Hello Spuds (People)!
I can cross another thing of my “To do before I die” list, because last night I saw DEVO play live when they performed a selection of their patented digital cartoons (songs) at Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre! Oh man/woman they were awesome!
They played predominantly from their Greatest Hits, although there were a few more obscure tracks thrown in there, such as “Going Under” and “Blockhead” which I wasn’t expecting but thoroughly enjoyed. As I practically like every single one of their songs, I obviously was never going to hear all the ones I wanted. I would have liked to hear some of their post-1982 songs, but I’m probably in the minority… There sure were a lot of single bald men in the audience though… But don’t let their naked craniums fool you! I was beat fair and square by one of them when DEVO started flinging energy domes into the crowd… jerk… that energy dome had my name on it. I mean, they sell them for $30! I was going to have an ’80s party and use them as chip bowls…
It was a slight shock though to see them in real life. I’d just finished watching a couple of their DVDs, which consist mostly of their original music videos and some live shows from circa 30 years ago. For a second when they walked out on stage I thought they were wearing plastic masks os something (which they often do), but indeed it was pure DEVO. I loved it! I’m a HUGE DEVO FAN! I brought my camera along, but it was dark and the vibrations from the several hundred “moshing” DEVO-tees (fans) around me made it difficult to focus on Mark’s trademark glasses. These were the best:
Kind regards,
David M. Green
Are we not men? (that’s sexist)
