''Hardcore Devo Live!'' is a concert film and live album, showcasing

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

's June 28, 2014, performance at the Fox Theatre in

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on the 2014 Hardcore Devo Live tour. The tour commemorates the 40th anniversary of the band, and pays tribute to former band member,

Bob Casale Robert Edward Casale Jr. (born Robert Edward Pizzute Jr.; July 14, 1952 – February 17, 2014), or "Bob 2", was an American musician, composer and record producer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the keyboardist and rhythm guitari ...

who died February 17, 2014. The set list exclusively focuses on songs written between 1974 and 1977, before Devo had a recording contract. Many of the songs had not been performed by the band since 1977. While the music is largely performed as a quartet, the band is augmented, offstage by Brian Applegate on additional keyboards and bass guitar. This was the last tour to feature Josh Freese on drums. The show is performed in two-halves; the first, focusing on earlier material, is presented with the band seated, in street clothes, with minimal lighting, as if the audience were watching them rehearsing in a basement. After "Midget," the band puts on blue coveralls, as worn in early live shows, working in more famous songs that would later appear '' Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'' and ''

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''. The band is joined on the final song of the night, "Clockout," by Bob Casale's son Alex on bass. Interviews with the surviving band members, as well as

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and

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are interspersed into the performance. A "Concert-Only" option is available on the DVD and Blu-ray releases.

Track listing

Adapted from the album's liner notes. ;Note *The uncredited audio playback "Booji Boy's Funeral" precedes Booji Boy's live performance of "U Got Me Bugged".

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted. ;Devo *

Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (; born May 18, 1950) is an American composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose " Whip It" was a top 2 ...

– lead vocals, synthesizers,

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, EFX guitar *

Bob Mothersbaugh Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh, Jr. (; born August 11, 1952), or by his stage name "Bob 1", is an American songwriter, composer, musician and singer. Mothersbaugh's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as lead ...

– vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar *

Gerald Casale Gerald Vincent "Jerry" Casale ( ) ( ''né'' Pizzute; born July 28, 1948) is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist, and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a top 20 hit in ...

– lead vocals, bass guitar, percussion * Josh Freese – drums ;Additional musicians *Brian Applegate – keyboards on "Bamboo Bimbo" and "Social Fools", bass guitar on "Midget" *Alex Casale – bass guitar on "Clockout" ;Technical *Devo – producer *Paul David Hager – record mix engineer *Ray Amico – sound recordist *Isaac Betesh – vinyl mastering *Mark Moskin – packaging photos *Mike Altishin – packaging photos *Michael Pilmer – packaging photos *Raymond Ahner – packaging photos *Daniel Noble – packaging photos *Sabrina Koerber – packaging design ;DVD *

Keirda Bahruth Keirda Bahruth (born January 26, 1971 in West Islip, NY) is an American filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. She began her career working on Music Videos and Commercials before a move to New York teamed her up with legendary ''Saturday Night Liv ...

– director, producer *Richard Ballard – editor, producer *Ed Seaman – producer *Gerald Casale – producer *Scott Pourroy – producer *Bruce Dickson – director of photography *Sabrina Koerber – packaging design *Devo – concert audio producer *Ray Amico – concert audio recordist *Paul David Hager – concert audio mixing

References

External links

MVD's page on ''Hardcore Devo Live!'Club Devo – Official website

Devo Live Guide
– Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances. {{Authority control Devo live albums Devo video albums 2015 live albums 2015 video albums Live video albums