E-Z Listening Disc
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| Studio album by Devo | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | New Wave/Muzak | |
| Producer(s) | Devo | |
| Devo chronology | ||
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| Shout (1984) |
E-Z Listening Disc (1987) |
Total Devo (1988) |
E-Z Listening Disc is the 1987 release by Devo. It is a disc of instrumental versions of classic Devo songs performed in the style of easy listening Muzak or New Age music. The album is a collection of tracks from Devo's two "E-Z Listening Cassettes," available only though Club Devo. The CD omits a second E-Z Listening version of "Shout."
Notable is the version of "Satisfaction" present here; it uses the original Rolling Stones guitar riff, which does not appear in any other versions of Devo's cover. Some fans suggest this was added because otherwise the rendition would not be recognizable; indeed, the song's vocal harmony could not be replicated with an instrument and Devo's quiet bass-riff was the only indicator of what it was.
[edit] Track list:
- "Gates of Steel"
- "Girl U Want"
- "Come Back Jonee"
- "Whip It"
- "That's Good"
- "Jerkin' Back and Forth"
- "4th Dimension"
- "Shout (Hello Kitty)"
- "Mongoloid"
- "Pity You"
- "Goin' Under"
- "Swelling, Itching Brain"
- "Jurisdiction of Luv"
- "Peek 'a' Boo"
- "Satisfaction"
- "Space Junk"
- "Time Out for Fun"
- "It's a Beautiful World"
- "Jocko Homo"
| Devo discography |
| Albums: Be Stiff EP | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo | Duty Now for the Future | Freedom of Choice | DEV-O Live | New Traditionalists | Oh, No! It's Devo | Shout | E-Z Listening Disc | Total Devo | Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace | Smooth Noodle Maps | Devo's Greatest Hits | Devo's Greatest Misses | Hardcore Devo: Volume One | Hardcore Devo: Volume Two | DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years | Adventures of the Smart Patrol | Pioneers Who Got Scalped | Recombo DNA | The Essentials | Whip It and Other Hits | Devo Live 1980 | Live in Central Park |
| Side Projects: P'Twaaang!!! | Devo 2.0 | Army Girls Gone Wild | Mine is Not a Holy War |
| Home Video: The Men Who Make the Music | Human Highway | We're All Devo | The Complete Truth About Devolution | Devo Live | Devo Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun | Devo Live 1980 |
