Devo Album: “Adventures of the Smart Patrol”

Devo go CD Rom? Yes indeed.And although the game itself got panned mercilessly,for being "too retro"- ( Hello,what don't YOU get about DEVO? )- the soundtrack itself is a sweet little gem of old and new.

The Golden Oldies ( which are a part of the game itself...find the videos ),"Peek-A-Boo!","Beautiful World","Whip it","Freedom Of Choice" and "Jocko",sort of read as a " one hit from each album." They seem to have been put to the back of the spud bus,just in case you only want to hear the new stuff. "Mechanical Man" is also an old DEVO nugget.

So what's the real scoop you ask? How about DEVO as an alias band? Yeah,that's them as "The Smart Patrol" ( The CD visual band,are the actors from the game,NOT the actual band.). DEVO play a mean surf instrumental in the title track! ( Imagine The Ventures trying to do a synthi-retro version of The Streets Of San Francisco theme.). "That's What He Said" is almost a kick to the groin of Morrissey-type songs...those overly self-indulgent whiney songs. "U Got Me Bugged" is a newly mixed vocals version,in which you'll remark,"So THAT's what he's saying!".

The two NON-DEVO tracks,also fit into this mix quite nicely. "34C" by Brian Applegate is a hilarious homage to the American fixation. While "The Spirit of JFK" by Scott Orsi,will knock you out! He found various news reel sound bytes,by JFK,Lee Harvey Oswald,and several newscasters,and turned it all into a highly amusing punchline about Sampler Rock. The addition of these two performers,makes you wish DEVO would produce full albums by these artists.

All in all,a nice package of The New and The Old,DEVO continue to go forward into the past! DUTY NOW,SPUDS!

A great retrospective sampler, with a taste of current de-evolution. How cool is Devo? Name ANY other well known band that would include two devolved songs from fans on their CD... "Enough Said." BUY THIS CD!!!

This quicky toss off was made for a CD-rom video game that was far funnier than this disc. Five of the eleven songs are DEVO classics and you can get them on "Greatest Hits" or "Essentials." The remainders are a so-what instrumental, "Mechanical Man" (also available elsewhere) and a re-recorded "You Got Me Bugged," which was never a steller song in the first place. Then two songs from some clowns whose names we won't bother with, becasue their songs are that worthless. DEVO Completests may want this but otherwise, stay away.