Punk and New Wave being played on KROQ. X, PiL, B-52’s, Talking Heads, etc etc. But this period of DEVO they are unbelievably good. I still own a yellow DEVO suit I bought in 1980 :-)
@RALPHGIBBS18611 ай бұрын
Right on Baldwin park here
@middleclassic11 ай бұрын
@@RALPHGIBBS186 Pico Rivera
@RALPHGIBBS18611 ай бұрын
@@middleclassic right on ..ive moved up to oregon these days lol
@daddyofcallie11 ай бұрын
@@RALPHGIBBS186 Hacienda Heights here
@dharrius_archive Жыл бұрын
Some timestamps for those who want it :] 0:23 - Secret Agent Man 3:22 - Blockhead 6:38 - Uncontrollable Urge 9:42 - Mongoloid 12:44 - Devo Corporate Anthem
@solideshalbwissen11 ай бұрын
God bless you
@DaddyWarbucksunlimited9 ай бұрын
Fantastic dynamic beauty
@stevelewis7863 жыл бұрын
Wow. I had never seen this before. Absolutely glorious.
@a.d.ibarra96132 жыл бұрын
I agree. I’m a total Spud now!
@yellowjackboots26243 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure i've said it before... Devo were on fire for this performance but massive kudos to the camera team direction and editing. The whole thing snaps together perfectly, the production team did a fantastic job on this. Duty Now... Edit: edit
@jasonsuppus51132 жыл бұрын
Because every vid should have it: Secret Agent Man 0:00:21 Blockhead 0:03:25 Uncontrollable Urge 0:06:37 Mongoloid 0:09:35 Devo Corporation Anthem 0:12:45
@whitlowjohnonly1_22 жыл бұрын
Would've loved to hear " Be Stiff " added to this set. Alas, it was 41 years ago.
@JoeyBallzMcBigMe2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@michaelkennedy51263 жыл бұрын
Alan is ROCKING those drums
@jrwilliams63133 жыл бұрын
Alan Myers was a badass drummer!!! RIP!!!
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
Every great band has a secret weapon and many times it's the drummer. He's as good as they get and these guys do a lot of "off-meter" stuff.
@wtysont2 жыл бұрын
John Bonham’s favorite drummer. Facts
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
@@wtysont That's so cool. Well done!
@brucefoster89372 жыл бұрын
It's an awesome groove he's playing.
@coreykmvy19802 жыл бұрын
This version of Uncontrollable Urge melted my phone
@rabit8182 жыл бұрын
Devo’s music is angular and prickly. Tight performance with a precision of surgical knife. Newer than new wave.
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
"Angular and prickly"...damn...I wish I had come up with that. It's dead-on.
"Freedom of choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you want". Forty years on, our future is still in question. Can anyone be free if all are not free?
@iconicshrubbery2 жыл бұрын
@@petecartwright5211 Yeah, so it was- I was thinking Fast and Bulbous". Got me?
@Ekkie1012 жыл бұрын
Just saw them in L.A. about 2 weeks ago. (9/25/21) Still great. I love "Uncontrollable Urge".
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
Well done. You were seeing musical history. That was the culmination of 45 years of rocking.
@Ekkie1012 жыл бұрын
Pete Cartwright I saw them once before in around 1984. I consider Devo to be about the best live acts I've ever seen. Right up there with the Stones for live act excitement.
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
@@Ekkie101 It's been incredible to learn so many others enjoyed them just as much as I did. You probably saw them at their tightest. Well done.
@lastnamefirst40352 жыл бұрын
@@petecartwright5211 "well done"?I wss commenting on your using well done
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
@@lastnamefirst4035 Dude, you need me to explain that? You're kidding. I complimented the person.
@kailaniandi Жыл бұрын
Most original band of all time
@lamarhooten2 ай бұрын
Every time I watch these old vids with Bob and Alan on the drums I tear up at the loss we all have with them gone! The guitar work and drumming are to be envied! And folks do not call them a Rock band! Watch and listen the guitar work and sound!
@gj86833 жыл бұрын
From Akron, Ohio, these guys were great innovators of music and of style.
@harryrabbit2870 Жыл бұрын
I must have gone to 4 or 5 of their live performances. I saw a lot of other bands but these musicians had the BEST stage performance and stage presence of any band I ever saw, hands down. Artists, really artists.
@whatwouldhousedo51362 жыл бұрын
I've loved DEVO since the debut was released. The utter fearlessness to be weird for weirdness' sake, while being completely kick-ass, clean, tight, AND understanding great song construction. And Mark is a great singer.
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
You nailed it.
@markberryhill27152 жыл бұрын
Same here. I can honestly say I loved them from the git go. I got it,they were just hamming it up while playing some far out music.
@mickandelisa2 жыл бұрын
Yes. People really don't properly appreciate the craft they put into their songs, and their covers as well. They were masterful. It's no accident Mark Mothersbaugh has had a successful career composing music for film and TV as well. If only more people recognized them today for more than just "Whip It."
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
@@mickandelisa Great thoughts... I will say, this thread shows you and I are not alone. There are a TON of people, not musicians, who got it. I was one who didn't at first. That changed when I saw them in a concert video.
@josephmythen3844 Жыл бұрын
Got to see DEVO live at the ORPHEIUM in Boston in 1979...Old school perfect acoustical theater. They had video prior and for one break they took...They were great and understand this place holds under 500 people in cushioned chairs...I may have been on an illicit substance for enhanced musical enjoyment. It was f __king awesome!
@buddylove346 Жыл бұрын
DEVO was so different and unique they tripped everyone out in a good way with their songs and looks, plus you have to admire when they would cover a song they did it their way and it always sounded great. If you got to grow up in the 50's through the 80's with all the classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!
@wokejesus65013 жыл бұрын
I had an uncontrollable urge to watch this video
@peterson88keyz3 жыл бұрын
I have a gut feeling you are a true spud my friend
@ffjsb3 жыл бұрын
In a Beatiful World Devo would be all the music we need...
@peterson88keyz3 жыл бұрын
We all need to take some time out for fun and listen to Devo
@guitarmemoir3 жыл бұрын
@@ffjsb For you...;-)
@ffjsb3 жыл бұрын
@@guitarmemoir Well played sir...
@Waldenpunk Жыл бұрын
Make no mistake, the majority of Americans in 1977 either hated DEVO or had no idea who they were. Even in our hometown of Akron, Ohio they were reviled and dismissed as "weird". Very few of us saw these brilliance right from the start. America hated the New Wave. They were still stuck on Fleetwood Mac, Journey and Styx. People like me who listened to DEVO got beaten up.
@michael884203 ай бұрын
I Remember those days
@grumblyone33343 жыл бұрын
Absolutely LOVE this group! Yeah, everyone remembered Whip It in the 80s, but when you dug into their catalog... Holy Mother of God! Got into them HARD in the 90s, & never looked back!
@dandena3837 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I never actually liked whip it. But I loved all their other stuff. Great music.
@billmcginley Жыл бұрын
I never objected to them as my musical taste was evolving through adolescence. Now that I'm on the wrong (right) side of 55 y/o, I've grown to appreciate their bandwidth as bold masters of expression. Thank you, Henry Rollins. Listening to your weekly radio show on NPR elevates the casual music fan to the status of engaged, the engaged to the informed and the informed to the fanatical.
@nelsondog100 Жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, Come Back Jonee was my fav
@reversefulfillment91893 ай бұрын
Don't forget Jihad Jerry and the Evil doers.
@LarryAustin-uz9unАй бұрын
I'm 66 years old and still listen to devo love it!😊
@MaxlikesLemonsАй бұрын
I’m 14 and I started listening to them a few months ago, somewhere around late 2023, and I’ve been telling my friends all about them. Some of my punk-loving friends like them, some of my friends who like weirder goofy music like them. It’s really true that they’ve got something for everybody!! :D
@sdean481615 күн бұрын
Not too long ago I ran into a young guy about your age that had a Devo shirt on. We talked about the group for some time and he was really into them so you’re definitely not the only young person enjoying their music. They were so far ahead of their time it’s unreal.
@sdean481615 күн бұрын
@@MaxlikesLemons Keep enjoying Devo.
@paulorobertodemorais32014 күн бұрын
Eu 67 ouvindo neste exato instante.... Fantásticos!!!! Direto de Cabo Frio.RJ
@scottdavison94492 жыл бұрын
The first album changed everything. Saw them in Buffalo NY in Dec 78. Absolutely the tightest live band ever. 77-81 or so... what a tsunami of great music.
@progrockjock Жыл бұрын
"Everyone, Rise For The Anthem!!" The greatest new wave, concept, post-punk, electro-rock band of all time!!!
@babaofett2165 Жыл бұрын
A very underrated band. I saw them about 6 times in the 1980's and they always delivered an excellent, high-powered show. They should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
@darrensiegel6651 Жыл бұрын
they're not????? ridiculous. Such a hugely influential band.
@mkehammond7277 Жыл бұрын
BlueMan Group is Awesome as well and should be inducted into the Hall of Fame, as well.
@thearttheftsituation Жыл бұрын
The fact that they’re not in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame just shows how a legitimate the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame is
@jameskoubek5545 Жыл бұрын
They’re from Ohio they oughtta be
@surfwriter8461 Жыл бұрын
@@thearttheftsituation say what?! The RRHOF is a bad joke by including so many artists who were either not that deserving or don't really fit with the label of rock'n'roll, however broad you think it should be. By inducting so many lesser acts and questionable artists, they have made that institution into a laughing stock. But finally, yes, Devo should be there--much more deserving than many of the acts now in that place of questionable honor.
@petecartwright52113 жыл бұрын
Rock brilliance that slipped by most. Everyone was drawn by the goofy looks and moves, but the truth of the matter, Devo was as tight of a band as you could find. The musical balls it took to pull this off, in the seventies, were unmatched by anyone. Maybe Frank Zappa, but that would have been about it...
@petecartwright52113 жыл бұрын
I'm saying it again, but note how tight they are. Nobody swings the wrong way, everyone knows exactly what's coming next, no one bangs into anyone else. Every note is correct, no fudgy misses or scratches that normally underlined punk. These guys were as tight as they get. AND...they actually play and sing. No phony backing tracks or lip-syncing going on, those boys are working hard.
@gz95203 жыл бұрын
But your forgetting something very important. All of that is fine, but your music can’t suck or it is all lost.
@petecartwright52113 жыл бұрын
@@gz9520 Great comment. The schtick was certainly the mass appeal and it worked, but any experienced musician can watch these, especially now, and see the musicianship. No fakery. It was a straight-up rock band with all the right parts. To be honest, at the time, I was a southern rocker, so Devo wasn't on my playlist. But you can't argue with radio hits and longevity in a biz notorious for consuming things into oblivion. It took a few years before I realized how groundbreaking and influential they were, but damn...they sure were. We're still talking about their stuff 45 years later...that's impressive.
@petecartwright52113 жыл бұрын
Here's another one that'll get me beat up by my friends: The Bay City Rollers. I couldn't watch them just because of their pants, but they were a band actually playing their stuff.
@chetzar2 жыл бұрын
@@petecartwright5211 That's one thing that always gets overlooked with Devo- what a tight band they were. This was Devo at the height of their powers.
@bobbysands69232 жыл бұрын
Everyone rise for the anthem...I am weeping...
@grahamhardie7934 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic music makers , I still listen to Devo and will till I die, still cutting edge to this day.
@matt54152 жыл бұрын
I never seen this video before. Mildly interested at first but then had goosebumps on goosebumps when they started Uncontrollable Urge.
@marcfedak Жыл бұрын
I really like the disturbing dystopian undercurrent that was in a lot of early DEVO songs (especially from the first and second albums). That band sure had a unique and strange interpretation of rock/pop music: their lyrics, their strange singing style, their mix of rigid new wave synthesizer and mid 60s guitar twang, their robotic movements. And their precise musicianship is pretty impressive.
@mrshizart2 жыл бұрын
Most underrated drummer of all time. The variety. He plays almost to the melody of a lead guitar. It's awesome. He is my hero.
@troylowe8142 жыл бұрын
Alan was amazing, best timing of any drummer I ever heard
@trikkerman1 Жыл бұрын
The best drummer in the world is the guy from the Stray Cats.
@gjrosta Жыл бұрын
You know who else used to drum almost to the song's melody? John Bonham. That says a lot! 🤔
@Thorum13 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best! Alan kicks ass!
@gogoyubari366 Жыл бұрын
What makes you believe he's underrated? Did you travel the globe taking a survey from every citizen of the world? Please explain.
@anthonybernero97202 жыл бұрын
This is a great set. Perfect if you're trying to introduce DEVO to someone.
@jesuspena84155 ай бұрын
Devo was a head of this time. They definitely had a unique computer space age electronic futuristic sound. Listen to their lyrics and great musicians to incorporate their new sound & style of music . Brilliant🫡
@AlmostReady504 Жыл бұрын
The two consecutive years I saw Devo when they first broke they were absolutely phenomenal live
@lashedbutnotleashed1984 Жыл бұрын
I saw them several times back then, including at the Long Beach arena on New Year's Eve. They were absolutely brilliant. I'll never forget it. Someone threw a boot at Mark Mothersbaugh's head and missed him by 2 inches. He was in his Booji Boy persona.
@mikerieck306 Жыл бұрын
Saw them at Rhode Island College in 79. They played in the basketball center and it was hot as Hades....they also blew up their equipment the night before in Boston. They must have been dying in those yellow suits but they never missed a beat.
@pressureworks2 жыл бұрын
He described them as new,but by this point in time they were around for years !!!
@jeffdawson2786 Жыл бұрын
A perfectly maniacal set. Bravo, Don Kirshner, for letting artists play live in the era of lip sync and heavy censorship on TV.
@404TVfr Жыл бұрын
Boomerific mentality, as true as it may be.
@MrLangDog2 жыл бұрын
DEVO actually changed the direction and my outlook on life. I am 56 and I would give anything to be transported back to those days, even though by most peoples standards my life is a success.
@HashimotoTheBand3 жыл бұрын
One of the several things I've always loved about this video is how loud Bob 2's guitar was in the mix on Secret Agent Man. Presumably it was not entirely intentional - because (I don't think) it was ever that loud (and raunchy) in the mix at other times. He's so tight - and what a great sound.
@MikeGervasi11 ай бұрын
They were so far ahead of the curve we just couldn't "get" it. One of the coolest and smartest bands ever on the planet.
@mjrydsfast8 ай бұрын
Like Hustler Magazine and the Pretenders; other innovative Ohioans. "Through Being Cool" is still my favorite one. "Jerkin Back and Forth" is a close second.
@garlowe85652 жыл бұрын
Best american band ever. 100% true to their original concept. Brilliant music. So many brilliant incarnations. Dove the band of love was especially genius.
@bobschenkel79212 жыл бұрын
Got their first two LP's. Still have them. Still listen to them. THE best thing to EVER come out of Akron, including tires and Le Bron. Sorry LeBron.
@adderon74762 жыл бұрын
LeBron's ditched Ohio twice so he's probably content to be #2.
@donnydonnybrook81312 жыл бұрын
Don't forget GBV
@HomebrewStew2 жыл бұрын
Heard Chrissie Hynde was in a band with some Devo members.
@stuartbluefield7692 жыл бұрын
I always thought of Devo as a great guitar band.
@kenkur272 жыл бұрын
Great blend of guitars and synth
@rareformband3 жыл бұрын
The precision of assassins
@fungiblast3 жыл бұрын
Always fun to see the late 70s clash of styles with settled 1970s announcer and upstart 1980s new wave punks.
@abrahamdozer62732 жыл бұрын
When Punk was a parody of Rock, Devo was a parody of Punk.
@gregvinson12 жыл бұрын
Perfect
@jrussellcase2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, not really.
@MrMicklethal2 жыл бұрын
DEVO wasn't a parody of Rock, they were a parody of civilization. But they they did play a HUGE role in the Punk movement. Punk wasn't a parody of rock. It stripped down Rock to it's basic elements and made it available for everyone...even if you couldn't play your instrument very well. You bought a shitty guitar, learned 3-4 chords and you went and joined a band. PUNK had a strict "Do It Yourself" mantra/ attitude....and DEVO did that perfectly. They even made and designed their own instruments & their uniforms. The record companies didn't have to craft an image for DEVO because they did that all on their own. When DEVO came out NO ONE wanted to sign them...they were way too different. DEVO consisted of Art Students from Kent State University...which is incredibly obvious if you think about it. EDIT: I'm not saying that DEVO couldn't play their instruments...listen to any of their songs for 15 seconds and it's obvious that they play them quite well.
@ThrasymashusАй бұрын
I saw this video when I was 6 and didn’t like it. 40 years later, I like it. We are DEVO.
@damienthorne86128 күн бұрын
I'll give them a for originality but I was never a big fan but we are devolving no question
@stereode1uxe3 жыл бұрын
Nothing close to this epicness these days.
@randygravel20579 ай бұрын
Devo thank you for your service 🫡
@bfwetzel4 ай бұрын
I was in High School when Whip It exploded. We LOVED DEVO!!!! Part of the 80's landscape.
@zenshinacademy409611 ай бұрын
They were unique in the 80's, now 2023 even more so. Man, I love the 80's. The last era of greatness. Gone downhill ever since. One reason I know I'm getting old. I look back at the 80's as the top of the hill, now we are well below sea level and falling fast. Devo helped make the 80's great. Whip It!
@baaldiablo84593 жыл бұрын
This needs way more views. 2,316 views, 7 comments. Unacceptable. Share this in 2021 please!
@HashimotoTheBand3 жыл бұрын
Will do.
@retarteddwarf21822 жыл бұрын
Still waaaaaaaay ahead of their time. DEVOLUTION!!!
@h2ofield3 жыл бұрын
Never replicated!
@HawaiiJetboat2 жыл бұрын
DEVO went past me in my youth. Glad I can go back and see what I missed.
@alexanderkelly34962 жыл бұрын
In 1979 i would go into town on a Saturday to pick up the latest Devo tracks for my older brother. He worked I didn't. I was 14. Still a huge fan. Are we not men?
@Suldog2911 ай бұрын
Absolutely rocking. Fantastic. Brutally good.
@stephenkeaton17088 ай бұрын
Amazing musicians. Like a voice crying out in the wilderness. So misunderstood. They were trying to warn the population of the devolution but the audience dances and parties and devolves right in front of their eyes.
@JacobGorny11 ай бұрын
This time period was so great for punk wave experiments. Devo, Mission of Burma, Fripp's League of Gentlemen, just off the top of my head. The energy and rawness of this show is great.
@user-kf3vq4bn7y Жыл бұрын
Very nice guitar in “ Freedom of Choice “
@jimbeaux498811 ай бұрын
I saw them 1 or 2 years after this and they had even more polish. They sound absolutely rockin here.
@grahamwhite732 ай бұрын
I was late to the party with Devo but I'm glad I found them and thank goodness they're still on the go, the world needs them.
@billyrocca90292 жыл бұрын
Listen to this today and it still sounds fresh. Visionnary!
@Wwg1wga48 Жыл бұрын
Wow… this band was so far ahead of everyone.. definitely RR Hall of Fame.. so deserved
@newwavepop6 ай бұрын
Oh my God, the 80s are going to be AWESOME!
@dcxxx6850 Жыл бұрын
Great performance - just highlights how groundbreaking they were back in the late 70’s. A master class in music performance art.
@micmac11212 жыл бұрын
I Lived the 80's riding a Moped and in My Sony Cassette I had DEVO! LOVE DEVO!!!!!
@jimcharles6512 жыл бұрын
You mean your Walkman
@carlodave93 жыл бұрын
Alan makes it look easy. If you saw DEVO at their peak you know he literally drove their shows.
@princeofcupspoc90733 жыл бұрын
Please use words other than "literally" since you do not understand what it means.
@jimhere13 жыл бұрын
@@princeofcupspoc9073 please don't be a pompous a$$
@Terminus_El_Camino3 жыл бұрын
I think it's fair to say that a drummer literally drives the show. Talk to a musician sometime.
@DaveAnchovies3 жыл бұрын
@@princeofcupspoc9073 i thought he literally drove TO the shows, but yeah....a drummer can sink the ship if he's messing up. Blockhead seriously rocks....check out Jay Reatards' Angry Angles band doing it...kinda like an earlyish 2000's garage punk, honorable version. Banatam Rooster 'exhume' Big Mess and Clawhammer, in the 90s, talked a very cool label into releasing their version of the first lp!
@joejones95202 жыл бұрын
@@princeofcupspoc9073 I literally want you to tell me what it means.
@magneto7930 Жыл бұрын
I have such great memories of staying up until one in the morning to see Rock Concert, In Concert, Midnight Special, Austin City Limits, etc. That was our KZbin back then!
@superslayerguy2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't too into these guys at first but they are just so original it became captivating to watch & now realize they are at a very high level of musicianship. Fantastic band 👏
@philbrown97643 жыл бұрын
I remember this show. We used to watch it a lot. Memories.
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert were go-to's every Friday and Saturday night. Even if we were partying, we'd turn on the T.V. and see who was on. We did the same with SNL.
@kevingreenhaw7372 Жыл бұрын
Being from SF, in the 70s we where blessed with everyone who was anybody, and I made it a point to see everyone. Devo was easily one of the tightest live groups I saw.
@jeromebreeding3302 Жыл бұрын
Loved that quirky band."Go speed racer go!".
@johnfranco40926 ай бұрын
At 9 I remember my Mom letting me stay up late to watch this with her, She was a fan,
@bobomaster63612 жыл бұрын
Devo at their absolute best. Unbelievably great and perfectly realized. Blown away. Thank you for posting.
@howardouchi4284 Жыл бұрын
Saw these guys on the New Tradionalist tour and was blown away. Great music, great presentation. I was 3rd row, sitting in front of Alan Meyers. What a great drummer. He laid it down relentlessly throughout the whole concert. Underrated drummer, but still great.
@blpadge23 жыл бұрын
How many kids of the 80's grew up listening to this, then had kids who heard the Mothersbaugh brothers as the soundtrack to Rugrats?
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
I did not know that. Well done.
@Mucving2 жыл бұрын
Definitely in my Top 3 Devo performances.
@singlesideman2 жыл бұрын
It's so, so relevant right now, so remarkably prescient. Genius...
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. They were dead-on way back then. That was another thing I managed to originally miss. Lyrics that sliced and diced every issue we face and gave it back to us on a level few had the guts to do.
@joaquinvargas39152 жыл бұрын
The fact that they just fuckin' rocked is oft forgotten.
@buzzedalldrink91319 ай бұрын
its so cool its 2023 and I hear Devo almost every day on tv on the Kleenex commercial!!! instantly recognizable!
@rudedogii6 ай бұрын
Don Kirschners Rock Concert and The Midnight Speacial was something to look forward to after working all night washing dishes. DEVO just blew me away!
@anthonygentile89683 жыл бұрын
So ahead of their time
@beeragainsthumanity14203 жыл бұрын
...or DEVOlved from their time.
@rickcarter4417 Жыл бұрын
They ripped through Uncontrollable Urge with blazing precision. That was awesome.
@mikelynch-zeroviewz2507 Жыл бұрын
Saw them in Ann Arbor 1981 as a high school student in Windsor Ontario Canada .. It's still one of the best concerts of my entire life
@scottsteel23952 жыл бұрын
DE-EVOLUTION. HOW RIGHT THESE GUYS WERE.✌❤
@petecartwright52112 жыл бұрын
From the 70's they've preached that. Great comment!
@scottsteel23952 жыл бұрын
@@petecartwright5211 These guys literally SHOWED everyone how DERANGED and truly SAD culture was, and how much WORSE it was going to get, if we didn't change course. They were not just ahead of THEIR time, they were ahead of TIME... period. F#&%ING VISIONARIES. They even saw digital, decades before it happened. Offending people with the TRUTH, was what they were about. They forced people to look at things that they that they either refused to acknowledge, or that they were too weak and scared to look at.They put TRUTH right in everyones FACE.Their message was one of an abysmal future, and they were RIGHT. Losing our HUMANITY, becoming COLD, STIFF, and CLINICAL. Losing our WARMTH and becoming ROBOTS. Losing our connection to NATURE and LIFE, and becoming ROBOTS. PEOPLE, you're headed in the WRONG direction. They were about making a STATEMENT. Their message was...We're going in REVERSE, we're getting WORSE, not BETTER. Jerry Casale was my favorite band member. Mothersbough was not far behind. DEVO was a WARNING..🚨🚨🚨... I'll end this by quoting the lyrics of a BRILLIANT, and PROPHETIC song of theirs..."Now let's have a great big hand, for anybody who can understand, life's a bee, without a buzz, it's cool and great, until you get stung, and let us not, forget to toast, everyone who might have missed the boat, and to everybody else who waits, until the next one sails in again"...from "That's Good". The first time that I heard that song, I had F#&%ING TEARS in my eyes. I'm a guitarist myself. Have been for quite a while, and they remain, for me, in 2021...GENIUS.🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
@brucefoster89372 жыл бұрын
What's also great about Devo is that they can rock out/sing out like anything, but keep to their choreography. Playing great grooves while twitching robotically is damn difficult to do.
@robertmcmanus9185 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree. And the fact that they could do it when they were getting old? Unreal. I saw them do the entire 1st LP in Toronto. I believe it was 2009. They were unbelievable. Aging, not touring non-stop as they would have been... yet? Spot on.