The Complete Truth About Devolution

The Complete Truth About Devolution

"The Complete Truth About Devolution" was the third home video release by new wave band Devo. It is a collection of Devo's music videos from 1976 to 1990. It was released on Laserdisc in 1993, and on DVD by Rhino Records in 2003.

ynopsis

"The Complete Truth About Devolution" 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 "Doctor Detroit", the theme to the movie "Doctor Detroit". It also does not include the Jimi Hendrix cover "Are U Experienced?", 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 Pioneer to promote the Laserdisc format. It also includes many bonus features including a commentary track, an interview with Chuck Statler who directed many of Devo's videos, live footage from early Devo performances, galleries and more.

About the name

It is important to differentiate "The Complete Truth About Devolution" from "The Truth About De-Evolution". "The Truth About De-Evolution" was Devo's first music video comprising the videos for "Jocko Homo" and "Secret Agent Man". "The Complete Truth About Devolution" is the compilation of videos first released in 1993.

Track listing

* Logos and Titles
* Devo Corporate Anthem 1979
* In The Beginning Was The End: "The Truth About De-Evolution" 1975-1978
* (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 1975-1978
* A word about laserdiscs
* Come Back Jonee 1975-1978
* The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise 1979
* Worried Man (From the film "Human Highway"; opens with footage from Devo's home video release We're All Devo featuring Rod Rooter and his daughter, Donut)1979
* Whip It 1980
* Girl U Want 1980
* Freedom of Choice 1980
* Another word about laserdiscs
* Through Being Cool 1981
* Love Without Anger 1981
* Beautiful World 1981
* Time Out For Fun 1982-83
* Peek-A-Boo 1982-83
* That's Good 1982-83
* More about Laserdiscs
* Are U Experienced? (Does not appear on Rhino DVD) 1984
* The final word about laserdiscs
* Disco Dancer 1988
* Post Post-Modern Man 1992
* Post Post-Modern Man (Rocky Schenck remix) 1992
* Credits
* Mongoloid (Bonus feature on Rhino DVD)

About the Rhino Records DVD

The Rhino Records DVD released in 2000 received much criticism from fans of the band. First, the video for "Are U Experienced?" was omitted at the request of the estate of Jimi Hendrix. To this, the back cover states: "DEVO regrets 'Are U Experienced?' is not included in the program. The current executors of the Jimi Hendrix estate were determined to prove us to the old adage - 'To seek permission is to seek denial'". Other criticisms include the poor mastering job, including simply recording the gallery segments from the Laserdisc without making them seekable galleries, and the many delays in the DVD's release. The Rhino DVD, however, does include the highly influentialFact|date=July 2008 video for "Mongoloid" made by Bruce Conner.

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