Pioneers Who Got Scalped is an anthology by the rock 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...

, released in 2000. 17 of the 50 tracks are previously unissued on CD, including b-sides, remixes, soundtrack songs and spoken word material. The band recorded the long-time concert favorite "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat" in the studio for the first time, specifically for inclusion on this compilation.

The original Rhino package used lenticular printing

Lenticular printing

Lenticular printing is a technology in which a lenticular lens is used to produce images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is viewed from different angles...

 to create "animated" front and back covers. The front cover animation showed tomahawks flying towards the band members who are tied to stakes and which cause their energy dome

Energy dome

Energy dome refers to the red terraced headgear first worn by Devo during their Freedom of Choice years. Other incorrect names include "power dome" and "flowerpot" . Energy Domes have been a regular part of Devo's stage costumes since 1980, worn in their 1982, 1988, and 1990 tours, as well as most...

 hats to fly off their heads. The back cover shows the animated "music executives" throwing the tomahawks. The "music executives" on the back cover were Rhino Records employees. The Rhino employees pictured, from front to back, are David Dorn (from, at the time, the Publicity Department), Arny Schorr (from Rhino Home Video), Mark Pinkus (from Special Markets), Bill Smith (from Radio Promotion), and Bob O'Neill (from Business Affairs).

The liner notes are by music historian Andy Zax

Andy Zax

Andy Zax is a music historian and producer of CD boxed sets and reissues by Talking Heads, Rod Stewart, Echo & the Bunnymen, Television, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Judee Sill, John Cale, Nico, The Neon Philharmonic, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, The Sisters of Mercy,...

, most famous for being the "Music Geek" on the Comedy Central

Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

 program Beat The Geeks

Beat the Geeks

Beat the Geeks is an American comedy game show that aired on Comedy Central from 2001 to 2002. The show was rerun on The Comedy Network in Canada and reruns currently air on G4techTV Canada and Prime in New Zealand....

.

Track listing

All songs written by 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....

 and Gerald V. Casale, except where otherwise noted.

Asterisks denote songs previously unavailable on CD.

Disc One

1. "We're All Devo!" - Booji Boy
   Booji Boy
   Booji Boy is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo. The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of the letter "g"...
   
    & General Boy
   General Boy
   General Boy is a character created around 1975 by New Wave band Devo. He is usually seen portrayed by the father of both Devo's lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh and lead guitarist Bob Mothersbaugh, Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr....
   
    - 1:04 *
2. "Jocko Homo" (Booji Boy Version) (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:18
3. "Mongoloid" (Booji Boy Version) (Gerald V. Casale) - 3:34
4. "Be Stiff" (Stiff Version) (Gerald V. Casale, Bob Lewis) - 2:34
5. "Uncontrollable Urge" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:10
6. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger
   Mick Jagger
   Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
   
   , Keith Richards
   Keith Richards
   Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
   
   ) - 2:40
7. "Too Much Paranoias" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 1:58
8. "Come Back Jonee" - 3:48
9. "Triumph of the Will" - 2:16
10. "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" - 2:41
11. "Secret Agent Man" (P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri
    Steve Barri
    Steve Barri is an American songwriter and record producer.Early in his career Barri was a staff writer with Dunhill Records. He frequently collaborated with P.F. Sloan, and the partners were responsible for the success of The Grass Roots and contributed largely to the band's first album...
    
    ) - 6:05
12. "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 3:34
13. "Soo Bawlz" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 2:21
14. "It Takes a Worried Man" (Tom Glazer
    Tom Glazer
    Thomas Zachariah "Tom" Glazer was an American folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary, "Talking Inflation Blues", recorded by Bob Dylan, and "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore"...
    
    , Donald Guard) - 3:28 *
15. "Girl U Want" - 2:56
16. "Freedom of Choice" - 3:28
17. "Gates of Steel" (Gerald V. Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt
    Chi-Pig
    Chi-Pig was a New Wave power trio hailing from Akron, Ohio. During the 1960s and 1970s, Susan Schmidt and Deborah Smith were active in several area bands, notably The Poor Girls, Cinderella's Revenge, and Friction...
    
    , Debbie Smith
    Chi-Pig
    Chi-Pig was a New Wave power trio hailing from Akron, Ohio. During the 1960s and 1970s, Susan Schmidt and Deborah Smith were active in several area bands, notably The Poor Girls, Cinderella's Revenge, and Friction...
    
    ) - 3:28
18. "Whip It" - 2:40
19. "Snowball" (Single Remix) - 2:28 *
20. "Mr. B's Ballroom" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 2:47
21. "Working In the Coal Mine" (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...
    
    ) - 2:50
22. "Love Without Anger" - 2:36
23. "Through Being Cool" (Gerald V. Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, 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...
    
    ) - 3:13
24. "Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth" - 3:04
25. "Beautiful World" - 3:34
26. "Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)" - Protar (Gerald V. Casale) - 1:40

Disc Two

1. "General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now" - General Boy - 1:45 *
2. "Peek-A-Boo!" - 3:02
3. "That's Good" - 3:26
4. "Big Mess" - 2:45
5. "One Dumb Thing" - 2:45 *
6. "Theme from Doctor Detroit
   Doctor Detroit
   Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman, Robert Boris and Carl Gottlieb. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James Brown. The film was directed by Michael Pressman.James Brown performed...
   
   " (Dance Mix) - 6:03 *
7. "Shout" - 3:17
8. "Here to Go" (Go Mix Version) - 5:31
9. "Are You Experienced?" (Jimi Hendrix
   Jimi Hendrix
   James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
   
   ) - 3:09
10. "I Wouldn't Do That to You" - 3:14 *
11. "Bread and Butter" (Lawrence Parks, Jay Turnbow) - 2:31 *
12. "Let's Talk" (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 2:42 *
13. "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" (Paul Vane, Lee Pockriss
    Lee Pockriss
    Lee Julian Pockriss was an American songwriter who wrote many well-known popular songs and several scores for films and Broadway shows.-Early life and career:...
    
    ) - 2:11 *
14. "Baby Doll" (Devo Single Mix) - 3:29 *
15. "Disco Dancer" (7-inch Version) - 4:13 *
16. "Some Things Never Change" - 4:11
17. "It Doesn't Matter to Me" (Live, 1988) (Mark Mothersbaugh) - 2:15
18. "Stuck in a Loop" - 3:50
19. "Post Post-Modern Man" - 2:52
20. "Head Like a Hole
    Head Like a Hole
    "Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails. A song influenced by industrial metal group Ministry, it was released as the second single from the group's debut album Pretty Hate Machine...
    
    " (Trent Reznor
    Trent Reznor
    Michael Trent Reznor is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor is also a member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30,...
    
    ) - 4:52
21. "Thanks to You" - 3:19
22. "Communication Break-up" (Mark Mothersbaugh, Leslie Greif) - 2:43 *
23. "Duty Now for the Future!" - General Boy - 0:30 *
24. "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat" - Booji Boy (Akira Ifukube
    Akira Ifukube
    was a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies by Toho.-Biography:...
    
    ) - 2:49 * (from The War of the Gargantuas)