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Bought this CD as a gift for my son. If he is happy I am happy, no further questions, What I have listened to by Daft Punk is fine what they do they do well.
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Beautiful quality music. A worthy musical group.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Expectations are a funny thing. It was expectation that made me buy this album as soon as it was in stores, and it was the same expectation that led me to feel -- at first -- a little disappointed. Disappointment in music is nothing new, especially if you pay too much attention to critics. If an album's too much like the one before it, they're in a rut. Too different and they've lost their way. Daft Punk managed to turn a lot of critics on their heads with "Discovery", most that gave it middle of the road reviews have since changed their tune, thankfully addmitting that Homework Part 2 would have been too simple. But still many were and still are uncomfortable, mislabelling the fleshing out of their sound as going mainstream. I'm sure I would have tired of One More Time if I actually listened to the radio, but if you tune into Top 40 you get what you deserve. When "Human After All" landed, you could cut the anticipation with a knife. A lot of the negative reviews I've seen branch off from a literal interpretation of the title before it even saw light. People everywhere were looking forward to a more vibrant, living, breathing Daft Punk. We might be treated to that in another few years, we might not. It's not important. Daft Punk did the classy thing and decided not to make another Discovery. They made new fans with that album, and that's great, I can't think of another act that deserved a bigger fan base more than them. When I first heard their latest, I couldn't find the heart. I fell into the trap of assuming they took the easy way out, and cooked some passable beats to get an album out. But time makes fools of us all, and it didn't take too long for me to fall in love with "Human After All". Like Rollin' & Scratchin' and Short Circuit before them, the songs here have no immediate bells and whistles, and I won't lie; if you don't have patience for good music the slow burn of these songs will mean nothing. That said, this is definately the third album that Daft Punk needed to make. We've all heard the stories by now about how little time was spent crafting them, but that's expectations getting in the way again. Daft Punk have gone from amazing underground act, to shining stars of French house, and back again; deeper, darker, more subtle. This album grew on me, but I can't promise everyone will feel it. What I do know is that if you want to hear some very nice ideas, with a distinct Daft Punk vibe, then this is an essential album. Key tracks: + Robot Rock + The Prime Time Of Your Life + The BrainwasherRead full review
Daft Punk set a very high bench mark with second album, Discovery, and their third album, Human After All is a real let down after it. Trying to return to the less poppy times of the first album Homework, Daft Punk sadly miss the target on combining funk, electro and house by making...noise! There's a couple of tracks that are accessible, like first single Robot Rock, but on a listen to the orignal they sampled, all they did was add a vocal. A number of tracks work well in clubs, notably Brainwasher, but ultimately the tracks are bland with very little emotion - somewhat ironic considering the name of the title. Go back to being robots boys!
Ok, Ok, ok! Its Daft punk, I'm biased and love all they do. But that is not to say they are not always bang on. This album is not a departure more of a revisit to earlier rawer simple sounds of Homework. Discovery was an Electronic opera journey enveloping their love for obscure funk samples in soft squeakyness. Also using their vocal pals to perhaps reach out to the more commercial side of house (a little bit). This one took me a bit, but like an aural narcotic sucked me in and now there is always a track i'm listening to or humming. How many times has technologic been used on tv film, Ads.. even the OC.. (What!) and then Kanyes remash. Again these guys are legends, there is a reason they take so long, because they do it right. Buy it play it work it love it........
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