Duty Now for the Future
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| Studio album by Devo | |||||
| Released | July 1979 | ||||
| Recorded | 1979 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave | ||||
| Length | 38:56 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Ken Scott | ||||
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Duty Now for the Future was the second album by United States New Wave band Devo, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).
The "Devo Corporate Anthem" music and video are a nod to Rollerball, in which games are preceded by players and audience standing solemnly while listening to a regional corporate anthem.
"Secret Agent Man" is a cover (with modified lyrics) of the song by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri and performed by Johnny Rivers in 1965.
"Devo Corporate Anthem" and "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprise" videos were featured on the collection "The Complete Truth About De-Evolution".
"Secret Agent Man" video was featured in the film "The Truth about De-Evolution" as an early document that was originally titled "The Beginning was the End" along with videos for "Jocko Homo" and other random Devo shorts and information.
The majority of the songs on the album had been performed in Devo's live set as early as 1976 or 1977.
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[edit] Reception
It was received less enthusiastically than their first release; Dave Marsh, writing in Rolling Stone, condemns it completely, feeling that "inspired amateurism works only when the players aspire to something better." [1] The Allmusic review, written more than a decade later, takes a longer view. Reviewer Mark Deming writes that "their second album captures the group in the midst of a significant stylistic shift" while acknowledging that the song " 'Triumph of the Will' embraces fascism as a satirical target without bothering to make it sound as if they disapprove." [2]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Devo Corporate Anthem" | Mark Mothersbaugh | 1:16 |
| 2. | "Clockout" | Gerald V. Casale | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Timing X" | M. Mothersbaugh | 1:13 |
| 4. | "Wiggly World" | Bob Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Blockhead" | B. Mothersbaugh, M. Mothersbaugh | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Strange Pursuit" | G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh | 2:45 |
| 7. | "S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)" | M. Mothersbaugh | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Triumph of the Will" | M. Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale | 2:19 |
| 9. | "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" | M. Mothersbaugh | 2:42 |
| 10. | "Pink Pussycat" | M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Secret Agent Man" | P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri, arr. M. Mothersbaugh | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Smart Patrol"/"Mr. DNA" | G.V. Casale/G.V. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh | 6:06 |
| 13. | "Red Eye" | M. Mothersbaugh, G.V. Casale | 2:50 |
Note: On the original LP album release, side one was comprised of tracks 1-7; side two of tracks 8-13.[3]
[edit] Compact Disc Releases
- The 1993 UK CD issue on Virgin paired this album with New Traditionalists and included Devo's cover of Allen Toussaint's "Working in the Coal Mine" from the movie Heavy Metal, that was included in the original LP album release of New Traditionalists.
- The 1995 (copyright 1994) US CD issue on Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings (the first American version on CD) came with two bonus tracks: the single A-side "Soo Bawlz" (written by Mark Mothersbaugh) and the Brian Eno-produced "Penetration in the Centrefold," (written by G.V. Casale and M. Mothersbaugh), originally the B-side of the UK release of "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize."
- The 2005 remastered re-issue on Collectables includes no bonus tracks and incorrectly calls the last track "Red Eye Express" (after the chorus).
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Mothersbaugh – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Gerald V. Casale – keyboards, vocals
- Bob Mothersbaugh – guitar, vocals
- Bob Casale – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Alan Myers – drums
[edit] Technical personnel
- Ken Scott – producer, engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer
[edit] Notes
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