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AKA DEVO "Live in the Land of the Rising Sun - Japan 2003"
First Released: 2004-10-05
Performance Tracks: 13 from 2003 + 1 from 1980
Label: US: MVD (DVD)

Live Video[]

1. That's Good
2. Girl U Want
3. Whip It
4. Satisfaction
5. Uncontrollable Urge
6. Mongoloid
7. Blockhead
8. Jocko Homo
9. Smart Patrol / Mr. Dna
10. Gut Feeling / Slap Yer Mammy
11. Gates Of Steel
12. Freedom Of Choice
13. Come Back Jonee
•Gut Feeling (1980)
  • Extras include interviews

Personnel[]

DEVO[]

Technical Personnel[]

  • Director - Scott Michael Stanton[1]

Notes[]

  • 75 minutes
  • NTSC
  • Region 0
Sick Video[2]
MVD

Trivia / Info[]

  • The sound recorded in Japan couldn't be used so sound recorded at a US show was used instead [3]
  • Cover illustration by Scrojo
  • This title is available from MVD and from streaming platforms.[4]
    (Apple TV’s defunct listing got some of the details wrong, again.)

Press / Reviews[]

2004 DVD (MVD):
“Press Links” MVD entertainment group. [5]
https://mvdb2b.com/?site_id=press&stock_num=DR-4415

Other Reviews
Henry. “Out to Lunch” MRR #264. What We Do Is Secret (Blog). Posted 2005, March 6.
https://whatwedoissecret.blogspot.com/2005/03/mrr-264-out-to-lunch-although-ive.html (https://archive.ph/wip/gS8v1)
Benjy Eisen. “Devo- Live From the Land of the Rising Sun”. DVD Reviews. JamBands.com.
https://jambands.com/reviews/dvds/2004/10/30/devo-live-from-the-land-of-the-rising-sun/ (https://archive.ph/wip/0YBid)
Phil Hall. “Devo: Live in the Land of the Rising Sun. (DVD)”. Film Threat. (2004, October 27).
https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/devo-live-in-the-land-of-the-rising-sun-dvd/ (https://archive.ph/wip/mn6gs)
Adam Tyner. “Devo - Live in the Land of the Rising Sun”. DVDTalk. Posted 2004,October 2.
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/12526/devo-live-in-the-land-of-the-rising-sun/ (https://archive.ph/wip/y528B)

References[]

  1. Scott Stanton
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3327651/
    https://www.discogs.com/artist/3824849-Scott-Stanton-2
    https://www.instagram.com/stanton.scott/?hl=en
    https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Scott_Stanton/304031

  2. “DEVO: Live In The Land of the Rising Sun - DVD - SICK VIDEO #DR-4415”. Music Video Releases. Sick Video.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200127190230/www.sickvideo.com/devo_sun.html

  3. Alex Brunelle. "The Truth About 'Live in the Land of the Rising Sun'." Booji Boy’s Basement.
    boojiboysbasement.com/truthaboutjapan.html (From archive.org).

  4. https://www.moviefone.com/movie/devo-live-in-the-land-of-the-rising-sun/VKBmTHZxWbrVm9xDoTtEa2/where-to-watch/

  5. “Products Assests”. Devo - "Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun: Japan 2003". MVD entertainment group.
    https://customers.mvdb2b.com/s/DevoLiveInTheLandOfTheRisingSunJapan2003/DR-4415

External links[]

DEVO - Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun (Master Release) -- Discogs
Live in the Land of the Rising Sun DEVO [Video] (Overview) -- AllMusic
Devo: Live in the Land of the Rising Sun (2007 [sic, 2004 first release]) -- IMDb
Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun (2004) – Letterboxd
"From our 2003 live concert in Japan -- ‘DEVO: Live in the Land of the Rising Sun'." Posted to Facebook by Devo(2019, June 20).
https://www.facebook.com/ClubDEVO/posts/10157370194324136/
Scott Stanton. "DEVO: Live at SUMMERSONIC 2003 - August 2 & 3 - JAPAN FULL REPORT AND PHOTO CAPTIONS BY SCOTT STANTON". ::Devo JAPAN 03::. DEVO-Obsesso.
devo-obsesso.com/html/news_pgs/japan03.html (https://archive.ph/wip/Rd2Dz)
https://mvd.cloud/300dpi/DR-4415.jpg (DVD cover art)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Devo-Live-Poster-Land-Of-The-Rising-Sun-Metal-Sign-8Inx-12In-Metal-Print-8x12-Square-Adults-Best-Posters/900040716


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