Hardcore Devo, Vol. 2: 74-77

by Devo

Overview

Like its predecessor and true to its title, Hardcore, Vol. 2 is an indispensable item for any hardcore Devo fan. Featuring over an hour's worth of raw, four-track basement recordings from the years 1974-1977, the disc contains such necessities as the atmospheric instrumental "Booji Boy's Funeral," the mechanized blues shuffle of "37," the mock sports anthem "Let's Go," the gleeful bubblegum pop parody "Goo Goo Itch" (revealing a surprisingly strong sense of melody), and the sheer aural dementia of "U Got Me Bugged," as well as "Be Stiff," which later became the theme song for the pioneering British indie label Stiff Records. Also featured are early versions of "Clockout" and their cover of Lee Dorsey's "Working In a Coalmine." While there are a number of misses as well -- some tracks are all robotic rhythms with no melody, and others come off as the mildly misogynistic rantings of sexually frustrated misfits -- the compilation again proves the depth of development and detail in Devo's satirical vision far prior to their 1978 debut album. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/2013
Label:	Revolver Usa / Superior Viaduct
UPC:	0857176003256
Rank:	40303

Tracks

1. Booji Boy¿¿¿s Funeral
2. Can U Take It?
3. Bamboo Bimbo
4. A Plan for U
5. The Rope Song
6. Goo Goo Itch
7. Be Stiff
8. All of Us
9. Baby Talkin¿¿¿ Bitches
10. I Need a Chick
11. U Got Me Bugged
12. Chango
13. Fraulein
14. Dogs of Democracy
15. ¿¿¿37¿¿¿
16. Bottled Up
17. Working in the Coal Mine
18. I Been Refused
19. Fountain of Filth
20. Clockout
21. Let¿¿¿s Go
22. Man From the Past
23. Doghouse Doghouse
24. Hubert House
25. Shimmy Shake

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Devo   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bob Casale   Composer
Bob Mothersbaugh   Composer
Paul Gregg   Composer
Robert Casale   Composer
Devo   Producer
Mark Mothersbaugh   Composer
Robert Lewis   Composer
Gerald V. Casale   Composer
Lee Dorsey   Composer
Raymond Scott   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Bob Lewis   Composer
Peter Gregg   Composer