And a powerful metronome he was. Alan had that rare combination of power *AND* precision. For being a man of rather diminutive stature, he sure could hammer those skins in the most brutal way. He was just amazing.
In '78, DEVO were the best rock band in the world...Too punk for punk to this very day, these guys were absolute masters. Amazing musicianship, songwriting, and performance, they had it all.
In 78, Devo were among the best rock bands of the time. As years went n on they lost their rock edge and leaned into the more electronic aspects of their sound, but those first two albums are absolutely amazing. As close to perfection as was possible at the time.
People watching this concert over 40 years later who weren't around back then have no idea how brilliant this was. It wasn't just a concert; it was *performance art* with very Dada-esque overtones. Even the interview they did between concert halves was priceless; they stayed in character as they answered questions about "de-evolution." The first time I ever saw DEVO, my first thought was "These guys are clearly college educated." What is also stunning is their use of wireless technology, which was not common back then. Most groups were still tripping on wires into the early to mid 90s. They had their guitars hooked up to wireless transmitters so they could move around the stage freely. In some parts of the concert they had wires going from the guitar outputs to the transmitters tucked under their black shirts and shorts.
They were intellectual without being "artsy"... they were just brilliant. And you could say they came along at the perfect time.( something I always say about Adam and the Ants who was so GREAT live) But Devo was so far ahead of their time ANYtime would have been the perfect time. I saw this tour and the 'conveyor belt' tour... absolutely phenomenal
If humans have been so sophisticated why is Devo invisible? It's like we have all these chronological musical breakthroughs with sampling and beat matching wirelessly transmitting, it's like they have an asterisk next to their name
So far ahead of their time. If you got the joke you didn't understand at all. I only wish I had been older and wiser back then to see them in their prime.
they were (are) extraordinary musicians, not just technically, but compositionally too, and they had the most genius bizarre hilarious dangerous exciting thoughtful stage concepts, and extraordinary choreography & athleticism, but the thing that made it so amazing, was they all embodied all this fully, none of it every seemed just like an act. so amazing.
Halloween night, 1980. These guys played Radio City Music Hall, NYC. I was a sophomore in H.S. My friends and I took some mescaline and headed for the show. What a trip! Good times.
What a groundbreaking envelope pushing band who knew how to put on a stage show. Great performance artists who could master their instruments and already post punk in 1978 when the punk genre as a whole was at a fledgling stage. Totally in a league of their own and well ahead of the pack. Outstanding band often not given the recognition they desrve.
I’ve never been big on the usage of labels, but if a label must be applied to DEVO, wouldn’t “proto-punk” apply a bit more accurately than “post punk”? They were doing this stuff as early as 1973, though they didn’t become well known (outside of Northern Ohio) until ‘77. I dunno. Personally I think the only label that truly describes DEVO is… DEVO.
This concert is part of a series of live concerts that were filmed for French television. The name of the show was "Chorus", and was broadcast on Sunday morning. It was the only program where you could listen to all these artists and groups that made the late '70s a period of extraordinary musical and scenic creativity. I was 16 years old in 1978 and I never missed a show. Since I had no money, I recorded the concerts on cassettes and listened to them over and over again.
@@Frilouz79 - In Caracas, Venezuela, we had a similar show on _Canal Cinco_ (which was the station’s name, on top of it broadcasting over channel 5), which aired late on Sunday nights, I think-late on a weekend night, at any rate-called _La Musica Que Sacudió el Mundo,_ and it used to re-air some episodes of _Chorus,_ in addition to episodes of music shows from the Netherlands, Spain, Uganda, Brazil, all over the world, as well as some local shows. (Queen playing at the Poliedro was a highlight.) The point is, _Canal Cinco_ was kinda the arts channel, a sort of PBS, with state financing but run independent of-and often counter to-the state, and boy, in hindsight what a glorious time the ‘70s were for popular art: everyone breaching class and race and gender barriers, during which time transgressive art could have mass appeal and bring people together AND invite them to think. I don’t think we’ve had that feeling globally in some time … it got squashed in the ‘80s, with studios cranking out mindless drivel again, but it saw a brief resurgence again in the ‘90s, only to quickly get buried again under pablum. We’re overdue for another global cultural renaissance … at least, I _hope_ there’s another one coming soon! Anyway, sorry for the long reminiscence mixed in with a little agitprop … mostly I wanted to thank your compatriots for the excellent music show, but also it’s nice to correspond with someone who might remember the mood of the ‘70s. It was so palpably different from the mood of the last 40 years. I feel kinda bad for folks born in the ‘80s or later who’d have no sense-memory of earlier decades, of a time when it felt we were already living in the future, and on the cusp of great things. Again, I hope we see a renaissance of that feeling soon. It was nice to live in Caracas and feel like, across the world, other people were on the same page about bringing the world together into a better future.
I've seen devo 4 times and loved every show...The energy and stage presence was very devo.....Mark was creative and before his time the whole band was on the same page.
What i love about devo is that they're a bunch of nerds and instead of trying to look dangerous they leaned into being a bunch of nerds. And still managed to be a kick ass punk band.
Yeah I saw them at the Cotati Cabaret with maybe 300-400 other people in like, maybe ‘90? For sure up there with Talking Heads Stop Making Sense at the Greek for best show ever.
The 2nd album wasn’t too shabby either. The 3rd album is where things started ‘de-evolving’. Still a few good songs, but it started going downhill pretty quickly from there. The 4th album (New Traditionalists) is where I get off the boat.
@@Ted_Selke Agreed. It’s been my favorite for well over 40 years. The first album is a classic, and deserves it’s reputation, but Duty Now is a bit of an improvement. The songwriting is every bit as good as the first album, but it has a higher level of energy and a more spartan production that captures a more live feel.
I'm going to see them LIVE next Sunday 26/11/23 Darling Harbour Theatre at ICC Sydney, NSW It's their Farewell Tour, their Goodbye to the World. 50 Years of DEVO!!!!!!!!
@@jmorra This is indeed a great show, but if you really want to experience Devo at their most transcendent peak, search TH-cam for their performance at the Palladium in Dallas, TX on August 3, 1979. The following night's show is also up on YT, but the Aug. 3 set sounds better, and the performance itself is absolutely incendiary. They do most of the songs from this set, plus a bunch from the Duty Now LP and 5-6 unreleased tunes as well. The recording captures the music videos that the band projected onstage before the show, too. A must-hear for any Devo fan. Three other really phenomenal sets available on YT: November 3, 1978 at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis (professionally recorded by Warner Bros. but never formally released), November 10, 1978 at the Old Waldorf in SF (taken from a fantastic sounding radio broadcast), and July 17, 1980 at the Orpheum in Boston (same as above).
4 guys in class of 80 did DEVO in yellow jumpsuits for talent contest in the Gym here in LA suburbs. Everyone was sooo confused. I thought it was amazing
I played drums in a school band, and we did Devo, Sex Pistols and our own songs, at our 1980 school farewell. I remember doing Mongoloid dinstinctly. We freaked everyone out.
This is my first real experience of Booji Boy, though of course I've known of Devo since I was a preteen in the early 80s. Having been aware mostly of the radio hits, I just love getting to see *this performance*. No notes of "Whip It" to be found, but *all* of the mystery, panic dancing, and that weird, sentimental, WEIRD child's energy! I feel so lucky to be able to rediscover the whole Devo, now.
The beauty of their "Satisfaction" cover is that they started with a simple question - "What would 'Satisfaction' sound like without any swing?" And proceeded to turn that into a masterpiece. Then they follow up with "Too Much Paranoias," which is nothing but swing, showing that both decisions were entirely deliberate.
I remember this being covered by Rock et Folk mag, and there was even a centerfold ''poster'' of the group - Devo had deeply impressed the French press and the guys from Bazooka (proto-punk arts collective who had made more than an impact on the pages of Libération of all papers in France...), they even started ''processing'' and ''reprocessing'' Devo's iconic image. I recall some pages by Kkrist Mirror, which definitely had these ''early industrial'' undertones to them. Back then i was 15 and it really scared us highschool teens about the future to come. Now, here it is, it's the future we've been living for and, guess what - DEVO were right.
I was blessed to get to see them at Sheffield Civic Hall in Nov 1978. I would have been 15 at the time.. a life changing gig.... their first 2 albums are in my top5.
It helps that from day one they heavily utilized multimedia platforms. Video was a big part of their marketing strategy. They were pioneers in that category. By the time MTV went on the air for the very first time in August ‘81, DEVO already had an album’s worth of music videos completed, not to mention a couple of short films and several fully documented concerts (like this one).
I can't believe this has been up here for 5 years and this is the first time I'm seeing it. Oh, crap. There's one from Minneapolis from 1978 too. It's been up for ten years. Good Lord. the algorithm doesn't know who doesn't know a thing about me.
This video is a gem! It may be trivial but did anyone else notice that Jerry Casale (who is a "lefty") had DEVO written on the left side of his yellow suit when all other band member who were right-handed had DEVO printed on the right side of the suit?
I Devo influenzarono il punk italiano e la successiva New wave una band unica un mio broth li vide a Roma 1980 ero troppo giovane per andarci 15 anni ma sono rimasti il gruppo più all'avanguardia del panorama musicale mondiale sempre nel mio cuore ❤️ attuali anche ora 2023 shit we are Devo de Evolution now ✊💯👋The story continues thanks 🫶
I turned 11 years old in 1978. I know that for me, I definitely would have appreciated DEVO (in a live setting), though I may not have fully comprehended all of the rhetoric at the time.
5:00 - for a number of minutes, after this point, you get to see how DEVO dealt with hecklers. Incredibly, while staying perfectly in tune, they manage to lose trousers, throw punches and kicks. All while perfectly IN TIME with the songs and the dance moves! That, is dedication to ones craft. Bravo good sirs! :)
It stands to reason that a band like DEVO would be expert at dealing with hecklers. They were brave enough to bring this look, sound, and philosophy into the public eye as early as 1973, in Ohio of all places. I’m sure they must have known from the get-go that they were going to get some backlash, especially in those pre-punk days when “serious rock fans” were far less tolerant of anything that deviated from the usual bedenimed fare of the day. On top of being highly intelligent, original, and tight, DEVO had big, round, planet-sized *BALLS*
I was 10 in 78 and could only catch glorious glimpses of Devo. My folks were deep in a Christian cult and all the music I liked was Devil music. Even Dove wasnt good enough for them. By 11 I started my own cult.
Funny, how everyone thinks they were a pure punk band, not even close, they were in a category of their own, was fortunate to see them in concert, just a great show.
Yeah, the whole labeling thing gets rather tedious and irrelevant at a certain point. DEVO were just DEVO. They informed punk, and conversely punk informed them (especially when they relocated to Los Angeles and saw the Screamers in action)… but were they really a ‘punk band’? Personally I think slapping that label on them is confining and dismissive, even if it’s meant as a compliment. DEVO predated punk, and shared more in common with what came in punk’s wake than with the initial movement. Again, labels are tedious. People place far too much emphasis and importance on them.
I believe that's one of the final appearances of Jerry's original Gibson EB-3, as seen in "The Truth About De-Evolution", usually by 1978 he would be using the Gibson Ripper "Spudbass"
The presenter wearing a mask that it said "We are Devo" it's so prophetic! I love the part when Mark puts in front of the public and they take off his pants 08:17 😉
Novateur et visionaire , Devo , originaire de la riche scène d'akron , existe depuis 1975 et se fait connaître en Europe lors de la déferlante de 76. Leur concept de de-evolution explose aux yeux du monde avec leur rythmes nerveux , des gigs visuels et la présence de joko, usage de synthès . Liberté de mouvement sur scène avec abandon des jacks/guitare. Leur version de satisfaction devient un hit. Avec les résidents , mx80sound, ils ouvrent les portes d'un futur .....qui est devenu réalité...les graphistes français de bazooka leur offrent une image parfaite de cette fin des années 70 devenues légendaires...too much paranoïa....! 👀☠️🎇☠️👁️👁️☢️🎸
Man they just stomped all over the corps of hippie rock style of the 70s no question about it
it's not fair, it's inconceivable, it's incomprehensible, how freaking good they were
If I had a time machine….I’d go back and attend this concert.
I’d adore to experience it again!
Awesome hey? I was 13 years old.
Planet Devo. They were their own world. No one has tried to do what they did, because they couldn't, or wouldn't dare.
Bob number one is my spirit animal
Beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful
I concur and well said!
It's a beautiful world
Love a drummer that pushes the band faster.
Alan was a legend.
Alan was one of the all time greats. Sorely overlooked, even in hindsight. He was mindblowingly amazing and had a very unique style.
Wouldn't be the same without Alan on the skins for sure. So fortunate for us, and the band, Josh was up to the monumental task later.
This is fucking amazing.
Alan Myers. The human metronome
YES indeed 🤓
Alan was a machine.
And a powerful metronome he was. Alan had that rare combination of power *AND* precision. For being a man of rather diminutive stature, he sure could hammer those skins in the most brutal way. He was just amazing.
In '78, DEVO were the best rock band in the world...Too punk for punk to this very day, these guys were absolute masters. Amazing musicianship, songwriting, and performance, they had it all.
Mr kasuboski you must not looking for something else cos rock n roll full of it. Let punk out of the game of rock n rollers. Devo provides it.
@@dimitriosalexiadis2300 I love Devo!!!
😆
In 78, Devo were among the best rock bands of the time. As years went n on they lost their rock edge and leaned into the more electronic aspects of their sound, but those first two albums are absolutely amazing. As close to perfection as was possible at the time.
Well 1978 was kind of "the time" for a few bands - but ... I see your point!
The genius that is devo
People watching this concert over 40 years later who weren't around back then have no idea how brilliant this was. It wasn't just a concert; it was *performance art* with very Dada-esque overtones. Even the interview they did between concert halves was priceless; they stayed in character as they answered questions about "de-evolution." The first time I ever saw DEVO, my first thought was "These guys are clearly college educated."
What is also stunning is their use of wireless technology, which was not common back then. Most groups were still tripping on wires into the early to mid 90s. They had their guitars hooked up to wireless transmitters so they could move around the stage freely. In some parts of the concert they had wires going from the guitar outputs to the transmitters tucked under their black shirts and shorts.
They were intellectual without being "artsy"... they were just brilliant. And you could say they came along at the perfect time.( something I always say about Adam and the Ants who was so GREAT live)
But Devo was so far ahead of their time ANYtime would have been the perfect time.
I saw this tour and the 'conveyor belt' tour... absolutely phenomenal
Well said.
- I first heard and taped DEVO on the John Peel show in 1979 and my world was never the same, absolutely formative.
If humans have been so sophisticated why is Devo invisible? It's like we have all these chronological musical breakthroughs with sampling and beat matching wirelessly transmitting, it's like they have an asterisk next to their name
It was INSANELY fresh and new and challenging. Same with Talking Heads.
It's 2021 and I'm still devoted to Devo
its 2022 and the world is more Devo than ever
We are Devo
Devo now for the future...
2023!
Do you wear a hat?
Do you have a job?
Do you bring home the bacon?
I saw Devo in Asbury Park, NJ in ‘78 - still one of the best concerts ever.
So far ahead of their time. If you got the joke you didn't understand at all. I only wish I had been older and wiser back then to see them in their prime.
To think that one of these creative geniuses went on to do the music for Rugrats cartoons just boggles my little mind!
That would be Mark Mothersbaugh. He also did the intro to Pee Wee's playhouse.. He's awesome..
they were (are) extraordinary musicians, not just technically, but compositionally too, and they had the most genius bizarre hilarious dangerous exciting thoughtful stage concepts, and extraordinary choreography & athleticism, but the thing that made it so amazing, was they all embodied all this fully, none of it every seemed just like an act. so amazing.
It's funny that the intro music right at the start is Beatown by XTC another excellent band.
Halloween night, 1980. These guys played Radio City Music Hall, NYC.
I was a sophomore in H.S. My friends and I took some mescaline and headed for the show. What a trip!
Good times.
Awesome
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This was REVOLUTIONARY in 1978!!!...I remember thinking rock & roll is back!
I like when bob 1 sings. He's got the most punk rock inflection
Bob 1 is the coolest member of Devo.
So rock n roll
Bob 1 has the most interesting voice in Devo and that says a lot
Somehow Bob ended up with the Ohio country drawl, but Mark didn't.
i love his vocals on secret agent man. and of course, his guitar work.
WE LOVE BOOJI BOY!
Bob puttin the front row in check!
2022. Still…no one more devolved.
Still DEVOted :)
What a groundbreaking envelope pushing band who knew how to put on a stage show. Great performance artists who could master their instruments and already post punk in 1978 when the punk genre as a whole was at a fledgling stage. Totally in a league of their own and well ahead of the pack. Outstanding band often not given the recognition they desrve.
I’ve never been big on the usage of labels, but if a label must be applied to DEVO, wouldn’t “proto-punk” apply a bit more accurately than “post punk”? They were doing this stuff as early as 1973, though they didn’t become well known (outside of Northern Ohio) until ‘77.
I dunno. Personally I think the only label that truly describes DEVO is… DEVO.
This concert is part of a series of live concerts that were filmed for French television.
The name of the show was "Chorus", and was broadcast on Sunday morning.
It was the only program where you could listen to all these artists and groups that made the late '70s a period of extraordinary musical and scenic creativity.
I was 16 years old in 1978 and I never missed a show. Since I had no money, I recorded the concerts on cassettes and listened to them over and over again.
The archives of this program are available on the site of the archives of the French public television:
madelen.ina.fr/collection/chorus
@@Frilouz79 merci
@@Frilouz79 - In Caracas, Venezuela, we had a similar show on _Canal Cinco_ (which was the station’s name, on top of it broadcasting over channel 5), which aired late on Sunday nights, I think-late on a weekend night, at any rate-called _La Musica Que Sacudió el Mundo,_ and it used to re-air some episodes of _Chorus,_ in addition to episodes of music shows from the Netherlands, Spain, Uganda, Brazil, all over the world, as well as some local shows. (Queen playing at the Poliedro was a highlight.)
The point is, _Canal Cinco_ was kinda the arts channel, a sort of PBS, with state financing but run independent of-and often counter to-the state, and boy, in hindsight what a glorious time the ‘70s were for popular art: everyone breaching class and race and gender barriers, during which time transgressive art could have mass appeal and bring people together AND invite them to think.
I don’t think we’ve had that feeling globally in some time … it got squashed in the ‘80s, with studios cranking out mindless drivel again, but it saw a brief resurgence again in the ‘90s, only to quickly get buried again under pablum. We’re overdue for another global cultural renaissance … at least, I _hope_ there’s another one coming soon!
Anyway, sorry for the long reminiscence mixed in with a little agitprop … mostly I wanted to thank your compatriots for the excellent music show, but also it’s nice to correspond with someone who might remember the mood of the ‘70s. It was so palpably different from the mood of the last 40 years. I feel kinda bad for folks born in the ‘80s or later who’d have no sense-memory of earlier decades, of a time when it felt we were already living in the future, and on the cusp of great things.
Again, I hope we see a renaissance of that feeling soon. It was nice to live in Caracas and feel like, across the world, other people were on the same page about bringing the world together into a better future.
@@Frilouz79 Thank you for this. Only if Beat-Club would learn a thing or two and not have their dvds unreasonably expensive
Didn’t know Bob 1 played synth on words get stuck in my throat
I've seen devo 4 times and loved every show...The energy and stage presence was very devo.....Mark was creative and before his time the whole band was on the same page.
This sounds better today than when I first heard it in 78
Isn't it strange and telling that you might be right?
Fantastic !
DEVOLUTION
What i love about devo is that they're a bunch of nerds and instead of trying to look dangerous they leaned into being a bunch of nerds. And still managed to be a kick ass punk band.
👍
Those short shorts were precious! lol
I too had thighs that tight in 1978. 😂😂😂
Man, the 2nd lp I ever bought , are we not men , this show just tells me they better raw . Thank you.
These guys are so god damn awesome! Their first album is just so damn good, and their live performances are even better!
Yeah I saw them at the Cotati Cabaret with maybe 300-400 other people in like, maybe ‘90? For sure up there with Talking Heads Stop Making Sense at the Greek for best show ever.
The 2nd album wasn’t too shabby either. The 3rd album is where things started ‘de-evolving’. Still a few good songs, but it started going downhill pretty quickly from there. The 4th album (New Traditionalists) is where I get off the boat.
I think the second album is their peak!
@@Ted_Selke Agreed. It’s been my favorite for well over 40 years. The first album is a classic, and deserves it’s reputation, but Duty Now is a bit of an improvement. The songwriting is every bit as good as the first album, but it has a higher level of energy and a more spartan production that captures a more live feel.
I'm going to see them LIVE next Sunday 26/11/23 Darling Harbour Theatre at ICC Sydney, NSW
It's their Farewell Tour, their Goodbye to the World.
50 Years of DEVO!!!!!!!!
Top of their game. Alan was crazy good.
Mark Mothersbaugh called him "the human drum machine"
@@puma7346 Too bad he replaced him with the electronic one.
Not everyone could get all the way through "Satisfaction."
@@Mucving You beat me to it. By living out their own devolution philosophy, they devolved to the point where an organic drummer became obsolete.
Devo at the top of their game !!!
I was about to say the same thing, but the words got stuck in my throat.
Indeed that, ahead of their time for sure also
@@davidgaar8570 DEVOOOO
Absolutely...the energy is unbelievable!!!
@@jmorra This is indeed a great show, but if you really want to experience Devo at their most transcendent peak, search TH-cam for their performance at the Palladium in Dallas, TX on August 3, 1979. The following night's show is also up on YT, but the Aug. 3 set sounds better, and the performance itself is absolutely incendiary. They do most of the songs from this set, plus a bunch from the Duty Now LP and 5-6 unreleased tunes as well. The recording captures the music videos that the band projected onstage before the show, too. A must-hear for any Devo fan.
Three other really phenomenal sets available on YT: November 3, 1978 at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis (professionally recorded by Warner Bros. but never formally released), November 10, 1978 at the Old Waldorf in SF (taken from a fantastic sounding radio broadcast), and July 17, 1980 at the Orpheum in Boston (same as above).
4 guys in class of 80 did DEVO in yellow jumpsuits for talent contest in the Gym here in LA suburbs.
Everyone was sooo confused. I thought it was amazing
Right on!
I played drums in a school band, and we did Devo, Sex Pistols and our own songs, at our 1980 school farewell. I remember doing Mongoloid dinstinctly. We freaked everyone out.
Great performance Mark
This is my first real experience of Booji Boy, though of course I've known of Devo since I was a preteen in the early 80s. Having been aware mostly of the radio hits, I just love getting to see *this performance*. No notes of "Whip It" to be found, but *all* of the mystery, panic dancing, and that weird, sentimental, WEIRD child's energy! I feel so lucky to be able to rediscover the whole Devo, now.
DEVO and Eno both are 👍
The beauty of their "Satisfaction" cover is that they started with a simple question - "What would 'Satisfaction' sound like without any swing?" And proceeded to turn that into a masterpiece. Then they follow up with "Too Much Paranoias," which is nothing but swing, showing that both decisions were entirely deliberate.
Outstanding. Saw them in Birmingham UK 1978. I think it was the Odeon, never seen anything like it, fantastic!
When this came out they were way ahead of their time when all that you heard on the airwaves were disco and aor.
I remember this being covered by Rock et Folk mag, and there was even a centerfold ''poster'' of the group - Devo had deeply impressed the French press and the guys from Bazooka (proto-punk arts collective who had made more than an impact on the pages of Libération of all papers in France...), they even started ''processing'' and ''reprocessing'' Devo's iconic image. I recall some pages by Kkrist Mirror, which definitely had these ''early industrial'' undertones to them. Back then i was 15 and it really scared us highschool teens about the future to come. Now, here it is, it's the future we've been living for and, guess what - DEVO were right.
DEVO tried to warn us
@@carolwolf9614they warned us, but we didn't listen.
J'ai découvert Devo grâce à cette émission et je n'ai jamais cessé de les écouter... Are we not men ?
I was blessed to get to see them at Sheffield Civic Hall in Nov 1978. I would have been 15 at the time.. a life changing gig.... their first 2 albums are in my top5.
What city is Sheffield
@@mongoloid1369 The city of Sheffield in the UK...
@@mongoloid1369 Sheffield.
Mark was amazing
Smart Patrol/Mr DNA live version is really cool.....
A COMPLETE ART PERFORMANCE
Unlike anything out there at the time. Great concept. Gotta hand it to them.
The BEST version
Loved them back when I was in high school and still when I’m 62.
Fabulous band ,takes to places of a time along long time ago,if only we could only go back there again and all would be OK!!
I saw Devo live in 1980. It was an unforgettable experience, believe me!
I do.
I saw them in Central Park with the cool hats!
how fucking groundbreaking and underrated !!!!
this is absolute insanity
*Finally its about time somebody released the full French tv concert... Thanks a lot man!*
Thanks, yeah someone gave me a DVD of the full show so I could post it... some of it is VHS quality, and a little out of sync but it’s fine
@@LFrench She’s out of sync!
@@LFrench that was me, enjoy my friend.
I wish I could've seen DEVO at this stage of their career.What a show & what great songs.
@@davidvasquez8658I was more than great!
here's the thing, boss, you got bob 1 and bob 2 reversed. bob 2 was the synthesizer player.
Holy crap, is this their best concert? Incredible!
Look up their Mabuhay Gardens show - KILLER!
Jerry is so enjoyable to watch
The man's got moves
Jerry is devo. He consistently seems to be the most into it.
I love that Devo is such a well documented band. I've been listening for 30 years and I feel like I find new-to-me footage to watch almost every week.
One huge tragedy is the lack of footage of the 1981 tour. And 1982 had just the Halloween broadcast that was full of technical errors.
It helps that from day one they heavily utilized multimedia platforms. Video was a big part of their marketing strategy. They were pioneers in that category. By the time MTV went on the air for the very first time in August ‘81, DEVO already had an album’s worth of music videos completed, not to mention a couple of short films and several fully documented concerts (like this one).
Best live band ever!
The Hives: Hold my beer
I mean...there's nothing better than this since. This is just incredible.
I can't believe this has been up here for 5 years and this is the first time I'm seeing it. Oh, crap. There's one from Minneapolis from 1978 too. It's been up for ten years. Good Lord. the algorithm doesn't know who doesn't know a thing about me.
This video is a gem! It may be trivial but did anyone else notice that Jerry Casale (who is a "lefty") had DEVO written on the left side of his yellow suit when all other band member who were right-handed had DEVO printed on the right side of the suit?
No, I didn’t! That’s great! 😂
"Smart Patrol" is a balls to the wall rocker.
I Devo influenzarono il punk italiano e la successiva New wave una band unica un mio broth li vide a Roma 1980 ero troppo giovane per andarci 15 anni ma sono rimasti il gruppo più all'avanguardia del panorama musicale mondiale sempre nel mio cuore ❤️ attuali anche ora 2023 shit we are Devo de Evolution now ✊💯👋The story continues thanks 🫶
Devo rocks on an INDUSTRIAL LEVEL
Le premier album de Devo était extraordinaire, comme beaucoup d'album à l'époque.
Something tells me that if I'd been able to see them in their prime my 8 year old self wouldn't have appreciated it. lol. This is excellent.
I turned 11 years old in 1978. I know that for me, I definitely would have appreciated DEVO (in a live setting), though I may not have fully comprehended all of the rhetoric at the time.
During Uncontrollable Urge around minute 8 there is a little brawl between Mark and the crowd for a sign. Weird…
they are ripping off his pants actually! from 8:00-8:30
It was an age of massive musical revelation...
Brilliant upload Devo are so fekin good
Alan still liked playing with the group!
DEVO killing it.
sad seeing videos of the old days when now 2/3 of them are dead.
5:00 - for a number of minutes, after this point, you get to see how DEVO dealt with hecklers.
Incredibly, while staying perfectly in tune, they manage to lose trousers, throw punches and kicks.
All while perfectly IN TIME with the songs and the dance moves! That, is dedication to ones craft. Bravo good sirs! :)
@barrydawson7393 Bob 1 definitely kicked people. I've seen him get very phyisical with the audience and fans. He kicked a friend of mine in the head.🤣
It stands to reason that a band like DEVO would be expert at dealing with hecklers. They were brave enough to bring this look, sound, and philosophy into the public eye as early as 1973, in Ohio of all places. I’m sure they must have known from the get-go that they were going to get some backlash, especially in those pre-punk days when “serious rock fans” were far less tolerant of anything that deviated from the usual bedenimed fare of the day.
On top of being highly intelligent, original, and tight, DEVO had big, round, planet-sized *BALLS*
Pure art
Oh God, I love these guys.
Ha ha XTC for the theme music gotta love it!!
groupe génial de nos 80's chéries !!!!
Interesting that they started this video with a snippet of “Beatown” by XTC (which sounds a lot like Devo)
I was 10 in 78 and could only catch glorious glimpses of Devo. My folks were deep in a Christian cult and all the music I liked was Devil music. Even Dove wasnt good enough for them. By 11 I started my own cult.
Really like "Hardcore Devo"
Class crazy grew up on devo
Tres bien! Always love me some early, classic DEVO! Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce!
Special orders don't upset us.. Pure class
Saw them at the (long defunct) ROXY Theatre in Pacific Beach, ca. 1978. High School daze, a much different time, then.
The late 1970’s in Southern California was a beautiful time.
I was there.
Funny, how everyone thinks they were a pure punk band, not even close, they were in a category of their own, was fortunate to see them in concert, just a great show.
They were punk as fuck back in the 70s. I still consider them one of the great punk bands of all time.
Yeah, the whole labeling thing gets rather tedious and irrelevant at a certain point. DEVO were just DEVO. They informed punk, and conversely punk informed them (especially when they relocated to Los Angeles and saw the Screamers in action)… but were they really a ‘punk band’? Personally I think slapping that label on them is confining and dismissive, even if it’s meant as a compliment. DEVO predated punk, and shared more in common with what came in punk’s wake than with the initial movement.
Again, labels are tedious. People place far too much emphasis and importance on them.
Thank you for this France!
pure gold
I believe that's one of the final appearances of Jerry's original Gibson EB-3, as seen in "The Truth About De-Evolution", usually by 1978 he would be using the Gibson Ripper "Spudbass"
Although, I did see a video of their techno Devo concert, and Jerry has an EB-3, I do have to doubt that it's his original one.
Built their own Moog Synthesizer! Pretty Bad ASS!
The presenter wearing a mask that it said "We are Devo" it's so prophetic! I love the part when Mark puts in front of the public and they take off his pants 08:17 😉
Novateur et visionaire , Devo , originaire de la riche scène d'akron , existe depuis 1975 et se fait connaître en Europe lors de la déferlante de 76. Leur concept de de-evolution explose aux yeux du monde avec leur rythmes nerveux , des gigs visuels et la présence de joko, usage de synthès . Liberté de mouvement sur scène avec abandon des jacks/guitare. Leur version de satisfaction devient un hit. Avec les résidents , mx80sound, ils ouvrent les portes d'un futur .....qui est devenu réalité...les graphistes français de bazooka leur offrent une image parfaite de cette fin des années 70 devenues légendaires...too much paranoïa....! 👀☠️🎇☠️👁️👁️☢️🎸
Me encantó esta presentación en vivo ¡ muy buena 🎸🎹🎤😎
16:23 on the cutting edge of covid circa 78
Very cool to see a cleaner source of this. Thank you!