{"id":3129,"date":"2015-03-18T11:24:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T15:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2015-03-25T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T16:51:46","slug":"devo-hardcore-devo-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/devo-hardcore-devo-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Devo <br>Hardcore Devo Live!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hardcore_devo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3130\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hardcore_devo.jpg\" alt=\"Hardcore Devo Live!\" width=\"250\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a>Though this site\u2019s Ohio bias is well-known, I don\u2019t think too many people will dispute the idea that Akron-born-and-bred electronic provocateurs Devo are a band of great importance. Though the musical influence of these iconoclasts might be hard to trace, their very existence and idiosyncratic strain of cultural critique opened a world of possibilities for anyone who followed.<\/p>\n<p>Devo may be remembered by most of the general populace for the funny hats, yellow suits, and quirky hits like \u201cWhip It,\u201d but they began in the early \u201970s in reaction to the Kent State shootings as a confrontational mix of theater, primitive electronics, and proto-punk. Even then, though, the idea of \u201cde-evolution\u201d was fully formed. As witnessed on the recent Hardcore volumes, by the mid-70s, the band was already laying the foundation for what would come, with songs like \u201cUncontrollable Urge\u201d and \u201cJocko Homo\u201d taking shape as seminal works.<\/p>\n<p>Instigated by these recordings being re-appreciated, Devo embarked on the Hardcore Tour last year, playing many songs of this period for the first time in decades. Unfortunately, Bob Casale (a.k.a. Bob 2) had passed away while the tour was still in the planning stages, but Devo decided to soldier on, donating a portion of the profits to Bob\u2019s family. For posterity, they filmed one of the 10 performances from the jaunt, their show in Oakland, which has been recently released as <i>Hardcore Devo Live!<\/i> (MVD Visual).<\/p>\n<p>I was lucky enough to catch the New York date of this tour, and I can say without hesitation that it is among the greatest nights of music that I\u2019ve witnessed. (My only complaint at the time was that it was too short.) Oakland was treated to the same setlist and presentation as New York, and it is captured in all its glory on this video (available in both Blu-ray and DVD formats). The band presents the evolution of de-evolution chronologically, beginning in their basement (as represented by a cinderblock backdrop) wearing t-shirts and jeans and eventually donning blue coveralls while the basement walls give way. The DVD, however, adds commentary from the band as well as contemporaries like Toni Basil and V. Vale. These interjections lend context, of course, while being brief enough so as to not disrupt the continuity of the set, and Gerard Casale\u2019s tale of playing \u201c(I Can\u2019t Get No) Satisfaction\u201d for Mick Jagger\u2019s approval is particularly entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning with \u201cMechanical Man,\u201d this show, as one might expect, seems suitably stripped down. But even in this barebones format, Devo\u2019s ingenuity is still readily apparent. It\u2019s also evident how affective just the simple act of wearing strange masks must have been when they were starting out, as it still adds an element of the bizarre here. Midway through, Bob 1 speaks for the band when putting the general feeling concerning the tour into words, \u201cI&#8217;m tired of playing \u2018Whip It.\u2019 Let&#8217;s do something else,\u201d and it\u2019s obvious that Devo is energized playing these songs in this format. (Though given the mechanical nature of the band\u2019s long-running schtick, it would be hard to accuse them of ever going through the motions.)<\/p>\n<p>As I experienced in the flesh, Devo\u2019s performance is riveting. By the time Mark Mothersbaugh gets in the crowd to lead them in the call-and-response of \u201cAre we not men? We are Devo!\u201d of \u201cJocko Homo,\u201d\u00a0the band has proven that even in their most primitive form, they were a commanding force. The show eventually wraps up with an encore of Booji Boy singing \u201cU Got Me Bugged\u201d and \u201cClockout\u201d performed in tribute to Bob 2 with his son Alex. With this final song, it\u2019s hard not to feel a sense of closure, especially when Casale comments on that feeling by remarking, \u201cThe beginning is the end, and the end is near.\u201d But as anyone who sees this video undoubtedly will, we can still hope for more Devo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though this site\u2019s Ohio bias is well-known, I don\u2019t think too many people will dispute the idea that Akron-born-and-bred electronic provocateurs Devo are a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[381,1173,1443],"class_list":["post-3129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-the-rumpus","tag-devo","tag-mvd-visual","tag-whats-the-rumpus"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Devo Hardcore Devo Live! 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