Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) is the second collection of demos

Demo (music)

A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

 released by the post-punk/new wave 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...

. It is currently out of print.

Overview

The Hardcore Devo albums are collections of 4-track basement demos recorded by the band between 1974-1977. Some tracks are earlier versions of some of Devo's best known tracks that would later be re-recorded and used on subsequent Devo records (e.g. "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....

," "Mongoloid

Mongoloid (song)

"Mongoloid" is the first single released by Devo in 1977, on the Booji Boy Records label. It was backed with the song "Jocko Homo." "Mongoloid" also had one of the first music videos made using collage. "Mongoloid" would later be re-recorded by Devo and appeared on the album Q: Are We Not Men? A:...

"), but a majority of the tracks were never re-used and remained unreleased until the Hardcore Devo compilations.

Volume Two has been described as even more "hardcore" than Hardcore Devo: Volume One

Hardcore Devo: Volume One

Hardcore Devo: Volume One is the first of two collections of demos released by the post-punk/new wave band Devo. It is currently out of print.-Overview:...

, as it contains more "experimental" tracks. However, it is not without its share of "classic Devo," with the band's trademark sound already beginning to show.

Track listing

1. "Booji Boy's Funeral" – 3:59 (Mark Mothersbaugh
   Mark Mothersbaugh
   Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
   
   ) (1977)
2. "Can U Take It?" – 3:00 (Gerald V. Casale) (1974)
3. "Bamboo Bimbo" – 3:16 (Gerald V. Casale/Mark Mothersbaugh)(1975)
4. "A Plan for U" – 3:11 (Gerald V. Casale) (1974)
5. "The Rope Song" – 3:21 (Gerald V. Casale/Bob Lewis
   Bob Lewis (musician)
   Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New Wave band Devo...
   
   ) (1974)
6. "Goo Goo Itch" – 2:17 (Mark Mothersbaugh) (1976)
7. "Be Stiff" – 3:19 (Gerald V. Casale/Bob Lewis) (1974)
8. "All of Us" – 4:53 (Gerald V. Casale) (1974)
9. "Baby Talkin' Bitches" – 2:25 (Gerald V. Casale/Bob Mothersbaugh
   Bob Mothersbaugh
   Robert Leroy "Bob" Mothersbaugh, Jr.,, or "Bob 1", is the lead guitar player and occasional vocalist for Devo and younger brother of lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh...
   
   ) (1975)
10. "I Need a Chick" – 2:51 (Gerald V. Casale/Peter Gregg
    Peter Gregg (musician)
    This article is about Peter Gregg the musician. For the race car driver and car dealer see Peter Gregg .Peter Gregg is a producer and musician. Gregg played lead guitar on the earliest recordings of the prototype predecessor to the musical group Devo, under his nom de guitar, Coupe de Ville...
    
    ) (1974)
11. "U Got Me Bugged" – 2:45 (Mark Mothersbaugh) (1975)
12. "Chango" – 3:10 (Gerald V. Casale/Mark Mothersbaugh) (1975)
13. "Fraulein" – 3:06 (Mark Mothersbaugh) (1975)
14. "Dogs of Democracy" – 3:25 (Mark Mothersbaugh) (1976)
15. "37" – 2:57 (Gerald V. Casale/Bob Mothersbaugh) (1975)
16. "Bottled Up" – 2:21 (Gerald V. Casale) (1976)
17. "Working In a Coalmine" – 3:13 (Allen Toussaint
    Allen Toussaint
    Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...
    
    ) (1977)
18. "I Been Refused" – 3:32 (Gerald V. Casale) (1974)
19. "Fountain of Filth" – 3:09 (Gerald V. Casale/Bob Casale) (1977)
20. "Clockout" – 3:09 (Gerald V. Casale) (1976)
21. "Let's Go" – 2:42 (Mark Mothersbaugh) (1977)

Personnel

• Bob Casale - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
• Gerald V. Casale - Keyboards, Vocals
• Bob Mothersbaugh
  Bob Mothersbaugh
  Robert Leroy "Bob" Mothersbaugh, Jr.,, or "Bob 1", is the lead guitar player and occasional vocalist for Devo and younger brother of lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh...
  
   - Guitar, Vocals
• Mark Mothersbaugh
  Mark Mothersbaugh
  Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
  
   - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
• Jim Mothersbaugh
  Jim Mothersbaugh
  Jim Mothersbaugh was the second drummer for Devo, replacing Rod Reisman who only played for a single show. Jim joined Devo with his older brothers, Bob and Mark.Jim appears on several early Devo demos...
  
   - Drums
• Alan Myers - Drums