Devo Album: “Hardcore Devo, Vol. 2: 1974-1977”

This blew my mind. This music is psychotic and deranged. I was really not ready for this. I consider myself to be something of a freakish music seeker, yet this amazing recording had not crossed my path till recently (blame it on my age). The true influence of Devo will not be recognized by scholars and the masses for awhile. Devo are directly responsible for ill synthesis, post-punk, new wave, and the video age. If you have not had the fortune to hear these early historic templates than you need to immediately. I actually prefer this to Volume 1, as Volume 1 has many early versions of later Devo classics, Volume 2 has quite a few tracks unavailable elsewhere. And with good reason, the unstable might break if they were administered some of these doses in large quantities. These tracks are much rawer and more deranged than later Devo. From crude vocoder paired with detuned synth, to fuzzy guitar rock, this is some truly Devolutionary music for Devolutionary people. Some of these songs have a leering, almost sinister edge which was later smoothed out for mass consumption. It is absolutely criminal that these two albums are out-of-print. I am a sucker for musical madness, and this was just what my shrink ordered. If you can only get one of these two discs, go for Volume 2, as it is the pinnacle of Devo's pre-corporate madness.

there is only one word to describe this album: GREAT!

I was a fourteen-year-old potato when I first heard Devo in the HEAVY METAL, the movie soundtrack. I was hooked forever. I learned years later they originated a mere 50 miles from my own spawning pool!! They seem to tap into my own perspective perfectly. THEY WILL BE WORSHIPPED AS GODS AND PROPHETS IN THE NEAR FUTURE or something...

This album was a godsend. It allows the listener to hear the early stuff. After listening to these poor four-track recordings from 20-25 years ago I can only say: DEVO was AT LEAST three DECADES ahead of it's time!!!

A SINCERE PATHETIC FANBOY

These NEED to be in print, their other stuff NEEDS to be out of print, trust me all you need is Hardcore Vol 1 and 2, everything else is just bleeggh, this is the REAL Devo.