Now It Can Be Told: Devo Live At The Palace 12/9/88

[@wheatthins2665]

Devo was right about everything

[@markmower6507]

Yep...

[@anonymoushuman8344]

They are even right that intelligence can be eaten. Wisdom cannot be, though.

[@ryry998]

Well they are alien potatoes after all.

[@ralphtom3431]

@@markmower6507 that's actually a song kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYTLfJp9qJJ9mNk

[@beachkidboy]

Back when the Palace was called the Palace and actually booked rock shows. Old memories!

[@princebonnie1357]

I had the pleasure of witnessing Devo live back in 2012. They gave what I can only describe here as a TOTAL performance. Costume changes X 3, Full size cinema screen w/original video clips, state of the art light show, keynote speeches by Chief Strategist Casale and a throwing of Devo hats to the mostly unappreciative audience. Sterile and santised venue aside, this ranks in my top 5 all time great live shows that I have attended. Oh yes, the merchandise out front of the gig was simply Spudtastic. (((((((((DEVO!!!!))))))))

[@collinmcdonnellmusic]

I saw Devo live too! 😊

[@gasparddelaforce2764]

Had this on cassette. Played in so many times in my crappy car on the equally crappy stereo. Life was good.

[@jerrylayton1635]

Killer Album❤

[@offplanetfilms]

Probably my fave Devo live recording, played it MANY times over the years!

[@AndieZ4U2]

Great Album. Got it. "It Doesn't Matter to Me" woooo hooooo!

[@mj0317]

Happy Guy always moves me. Lovely tune!

[@louielucifer]

Happy Guy rocks.

[@stainedsteel1]

yep

[@widescreennavel]

Classic tune! I agree, it's an ear worm from an amazing group. It Doesn't Matter To Me is another amazing unknown tune: "Tell me something more/that's what I came here for"

[@davidschonborn1258]

I've seen Devo live several times. "Now it can be Told" is there masterpiece. Don't leave home without it.

[@kpkp42]

I * WAS * THERE !!!

[@GrantTarredus]

Kevin Pierce Wow! I saw them in ‘82 on the incredible Oh, No! tour and would have LOVED to have seen a show on this tour, but to actually attend the show made into an album... too cool!

[@jasheton]

Mark has a great voice. I fuckin love DEVO

[@stainedsteel1]

And now you know why we're all sitting down..." Just to show you all we can after all these years in this business"

[@tomdumb6937]

That is edited from what he REALLY said... Whick was... "After 10 years...OF BEING F***ED IN THE A**...in this business." Listen closely you can hear the cut. I WAS THERE!

[@markmower6507]

Better than falling down?!

[@richardcourtney4014]

I can't stop playing this album. I wish the guys would release a limited clean copy of this on CD. Or on Spotify. Best version of Jocko Homo and working in a coal mine. The guys sound as they are having the most fun. That's why I believe it is so good.

[@Margatroid]

This album is available on CD.

[@Metrohopper]

I was living on a commune in San Diego and couldn't get to this show. Now I finally get to hear it.

[@sergioguglielmi8013]

For me this is the best recorded show of Devo... very clean sound and the best musics. Perfect!

[@isaacherrera912]

Devo gates of steel 1980 ! Forever.....

[@wheatthins2665]

Praise “Bob”!

[@davidjames1815]

DEVO WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING😮😮😮😮

[@ivanbarrientossazo5206]

great version of Going Under...!!!

[@azuldante]

Love this album... I had it on cassette.... And it's really sad that it can't be found on Spotify

[@beagle0071]

I Agree… Saw this show San Francisco Fillmore’88

[@tomdumb6937]

I was at this Concert!!!!! Fun fact at 3:35 they cut Mark saying; "I bet you don't why we're sitting down. Just to show you all we still can after 10 years -cut- of getting f*cked in the *ss -cut- in this business"

[@yolandalukowski7304]

I literally just that very minute bought this on vinyl. I HAVE to own it, or I'm going to wear youtube out with too many listens 😂

[@hansrosenlehner]

Both of my compact audio cassettes that I bought of this concert died. Thank you for sharing.

[@Disastromatic]

The breakdown into Disco Dancer during the encore is an absolute nuclear detonation.

[@Slayermetallica69]

Why do the songs on this album sound so much better than the originals? Every time I listen to the original studio versions of these songs it's just so underwhelming and disappointing but every time I come back to this album it's pure gold the whole way through

[@MistyDusker]

I think it's because there's an actual band playing the songs. From Shout to SNM it sounds like it's all done on computer. I think by SNM they were adding more live playing but it still sounds very digital. I think if they stuck to recording themselves playing on their later records people might realize the songs are still there.

[@DoneisDone951]

I haven't listened to this cassette in a couple of decades, but right at the end of Baby Doll my spud brain said to me "Satis - faction!"

[@Mistralok]

"Enough of this stuff spuds. Let's REALLY get to work."

[@Feisar04]

*spuds

[@Mistralok]

@@Feisar04 thank you

[@glamourvictims]

Ioi

[@glamourvictims]

Feisar04 s

[@dielauwen]

Students at Purchase are spuds ,past and present.

[@chrissteiger4199]

Wow I've never heard jocko homo like this version, pretty damn good!

[@johnran6015]

This up til them at Lollapalooza 96' would have been the most "cult" time to have seen Devo. New wave was a distant memory and everyone was trying really hard to take themselves very seriously, it took the people that were kids while this was being recorded to grow up and point to the commercial schlock of the time and SHOUT! "HEY YOU! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME!"

[@rodrigosotomayorv]

Somewhere with Devo . Great

[@MegaSpiritualWarrior]

I'm Somewhere With Devo

[@GrantTarredus]

MegaSpiritualWarrior Me, too. Always.

[@MegaSpiritualWarrior]

With my Baby Doll

[@Clay3613]

The best live version of some of these songs, they would later be re-edited for a BMG Record Club exclusive release in 1998.

[@t1ymatt]

I think that this version of "Happy Guy" is better than the album version

[@mrcs6686]

Awesome 👌

[@roberthollander4522]

This is my favorite Devo album of all time. Does any video of this show exist? Anyone?

[@CKT1138]

Actually yes there are at least three full shows of this tour that I know exist, and they're not half bad either. There's one I know is of the early set (acoustic intro) and one that is of the late set (opens with a faster paced version of Going Under). Fun fact, they played Pity You at this show but for some horrible reason they cut it from the album!

[@juanpabloc.m.9471]

Devo siempre fabuloso con todas sus canciones, me encanta y los he escuchado tantas veces !! 👏👏👏

[@27zacmaklea35]

Awesome!

[@louielucifer]

Thank you for posting this!!! Great version of Happy Guy.

[@DelDuio]

Great concert!!

[@mrcs6686]

Wow😊

[@christofelfferich4027]

Thanks much!

[@lhair02]

the only tour with shout!

[@fabiosilvamendes5240]

Great songs ...

[@caderoger]

GAH I LOVE THIS LIVE ALBUM SO MUCH!

[@CaliforniaReefRat]

Enjoyed hearing the first half-dozen songs again. Damn shame about all the record skips later in the recording. :(

[@sirshogunn]

AKron!

[@davedarling4316]

Wow, this really is off vinyl! Too bad it skips in a couple of places.

[@markmower6507]

I have lived to see the day that I would see a video advertisement from a Vampyre selling Sunscreen lotion...

[@campalominos]

Aun conservo el cassette original. .. Saludos desde Chile

[@elosoguapo8137]

Devolution is real

[@evannaveevan]

Be warned that there are numerous skips on certain tracks.

[@mikehersh6192]

Someday it will get reissue

[@DavidLanglois1]

Only tour I saw them on.

[@dixieboy5689]

Real vinyl ?? OK. Love it.

[@angelfrancisco3474]

Beautiful Mutant For Ever !!¡¡

[@markmower6507]

I had it on CD, but I think that there are different versions with different track listings?!

[@monsterzro]

oddly enough my vinyl copy skipped at the same spots as well

[@fistyann8434]

Someone tell me again why these boys aren't in the RRHOF.

[@jayham____fromgeorgia]

super cool version of coal mine

[@rickriffel6246]

"More than one hour", yeah, one second more. This video is missing 37 seconds.

[@zerojuno]

it skipped during thats good 😔😔

[@louielucifer]

14:47

[@montgomerydenzer8805]

Used the monkey to do it (RIP KOKO)

[@LFrench]

Huh, didn't know 'Happy Guy' was a good song before listening to this. HA.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

6:44

[@mlwsf]

It's like Devo sort of unplugged. Lol

[@hivolt_inc]

As bad as Devo's studio albums were at this point, they still put on a great show. The Total Devo songs actually sound exciting, and even the "Somewhere with Devo" suite, which on paper sounds like a godawful idea, is pretty fun to listen to.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Trulia hold your lighter in the air moment

[@dcashley303]

The Wow & Flutter and overall sound of this is insanely bad. Not sure if you still use this turntable but might be worth looking out for a new one. Still, thanks for putting this together, nice to get a glimpse of this before I hunt down a copy myself. Duty now spud!

[@milanalexich2136]

Ken State.

[@velvetpilot2008]

Is there a digital version I can purchase? This LP skips and it's driving me nuts

[@Dixler683]

Velvet…there is a CD version.

[@markmower6507]

Yes there is, good luck trying to find a copy. Let me know if you have any success with that endeavor...

[@DAVIDE-bk8by]

@@markmower6507 Its very easy to find and not expensive. Go to discogs, at the time of writing this, 5th March 2023, the cheapest used offer is £8.00, not sure what that is in dollars, about $10 I think

[@beachkidboy]

It Doesn't Matter To Me mattered to no one, and someone called David on drums IS NOT DEVO

[@beachkidboy]

DEVO ceased when they lost Alan and even went more over the edge with Gerald's hair plugs and plastic surgery, does he want to relive Kent State again?

[@MistyDusker]

What are you babbling on about?