I'm De-Evolving as I watch this! Saw them in concert 1979 and 1980 in Tampa Fl. They had their radiation suits on and Bob 1 got grabbed by some guys in the front row. He slashed at them with his guitar and kicked them back! It was the BEST!!!
Devo's first two albums (Are We Not Men? and Duty Now For the Future) are genre defining classics. Somehow, their early music had a disturbing quality. And their tight musicianship and well coordinated showmenship was already in evidence as early as 1978.
That video was really awesome, thanks for the clip! I’m excited to see Mark Mothersbaugh in the documentary “Programming the Nation.” Hopefully it has some Devo music in it. bit. ly/qUuUCp
@lewisner yeah. it's good though. i discovered them this summer at camp ( why i went ill never know). i was bored and i looked up The Residents by accident. never regretted it, though listening to Easter Woman on the bus to a camp trip to Ripley's in NYC made me and my friend question why we were listening to them. Fun summer.
@yeshead Ha ha ha, nice; yeah, I'm sure DEVO fans are more into the synthe-pop bands of the era (the buggles, men without hats, perhaps tears for fears), but it's nice that progressive observation is still alive. In my opinion, the only thing more difficult than weird time signatures are polymetrics... but that's another story!
@smartlamppost Heh, nice try. John Wetton: UK, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Family, among others. Geoff Downes: Yes and The Buggles. Steve Howe: Yes, Bodast, Tomorrow and others. Carl Palmer: ELP and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Not that Devo fans care much about any of that. :-)
As a teen I did not appreciate DEVO and Mothersbaugh (more of a Blue Oyster Cult and Van Halen fan) but Wes Andersons movies have reintroduced me to Mothersbaugh
Jerry IS devo... or, he might as well be. His movements onstage and playing style show it. Seriously, Can you name any other bassist who plays his guitar upside down, utilizes all the strings making it look like he's playing it inside-out (see the performance of "Smart Patrol from this concert and you'll see), all while acting like a caffeinated cyborg with a synth built into his chest? Me neither!
@kucoru16 Tried to be the talking heads? Devo started up in '73, the talking heads in '74. Since they started about the sane time, but with Devo coming first, it doesn't make any sencr to say they tried to be like the talking heads. Besides, Devo never took any of it serious enough to copy anyone.
These guys deserve that a Music Nobel Prize will be created in music !
These guys scared the shit outa me when i was little, I used to run out the room when they were on Countdown.
J'aurais adoré assisté à ce concert, malheureusement je n'étais même pas né 😉🙁
This sends chills down my spine. They were so ahead of their time. They had no idea what they were doing, man.
I've seen this on french tv when I was teen ! What a discovery it was !
Every song these guys came up with was good!
Unbelievable. This is more relevant in 2011 than it was in 1975. These guys were prophets and i bow to their genius. We are all devo!
I'm De-Evolving as I watch this! Saw them in concert 1979 and 1980 in Tampa Fl. They had their radiation suits on and Bob 1 got grabbed by some guys in the front row. He slashed at them with his guitar and kicked them back! It was the BEST!!!
Devo's first two albums (Are We Not Men? and Duty Now For the Future) are genre defining classics. Somehow, their early music had a disturbing quality. And their tight musicianship and well coordinated showmenship was already in evidence as early as 1978.
That video was really awesome, thanks for the clip! I’m excited to see Mark Mothersbaugh in the documentary “Programming the Nation.” Hopefully it has some Devo music in it. bit. ly/qUuUCp
I HAVE GONE TO THE SHOW IN BRAZIL
AMO DEMAIS DEVO
@yeshead Good question about the Cars. Brilliant. Devo inspired at least a decade of music.
@steverino333 I saw them at Rhode Island College 1980
excellent song ! *
It is ART. Excellent.
Rip Bob Casale
Magnificent!
devo are geniuses
thets so bizarre and classic that meke me want to cry
brilliant version
This is my favirote song out of the whole no more heroes album
This may be my favourite song out of the whole history of music.
@lewisner yeah. it's good though. i discovered them this summer at camp ( why i went ill never know). i was bored and i looked up The Residents by accident. never regretted it, though listening to Easter Woman on the bus to a camp trip to Ripley's in NYC made me and my friend question why we were listening to them. Fun summer.
@yeshead Ha ha ha, nice; yeah, I'm sure DEVO fans are more into the synthe-pop bands of the era (the buggles, men without hats, perhaps tears for fears), but it's nice that progressive observation is still alive. In my opinion, the only thing more difficult than weird time signatures are polymetrics... but that's another story!
WEF soldiers , way way ahead the new reality. Evolution my A.. Devolution since the creation !
Pure Genious. Misunderstood, of course.
Hey this is great. Funky music.
holy shit, fakkin sweet
atonal brilliance
@smartlamppost Heh, nice try. John Wetton: UK, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Family, among others. Geoff Downes: Yes and The Buggles. Steve Howe: Yes, Bodast, Tomorrow and others. Carl Palmer: ELP and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Not that Devo fans care much about any of that. :-)
CLASSIC
Cool
why did people keep making music. this was it
As a teen I did not appreciate DEVO and Mothersbaugh (more of a Blue Oyster Cult and Van Halen fan) but Wes Andersons movies have reintroduced me to Mothersbaugh
Total prog... the time signatures are all over the place. And where would the Cars have been without Devo?
and punk!
0:44 yeah
@BarfFromSpaceballs - Kim Thayil is a huge Devo fan
@lewisner GREAT band.
THE SEVENTIES MUSIC SCENE WAS THE SHIT.AS YOU CAN SEE , WE HAD IT ALL.
They aren't men,they're DEVO
@ 2:00 in, look the hell out!
So fucking robotic, I love it.
EB O !!
Jerry IS devo... or, he might as well be. His movements onstage and playing style show it. Seriously, Can you name any other bassist who plays his guitar upside down, utilizes all the strings making it look like he's playing it inside-out (see the performance of "Smart Patrol from this concert and you'll see), all while acting like a caffeinated cyborg with a synth built into his chest?
Me neither!
@yeshead - I do!!!
How many songs do you know that are in 7/8 time?
Check out Uncontrollable Urge in this concert. He gets them ripped off by a fan.
The scary synths.
I don’t mean to sound dramatic, but humanity might depend on this band.
Fuckin' A!
Now that's punk.
Etonnant ...
about a driver on BR
@yeshead Ah, fellow prog fan (judging by your YES username). Quick trivia: what bands were the original members of ASIA apart of?
Genius. 'Dance the Poot'?? Is that the line, and if it is-what is the 'Poot'??
Did they know just how camp they were?
"Are we not men?"
🤣🤣🤣
@weaseldragon thats what punk should have been. hey you a weasel too
@countrychess ENORME
shame they couldn't keep it up for more than a couple of albums.
@kucoru16 Tried to be the talking heads? Devo started up in '73, the talking heads in '74.
Since they started about the sane time, but with Devo coming first, it doesn't make any sencr to say they tried to be like the talking heads. Besides, Devo never took any of it serious enough to copy anyone.
What the fuck just happend
That's what I don't get on RUclips. If you don't like this band why watch this video?? I hate certain types of music but I don't watch them!
DARE TO BE STUPID!
What are those men doing?
They are not men. They are DEVO.