''The Men Who Make the Music'' was the first

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released by the American new wave band

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. Finished in 1979, the film was set to be the first Video LP under the title "DevoVision" (advertised in the inner sleeve of the "

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" LP), but was shelved by

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due to concerns about its anti-

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content. It was released in 1981. A

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of this film was announced in 2000, due to be released by

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, but this never came to pass. In January 2014,

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, webmaster of the official Devo website, indicated a DVD release by MVD later in the year.Club Devo, "The Men Who Make The Music Coming to DVD!!!!!"
/ref> The DVD was released the following August, including a bonus feature of Devo's 1996 reunion show at the

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. A concert film of Devo on their 1979 tour of Japan was also titled ''The Men Who Make the Music,'' filmed at

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. The performance of "Red Eye" from this show is also on the official ''The Men Who Make the Music'' release.

Synopsis

''The Men Who Make the Music'' combines concert footage from Devo's 1978 tour with

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and interstitials featuring a vague story about Devo's rocky relationship with "Big Entertainment". The majority of this story line is contained in a long segment called "Roll Out the Barrel" or "Rod Rooter's Big Ream"/"Rod's Big Reamer". This particular segment was shown as an intermission during Devo's 1979 tour and audio recordings appear on bootlegs from this tour. Part of this film also appears on

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. The other interstitials involve

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(Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr.) discussing Devo's influence on the world and their philosophy. Members of Devo also make speeches during these interstitials.

Track listing

Jocko Homo "Jocko Homo" is the B-side to Devo's first single, "Mongoloid", released in 1977 on Devo's own label, Booji Boy Records and later released in the UK on Stiff Records. The song was re-recorded as the feature song for Devo's first album, '' Q: Are ...

(Music video, taken 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 ...

'') *Titles *General Boy Segment 1 *Wiggly World (Live) *General Boy Segment 2 *

The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize ''Duty Now for the Future'' is the second studio album by American rock band Devo, released in July 1979 by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Ken Scott, the album was recorded between September 1978 and early 1979 at Chateau Recorders in Ho ...

(Music video) *Roll Out the Barrel (AKA "Rod Rooter's Big Reamer") *Praying Hands (Live) *General Boy Segment 3 *Uncontrollable Urge (Live) *

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(Music video) *General Boy Segment 4 *Jocko Homo (Live, partial performance) * Secret Agent Man (Music video, taken from ''The Truth About De-Evolution'') *Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA (Live) *

Come Back Jonee ''Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!'' is the debut studio album by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1978 on the Warner Bros. label (Virgin Records in Europe). Produced by Brian Eno, the album was recorde ...

(Music Video) *General Boy Segment 5 *Red Eye (Live) *Credits *Devo Corporate Anthem

References

External links

Devo Live Guide
- Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances. {{DEFAULTSORT:Men Who Make the Music, The Devo video albums 1981 video albums