Anyone that can find the video for the cover of "Are You Experienced" (my dad swears he saw it, it starts with a shoe ad gag or something?) will be my hero for the new millenium.

Seriously not crap.

ironyengine wrote:Anyone that can find the video for the cover of "Are You Experienced" (my dad swears he saw it, it starts with a shoe ad gag or something?) will be my hero for the new millenium.

Seriously not crap.

This guy appears to have what you're looking for. Legal? Probably not. Ethical? We could debate it. But some Googling told me that Hendrix' estate won't let them release it, so this may be as close asyou'll get.

Linus Van Pelt wrote:

ironyengine wrote:Anyone that can find the video for the cover of "Are You Experienced" (my dad swears he saw it, it starts with a shoe ad gag or something?) will be my hero for the new millenium.

Seriously not crap.

This guy appears to have what you're looking for. Legal? Probably not. Ethical? We could debate it. But some Googling told me that Hendrix' estate won't let them release it, so this may be as close asyou'll get.

I do not understand. Won't let them release what? The song was on the 'Shout" LP on WB and I saw the video a bunch of times in the old days of MTV in high school. I never heard about them having to pull it from broadcast or anything, although I can understand why someone might say that. It features a Jimi Hendrix looking fellow busting out of a coffin to play the backwards guitar solo. Then upon finishing the solo, he is is sucked back into the coffin. That was the dumbest part of the video. The best is the crazy inflated suits DEVO are wearing. They keep inflating and deflating in strange place all over their bodies. Plus, they are floating in space. The opening scene is pretty funny. These two kids find a metal peace sign in the street. One says something like "what is that?". The other says "I dunno. I think it's a chicken foot". Then they say 'Bye bye" and throw it. It lands on a sidewalk and melts through and smoke comes up. DEVO (or maybe just Mark?) are riding their scooters and crash due to the smoke. It goes on to the inflatable suits from there as I remember. Good stuff.

Please tell me I did not just dream all of that up.

Mayfair wrote:It features a Jimi Hendrix looking fellow busting out of a coffin to play the backwards guitar solo. Then upon finishing the solo, he is is sucked back into the coffin. That was the dumbest part of the video.

I believe you're talking about this guy, Randy Hansen, the worlds only(?) Hendrix impersonator:




Everyone should own the DVD The Complete Truth About De-evolution, it is absolutely cast-iron Not Crap (even though 'Are You Experienced' is not included). There is even one video which I swear is the inspiration for OutKast's "Hey Ya!" video, even down to the colour scheme. I think it's "Girl U Want".

A great band with a flawless concept.

Mayfair wrote:

Linus Van Pelt wrote:

ironyengine wrote:Anyone that can find the video for the cover of "Are You Experienced" (my dad swears he saw it, it starts with a shoe ad gag or something?) will be my hero for the new millenium.

Seriously not crap.

This guy appears to have what you're looking for. Legal? Probably not. Ethical? We could debate it. But some Googling told me that Hendrix' estate won't let them release it, so this may be as close as you'll get.

I do not understand. Won't let them release what?

I'm sorry, you're right. What I meant was that it appears that the Hendrix estate won't let them release a new DVD with this video on it. The video is released, and "out there" - my mistake.

The point here is I made a cry out for a hero, and a hero stepped up. Thank you Linus, even if that guy never writes me back you are now on my list.

No, not THAT list. This one's good, I swear.

If you asked me to name a greater band than Devo, I would be--perhaps for the first time in my life--speechless.

For recording the most revolutionary cover of all time ("Satisfaction"): NOT CRAP.

For exposing me to "punk rock" or "new wave" or whatever-the-fuck-you-wanna-call-it when I heard "Mongoloid" on Dr. Demento in the 8th grade: NOT CRAP.

For passing themselves off as "nerds" yet still busting out power chords and spread-legged guitar grandstanding like they were the coolest, sexiest guys alive: NOT CRAP.

For somehow getting their truly fucked up promotional movies on network television so that I could watch one in an Indianapolis motel room after my little league football team kicked some Hoosier team's ass, sharing a bottle of cherry vodka with a teammate in front of the tube while another teammate fingered one of our cheerleaders in the bed behind us: NOT CRAP.

For wearing plastic flower pots on their heads with elan: NOT CRAP.

For enduring the ravages of time and trend as admirably as any artist this side of Sabbath or Hank Williams: NOT CRAP.

Are We Not Crap? Never!!!

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:For somehow getting their truly fucked up promotional movies on network television so that I could watch one in an Indianapolis motel room after my little league football team kicked some Hoosier team's ass, sharing a bottle of cherry vodka with a teammate in front of the tube while another teammate fingered one of our cheerleaders in the bed behind us: NOT CRAP.

Jocko Homo?

(joke!joke!)

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:For somehow getting their truly fucked up promotional movies on network television so that I could watch one in an Indianapolis motel room after my little league football team kicked some Hoosier team's ass, sharing a bottle of cherry vodka with a teammate in front of the tube while another teammate fingered one of our cheerleaders in the bed behind us: NOT CRAP.

was the booze at least partially for resigning yourself to the fact that you weren't the guy fingering the cheerleader? i didn't drink but DEVO definitely helped

or maybe you just had next

Cranius wrote:Jocko Homo?

(joke!joke!)

or resigning yourself to the fact that you weren't the cheerleader