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Devo, captured live in Oakland, performing early experimental tracks written between 1974 and 1977, prior to any label deal or public success. No matter how messy, beginnings are exciting. Especially when what happens next endures the test of time. For Devo, the beginning happened in the basements and garages of Akron, Ohio. The songs they wrote were raw and unfiltered with no commercial intent. They called it Hardcore Devo. Performing 21 oddities, this is a tribute to departed, original Devo bandmate, Robert "Bob 2" Casale. Filmed live on June 28, 2014 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California.

Media

Watch "Uncontrollable Urge" on Rolling Stone »

Watch "Jocko Homo" on Dangerous Minds »

Track Listing

Sales Points

• Premiered at CBGB Festival 2014, followed by Devo performing Hardcore Live in Times Square
• Theatrical screenings and press events in several major markets
• Clip premieres and features by Rolling Stone, VICE, and Dangerous Minds
• National publicity outreach, artist support, and social media campaigns

Press Quotes

The Hardcore show for DEVO was like relocating a tail you misplaced a lifetime ago.

     —Mark Mothersbaugh

Hatched in an Akron basement in late '76' Uncontrollable Urge reached penetration velocity after we saw the Ramones in NYC the following spring.

     —Gerald V. Casale

The recordings of DEVO early on in their conquest to make the world a better place are fundamental pieces of America's great soundtrack. Spud, in order to understand where you are now, you must know where you came from. You need DEVO's Hardcore Live!

     —Henry Rollins

DEVO was probably the most astounding and radical band in the 70s USA underground, as weird and unique, focused and unorthodox, singularly experimental and punk than anything that came soon after or since. The manifestation of legend.

     —Thurston Moore