Hardcore Devo: Volume Two

Compilation album by Devo

Released

August 23, 1991

Recorded

April 1974–December 1977

Genre

Length

66:01

Label

Rykodisc

Producer

Devo

Devo chronology

Hardcore Devo: Volume One
(1990)

Hardcore Devo: Volume Two
(1991)

DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10^[1]

Hardcore Devo: Volume Two is the last of two collections of demos by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1991, on the label Rykodisc. It was out of print for over twenty years, however, it was re-issued on Superior Viaduct^[2] in 2013 both as a vinyl release (May 2013) and a CD containing both volumes and bonus tracks (July 2013).

Overview

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between 1974–1977. Some tracks are earlier versions of some of Devo's best known tracks that would later be re-recorded and used on subsequent Devo records (e.g. "Jocko Homo," "Mongoloid"), but a majority of the tracks were never re-used and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.

Volume Two has been described as even more "hardcore" than Hardcore Devo: Volume One, as it contains more "experimental" tracks. However, it is not without its share of "classic Devo," with the band's trademark sound already beginning to show.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Booji Boy's Funeral"	Mark Mothersbaugh	Instrumental	3:59
2.	"Can U Take It?"	Gerald Casale	Gerald Casale	3:00
3.	"Bamboo Bimbo"	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh	Mark Mothersbaugh	3:16
4.	"A Plan for U"	G. Casale	G. Casale	3:11
5.	"The Rope Song"	G. Casale Bob Lewis	G. Casale	3:21
6.	"Goo Goo Itch"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	2:17
7.	"Be Stiff"	G. Casale Lewis	G. Casale	3:19
8.	"All of Us"	G. Casale	G. Casale	4:53
9.	"Baby Talkin' Bitches"	G. Casale Bob Mothersbaugh	Bob Mothersbaugh	2:25
10.	"I Need a Chick"	G. Casale Peter Gregg	G. Casale	2:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
11.	"U Got Me Bugged"	M. Mothersbaugh	Booji Boy	2:45
12.	"Chango"	G. Casale M. Mothersbaugh	G. Casale M. Mothersbaugh	3:10
13.	"Fraulein"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	3:06
14.	"Dogs of Democracy"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	3:25
15.	"37"	G. Casale B. Mothersbaugh	B. Mothersbaugh	2:57
16.	"Bottled Up"	G. Casale	G. Casale	2:21
17.	"Working in the Coal Mine"	Allen Toussaint	G. Casale M. Mothersbaugh	3:13
18.	"I Been Refused"	G. Casale	G. Casale	3:32
19.	"Fountain of Filth"	G. Casale Bob Casale	G. Casale	3:09
20.	"Clockout"	G. Casale	G. Casale	3:09
21.	"Let's Go"	M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	2:42

Additional tracks

Bonus tracks on Superior Viaduct re-release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
22.	"Man From the Past"	G. Casale	G. Casale	3:22
23.	"Doghouse Doghouse"	G. Casale	G. Casale	2:40
24.	"Hubert House"	G. Casale M. Mothersbaugh	M. Mothersbaugh	1:50
25.	"Shimmy Shake"	B. Mothersbaugh	B. Mothersbaugh	2:57

Personnel

Devo

Gerald Casale – lead and background vocals; bass guitar; drums (16)
Mark Mothersbaugh – lead vocals; synthesizer
Bob Mothersbaugh – lead and background vocals; guitar
Jim Mothersbaugh – drums (all except 16, 17, 19, 20)
Bob Casale – additional guitar (8, 17, 19, 20)
Alan Myers – drums (17, 19, 20)
Bob Lewis – additional guitar (5, 8)

Production team

Devo – producers

References

↑ Beta, Andy. "Devo: Hardcore Volume 2". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
↑ Pilmer, Michael (June 19, 2013). "Hardcore DEVO Re-Issued On Vinyl and CD!" (html). clubdevo.com. Retrieved 2014-11-22.

External links

Hardcore Devo: Volume Two at Discogs (list of releases)

Devo

Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh Bob Mothersbaugh Josh Freese Josh Hager Bob Casale Alan Myers Jim Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis Fred Weber Rod Reisman David Kendrick Jeff Friedl

Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Duty Now for the Future (1979) Freedom of Choice (1980) New Traditionalists (1981) Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) Shout (1984) Total Devo (1988) Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Something for Everybody (2010)

Live albums	Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace (1989) DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) DEV-O Live (1999) Live in Central Park (2004) Devo Live 1980 (2005) New Traditionalists – Live in Seattle 1981 (2012) Miracle Witness Hour (2014) Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)

Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc (1987) Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993) Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996) Pioneers Who Got Scalped (2000) Recombo DNA (2000) This Is the Devo Box (2008) Something Else for Everybody (2013) Social Fools: The Virgin Singles 1978 - 1982 (2015)

EPs	B Stiff EP (1977) Mechanical Man EP (1978) DEV-O Live (1981) Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983) Watch Us Work It (2008) Song Study (2010)

Singles	"Mongoloid" "Jocko Homo" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Come Back Jonee" "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" "Secret Agent Man" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Gates of Steel" "Freedom of Choice" "Through Being Cool" "Beautiful World" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Patterns" "Are You Experienced?" "Here to Go" "Shout" "Baby Doll" "Disco Dancer" "Stuck in a Loop" "Post-Post Modern Man" "Watch Us Work It" "Fresh" "Don't Shoot (I'm a Man)" "What We Do" "Monsterman" "Don't Roof-Rack Me, Bro"

Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!

Related articles	Booji Boy Church of the SubGenius Devo 2.0 Devo discography Energy dome General Boy Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers Mutato Muzika The Beginning Was the End "Dare to Be Stupid" "The Mutants Are Revolting"

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