The Men Who Make the Music was the first home video

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 released by new wave

New Wave music

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 band Devo

Devo

Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...

. Finished in 1979, the film was set to be the first Video LP

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under the title "DevovVision" (advertised in the inner sleeve of the "Dut Now For The Future" LP), but was shelved by Time Life due to concerns about its anti-music industry content. It was released in 1981. A DVD

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 of this film was announced in 2000, due to be released by Rhino Records, but as of 2009 it has still not been released.

A concert film of Devo on their 1979 tour of Japan was also titled The Men Who Make the Music, and features live performances of "Secret Agent Man", "Satisfaction", "Too Much Paranoias", "Uncontrollable Urge", "Mongoloid", and "Jocko Homo", filmed at the Nippon Budokan Hall.

Synopsis

The Men Who Make the Music combines concert footage from Devo's 1978 tour with music videos and interstitials featuring a vague story about Devo's rocky relationship with "Big Entertainment". The majority of this story line is contained in a long segment called "Roll Out The Barrel" or "Rod Rooter's Big Ream"/"Rod's Big Reamer". This particular segment was shown as an intermission during Devo's 1979 tour and audio recordings appear on bootlegs from this tour. Part of this film also appears on The Complete Truth About Devolution

The Complete Truth About Devolution

The Complete Truth About De-Evolution was the third home video release by new wave band Devo. It is a collection of Devo's music videos from 1976 to 1990. It was released on Laserdisc in 1993 by Voyager and on DVD by Rhino Records in 2003.-Synopsis:...

. The other interstitials involve General Boy

General Boy

General Boy is a character created around 1975 by New Wave band Devo. He is usually seen portrayed by the father of both Devo's lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh and lead guitarist Bob Mothersbaugh, Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr....

 (Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr.) discussing DEVO's influence on the world and their philosophy. Members of Devo also make speeches during these interstitials.

Track listing

• Jocko Homo
  Jocko Homo
  "Jocko Homo" is the B-side to Devo's first single, "Mongoloid," released as a single in 1977 on Devo's own label, Booji Boy Records and later released in the UK on Stiff Records. The song was re-recorded as the feature song for Devo's first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! on Warner Bros....
  
   (Music video, taken from "The Truth About De-evolution")
• Titles
• General Boy Segment 1
• Wiggly World (Live)
• General Boy Segment 2
• The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise (Music video)
• Roll Out The Barrel (AKA "Rod Rooter's Big Reamer")
• Praying Hands (Live)
• General Boy Segment 3
• Uncontrollable Urge (Live)
• (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  " Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
  
  (Music video)
• General Boy Segment 4
• Jocko Homo (Live, partial performance)
• Secret Agent Man (Music video, take from "The Truth About De-evolution")
• Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA (Live)
• Come Back Jonee (Music Video)
• General Boy Segment 5
• Red Eye (Live)
• Credits
• Devo Corporate Anthem

External links

• Devo Live Guide - Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances.