ġ1 relations: B Stiff EP, Booji Boy, Conny Plank, Devo discography, Duty Now for the Future, Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, Josh Freese discography, Mongoloid (song), New Traditionalists, Recombo DNA, Theme from Doctor Detroit. It's kind of a shame, though, that in spite of the generally fine job done compiling Pioneers, there still isn't a Devo anthology that distills all the best moments from their crucial early years, and throws in just the right (small) number of later singles.Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology is a compilation album by the American new wave band Devo. If you are, it's a fantastic package if you want a more basic overview, you're better off with the somewhat disorganized Greatest Hits or the import collection Hot Potatoes. So the bottom line is, you've got to be a hardcore Devo enthusiast to fully appreciate Pioneers Who Got Scalped. But it pales next to the first disc in terms of songwriting, musical invention, and edgy humor plus, where the band's early covers reinvented rock standards as comments on alienation, latter-day items like "Bread and Butter" and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" are nothing more than novelties. Not that it's worthless - devotees will be thrilled with the inclusion of quite a few songs that had only previously appeared on movie soundtracks, and it also rescues a few worthwhile singles from obscurity. While admirable in intent, the fact is that the group's oeuvre grew steadily weaker as time passed, and since disc one runs all the way through their first (and best) four albums, disc two is a pretty bumpy ride.
More problematic, though, is the anthology's attempt to present a balanced overview of Devo's career. When faced with a choice, the compilation takes the collector-oriented route by including the rarer version as a result, buyers get a couple of early Booji Boy-label recordings, and several single and dance remixes. Heading into the new millennium, there was no truly definitive Devo compilation on the market, so Rhino attempted to remedy the situation with the double-disc Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology - and did a pretty good job, without quite pulling it off.
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