The Men Who Make the Music

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 under the title "DevoVision" (advertised in the inner sleeve of the "Duty Now For The Future" 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 this never came to pass. In January 2014, Michael Pilmer, webmaster of the official Devo website, indicated a DVD release by MVD later in the year.^[1]

A concert film of Devo on their 1979 tour of Japan was also titled The Men Who Make the Music, and features live performances of "Secret Agent Man", "Satisfaction", "Too Much Paranoias", "Uncontrollable Urge", "Mongoloid", and "Jocko Homo", filmed at the Nippon Budokan Hall. The performance of "Red Eye" from this show is also on the official The Men Who Make the Music release.

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 Reamer". 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.

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 Reamer")
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

References

↑ Club Devo, "The Men Who Make The Music Coming to DVD!!!!!"

External links

Devo Live Guide - Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances.

Devo

Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh Bob Mothersbaugh Josh Freese Bob Casale Alan Myers Jim Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis Fred Weber Rod Reisman David Kendrick

Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Duty Now for the Future Freedom of Choice New Traditionalists Oh, No! It's Devo Shout Total Devo Smooth Noodle Maps Something for Everybody

Live albums	DEV-O Live Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years Devo Live 1980 Live in Central Park Live 1981 Seattle Miracle Witness Hour Hardcore Devo Live!

Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc Devo's Greatest Hits Devo's Greatest Misses Hardcore Devo: Volume One Hardcore Devo: Volume Two Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo Adventures of the Smart Patrol Pioneers Who Got Scalped Recombo DNA This Is the Devo Box Something Else for Everybody Social Fools: The Virgin Singles 1978 - 1982

EPs	B Stiff EP Mechanical Man EP DEV-O Live Theme from Doctor Detroit Watch Us Work It Song Study

Singles	"Mongoloid" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Jocko Homo" "Come Back Jonee" "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" "Secret Agent Man" "Flimsy Wrap" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Gates of Steel" "Freedom of Choice" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Beautiful World" "Through Being Cool" "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Here to Go" "Are You Experienced?" "Baby Doll" "Disco Dancer" "Post-Post Modern Man" "Watch Us Work It" "Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)" "Fresh" "What We Do" "Monsterman" "Don't Roof-Rack Me, Bro"

Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!

Related articles	Booji Boy Church of the SubGenius Devo 2.0 Devo discography Energy Dome General Boy Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers Mutato Muzika The Beginning Was the End "Dare to Be Stupid" "The Mutants Are Revolting"

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