DEVO kicked off their 1981-1982 tour supporting the "New Traditionalists" album at Shirley's Diner in Minneapolis, MN. A Twin Cities PBS crew was there to capture an interview with the Spuds and diner patrons.
I remember watching this particular show in 1981.The Devo segment aired the day of the concert. The concert was at the Met Center in Bloomington. I was 16 and it was the first concert I ever attended. I was a huge Devo fan and still am.
I graduated high school in 1981 and throughout my teen years and even now as an old man, listened to metal and hard rock. Never got into DEVO. Now, I am getting into them and their niche they carved…great musicianship, lyrics and stage presence. 😉🤘🤘🤘
I was a teen in the 80's but my friend's dad , who was 25 years older than us, was actually a fan of them and ordered their VHS which we watched a bunch .Basically videos with skits in between with Geeneral Boy. They layered humor and commentary and served it all it with a fun yet original musical approach. Their cover of Satisfaction is the epitome of their style, totally deconstucting the song amd giving it a new context. What a brilliant and creative band. America probably didn't deserve them!
Except so many of the problems being identified then have come to full fruition and have set in to be the status quo. It was a very prophetic time. You could see what was coming down the line (if you had your eyes open), but the difference was that there was still a modicum of hope that something would be done about it as long as we remained vigilant. That’s the part I really miss - having hope. Hope is an excellent incubator for creativity. Today we’re just trying to survive in the aftermath.
People were trying to imagine something new would come, the Boomers always thought, after being born after WW2, afyer Vietnam and Nixon, things might have fundamentally changed in America. Instead we're still imagining a past that never existed.
I saw them at the L.A. Forum on the New Traditionalist tour. Still one of my top two music stage shows I've ever seen. The choreography they did on the conveyor belts was mind boggling.
I saw the Booji Boy short video they opened with on SNL and it looked like TV from another dimension. I had a feeling of dread that what if those people in that video could spill over into our world. Very disturbing.
Bankruptcy ideas of the past like feudalism and mass starvation. To bad the Boyz now embrace the communist left and their corporate overlords. They used to be the rebellion and now they're part of the mainstream leftist culture of death.
He was probably naive that this wouldn't always be true. It must have seemed strange after the late 60s, and then 70s that nothing much had changed. We left Vietnam, Nixon had disillusioned many, but, it was always going to go back to business as usual.
I'm 23, listened to Whip It as a kid cause my parents loved Devo. Watching this vid, it's honestly surprising how timeless their music is. I've been listening to most of their discography and so much of the lyrics ring true to me. It's crazy how times appear to "change" yet ideas promoted in their songs still are relatable to oddballs like me.
Showed today after I got a link about the Season 1, Episode1 of MTV.. After that video, the TH-cam Algorithm provided this wonderful link, saw the link and clicked it since I LOVE Devo !
Everything they stood for then applies now in August 2023. To the extreme low levels of mediocrity thats pumped through every channel of media especially currently in the UK. They will forever be relevant.
1:35 so true then, i'm sure he was thinking abourlt R.Reagan's campaign and election. Ot actually was true for most of the 80s and is still very much happpening today!
Who was the host of this show? Minnesota public TV had its moments of clarity, especially at the end when he described davidoff as a radical leftist, imagine public TV describing someone as a radical leftist today, what happened to shirley's? Their Ohio accents were delicious, regretfully TPT did not caption the names of the locals interviewed at Shirley's, Minneapolis somehow is always and has been in the headlines
DEVO is great, IMO one of the last truly original and/or groundbreaking rock bands of the past half-century (along with Ramones, Oingo, maybe the Cars). Funny though how many of their lyrics and much of their imagery from 40+ years ago wouldn't fly in today's overly-sensitive climate.
Saw Devo in Fresno Selland Arena Dec 1981. Opening band was Dove the band of Love "Devo". Joke was on us. They actually kinda sucked but what the hey, I got to see Devo. Enjoyed a Devo tribute band in Morro Bay this year and it was way better than Devo live in a large auditorium.
I love seeing those generic suburbanites back then dressing up like what they thought was close to the bands style, thinking they are being the trendsetters and the 1st to be in on the new music/fashion movement. (only to be looked backed on as one of those "what were they thinking?" fashion victims- and no matter the decade- past present or future- sunglasses will never be the " not sure what's going on here, but just to be safe, I'll wear these shades to give me automaic hipster credibility!" go to fashion accessory!) Thank god I've always been an un-ironic nerd and proudly indifferent to fashion! (thank god for the levi's or dockers/converse all stars/ and t-shirts and/or hoodies uniform!!!)
The whole thing about wanting to go back to the past (one’s imagined past) is an even bigger problem now, which only drives home the de-evolution theory that much further. It makes me physically ill too. I see it as a form of mental illness.
See the interview Adam Reader @professorofrock did with Gerry Casale a few months back. So I would say yes. Gerry Jihad is his latest project with another "persona" gimmick.
I remember watching this particular show in 1981.The Devo segment aired the day of the concert. The concert was at the Met Center in Bloomington. I was 16 and it was the first concert I ever attended. I was a huge Devo fan and still am.
So cool. I just discovered their “new” album from 2010 and absolutely killed the cd. Too bad they retired.
That sounds amazing!
Awesome, thanks for sharing that.
I believe they're often overlooked as one of the most cutting edge and influential American bands ever.
In the past decade or so, more and more people have gained an appreciation for Devo. Many wrote them off as a one (or three at most) hit wonder.
@@jzen1455I liked 80% of the songs on the _Oh No, It's Devo_ album. _Patterns, Speed Racer, That's Good_ just to name a few.
@@frankgrimes7388 Nah!
I graduated high school in 1981 and throughout my teen years and even now as an old man, listened to metal and hard rock. Never got into DEVO. Now, I am getting into them and their niche they carved…great musicianship, lyrics and stage presence. 😉🤘🤘🤘
I was a teen in the 80's but my friend's dad , who was 25 years older than us, was actually a fan of them and ordered their VHS which we watched a bunch .Basically videos with skits in between with Geeneral Boy. They layered humor and commentary and served it all it with a fun yet original musical approach. Their cover of Satisfaction is the epitome of their style, totally deconstucting the song amd giving it a new context.
What a brilliant and creative band. America probably didn't deserve them!
1:35 very much true They must have cringed through the whole 80s.
1981 seems like a lost planet now, it's that far gone from what we are now. It must seem stranger still to those who don't actually remember it.
Except so many of the problems being identified then have come to full fruition and have set in to be the status quo. It was a very prophetic time. You could see what was coming down the line (if you had your eyes open), but the difference was that there was still a modicum of hope that something would be done about it as long as we remained vigilant. That’s the part I really miss - having hope. Hope is an excellent incubator for creativity.
Today we’re just trying to survive in the aftermath.
I had a blast .
@@Shikta-poobah67 100% on point. The twist being however, no one can agree on which problems brought us to this juncture.
People were trying to imagine something new would come, the Boomers always thought, after being born after WW2, afyer Vietnam and Nixon, things might have fundamentally changed in America. Instead we're still imagining a past that never existed.
@@squirlmy between WW II. and Korea worried about go to Viet Nam 1958 Boomer 🇺🇸
They were 'out there'. A very entertaining band they were. Some excellent stuff they did.
The most misunderstood rock band. Their music was way ahead of it's time.
Could you imagine being there at that moment in time?
It's worse now, the desire the go back to a time that never existed
I see it as a form of mental illness.
Yet , Later is Now
Duty Now for the Future
I saw them at the L.A. Forum on the New Traditionalist tour. Still one of my top two music stage shows I've ever seen. The choreography they did on the conveyor belts was mind boggling.
I was there! My first D-E-V-O show of many. Fifth grade.
Devo is an awesome group.
I saw the Booji Boy short video they opened with on SNL and it looked like TV from another dimension. I had a feeling of dread that what if those people in that video could spill over into our world. Very disturbing.
Too bad most folks just dont understand good music ...WE'RE ALL DEVO
truer now than it was then
jerry's speech at 1:34 is still relevant
Bankruptcy ideas of the past like feudalism and mass starvation. To bad the Boyz now embrace the communist left and their corporate overlords. They used to be the rebellion and now they're part of the mainstream leftist culture of death.
Even more relevant today, sadly.
He was probably naive that this wouldn't always be true. It must have seemed strange after the late 60s, and then 70s that nothing much had changed. We left Vietnam, Nixon had disillusioned many, but, it was always going to go back to business as usual.
@@squirlmyYep. And now NATO is helping the US in a proxy war with Russia via Ukraine. The military industrial complex gets their way.
@@squirlmy”The more things change, the more they stay the same. . .”
I saw them in '82 and also in the 2000's (Australia) they rock!! Very cool, so lucky to see them
I had a boss who was Marks college roommate at Kent St. He said he was one strange dude. Love them have since I was 10 in 1980.
I'm 23, listened to Whip It as a kid cause my parents loved Devo. Watching this vid, it's honestly surprising how timeless their music is. I've been listening to most of their discography and so much of the lyrics ring true to me. It's crazy how times appear to "change" yet ideas promoted in their songs still are relatable to oddballs like me.
Yo same here. Same age, same basic order of events. Devo has quickly become one of my favorites.
Showed today after I got a link about the Season 1, Episode1 of MTV.. After that video, the TH-cam Algorithm provided this wonderful link, saw the link and clicked it since I LOVE Devo !
Everything they stood for then applies now in August 2023. To the extreme low levels of mediocrity thats pumped through every channel of media especially currently in the UK. They will forever be relevant.
Thanks to youtube and the internet - love it!
It's a beautiful world for you. It's not for me.
DEVO are an awesome band
1:35 so true then, i'm sure he was thinking abourlt R.Reagan's campaign and election. Ot actually was true for most of the 80s and is still very much happpening today!
Akron ohio, birthplace of AA and devo
We admitted we were powerless over Devo -and that our lives had become unmanageable.
I just got it , Thanx for posting
The guy calling it a Devolution, what a brilliant comment.
Well, that's what Devo is short for...so...duh. 🤪
They were forged in the Kent State Massacre. They've long understood that the US is the belly of the beast. The core of capitalist imperialism
I thought they were not proponents of De-evolution , but rather bringing the concept to light. Will research this.
DEVO is the best art/idea concept punk band ever.
WE ARE DEVO.
"It's de-evolution." "What does that mean?" *shrugs*
Who was the host of this show? Minnesota public TV had its moments of clarity, especially at the end when he described davidoff as a radical leftist, imagine public TV describing someone as a radical leftist today, what happened to shirley's? Their Ohio accents were delicious, regretfully TPT did not caption the names of the locals interviewed at Shirley's, Minneapolis somehow is always and has been in the headlines
I was there!🤖
these people are not a band... these are prophets. every single claim they said is today's reality
DEVO is great, IMO one of the last truly original and/or groundbreaking rock bands of the past half-century (along with Ramones, Oingo, maybe the Cars). Funny though how many of their lyrics and much of their imagery from 40+ years ago wouldn't fly in today's overly-sensitive climate.
@ 0:15 68 Mustang Coupe. Nice!
One for bin lid all for bin lid.Devo's Individual motto.Devo all sick at same time.
I admit it. I was a Devo-tee at one time.
'Lunch with Devo' is just so loaded with salt
Saw Devo in Fresno Selland Arena Dec 1981. Opening band was Dove the band of Love "Devo". Joke was on us. They actually kinda sucked but what the hey, I got to see Devo. Enjoyed a Devo tribute band in Morro Bay this year and it was way better than Devo live in a large auditorium.
Jerry Jihad is their latest band.
I love seeing those generic suburbanites back then dressing up like what they thought was close to the bands style, thinking they are being the trendsetters and the 1st to be in on the new music/fashion movement. (only to be looked backed on as one of those "what were they thinking?" fashion victims- and no matter the decade- past present or future- sunglasses will never be the " not sure what's going on here, but just to be safe, I'll wear these shades to give me automaic hipster credibility!" go to fashion accessory!) Thank god I've always been an un-ironic nerd and proudly indifferent to fashion! (thank god for the levi's or dockers/converse all stars/ and t-shirts and/or hoodies uniform!!!)
The guy at 1:05 sounds just like Kurt Cobain.
it is Kurt cobain
@@istarteverysentencewithbro Bro, you're right!
Cardiacs in uk are great too
Lol well Cardiacs love Devo but its funny you bring them up. I dont think this video gives any hints to that bands existence
The whole thing about wanting to go back to the past (one’s imagined past) is an even bigger problem now, which only drives home the de-evolution theory that much further. It makes me physically ill too. I see it as a form of mental illness.
Wow described nostalgia as being delusional
So... at 1:35 Gerald starts talking about what could be described today as MAGA. And that was 42 years ago. smh my head
He refers to JFK, but the hairpiece look Reagan to me.
Those hairpieces were a bit ambiguous. Originally designed to symbolize JFK, but in ‘81 most of us saw Reagan. That was no accident.
No, it's absolutely JFK.
Looks like DeSantis. Ironic.
I bet Devo if you asked them now Devo as a whole is center/right in 2023..
See the interview Adam Reader @professorofrock did with Gerry Casale a few months back. So I would say yes. Gerry Jihad is his latest project with another "persona" gimmick.
It must have been exhausting, having to be permanently 'weird' for the media and public.
They went to my high school.#akron
1:32 gaydar
ITS A DEVOlution
*When fashion was EVIL*
He looks like lee Harvey oswald. The guy they shot to cover up the crimes of the g