The Men Who Make the Music

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The Men Who Make the Music was the first home video released by new wave band Devo. Finished in 1979, the film was set to be the first Video LP, but was shelved by Time Life due to concerns about its anti-music industry content. It was released in 1981. A DVD of this film was announced in 2000, due to be released by Rhino Records, but as of 2008 it has still not been released.

[edit] Synopsis

The Men Who Make the Music combines concert footage from Devo's 1978 tour with music videos 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 Reemer" 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 The Complete Truth About Devolution. The other interstitials involve General Boy (Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr.) discussing DEVO's influence on the world and their philosophy. Members of Devo also make speeches during these interstitials.

[edit] Track Listing

  • Jocko Homo (Music video, taken from "The Truth About De-evolution")
  • Titles
  • General Boy Segment 1
  • Wiggly World (Live)
  • General Boy Segment 2
  • The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise (Music video)
  • Roll Out The Barrel (AKA "Rod Rooter's Big Ream")
  • Praying Hands (Live)
  • General Boy Segment 3
  • Uncontrollable Urge (Live)
  • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Music video)
  • General Boy Segment 4
  • Jocko Homo (Live, partial performance)
  • Secret Agent Man (Music video, take from "The Truth About De-evolution")
  • Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (Live)
  • Come Back Jonee (Music Video)
  • General Boy Segment 5
  • Red Eye (Live)
  • Credits
  • Devo Corporate Anthem

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