Explosions (1982-10-30)

[Lufttygger306]

The should be on Rock Band or Guitar Hero

[frizzlefrap]

drummer is awesome ..... great song ..... the energy .... amazing!

[MemphisWeirdo]

Ka-Boooom.

Bob 1 with attitude.

Alan Meyers... simply amazing.

Mark is an absolute genius.

The Casales... Yeah, Oh Yeah.

Devo was at their peak during this era.

[Scabrous77]

More cow bell !

[jpsutty197]

My most favourite song by one of my favourite bands :D

[Spudboy41]

FUCK YEAH !

[GrantTarredus]

@javelinman7 Yes! Go to THE source for rare Devo material, Booji Boy's Basement... I don't believe links are enabled here, but Google and ye shall find.

And listen to the 30 second audio sample of Explosions -- you'll notice that Mark's voice is mixed far better!

[MrTrty5]

Talk about a collaborative effort. No 15 minute solo's here [yes, I mean you Eddie, ya showoff]. Devo are the greatest!

[javelinman7]

can I get this whole show on tape somewhere?

[BOnEhEAdD]

Omfg, Explosions are the last song i would suspect to kick THIS much ass live - it really comes to life! If this is really the only time it was ever performed, its really a shame

[FaxanaduJohn]

This is utterly spectacular. Devo fucking rule

[SirHatchporch]

Can't help but think of this song every 4th of July, when people ooh and ah over the 'splosions.

[lovecraft57]

Saw them last year at the Hollywood Race Track, it was a once in a lifetime chance, it only cost 8 bucks. It's the best show I've ever been to, devo rocks and sounds just as good as they did back in the day.

[boyleb1]

this is so fucking badass

[fyx195]

Thank's for posting.A chilling track.

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

I wish the mixers would turn up Marks microphone - theres a buttoin called volume you know! But this is a great concert thats always worth a look.

[DhingisKahn]

Bob is so under-rated.He's an amazing guitar player.

[jackerx5]

where is Bob 2?

[PolaroidsPyramids]

@jackerx Bob 2 is on the right side of the stage playing keyboards. He says "oh yeah" after Jerry says "yes."

[h9ooo]

@the one person who disliked it : i know where You live...

[mrnannyfanatic]

wish alan got to do whatever he wanted on those last couple of records...as new as drum machines were in the early 80s, he was just such a sick drummer.

[Casebomb]

best devo song ever created

[EarlyLAPunk]

LOUD SHOTS FROM THE BIG SPUD GUUUNN!!!!!

[wickedplantz]

thanx!

[tibieryo]

Nihilism is awesome. :D

[rt16]

I can't believe they didn't keep this in there set list. It's a good warm up song, if not absolutely awesome.

[TheAmusingHeckler]

Blast your Speakers apart with this tune!!!!

[LonelyAtTheTop79]

While I love DEVO, I must concur that this song is rather shit. Amazing drum work by alan though. Is that him on the studio version or is it a drum machine?

[tibieryo]

@LonelyAtTheTop79 Drum machine.

And dude, it's a song whose chorus is, AND I QUOTE: "We like/Explosions x4"

What part of that is NOT incredibly badass? (this song seems to be a base breaker...)

[fuckamericanidiot]

@LonelyAtTheTop79 i think this is a great track, give me this over most of their 80's output any day!

[F5RTED]

not true i saw them 82 in nyc at the palladium. and they performed it there.

[alainfromfrance]

0:38 Jerry with very short hair !! funny

[poconose2]

It may be that this song was only performed one time publicly for a reason !

that reason is simple... it sucked so bad even the 1980's we are Deaf and stupid- crowd .. couldn't stand it. and thats saying alot ! considering songs like.

Kids In America - Kim Wilde ,and I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall and Oates made the top 40 charts !

[billc756]

@poconose2 you're obviously NOT a true DEVOtee. Speak only for yourself,please. Now run along and find something shiny to play with while eating fish heads.

[dinosaurjr420]

@poconose2 I love this song so much, so eat me.

[billc756]

We like explosions that leave you feeling good >:-)

[MrMiister]

i had no idea devo were this good..

love it!

[dettigs]

@MrMiister this song is from "oh no, it's devo"......a great cd.  also check out the cd"freedom of choice".....they really are 2 great cd's, almost every song on each is good!!! you will enjoy them.

[MrMiister]

@dettigs thanks for the info dett, managed to got a few of their albums on vinyl for next to nothing, absolultey fantastic. im a DE-VO and never knew it , down with the subhumans! :)

[billc756]

Time for the Spudboys to do this song live again, with Josh Freese layin down the 16-beat!

[LaClaseRock]

This is a rare gem. They should play this song in the new tour!

[WoodRatGirl]

I wish someone would upload a HQ vid of the vinyl version of this.

[JohnnyLovely2]

@WoodRatGirl O rly? I just so happen to have a camera and a vinyl copy of 'Oh No'. I'll try.... I actually recorded the entire New Traditionalists album out of boredom...lol

[WoodRatGirl]

@JohnnyLovely2

Would you really do that? No pressure or anything if you don't want too LOL.

[WoodRatGirl]

I've had this song stuck in my head today lol.

[bobshubey]

Wonder why they only performed this live once. I seem to remember hearing this song on the radio semi-regularly in the early to mid 80s.

[rosario508]

YES!!!  OH YEAH!!!!

[1devo6587]

damn! alan is tearing up that drum set!

[fftlguy]

i wish devo would re-do their old tours longer..i almost got 2 see the ones they just did recently but me being poor i missed out..again..i wish they did this all the time but with the release of their new album soon (hopefully in april says michael pilmer) they will be 2 busy =[

[TVMatthias]

dude the new tour is going to revive 3-Devo!

[dmattt]

DEVO rocks!

[nick1137]

they need to do more songs from this album

[piginasack]

I keep coming back to this - this is the most rockin' DEVO live song I have seen They need to add this to the set for the upcoming tour in 2010.

[Rodney17302]

This, Gates of Steel and Worried Man are awesome live Devo songs

[anpnymous123]

Totally agree.

[SRR03]

Fantastic performance!

[fuckamericanidiot]

mark's voice sounds excellent

[ProfessorIgor]

Al Myers is like the 16 beat king !!

[rmaxinmass]

@ProfessorIgor I believe that's Dave Kendrik on drums. Alan had left by the time Oh No It's DEVO was finished.

[ProfessorIgor]

@rmaxinmass no way man, that's ALAN... come on, look at the nose !!! Alan has a big schnoz !!! 

[t0rment2004]

@rmaxinmass Yeah. Alan stayed in the band around three years after this. Then they got David Kendrick and later Josh Freese. Shame, because Alan is a face-melting drummer. This video is proof.

[Lufttygger306]

@rmaxinmass Alan left in '86 - this was obviously '82

[Nakedguy01]

jerry is hot!

[WoodRatGirl]

Such a funky number, gotta love Devo!

[DoPatrol1337]

i saw these cool dudes live earlier this year and they were so amazing

still kickin as ever

[calaverasgrande]

wow bob is KILLING on the guitar. I had no idea there was a guitar line!

[ghellogm]

Oh that Alan!

[gabrielgabriel2000]

YES! OH YEAH!

[bigthecatfreak]

Awesome song!

[christfersmart1]

And on the LP they turned Bob 1's guitar down. Idiots

[hyperlunch]

Agreed.

[jsp29]

Thanx for upload!

Incredible!