I’m thinking this is like a secret final tour, because the show had a very “greatest hits” feel about i, it wasn’t cohesive. Throughout the show they changed into costumes from their pasts, and did their best to keep the energy up. Mark Mothersbaugh‘s voice sounded older but just as urgent and rallying. They played all the major hits and many of the fan favorites. They were pleasantly tolerable, mostly instrumental new wavey psych with a theremin thrown in every now and then.Īfter a montage of their music videos DEVO took the stage dressed like the grey hornet, I became a total fan boy. We got to the show about half way through The Octopus Project‘s opening set. And it unintentionally became a date night for Morgs and I, dinner, shopping and a show. I’ve known all my life that I had to see DEVO, something I can now cross off my bucket list. When I was a kid, probably around 8 or 9 I had a walkman and two tapes, Culture Club‘s Colour By Numbers and DEVO‘s Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!. “Fingertips” was one of the best versions I’ve seen, and it was awesome to hear “The Guitar” and “Dead” as the second encore. The chosen new songs were good ones, highlights on “Marty Beller Mask” and a surprisingly good version of “You Probably Get That A Lot”. The rest of the set list was curated nicely. Also, I think it is time they retire “Particle Man”, it sounds unfortunately dated, and at this point most people on earth have seen them perform it. I don’t think that many people really care to hear “Subliminal” or “Snail Shell”, it’s doubtful they are anyone’s favorite songs. The set list covered most of their discog, with only a couple of questionable choices. The recent albums have the sound of the early ones, and the show reflected their renewed enthusiasm. The show at Showbox Sodo was pretty spot on. This year TMBG released two of their best albums in the last ten years and are riding high on the current nerd renaissance. I still hardly pass up the chance to see TMBG. As I got older I grew to appreciate the performance art that their live show can often be.
The teenage me became strongly attached to the angst filled obliqueness of the lyrics, they introduced me to the happy sounding sad song. I had a group of friends that would drive all over New England with me, those were some good times. I was 16 the first time I saw them live, the rest of high school I saw TMBG so many times I lost count. I don’t think anyone really knows how much I nerd out about They Might Be Giants.
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