Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace
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Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace is a live album
released by American
New Wave
band Devo
, recorded during their "comeback tour" in promotion of the Total Devo
album. It did contain several cuts from the album, but largely focused on earlier material (although the disc also had one exclusive song, "It Doesn't Matter to Me"). The cover art and tagline were based on the 1971 book The Beginning Was the End
.
to exclaim "I'll bet you didn't know that was such a sad song."
The next change was applied to "Going Under", which was performed in a style similar to the E-Z Listening Disc
version.
The rest of the set was largely based on the original studio versions. (The only notable difference was in "Gut Feeling", where the fast "Slap Your Mammy" jam had been removed from the ending and was replaced by the different yet equally energetic song "Gates Of Steel".) However, the album's closer is an eleven-minute medley of "Shout", "Somewhere
" from West Side Story, and "Disco Dancer". This is the second-longest track found in Devo's catalog; a longer studio version, totaling eighteen minutes, later appeared on the Recombo DNA
compilation. It features a longer instrumental section and the addition of an older Devo song called "Social Fools".
Devo's performance of "Disco Dancer" is nearly identical to the remixed version heard in the song's music video.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
released by American
United States
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New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
, recorded during their "comeback tour" in promotion of the Total Devo
Total Devo
Total Devo was the seventh studio album by American New Wave band Devo. It was released in 1988 . It was the first Devo album that was recorded without drummer Alan Myers, who was replaced by former Sparks drummer David Kendrick...
album. It did contain several cuts from the album, but largely focused on earlier material (although the disc also had one exclusive song, "It Doesn't Matter to Me"). The cover art and tagline were based on the 1971 book The Beginning Was the End
The Beginning Was the End
The Beginning Was the End is a 1971 pseudo-scientific book written by Oscar Kiss Maerth that claims that humankind evolved from cannibalistic apes...
.
Song changes
The first part of the show was a semi-acoustic set, in which the band played heavily altered versions of earlier hits. The show's opener was a country version of "Jocko Homo", which was now significantly slower and had a vocal melody change. The sad ballad-esque delivery of the song prompted Mark MothersbaughMark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
to exclaim "I'll bet you didn't know that was such a sad song."
The next change was applied to "Going Under", which was performed in a style similar to the E-Z Listening Disc
E-Z Listening Disc
E-Z Listening Disc is a 1987 compilation album released by American New Wave band Devo. It is a disc of instrumental versions of classic Devo songs performed in the style of easy listening Muzak or New Age music...
version.
The rest of the set was largely based on the original studio versions. (The only notable difference was in "Gut Feeling", where the fast "Slap Your Mammy" jam had been removed from the ending and was replaced by the different yet equally energetic song "Gates Of Steel".) However, the album's closer is an eleven-minute medley of "Shout", "Somewhere
Somewhere (song)
"Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...
" from West Side Story, and "Disco Dancer". This is the second-longest track found in Devo's catalog; a longer studio version, totaling eighteen minutes, later appeared on the Recombo DNA
Recombo DNA
Recombo DNA is a collection of studio demos and unreleased tracks by the band Devo. It was released in 2000 by Rhino Handmade and limited to 5,000 copies....
compilation. It features a longer instrumental section and the addition of an older Devo song called "Social Fools".
Devo's performance of "Disco Dancer" is nearly identical to the remixed version heard in the song's music video.
Album length
The description of the album as containing "More than one hour of uncensored sonic proof" is a deliberate joke on the part of Devo. The album's length is 60 minutes and 1 second.Track listing
- "Jocko Homo" – 3:51
- "It Doesn't Matter to Me" – 2:52
- "Going Under" – 4:17
- "Working in a Coal Mine" – 3:59
- "Happy Guy" – 3:22
- "That's Good" – 3:31
- "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" – 3:05
- "Girl U Want" – 3:02
- "Whip It" – 2:37
- "Baby Doll" – 3:53
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
" – 3:36 - "Uncontrollable Urge" – 3:28
- "Gut Feeling" – 3:13
- "Gates of Steel" – 3:46
- "Somewhere With Devo: Shout / Disco Dancer" – 11:20
External links
- Devo Live Guide - Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances.