Daft Punk

[Little Andy]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Well, Kanye obviously has Daft Punk as an influence as well.  He opened is set with:

 

Haha, true! Tho that never became a song I really got into, and listening to the Daft Punk version without Kanye doesn't do anything for me. Like eating just the sauce of a meal rather than with the whole meal.

[WS_Jack_III]

I still get confused when people on here say Random Access Memories got mixed reception. 

 

I'm assuming you mean from fans as it has universal acclaim from critics.

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, WS_Jack_III said:

I still get confused when people on here say Random Access Memories got mixed reception. 

 

I'm assuming you mean from fans as it has universal acclaim from critics.

yeah it's pretty divided in that respect. i don't dislike it as much as others seem to, and it was better than the album that came before it, but i guess it just wasn't what people wanted from a Daft Punk comeback. say what you want though but Get Lucky was a big tune, and there were a few others on there that i really liked (the final two songs, Doin' It Right and Contact especially were great). i do think the especially positive critical reception was just reviewers being a bit over hyped by a new Daft Punk album though as is often the case when huge acts return (Bowie's comeback album spring to mind, as great as it was, some reviewers (and probably me) got a bit over excited)

[CaledonianGonzo]

It was well reviewed on release, but I think the lustre wore off it fairly quickly and the consensus has shifted to more of a negative opinion of it.

It's got its moments, though.  Touch is quite something.

[WS_Jack_III]

I liked it and appreciated the different approach. I also like Human After All but i understand why it's considered the weak link. 

 

It's going to be very interesting to see what they offer up next.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

 (Bowie's comeback album spring to mind, as great as it was, some reviewers (and probably me) got a bit over excited)

Be Here Now is another example.

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, WS_Jack_III said:

I liked it and appreciated the different approach. I also like Human After All but i understand why it's considered the weak link. 

 

It's going to be very interesting to see what they offer up next.

Human After All wasn't earth shattering but i enjoy it, and i think they made a point about it coming alive in a live environment. pretty repetitive but not as terrible as it's made out to be. just wasn't Homework and/or Discovery pt. 2.

do wonder if there's a new album on the way along with this supposed tour. not that they need it, but you'd imagine they might want some new material to play rather than a four year old album 

[fatyeti24]

that 2006/7 DP tour looks so low key now compared with what came in it's wake over the last ten years!

[The Red Telephone]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Be Here Now is another example.

Be Here Now got the reviews that Morning Glory should have got - MG was panned on release and turned in to one of the best selling albums of all time.

Anyway  - I listened to Daft Punk on a run today and the breakdown (and eventual return to the beat) on One More Time is one of the greatest moments in music history.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I dunno, man - the lacklustre reviews for WTSMG seem fair enough.  Even calling it a mixed bag is charitable.

[The Red Telephone]

12 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I dunno, man - the lacklustre reviews for WTSMG seem fair enough.  Even calling it a mixed bag is charitable.

Oh, I agree with you. Morning Glory has probably 2/3 songs on it that I could stomach now. Think it was a case of the music journos nailing their colours to the Blur mast and when their album sold badly in comparison to the Oasis behemoth, their noses were put out of joint. Hence why they decided to go overboard on BHN. That, and the fact that everyone was probably doing a lot of cocaine.

[Little Andy]

6 minutes ago, The Red Telephone said:

Oh, I agree with you. Morning Glory has probably 2/3 songs on it that I could stomach now. Think it was a case of the music journos nailing their colours to the Blur mast and when their album sold badly in comparison to the Oasis behemoth, their noses were put out of joint. Hence why they decided to go overboard on BHN. That, and the fact that everyone was probably doing a lot of cocaine.

Agreed. The song Morning Glory I still enjoy. Maybe She's Electric too. I once loved Don't Look Back In Anger. Definitely Maybe, in comparison, still sounds great.

[SwedgeAntilles]

I was thinking about WTSMG a few months back, genuinely think it could be improved considerably with just a few changes to the track listing. If I was in change I'd re-release it as;

1) Hello

2) Acquiesce

3) Roll With It

4) Wonderwall

5) Don't Look Back In Anger

6) Hey Now

7) Some Might Say

8 ) Cast No Shadow

9) Headshrinker

10) Morning Glory

11) The Masterplan

Get rid of the interludes (Swamp Song is already a b-side), and bump She's Electric/Champagne Supernova to b-sides

[FloorFiller]

5 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Get rid of the interludes (Swamp Song is already a b-side), and bump She's Electric/Champagne Supernova to b-sides

get outta here

[SwedgeAntilles]

9 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

get outta here

I went there. And I'm staying there.

[The Red Telephone]

8 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I was thinking about WTSMG a few months back, genuinely think it could be improved considerably with just a few changes to the track listing. If I was in change I'd re-release it as;

1) Hello

2) Acquiesce

3) Roll With It

4) Wonderwall

5) Don't Look Back In Anger

6) Hey Now

7) Some Might Say

8 ) Cast No Shadow

9) Headshrinker

10) Morning Glory

11) The Masterplan

Get rid of the interludes (Swamp Song is already a b-side), and bump She's Electric/Champagne Supernova to b-sides

Roll With It stays, but Champagne Supernova goes? 

 

[FloorFiller]

Acquiesce being left off the album was madness. one of their best and one of only two (i think) where they share vocal duties. banger

[fatyeti24]

22 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I went there. And I'm staying there.

I'm with you. But Roll With It? No album is improved by its presence. 

[fatyeti24]

I listened to a bit of Oasis recently - the first couple of records (I never retained an interest in them after that).Not aged at all well has it? 

Colombia is still a hell of a tune though. 

[FloorFiller]

i've been digging Be Here Now lately. i know it's overlong, overblown and overall ridiculous, but i just love how loud it is and all the unnesacery riffing at every given moment. cocaine ey

[fatyeti24]

2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

i've been digging Be Here Now lately. i know it's overlong, overblown and overall ridiculous, but i just love how loud it is and all the unnesacery riffing at every given moment. cocaine ey

I'll whack that on one day this week, see if I can find some fun in it

[CaledonianGonzo]

Hmm. ..everyone talks about song length and the generally excessive production and arrangements, but they rarely mention how lousy the songs are #MagicPie

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Hmm. ..everyone talks about song length and the generally excessive production and arrangements, but they rarely mention how lousy the songs are #MagicPie

D'You Know What I Mean? is one of my favourite Oasis tunes, and i did My Big Mouth and It's Getting Better (Man!!). lot of shit on there as well (All Around The World) but the hilarious production always carries me through

[Little Andy]

Unpopular opinion I think, but I think the song Be Here Is Now is really good! Lots of really dull tracks on the album too, though.

[nikkic]

Come on here and see there's been 3 more pages of DP talk and it's a hot topic.  Assume some news of substance. Get excited. Mostly Oasis talk. Less excited.