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This article is about the Devo home video collection. For the music video by Devo, see The Truth About De-Evolution
Cover of 2003 Rhino Records DVD Release

The Complete Truth About Devolution 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, and on DVD by Rhino Records in 2003.

Synopsis

The Complete Truth About Devolution contains almost all of Devo's music video output from 1976 to 1990. The DVD does not include two notable music videos. The first is "Doctor Detroit", the theme to the movie Doctor Detroit. It also does not include the Jimi Hendrix cover Are You Experienced?, due to protests from the Hendrix estate. The films are presented in roughly chronological order, and are interspersed with clips from a promotional film Devo made with Pioneer to promote the Laserdisc format. It also includes many bonus features including a commentary track, an interview with Chuck Statler who directed many of Devo's videos, live footage from early Devo performances, galleries and more.

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Cover of 1993 Voyager LaserDisc Release

About the name

It is important to differentiate The Complete Truth About Devolution from "The Truth About De-Evolution". "The Truth About De-Evolution" was Devo's first music video comprising the videos for Jocko Homo and "Secret Agent Man". The Complete Truth About Devolution is the compilation of videos first released in 1993.

Track listing

  • Logos and Titles
  • Devo Corporate Anthem
  • In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution
  • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  • A word about laserdiscs
  • Come Back Jonee
  • The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise
  • Worried Man (From the film Human Highway)
  • Whip It
  • Girl U Want
  • Freedom of Choice
  • Another word about laserdiscs
  • Through Being Cool
  • Love Without Anger
  • Beautiful World
  • Time Out For Fun
  • Peek-A-Boo
  • That's Good
  • More about Laserdiscs
  • Are U Experienced? (Does not appear on Rhino DVD)
  • The final word about laserdiscs
  • Disco Dancer
  • Post Post-Modern Man
  • Post Post-Modern Man (Rocky Schenck remix)
  • Credits
  • Mongoloid (Bonus feature on Rhino DVD)

About the Rhino Records DVD

The Rhino Records DVD released in 2000 received much criticism from fans of the band. First, the video for "Are U Experienced?" was omitted at the request of the estate of Jimi Hendrix. To this, the back cover states: "DEVO regrets 'Are U Experienced?' is not included in the program. The current executors of the Jimi Hendrix estate were determined to prove us to the old adage - 'To seek permission is to seek denial.'" Other criticisms include the poor mastering job, including simply recording the gallery segments from the Laserdisc without making them seekable galleries, and the many delays in the DVD's release. The Rhino DVD, however, does include the highly influential video for Mongoloid made by Bruce Connor.

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