My wife and I were at this concert. I still consider it the BEST concert we have ever seen. Their playing to the huge video screen was incredible ! They were so tight ! At one point mark mothersbaugh disappeared from the stage , a short time later a rope is lowered from the balcony right in front of us and down he comes!
Thanks for uploading, spud! What a treat for a Devo fan to be able to hear "Speed Racer" and "Big Mess" live without the screw-up from the first 3-Devo concert!
I was there at that gig. NOBODY knew what to make of the screen and the acting/playing in synch to the projection. They did something that was very far ahead of its time, as now we have the LED screens behind bands that are in synch via the tech we have now. These guys were definitely on to something (and on something too), but it took a very long time for the industry and tech to catch up with the idea. As usual with DEVO.
LOTS AND LOTS of clove (and other herbs) smoke up in those high shitty seats at the Orpheum. The show and the smoke made for a great contact high for me and my brother. I was 16, he 14... and his friend from school. I think it was our first show away from the parents, either that one or the B-52's at the same venue ... I can't recall.,
I was there also. I think this was there 3rd time at the Orpheum. I know the first one was 1979 and that concert was just CRAZY. The crowd was unbelievable. I knew they were going to do the projection thing because I'm a spud boy from way back. Later that year, I saw the B52s in the very first row and during Down Town one of the girls handed me the microphone. Say what?! Great show!
Ian Weil: Thank you for posting! I was in town for the Peter Gabriel show the following night but ended up at this Devo show also. My great fortune - I became a life long fan.
I always loved this version of Girl U Want, the only other recording of it I could find was on the 3D show, this sounds so much better. Thanks for posting! You made my day!
One of my all time fav bands-was a card carrying spud boy back in the day :-) Wow-I can't believe how good the sound is on this! First time hearing. Devo is tight at this show-Gut Feeling is one of my fav songs...Had the pleasure of seeing them in Chicago when they were doing the New Traditionalist Tour-Great show. Wore a radiation suit to the concert....
***** That was definitely a rather unneeded 'addition' to Speed Racer. And if you don't like cussing or dirty stuff in Devo songs, stay away from their Hardcore era ;)
Ian Weil oh yeah. I completely forgot all the racy stuff they sing about during hardcore. I geuss my brain just catalogs the two eras of devo history differently
Mark Mothersbaugh made it clear, once and for all and during the 3D show in Beverly Hills, how much he despised his mum - and he used not only swearing but some rather remarkable props. He never did it again, I understand, but I think there was something that was going on during that tour that was unlike any other. Perhaps the contractual obligations had begun to take their toll? Who knows?
its known as the dirty version, theres a studio version of it somewhere but ive never heard it, i only know about it because on boojiboysbasement there are studio overdub cards and one is for the album version and another is explicitly marked keyboard overdubs for the "dirty version". though they could have been backing tracks for this version on the tour, who knows?
Mark has a statue of Colonel Sanders in his yard. I live in FL and was in IAN direct hit zone Sebring. Saw a bog ass blown out KFC sign laying in a gulley across the highway from it. Was going to pitch it in my truck on the way home from work yesterday and send it to SUPER THING MARK. Somebody snatched that shit. 😠
I've uploaded music that I haven't made, and some of those videos have garnered me hundreds of thousands of views. This video and that picture speak volumes more than the hand full of albums I've uploaded if only because this is a live performance, and an amazing recording at that. The pictures are awe inspiring. Shoutout to rushnerd for his favorites playlist.
This was the cleanest and tightest version of Mr. DNA I've heard from them. It's one of my favorite songs by them but it's often sloppily performed. Devo were on this night.
i'm surprised how many songs gerald v actually sings. i've been a fan since nutra and i just always envisioned mark singing the songs when i heard them. probably because like every video has him doing the singing. except maybe "beautiful world". but even then, i was at this concert in san diego and gerald didn't sing that song, it was "boogie boy", which i found annoying. but anyway, like "time out for fun" is a gerald v song, yet mark is singing it during the concert. go figure.
How come no stuff from New Traditionalists? I got that album when it came out in '82. I remember when they came to my city around that time - my "music class" teacher, when I was in 5th grade, actually went to that show.
+Kent Manthie I'm not sure. I mean, every tour was really just in with the new and out with the old (excluding the oldies they played at just about every show afterwards).
Ian Weil Yeah - I can understand that, but I thought New Traditionalists came out in '82, cuz I was in 5th grade when I got it, that is, unless NT came out in '81, because when I started 5th grade it was Sept '81. So, maybe by the time this show came around, they'd already put a new album out and a new tour (already, though? that soon) -are you sure it was 1982? Could it possibly have been in '83 instead? Just wondering. Thanks.
+Kent Manthie No, New Traditionalists came out in August 1981, and the (US) tour ended in December (though they played some Australian shows in early '82). This is during their next tour, the Oh No! tour for their new album that was released in October 1982.
Sounds like they are using a drum machine and sequenced synths for all the Oh-No material (Maybe even playing to instrumental studio tracks). The mix is too perfect. Notice when they play the older material, the drums and other instruments are not as tightly mixed. I believe this was around the time Alan (the drummer) started becoming disillusioned with the band. He was quoted as saying something to the effect of "I preferred it when we played like machines instead of having machines play the music."
Joey Day All the Oh No tracks have “backtracks” that they played too, which was also synced perfectly with the video. It contained drum set and synthesized sounds they couldn’t reproduce on stage, or if there weren’t enough members to produce it.
Mark CURLS MY TOES. Literally. Really. By myself. Alone. Not figuratively. Which goes two ways. Wait. No. That's not what I meant. HE'S MARRIED!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What was speed racer supposed to be about? I realize there was an anime from that time by the same name, but so far as I can tell, it didn't involve a pirate, barbie, or a doctor.
+Cole Woodard Due to popular demand, I'll provide a download link complete with the split up tracks, notes by me, and a few pictures. Check back in the comments here in a few days and I should have it ready for download.
Still trying to figure out why DEVO got snubbed for the Hall Of Fame. Oh, I'm sure some of you will try to justify letting LL Cool J taking a spot away that clearly belonged to DEVO or Iron Maiden.......This is the deal. Rap is NOT rock. It was once barely adjacent to rock. But still, it's not rock. Now I know you are all champing at the bit to respond to this. You can take your pretenses about my character and make of it what you will. I don't care. This is why DEVO belongs and LL Cool J does not : Innovation. Experimentation. No fear of breaking musical norms. The proceeding attributes apply to DEVO. None of them apply to LL Cool J. He was just another schmuck with a mic in a sea of schmucks with mics. Yes, even back then. There are four acceptable hip-hop acts that qualify for the HOF : RUN DMC, BEASTIE BOYS, NWA, and PUBLIC ENEMY. They broke ground. Plus that was as close to rock as your were gonna get. Probably obvious by now I don't like hip-hop. Doesn't mean you shouldn't. But everything in it's proper place. DEVO worked harder on a Sunday morning than LL Cool J worked in his entire career. Once again HOF Committee : Shame On You. BTW : I'm sure many are eager to point out that DEVO might even think the LL Cool J belongs there. Guess what? Even my heroes are wrong sometimes.
Devo at their absolute peak, sounds beautiful. A band so ahead of their time it's not funny.
My wife and I were at this concert. I still consider it the BEST concert we have ever seen. Their playing to the huge video screen was incredible ! They were so tight ! At one point mark mothersbaugh disappeared from the stage , a short time later a rope is lowered from the balcony right in front of us and down he comes!
He landed on my friend's head at the Austin show!
@@kenlieck7756 what a privilege!
Did bob #1 not jump into the crowd also?
I have the same story, Portland Oregon show and my first and best concert!
The audio is excellent! The tones they used for the live adaptation of Patterns are absolutely beautiful
I was there...amazing show. Saw them the previous year for the New Traditionalists tour. Phenomenal.
Awesome! "Oh No!" Era Devo kicks ass!
The best music ever greetings from Chile 2021.... Thanks for sharing....
Speed Racer is a masterpiece of weird even for them! What a portrait of humanity! Mark kicks as on the digital sounds and vocal here.
Siiiiiii, me pone los pelos de punta
I will always ❤️/ hit like button right at the start
love this version of beautiful world! what a great finale
This is as good as any live album, amazing.
Thanks for uploading, spud! What a treat for a Devo fan to be able to hear "Speed Racer" and "Big Mess" live without the screw-up from the first 3-Devo concert!
Tim Doty no problem
Thank you for the upload! I've never heard Devo live sound so good! OMG!
I was there at that gig. NOBODY knew what to make of the screen and the acting/playing in synch to the projection. They did something that was very far ahead of its time, as now we have the LED screens behind bands that are in synch via the tech we have now. These guys were definitely on to something (and on something too), but it took a very long time for the industry and tech to catch up with the idea.
As usual with DEVO.
LOTS AND LOTS of clove (and other herbs) smoke up in those high shitty seats at the Orpheum. The show and the smoke made for a great contact high for me and my brother. I was 16, he 14... and his friend from school. I think it was our first show away from the parents, either that one or the B-52's at the same venue ... I can't recall.,
BTW, this sound is amazingly good. I wish I had a copy of it. Thanks for sharing!!!
I was there also. I think this was there 3rd time at the Orpheum. I know the first one was 1979 and that concert was just CRAZY. The crowd was unbelievable. I knew they were going to do the projection thing because I'm a spud boy from way back. Later that year, I saw the B52s in the very first row and during Down Town one of the girls handed me the microphone. Say what?! Great show!
Todo el mundo quiere algo bueno, gracias por una gran cosa! ¡Somos Devo!
Ian Weil: Thank you for posting! I was in town for the Peter Gabriel show the following night but ended up at this Devo show also. My great fortune - I became a life long fan.
So a Security concert and a Oh No its Devi concert. As a person born at the start of 21st century highly jealous
Great upload, thank you. Can't believe how tight this performance is. Best version of Gates of Steel I've heard.
Best devo performance I've heard, thanks for this!
I always loved this version of Girl U Want, the only other recording of it I could find was on the 3D show, this sounds so much better. Thanks for posting! You made my day!
still good... that's what we need ... a little "time out for fun"...
excelente recital y con sonido de mesa, es una rareza ,,,,soy fan de DEVO desde 1982 ,,,gracias por esta joyita
just devo-danced like an idiot to this whole thing. i don't regret it one bit.
Amazing show. They are genius.
One of my all time fav bands-was a card carrying spud boy back in the day :-) Wow-I can't believe how good the sound is on this! First time hearing. Devo is tight at this show-Gut Feeling is one of my fav songs...Had the pleasure of seeing them in Chicago when they were doing the New Traditionalist Tour-Great show. Wore a radiation suit to the concert....
God bless you all.. I am so glad that I am not alone.
I was at this show! WOW!
Thank you so much for uploading! This band is amazing. Great quality too.
This should be released. Like Seattle 81.
This is amazing. Thank you, Thank you, Thank yooooooou.
Epic🎵 Gates of Steel 🎵 🤟
8:47 i think this may be the first time i've heard Devo swear
***** That was definitely a rather unneeded 'addition' to Speed Racer. And if you don't like cussing or dirty stuff in Devo songs, stay away from their Hardcore era ;)
Ian Weil oh yeah. I completely forgot all the racy stuff they sing about during hardcore. I geuss my brain just catalogs the two eras of devo history differently
Mark Mothersbaugh made it clear, once and for all and during the 3D show in Beverly Hills, how much he despised his mum - and he used not only swearing but some rather remarkable props. He never did it again, I understand, but I think there was something that was going on during that tour that was unlike any other. Perhaps the contractual obligations had begun to take their toll? Who knows?
its known as the dirty version, theres a studio version of it somewhere but ive never heard it, i only know about it because on boojiboysbasement there are studio overdub cards and one is for the album version and another is explicitly marked keyboard overdubs for the "dirty version". though they could have been backing tracks for this version on the tour, who knows?
The dirty version of Speed Racer is on the Oh No, It's Demos album. It is listed as the demo for Speed Racer.
I was at this show.
I was there.
This fucking rules.
Awesome upload. one of my favorite set lists
I was there!
Mark has a statue of Colonel Sanders in his yard. I live in FL and was in IAN direct hit zone Sebring. Saw a bog ass blown out KFC sign laying in a gulley across the highway from it. Was going to pitch it in my truck on the way home from work yesterday and send it to SUPER THING MARK. Somebody snatched that shit. 😠
1:15 is actually the original opening I think
I've uploaded music that I haven't made, and some of those videos have garnered me hundreds of thousands of views. This video and that picture speak volumes more than the hand full of albums I've uploaded if only because this is a live performance, and an amazing recording at that. The pictures are awe inspiring. Shoutout to rushnerd for his favorites playlist.
Just a few days after the Halloween Devo 3-D pay per view that was a train wreck of technical problems
Peek a boo
Planet Earth is tight AF
This was the cleanest and tightest version of Mr. DNA I've heard from them. It's one of my favorite songs by them but it's often sloppily performed. Devo were on this night.
I prefer it rougher
I'm assuming that's Booji Boy on "It's a Beautiful World" LOL
i'm surprised how many songs gerald v actually sings. i've been a fan since nutra and i just always envisioned mark singing the songs when i heard them. probably because like every video has him doing the singing. except maybe "beautiful world". but even then, i was at this concert in san diego and gerald didn't sing that song, it was "boogie boy", which i found annoying.
but anyway, like "time out for fun" is a gerald v song, yet mark is singing it during the concert. go figure.
Jerry has the croonery voice.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 indeed. No lie, I just started distinguishing between John and Paul of the 🪲's.
Now really the time for devo? Are we not men. ? Duty now for our future. 2020 stay safe spuds. Remember were all devo
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big mess damnnnn
How come no stuff from New Traditionalists? I got that album when it came out in '82. I remember when they came to my city around that time - my "music class" teacher, when I was in 5th grade, actually went to that show.
+Kent Manthie I'm not sure. I mean, every tour was really just in with the new and out with the old (excluding the oldies they played at just about every show afterwards).
Ian Weil Yeah - I can understand that, but I thought New Traditionalists came out in '82, cuz I was in 5th grade when I got it, that is, unless NT came out in '81, because when I started 5th grade it was Sept '81. So, maybe by the time this show came around, they'd already put a new album out and a new tour (already, though? that soon) -are you sure it was 1982? Could it possibly have been in '83 instead? Just wondering. Thanks.
+Kent Manthie No, New Traditionalists came out in August 1981, and the (US) tour ended in December (though they played some Australian shows in early '82). This is during their next tour, the Oh No! tour for their new album that was released in October 1982.
Ian Weil Oh - OK, I see. That makes sense. Also, that was, like, 34-35 yrs ago too! So, it's hard to remember all the specifics!! Thanks, though.
Sounds like they are using a drum machine and sequenced synths for all the Oh-No material (Maybe even playing to instrumental studio tracks). The mix is too perfect. Notice when they play the older material, the drums and other instruments are not as tightly mixed. I believe this was around the time Alan (the drummer) started becoming disillusioned with the band. He was quoted as saying something to the effect of "I preferred it when we played like machines instead of having machines play the music."
Joey Day All the Oh No tracks have “backtracks” that they played too, which was also synced perfectly with the video. It contained drum set and synthesized sounds they couldn’t reproduce on stage, or if there weren’t enough members to produce it.
@@itachiman01 - Yeah, I believe that a few years before MIDI so it must have been a huge pain to sync all that up.
only 751 views,unreal!
mark harrod Now 1,226
+mark harrod now 1,345
+mark harrod Now 1,383
alright alright calm down boys
hah hah
Mark CURLS MY TOES. Literally. Really. By myself. Alone. Not figuratively. Which goes two ways. Wait. No. That's not what I meant. HE'S MARRIED!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Clean this up for the spuds.
Teachers and critics all dance the poot.
Twist away those gates of steel.
What was speed racer supposed to be about? I realize there was an anime from that time by the same name, but so far as I can tell, it didn't involve a pirate, barbie, or a doctor.
Start with something in the public consciousness and then free associate. The right "medication" can help.
I was just able do download this full concert, but I cant figure out how to split up the songs into individual tracks. Any suggestions?
+Cole Woodard Due to popular demand, I'll provide a download link complete with the split up tracks, notes by me, and a few pictures. Check back in the comments here in a few days and I should have it ready for download.
Ok , thanks
@@itachiman01 Was the link ever shared, by chance?
Devo monkeypox monopoly. 🤓🤓👨🎓👨🎓💃💃💃
Ow Bowie. Monopoly game soon. 🎲🎲🎲🎲
The way they incorporate feedback into the song is technically and musically superior to anything Hendrix ever accomplished.
Still trying to figure out why DEVO got snubbed for the Hall Of Fame. Oh, I'm sure some of you will try to justify letting LL Cool J taking a spot away that clearly belonged to DEVO or Iron Maiden.......This is the deal. Rap is NOT rock. It was once barely adjacent to rock. But still, it's not rock. Now I know you are all champing at the bit to respond to this. You can take your pretenses about my character and make of it what you will. I don't care. This is why DEVO belongs and LL Cool J does not : Innovation. Experimentation. No fear of breaking musical norms. The proceeding attributes apply to DEVO. None of them apply to LL Cool J. He was just another schmuck with a mic in a sea of schmucks with mics. Yes, even back then. There are four acceptable hip-hop acts that qualify for the HOF : RUN DMC, BEASTIE BOYS, NWA, and PUBLIC ENEMY. They broke ground. Plus that was as close to rock as your were gonna get. Probably obvious by now I don't like hip-hop. Doesn't mean you shouldn't. But everything in it's proper place. DEVO worked harder on a Sunday morning than LL Cool J worked in his entire career. Once again HOF Committee : Shame On You.
BTW : I'm sure many are eager to point out that DEVO might even think the LL Cool J belongs there. Guess what? Even my heroes are wrong sometimes.
I wish the LP was as good. The songs sound much more Devolved live.