Saturday, October 18, 2008

D E V O clips from 'going home' to Akron, O-HI-O

DEVO had a mighty successful homecoming last night playing their first Akron show for 30 years as a one-off DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE gig in aid of Barack Obama's PresIdential bid.

A couple of reviews follows but, first, some YouTube clips I have found.

JERRY CASALE introduces JOCKO HOMO taking the rip out of Sarah Palin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_QUgfwmDPQ

CHRISSIE HYNDE, DEVO AND BLACK KEYS JAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gRh9DWHMAE&feature=related

THAT'S GOOD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPvgrjWA-R4

SATISFACTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxY7xjgs-JM&feature=related

WHIP IT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owOvPNGxywY&feature=related

UNCONTROLLABLE URGE (with an uncontrollable stage invader)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZoH7mLoVRE

JOCKO HOMO (in 2 parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlzKhiXJkEA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bp8Xkwapw

FREEDOM of CHOICE (with adapted 'Obama '08' chant)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-jjvroRr8M




REVIEWS

Re: Devo and the Black Keys Akron civic theatreLast night was maybe my favorite BK show ever. Some of it had to do with Dan and Pat, some with the theater, some with the other players, some that it was for Obama, some because of great old friends, but it all had to do with it being ...
DEVO Plays Akron's Civic Theater For ObamaBy Kyle Kutuchief I had no clue what to expect from Devo. They were really good and so energetic. They jumped all over, had coordinated costume changes, and sounded great. It was clear they were happy to be playing in their home town. ...
Devo Rocks Akron!By Erik Last night I went to the Civic Theater in Akron to see The Black Keys, Chrissie Hynde, and Devo. Yes, that’s right, I said DEVO. All three of these musical talents are from Akron or the surrounding area. For those of you who may not ...
The Black Keys, Chrissy Hynde, and Devo For ObamaBy Kyle(Kyle)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey thanks for the link! I am Erik from the Devo rocks Akron review that was posted. I just added a link to this article so my readers can find the YouTube videos you posted.

Awesome concert!