''The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' was the third

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release by new wave band

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. It is a collection of Devo's

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s from 1976 to 1990. It was released on

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in 1993 by Voyager and on

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in 2003.

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released a new version of the disc in 2014.

Synopsis

''The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' contains almost all of Devo's music video output from 1976 to 1990. The DVD does not include two notable music videos: the first is "

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," the theme to the movie ''

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''; the second is the

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cover " R U Experienced?," which was removed due to protests from the Hendrix estate. The films are presented in roughly chronological order and are interspersed with clips from a promotional film Devo made with

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in the 1980s to promote the

format. The DVD also includes many bonus features such as a commentary track by band members

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and

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 ...

, an interview with Chuck Statler (who directed many of Devo's videos), live footage from early Devo performances, photo galleries and more. None of the live material from "

The Men Who Make The Music ''The Men Who Make the Music'' was the first home video released by the American new wave band Devo. Finished in 1979, the film was set to be the first Video LP under the title "DevoVision" (advertised in the inner sleeve of the "Duty Now for the ...

" is included, nor is most of the storyline from " We're All Devo!"

Film title

It is important to differentiate ''The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' from ''

The Truth About De-Evolution ''The Truth About De-Evolution'' (full title: ''In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution'') is a 9-minute short film written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, for the band Devo, and directed by Chuck Statler. Filmed in M ...

''. ''The Truth About De-Evolution'' was a short film made by Devo in 1976 which included the videos for "

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" and " Secret Agent Man". ''The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' is the 1993 compilation of promotional videos.

Track listing

Track order from the LaserDisc and Rhino DVD releases. * Logos and Titles * Devo Corporate Anthem (1979) * ''In The Beginning Was The End:

'' (1976) *

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(1978) * A word about

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(1978) * The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise (1979) *

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(From the film ''

Human Highway ''Human Highway'' is a 1982 American comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a c ...

''; opens with footage from Devo's home video release ''

We're All Devo ''We're All Devo!'' is the second home video release by American New wave music, new wave band Devo. Released on VHS, LaserDisc, Capacitance Electronic Disc, CED, and Betamax in 1984, ''We're All Devo!'' is a collection of Devo music videos from 1 ...

'' featuring Rod Rooter and his daughter, Donut) (1979) * Whip It (1980) *

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(1980) *

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(1980) * Another word about LaserDiscs *

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(1981) * Love Without Anger (1981) * Beautiful World (1981) * Time Out for Fun (1982) * Peek-a-Boo! (1982) *

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(1982) * More about LaserDiscs * R U Experienced? (Does not appear on Rhino DVD) (1984) * The final word about LaserDiscs *

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(1988) * Post Post-Modern Man (1990) * Post Post-Modern Man (

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remix) (1990) * Credits *

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(Bonus feature on Rhino DVD) (1977) The track listing on the MVD release omits the Pioneer LaserDisc interstitials (reassigning them to one bonus segment), but restores "

" (playing between "That's Good" and "Disco Dancer"). Track order is otherwise the same.

Bonus material

Exclusive to the MVD DVD release is a lengthy roster of bonus material. Featured are the ''

'' Big Entertainment segments featuring Rod Rooter, Donut, and Dr. Byrthfood and several minutes of live footage from the band's early, pre-

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shows. Also present are written-word accounts from Casale and Mothersbaugh of the band's experiences with record labels and the recording of their first album, including photographs in automatic and

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slideshows. Promotions for ''

The Men Who Make the Music ''The Men Who Make the Music'' was the first home video released by the American new wave band Devo. Finished in 1979, the film was set to be the first Video LP under the title "DevoVision" (advertised in the inner sleeve of the "Duty Now for the ...

'' and ''

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'' DVDs are featured here also. "R U Experienced?" appears to be in the list, but it is simply the first few seconds of the video before the music starts, followed by a

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directing viewers to look for the full video online. The DVD retains the commentary track from the LaserDisc release, however, as "Theme from Doctor Detroit" was not present on LaserDisc, there is no commentary for that track (a fact conveyed to the viewer by a

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Rhino Records DVD controversy

The Rhino Records DVD released in 2000 received much criticism from fans of the band. First, because of the aforementioned omission of the video for "R U Experienced?." A comment on the back cover of the DVD addresses this: "DEVO regrets that 'R U Experienced?' is not included in the program. The current executors of the Jimi Hendrix estate were determined to prove to us the old adage - 'To seek permission is to seek denial'." Other criticisms focused on the relatively poor mastering job. For example, Rhino simply recorded the gallery segments from the LaserDisc without making them seekable galleries. Similarly, each video's title screen was simply copied from the original LaserDisc, which means many of the chapter numbers listed on the title screens bear no relation to their chapter numbers on the DVD. Furthermore, there had been many delays in the DVD's release. However, the Rhino DVD does include the rare "

," video by

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo video albums 1993 video albums 1993 compilation albums Music video compilation albums LaserDisc releases