Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Devo 1980 Chicago /New York @ 320

Wikipedia says: Devo (pronounced DEE-vo or dee-VO, often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O") is an American New Wave group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1972. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Their style has been variously classified as punk, art rock and post-punk, but they are most often remembered for their late 1970s and early 1980s New Wave music which, along with others (such as Gary Numan, Oingo Boingo, and The B-52's) ushered in the synth pop sound of the 1980s.

Devo's music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary via sometimes-discordant pop songs that often feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures, and their work has proved hugely influential on subsequent popular music, particularly New Wave and alternative rock artists.

Devo were also pioneers of the music video, creating many memorable clips that were popular in the early days of MTV, although their use of the video medium dates right back to their very first appearance on stage at Kent State University in 1973, which was recorded with an early b/w portable video system.

01 Wiggly World
02 Pink Pussy Cats
03 Satisfaction
04 Too Much Paranias
05 Praying Hands
06 Uncontrollable Urge
07 Mongoloid
08 Jocko Homo
09 Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA
10 Come Back Jonee
11 Gut Feeling / Devo Corporate Anthem
12 Redy Eye Express
13 The Words Get Stuck In My throat
14 It's Not Right (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
15 Girl U Want (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
16 Planet Earth (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
17 S.I.B. Swelling Itchy Brain (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
18 Secret Agent Man (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
19 Pink Pussy Cats (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
20 Block Heads (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)
21 Satisfaction (Central Park NY USA 12 July, 1980)

http://rapidshare.com/files/37398457/DEvo1980_Chicago__New_Yorkp1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/37400700/DEvo1980_Chicago__New_Yorkp2.rar

2 comments:

  1. hey this is a great sounding devo bootleg!
    one minor thing though..the "chicago" part is actually Minneapolis dec.1978 from the "are we not men" tour.
    the second part from NYC is accurate but of course not the complete show from the "freedom of choice tour".
    thanx for all the EXCELLENT shows!!!
    Q:Are We Not Men?
    A:We Are Devo.

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  2. Nice one! Thanks!
    Newelectricmuse

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