3-Devo Speer Racer and Big Mess (screw up)

This is the part of the 3-Devo concert that went the worst. Thanks to Brian Applegate, Scott Stanton, and Alex Brunelle of boojiboysbasement.com for getting this video to the public. Here is his description of these two songs:

"This specific show was an experiment that DEVO signed up for and, of course, went wrong. The sound man apparently thought he was correcting the sync on DEVO's backing track (the one on the film), when in reality, but the offset was supposed to be there to enable the band to keep sync. During "Speed Racer", the band begins to lose sync with the film, and try to stop the show during "Big Mess", to no avail. "Big Mess" is barely played, but we do get to see the whole backing video and hear the click track."

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• 80s
• screwup

[ehav]

The band didn't screw up the production team did.

[Gjeorje]

I remember this. Later the giant pirate broke his tethers and killed a coolie. The whole thing was hushed up. Shocking.

[GrantTarredus]

I just noticed for the first time the shot of John Lennon -- one more of Devo's countless Beatles references.

[theman4455245]

@845DZ I have to point to Pink Floyd and Mr. Screen dating back to at LEAST '77 if not '74... and of course, the Wall shows in '80 and '81. And even the Who played to backing tapes for their Quadraphenia tour around its release, which predates that (although it was disastrous, much like this, to my understanding). It wasn't pioneering, though it was highly unpopular.

[neilioutube]

I saw this tour in East Lansing, MI circa 1983 ... no screw ups, perfectly done, AWESOME show, confirmed my Devo-tion. It pains me to see this, but also gives me more respect for them ... considering what they were working with technology-wise back then. I don't even know how many things they were "syncing" up. But they sure pulled it off when I saw them.

[MrKeyboarder100]

Do they had playback at that time?? in 1982-83?

[billyblastoff101]

Devo is wicked!! Q: are we not men A: We are devo!!!!!

[ohare100]

every time i look at this footage, it guts me coz devo r ace,still sounds good tho 4 its time ,WE R DEVO ,

[0igres]

Wow it really was a big mess...a really big mess.

[845DZ]

Problem with being pioneers. They were doing music and video live way before anyone else.

Funny though, he says "stop this or film is not in sync" and the screen shows BIG... MESS...

[RevAndroid]

I do think that Devo would hate me for saying this, but they should attempt this again :)

[AnAnonymousStudent]

@aicdan1 Grunge is lame. A bunch of whiners pissing themselves over their inability to be decent human beings and write music that is worth listening to, or even just grow a backbone and stand up for themselves.