Originally published at YouTube on September 6, 2015. From the DEV-O Live EP, released in 1981. This EP was a definite crowd pleaser when it appeared in record stores in the late spring of 1981. "DEV-O Live," consisted of 6 songs and was intended as a promotional package for the later release of their live album of the same name. As a DJ you rarely, if ever, want to spin an entire album for a live audience, let alone a 6-song EP. I found the first three tracks more than sufficient for my purposes and they pretty much did the job I intended them to do, to drive the audience wild for even hotter action.
The truth is, if I had created the EP, these three songs would have been sufficient enough: in sequence: 1."Freedom of Choice Theme Song," 2."Whip It," and 3."Girl U Want." There is also an introduction in this video where the band members are interviewed.
A lot of real retro is in this video with a lot of synchronized live Devo footage. I wish the visual quality was better, but this was the best I could find in 2015. Although the EP only reached #50 on Billboard, it peaked at #1 for three weeks on Australian record charts in August 1981.
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