Track Listings (26) - Disc #1| All Artists: Devo Title: Pioneers Who Got Scalped Members Wishing: 12 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rhino / Wea Original Release Date: 5/16/2000 Release Date: 5/16/2000 Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock Styles: Hardcore & Punk, American Alternative, New Wave & Post-Punk, Dance Pop, Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 081227596729 |
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This is it? Just two CDs devoted (snicker) to one of the great American bands? With the one-two punch of their mission statements "Jocko Homo" and "Mongoloid" from the early 70's, it's clear that Devo had it all figured o... more » |
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Amazon.com This is it? Just two CDs devoted (snicker) to one of the great American bands? With the one-two punch of their mission statements "Jocko Homo" and "Mongoloid" from the early 70's, it's clear that Devo had it all figured out from the beginning. Theirs was a fight against the increasingly alienating modern world, a sort of "if you can't beat it, join it" idea. Devo would find more honest humanity by becoming less human. "Are we not men? We are Devo!" was their declaration, echoing the man-beast experiments in H.G. Wells's Island of Dr. Moreau. Devo were not just academic philosophers, or simple clowns. They could rock! Disjointed beats, Beefheart-worthy rhythms, and strange sounds combined with general outrageousness resulted in a great rock & roll band, and even a hit or two on the pop charts like 1980's "Whip It." The first of the two CDs on the Rhino compilation Pioneers Who Got Scalped goes down like butter, every song a classic. Two or three more CDs could have easily been culled from these same fertile years between their debut album and 1981's New Traditionalists. The second CD starts to lose the plot a bit as the members of Devo started going in different directions, primarily Mark Mothersbaugh's developing interest in movie soundtracks and scoring. But it does still paint the picture of Devo and where they were during what Jerry Casale, Mothersbaugh's writing partner, refers to as "the enigmatic years." Until someone steps up and releases the entire Devo recordings and videos together in one big box, this will have to do. And too many great things cannot be said about the 52-page booklet filled to the gills with info and photos. While completists will still be left wanting, this'll keep most spud boys and girls pogo-ing contentedly. --Steve Turner Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsDEVO-tees Rejoice! (Not perfect.....but fun!) Harvey J.Satan | Among The Garden Gnome,Friar Park | 05/17/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "FIRST,the BAD NEWS: Since The Beatles "Anthology" was released,every music company feels the title "Anthology" can be used to unleash yet another collection of "Greatest Hits". Did they all miss the boat? The idea was to release,"Alternate" and "Unreleased" material. That's why it sold.(And is it just a co-incidence that the very company who took the big reamer to DEVO,are the people embracing DEVO,now? Is Rod Rooter,now in control at Warner Brothers?) If you are a DEVOnian who bought all the classic Devo stuff as it was released,or have purchased the Infinite Zero versions on C.D....you have about 80% of the material on this album. However...if you like the classic stuff,and don't mind it between the rarities....The GOOD NEWS is....there really is some obscure stuff,and hard to find tracks! Among the previously unreleased tracks,are segments of General Boy & Booji Boy....from "The Men Who make The Music",as well as the inspirational "Duty Now For The Future" and "General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now",in which the good General waxes on things Devo. A great inclusion is the cool song "Worried Man",which if you never saw the little-seen film "Human Highway" you missed.(This version does not have Booji Boy's monologue).Most of the "unrerelased stuff" is from the "Oh No It's Devo" era to the present.And speaking of presents! A BRAND NEW TRACK! (recorded Jan.2000), Booji Boy sings,his classic tune: "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat"...making this a must have set! The booklet,has a nice selection of photos as well.A lot of rare stuff is absent...tracks like "Bush Whacked","Hey Hey My My"(with Neil Young),"Somewhere With Devo (Studio Version)","Witch Doctor",not to mention,numerous B-sides and Demos. But thems the breaks...you'll pay for 2 CDs,to get 1 cd worth of new stuff. Perhaps its the fans getting "scalped"? Here's hoping for "Anthology 2: More Wampum For The Buck". DUTY NOW SPUDS!" Other comp cds may be better bargain Vincent Layton | Austin,Tx | 05/27/2000 (3 out of 5 stars) "Disc one really shows Devo at their peak while disc 2 shows why I stopped buying their albums from "Shout" on. I had hoped that there might be some hidden jems that I missed the first time around, but disc 2 is full of unimspired dance tunes and cover songs. I wonder what they were thinking when they re-made "Bread and Butter"?New fans will appreciate some of the pre-label versions of their songs(Jocko Homo, Mongoloid) though hardcore fans have certainly heard these before on vinyl(or on the Hardcore cd). It's nice to have "Worried Man" on cd. Where's "Pink Pussycat", by the way.New spudboys might be better served by buying the first 3 albums and skipping the later stuff. I see Amazon has an import of "Duty Now for the Future/New Traditionalists". Not a bad deal Now, how about a DVD of all the Devo videos!" The Good, The Bad and the Spudly W. Johnson | The Mile High City | 06/29/2003 (4 out of 5 stars) "Pioneers Who Got Scalped has always given me mixed emotions. It is a solid two CD set packed with extras. It is too bad that it is the older stuff I am more impressed with than the newer material that has been put out since the spud boys have (mostly) hung up the energy domes. The music industry is ripe today for DEVO's humor and message and could use a little devolution to become more human again...or maybe less drum machiens would be a better start...I digress. One of my favorite bits on the cd's is the cover of Nine Inch Nail's Head Like A Hole. Devo is a bit of a whild card with covers. Don't Be Cruel was more peanut and nanner sandwiches than spud, while Are You Experienced was as far removed (and in tune) from Hendrix as the song could get. Head Liek A Whole is very faithfully covered by DEVO and somehow manages to be as enjoyable a Reznor's original. It is a vingnette of the talent of the spud boys and this set.The cover of the cd is also nifty with the 1970's moving picture thing as you change the angle."
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